anyone wrapped their Jag (vs repaint)?
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I'm not a fan of flat-matte paint automotive jobs or wraps, but after seeing pictures of "art" cars, new Italian exotics, and some flamboyant paint jobs on Rolls Royces (circa 80's from the deported Bagwan Rajneesh), I wondered if anyone has done a wrap instead of repaint.
Every paint place I have shown my bottom front bumper paint degradation to has said leave it alone or redo the entire car.
Every paint place I have shown my bottom front bumper paint degradation to has said leave it alone or redo the entire car.
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I painted the bumper and bonnet from my black coupe (PEF) and it was a pretty easy match. I HIGHLY recommend removing the bumper to do it though. The car is too low to get the bottom side without making a mess of runs. It's pretty easy to remove.
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A wrap is a plastic film that adheres to the body of the car. I've wrapped my dash and the front of my car is wrapped in clear (similar to clear bra but up to the windshield). XKRacer did a XK150 in flat blue and I have a picture of a Maserati that has been wrapped (I also found some others). Pictures below. Nice thing about wraps is you can take them off and they resist damage nicely (some of the newer ones are self healing).
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I had to have the front bumper on my Sapphire Blue 2001 XK8 repainted twice in five years for stone chips. No problem getting a match.
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The issue for a paint shop with the bumper is the materials and technique required for refinishing plastic components.
As for 'wrap' - it allows much more flexibility!
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Graham
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The issue for a paint shop with the bumper is the materials and technique required for refinishing plastic components.
As for 'wrap' - it allows much more flexibility!
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About 6 weeks ago I had the whole front clip painted including front bumper, side fenders and the hood. After 130,000 miles I had many rock chips although the paint still looked very good. But when on a trip something bounced up and took a quarter-sized chunk of paint off the passenger side fender, I decided it was time. Color match was perfect, however, clear coat was much deeper and richer on the newly painted surfaces. I then had the rest of the car wet sanded, I polished and waxed the car, and it looks nearly new. And by the way, the front bumper match is much closer than the original paint from the factory was.
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The quote I got was around $5K for the whole car. The graphics don't make that much difference. To do this right they have to strip the car down almost like you would for paint and then wrap the parts. I've had people tell me they've had it done for at little as $3k but they have to be hungry.
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