Thread: Stealth or Panda?

I hear you on a cheapo paint job. There's nothing worse IMHO. I am REALLY picky when it comes to paint. I'm about to spend a good amount of money on my recent purchase in attempts to get a cheapo spray job fixed.

Coming from an Upholsterer with YEARS experience in wrapping panels, and odd shaped things with vinyl and leather I can say that wrapping a car with thin ass stick on vinyl would be an absolute nightmare.

Invest in A LOT of razor blades and band aides.

Thin vinyl is as only as smooth as what you put it on. Any debris, or dents will show through. The darker the color the more visible.

Also I question longevity in Florida. Is the G20 kept in the shade most of the time? I've seen a vinyl seat get faded from one day out in direct Florida sun.

Well, once again, I plan to bodyfill some areas and claybar others. I don't want to sand too much or else I'll have no rust protection left, and I'll have to primer the car.

Fade is one concern I do have, but I'm told that this stuff has high resistance to fade. We'll see. The good thing about vinyl is it peels right off. If it fades over time, I can replace it, if it fades too fast, I can try something else. The hood and roof are the only major areas of concern.

waste of money. Esp in Fla... and on top of that I give it 1 year in this weather and its done.

If you do it make sure you have a SUPER clean environment. I'm talking dust free, no breeze, etc. Even the smallest of things (dust, sand, etc) will sneak in and stick on the adhesive and you usually don't catch them until the end when it's too late.

The pillars on B14's are vinyl and they hold up pretty good. I'm not sure if you could wax it or put some kind of protection on it to prolong the life of it. I say go for it. Just make sure to have a heat gun and plenty of patience. I can't even fathom how you're going to make some of the hard bends without ending up with a ton of wrinkles or stretch marks.

edit - Also you might want to consider a dark color since your car is a dark color to begin with. You are undoubtedly going to get chips in the vinyl and if it's dark on dark they will be FAR less visible then say a white on dark.

The key to dealing with the bends is taking advantage of the vinyl's elasticity.

I'll probably do it in my company's warehouse, little by little. We keep the place pretty clean, so it should be no sweat.

I'm anxious to see it. I've seen some pretty damn good CF vinyl material that I'd use for my roof to complete the look

There is a local guy here that did flat black p10

I recommend these colors

I'm well aware of how the process goes. I'm saying having done it in real life I can tell you it's MUCH harder than it looks.