Wrapping a GT3.... Is it a good idea

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Wrapping a GT3.... Is it a good idea

I just saw a white GT3 in white ... It had a few decals .. One of them ran across the bottom of the doors .. It was a stripe about 4 inches thick in light gray color and a thin yellow line underneath it and it read " PORSCHE GT3" . The other one ran up the middle of the hood but this one had a thin yellow line on both sides ... I found these decals to be ABSOLUTELY EYE CATCHING.. Now , getting back to the main issue " Wrapping ". I am not one to be in favor of this . This gt3 had a " transparent wrap and I could see a few tiny bumps on it .. But even if it perfect I can't see myself wrapping my turbo .. How do you guys feel about this ?
 
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This is mine, full xpell satin finish (way better than wraping)
 
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What's the cost for that process ? And what's the cost to remove it ?
 
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Wrapped my whole car completely with expel plus. The company also ran the wrap inside the doors and all the seams to give the seamless look. The cost was 3400.00 I live in the northern suburbs of Chicago were owning a car like this is no big deal. The issues is when I go into the city for dinner or such a potential hater may decide to key the car when I'm not there to supervise. Most of my buddies that keep there cars for a couple of years do this. In fact my friend just got a voodoo blue GT3 RS that he just had completely wrapped. Call it an insurance policy??
 
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Wrapping or Xpel won't stop key damage. It may limit it, but you'll still have damage.
 
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Old 03-24-2016, 09:28 AM
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I may eventually wrap my turbo S, key thing is finding a reputable place. I would only at this point trust detailing dynamics. They also insist that if they apply the wrap and in the future take it off, the original paint is not affected.
 
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Did the entire car in clear Xpel Ultimate as soon as it was delivered.

My life (and my family's life) seems to beat up my cars paint. I've done a full paint correction on my E63 twice, and its only at 45k miles.

If you plan to keep the car for a long time, like I do (10+ years), it seems like a must-do.
 
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I may eventually wrap my turbo S, key thing is finding a reputable place. I would only at this point trust detailing dynamics. They also insist that if they apply the wrap and in the future take it off, the original paint is not affected.
Detailing Dynamics just did my 650... they do phenominal work... highly recomend Eddie and Matt. They are beyond profesional and go out of their way to make the customer happy and satisfied.
 
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This is badass! Maybe cause I'm a track rat, but still cool.

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i know little to nothing about wraps. what i do know is i bought a turbo that had a lambo flat orange wrap on it. the3 install was sub par but the main thing i saw was the car was left outside for a period of time due to the previous owner passing away. the dirt from sitting outside seemed to etch itself onto the wrap and wouldnt come off. while wrenching on the car any place you touched with greasy hands seemed to stay in the wrap . i tired everything down to comet to clean it up. nothing worked.
that clinched it for me. maybe it was the flat color material i dont know just my experience
 
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This Might Be The Coolest Porsche 911 GT3 RS Livery Ever
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Originally Posted by webcarconnection
This is mine, full xpell satin finish (way better than wraping)

WOW!!!!looks AMAZING!!! love the satin finish..just wow
 
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