Would anyone happen to have a recommendation on where I could go to have my car vinyl wrapped locally? I do not plan to wrap the entire car as I've seen done (I think I've seen pics of SilverSurfer's GT in a matte black floating around), rather I would just like to have the roof wrapped in a matte black vinyl. I'm not sure if a tint/clear bra shop would be able to do something like this?

I bought a "roof kit" online and thought I'd give it a go, and I'll just say this is not an easy job. I screwed up the vinyl within 30 secs after removing the backing haha. But I quickly threw it on (creases, bubbles and all) just to get an idea how it would look. Needless to say, I like it enough to have a pro install done.

To give an example what I am after, here is the 599xx with a matte black roof (although I'm sure this one is painted). Thanks for any help!

 

Northwest Auto Salon.

I didn't even konw that car existed! Thanks for posting the pic.

 

just out of curiosity.....is it much cheaper/expensive to have it wrapped verses painted? i don't know much about vinyl wrapping and i'm still learning. =)

 

I think there are several attractions/advantages to vinyl wrapping as opposed to painting from what I've been researching. I think for the most part it is cheaper, and with a good install most people can't even tell the difference between vinyl and paint. Also, vinyl can be removed if one decides to change his or her mind down the road, all while protecting the original paint!

 

^^thanks for the info! i'll do some more research on it and consider it for the future! =)

best wishes to you and your car!

 

Thanks. Yeah I just discovered the car yesterday from the Geneva 2009 pictures on Autoblog! I never was a huge fan of the 599, but the 599xx blows me away

 

NP, glad I could finally give a little when I mostly just ask questions around here Trying to get most of the mods done before Spring/Summer for the NW events and gatherings!

 

It's relatively easy to install, I could help you with it.

 

can you pick and choose the same variety of colors that you can with paint? for instance, pearl colors?

 

I'm not an expert, but I think the vinyl itself only comes in basic colors such as silver, red, blue, black, white, etc. There are companies, however, that can print any design or color you like onto the vinyl. You've probably seen vehicles with vinyl wraps advertising their business.

 

The 599xx looks crazy. Almost like the Mansory Stallone

 

yeah, we could tackle that for you...

 

So decided to try this out myself. Took a while to do and far from perfect, but not bad for the track car.

Figured it would cover the spots that have been getting beat up... roof, hood, front bumper, mirrors.

dave

 

Looks pretty good from the picture. I like the two tone effect it is kind of giving the car.

I've sold some more material/vinyl to some BMW guys recently, and they've been using it to wrap their entire cars with it.

-Don

 

A BMW would probably be a lot easier - the compound curves are tricky... Might end up doing the rest of it but would need to set aside a chunk of time given my (lack of) skills....