Wrap or spray?

[foxy lady x]

Not really my domain to be honest so thought I would get a few thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of wrapping and spraying.

Basically the car needs bringing back to White, cos i parked her next to a fiat ( all shiny and perfectly White ) and was embarrassed to say the least seeing her looking so dull, even after a bloody good wash

I got quoted £1300 for a full re spray and wrap was £950.

It's not so much the costs I'm worried about though, I'd rather pay more if I'm gonna get better results, I just want a decent long lasting job that's gonna look good for longer.

To spray or not to spray what would you do ??

 

[Nick]

For a long lasting job staying the same colour I would say paint all the way.
Wraps only last 3-5 years really. They are great for interesting 'paint' jobs or temp colour changes etc but not really for long term pain fixes.
Plus most insurance companies would consider it to be liveried when wrapped and so you should inform them and expect the usual treatment...

 

[EVOIV MJC]

you would also be very very surprised how much of a good detail/machine polish would bring your car back to life,,

I take it you have went down that route of getn it looked at, paint and detailing wise???

If not i would consider it first,,, it would be alot less cheaper and you would like i say be surprised at the results,,

 

[foxy lady x]

I have toyed with the idea of detailing but again not really too clued up on what results that would give?

The front bumper has a few nasty scratches and air bubbles from the fibre glass moulding are peeling the paint off, theres nasty stone chips down the sides and some muppet with a blue car opened their door and marked it

The rear bumper is full of scorch marks from it popping and flaming, even the roof has got some stone chips in it.

Would a detailing get rid of these then?

 

[fq-craigus]

A proper detail will make it white again, a good flatten back will get out surface acuffs and some chips as long as they not too deep. I think a full spray is a little too much you may as well save the pennys and if an area needs re working use the dosh for that.

 

[foxy lady x]

Some of the chips are abit deep, I've put some stone chip protector on them to stop them from rusting but it looks worse and more obvious now

 

[Nickygixer-k5]

Looking at how you described the car with stonechips and scratches the only way to fix that would be paint. If you would like the off white back to white and also hiding some light marks and swirling etc. then a detail would be the way to go and it would be considerably less than paint or wrap

 

[foxy lady x]

Lol it's beyond off White now it's more a milky grey with black spots everywhere, looks like a dalmation

 

[EVOIV MJC]

go get it looked at by a proper detailer,, he will be able to give you some great advice and or possibly save you £100's

 

[J3ayy]

Put some pics up to show us how bad it is? Detailing would be the best idea first. Have you ever used a clay bar on the car to get rid of the contamination?

 

[foxy lady x]

I'll take some pics and post them up as soon as I can

 

[invisible]

I would follow the following steps;

1. Go and see a decent detailer they can get rid of burn marks, contamination, swirlies, holographics etc (however, it sounds like your wounds are too deep!) But if you are clear what you are after they will tell you if can do or not.

2. As a last resort a full respray. £1300 sound very reasonable, is this a full respray or just to repair the bad areas where burning has happened and stone chipping occured?

3. Wraps are a great alternative and do look really good. I saw a Nissan GTR in orange the other day and had a chat to the owner,a good one is difficult to tell apart. However, they do lift in places but the fitter usually gives you a guarantee and can touch repair for you.

Wrapping also protects the bodywork from chipping and other abuses! If you are planning on driving the car hard and tracking it a wrap is a good alternative. Plus you could change the colour totally if you desire and then peel off when you fancy going back to White.

Now I've probably made our decision even more difficult!

Good luck in what you do and keep us posted

 

[J3ayy]

I'll take some pics and post them up as soon as I can

I very much doubt you will need a full respray! Most detailers know sprayers that will fix your stone chips & then once given a colour correction it will look as good as new

 

[dinnerlady]

spray!!! never seen a decent wrap yet

 

[J3ayy]

never seen a decent wrap yet

There is a few decent companys out there but yes there is alot of crap ones out there to.

 

[Nickygixer-k5]

Put some pics up to show us how bad it is? Detailing would be the best idea first. Have you ever used a clay bar on the car to get rid of the contamination?

tha last time she used clay it was trying to make an ashtray whilst watching the film Ghost:razz:

 

[J3ayy]

tha last time she used clay it was trying to make an ashtray whilst watching the film Ghost:razz:

 

[youngy_315]

i would definately get detailed first.... mine was off white, boarder grey when i got it. had it detailed and machined polished etc etc by a good friend who does it and looks awesome again!!

 

[B6lee]

Foxy, my car was yellow when I got it but after a polish at a local body shop he brought it back to white again. If I were you I'd get the car over to Paul at PW PRO. He has done some awesome work and really brought cars back to life. He also has connections with a local body shop should you need a few things touched up.

If he detailed your car then he would do a proper mechine polish, paint sealed and then a nice coat of wax to protect it for months to come

 

[m7gsr]

Get it detailed. Cheapest option and should bring the paintwork back to life