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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 09:33 PM
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Hey guys, I need your help in finding a good vinyl to purchase. I'm looking into wrapping my entire car in a color. Hoping to find materials under $400-500. Any ideas? I did search the threads but I'd like personal opinions on the quality of the material, etc.

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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:02 PM
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https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=839450
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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Xoz, thats really awesome but its 4-5K for full custom wraps. I just want a simple color like black, white, or green.
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:24 PM
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yeh I know, my thoughts have gone off the idea of wrapping since researching, and discussions from that thread, but the 4-5k is mostly made up in having someone else do it.
interesting to find out the actual cost without the labor.
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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I've had someone point me in the direction of one that cost about $300 for the entire car, but I lost the link..
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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Do you have experience in doing this yourself? Because 500 in materials can easily triple when you keep ruining the vinyl attempting to put it on one panel.
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:50 PM
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^I'm a DIYer. I'd prefer to spend 1K on parts than 500 on labor and 500 on parts.

Theres a first time for everything, too. The only time I take my car in to get worked on is if I need a specialty tool that I can't afford such as a wheel balancer or an alignment machine..
Old Jan 14, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by xoz,Jan 15 2011, 05:24 PM
yeh I know, my thoughts have gone off the idea of wrapping since researching, and discussions from that thread, but the 4-5k is mostly made up in having someone else do it.
interesting to find out the actual cost without the labor.
I was going to matte red mine, though at 5k aus and higher
for the color, I thought otherwise... I've two lovely oris watches instead
Old Jan 15, 2011 | 02:39 AM
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Yeah, I know what you mean tak. I checked the prices on 3M, for real legit vinyls but those are crazy expensive.

El-cheapo vinyls, anyone?
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I'm interested in this too, my daily has a beat paint job and it's cheaper than a re-spray!

this is all I could find so far:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=376442

and this is the company, I haven't had much luck contacting them or finding a nearby dealer though...

http://www.oracal.com/products/search-application.asp



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