Wrapping time!
I thought I would share my experience wrapping for the first time.
The 69 GTO I bought recently is a fantastic car- 1 owner and solid as can be…. But in the most god awful color. Being that I have two cars at two different body shops it didn’t make sense to put another car in paint jail. I decided to give wrapping the car a shot.
This was my first attempt at installing a wrap, but I’ve done a few stripe kits. I was pretty happy with the result so far.
I ordered the gloss, but it’s really more of what I would call semi-gloss. There is a glossier version but for my first attempt I wanted to start with the easiest film.
The film went on great- so far I’ve only done the hood and trunk but I’m happy. I’m good with the semi gloss look as it looks like an older paint job but is still much better than the ugly 30 year old paint on the car.
I opted to not get into body work. I want to wrap it as is so if I decide to pull it off I can. The film is thick, pliable and easy to use. If you damage it or get creases in it you can hit it with some heat and it will go back to normal. I’m going to show where the blemishes in the paint are before and after for reference.
I’m estimating about $300 in vinyl to do the entire car which is a great deal when you consider how much paint costs today.
Here are some pics of the trunk:
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