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Jun 26, 2024
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Ragnar Danneskjold
You know...
Not better than real paint.
It's just a little girl's sticker.
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Ragnar Danneskjold
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Ragnar Danneskjold
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I don't understand people's obsession with wrapping a car vs. just paint. Wraps always look cheap. Always.
Ragnar Danneskjold
You know...
Jun 26, 2:32pm
I understand it on off roaders where you want to replace it regularly. Otherwise just do it right.
Tokolosh
Jun 26, 2:35pm
I don't understand the flat, matte paint jobs.
Cougar Junkie
Jun 26, 2:35pm
Upkeep sounds like it’d suck, but the non-matte flat colors like Toyota’s Lunar Rock look great on some cars IMO.
Bert609
Jun 26, 2:39pm
I'm loving the lunar rock. If I ever upgrade my Tundra to a newer model, it's
ebv
Jun 26, 2:53pm
My 4runner is army green. Just scratched the crap out of it on a fishing trip
boctabulous
Jun 26, 4:00pm
Ugh. That's rough.
ebv
Jun 26, 4:04pm
Ouch. Wax and buff, unless it's as deep as a keying vandalism, it should blend back in.
Bert609
Jun 26, 4:13pm
I will give it a try. Also might try to use some touch up paint somehow.
boctabulous
Jun 27, 12:07pm
Is it deep to the base metal or just the clearcoat?
Bert609
Jun 27, 12:57pm
I think they are to the paint but not into the primer.
boctabulous
Jun 27, 6:08pm
You should have a beater that is just for off-road stuff.
Cougar Junkie
Jun 26, 4:21pm
Bad Advice! It's a viscous cycle!
Bert609
Jun 26, 4:25pm
The angel on Bert's shoulder rn
Cru Jones
Jun 26, 6:31pm
You aren't far off. I don't think he'll be satisfied until my garage is like this:
Bert609
Jun 27, 7:02am
RE: You aren't far off. I don't think he'll be satisfied until my garage is like this:
cruiserhead
Jun 27, 7:29am
They are different. I think the matte on most vehicles looks better. Painting
Creaturecow
Jun 26, 5:07pm
We must be from different universes. 😁 To each his own.
Cougar Junkie
Jun 26, 5:28pm
Truer words have never been spoken on Cougarboard.
Creaturecow
Jun 26, 5:46pm
I've seen some great wraps recently.
Level43
Jun 26, 2:36pm
Not better than real paint.
Ragnar Danneskjold
Jun 26, 2:37pm
This has a great car rap
Sea Chicken
Jun 26, 2:46pm
At one point it was cheap compared to paint. Not so sure on that now.
G.Freeman
Jun 26, 2:50pm
I haven't done either lately. What are the relative costs?
DirtyWater
Jun 26, 2:52pm
I have seen wraps for 1-2K full repaint is 6-8 K for color change
Ycrazy
Jun 26, 2:59pm
Sounds like that's the answer. Simple.
DirtyWater
Jun 26, 3:11pm
Buy the color with better resale value, wrap it the color you want. Plus the
misterpepper
Jun 26, 6:29pm
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