Best type of vinyl to wrap a car

So I'm thinking of wrapping my car, I use it as a DD and wow it's getting beat up, quick! I see all these cars that are wrapped, and want to do it. My question is where can I get good quality wrap for my car, and how much do I need to wrap the whole car?

Thanks

You might be better off just paying someone to do it.

+1 to having a professional install your wrap

Vinyl Images here in St. Louis has installed three of our SEMA cars using Avery Dennison supplied material:



Nick C.

Installing vinyl is something everyone can essentially do, it just take patients and a steady hand. For best results obviously let a pro install but if you insist on diy practice on a few objects first so you can see how to work out the bubbles that wont air release. Ive been installing vinyl for a while now and let me tell you the first few times you try will be rough but it is do able for sure. plus you save alot of money doing it your self.
To better answer your question 3m make a fantastic vinyl that is very pliable and easy to work with but they are certainly not the only good one out there. That is just the brand i prefer. But check out metro restyling they sell numerous brands that are all good as well as they have some of the best customer service ive experienced. This is who i order all my wrap from.
https://www.metrorestyling.com/VINY...MI1ciPlo6D2AIViYizCh3m9QiuEAAYASAAEgLNfvD_BwE

The shop that did my roof uses Avery. You can find it online but im not sure on pricing and how much you'll need.

Bert03GT said:

The shop that did my roof uses Avery. You can find it online but im not sure on pricing and how much you'll need.

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+1 for Avery Dennison. They have a high-quality material, which is extremely durable. We've used it on all three of our SEMA builds, which are driven cross-country. It holds up well to bugs, rock chips, fading, etc etc

Nick C.

I'm gonna attempt to do mine in the summer myself and the only reason I'm going to is because I'm going to do something similar to the image attached.

Saw that here on the forums somewhere and fell in love.

Not going to do it exactly - gonna move the black down a bit and make a few other adjustments AND I have a convertible so no roof to wrap. So my biggest pain will be the hood, trunk top and those are "relatively" flat. The frame around the windshield might be a pain but I'll drop the top and can work it from a few angles if I have to. It should be easy.

So 2 tone black on top, red on bottom. Now solid black rims. Maybe black out the horsy on the bumper and trunk (going for 0 chrome). Should look sharp I think. Probably a flat black would be best to match the convertible top.

I used 3M 1080, yeah you can do it yourself, it doesn't take any special tools, but it is a PITA. I would not recommend it. As for durability, I've driven a few thousand miles and no scratches or anything. It hasn't stuck to concave surfaces very well, however.

If you don't know how to clean a wrap properly you can scratch it....I made some scratches on my 3m black gloss wrap. but other than that, 3M is really good.

I want to wrap my whole car excluding my roof, hood and trunk. Anyone know whats a good length? would 5x40ft work?

Can anyone recommend reputable wrap shops in the Chicago area?

my buddy owns CARTEKs in Schererville Indiana about 30 miles south of Chicago...he actually lives downtown his name is Louie, tell him Brandon referred you

Avery and 3M is really nice. I grabbed 3M for my car.

earlingy said:

I used 3M 1080, yeah you can do it yourself, it doesn't take any special tools, but it is a PITA. I would not recommend it. As for durability, I've driven a few thousand miles and no scratches or anything. It hasn't stuck to concave surfaces very well, however.

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the reason it wont stay in a concave area is because in those areas you have to feed the vinyl into the area. Most people lay it over the concave and heat and stretch into place. That will cause it to lift after some time because there is to much tension on the vinyl.

did you need any special tools to take the dash pieces off?

Traavis said:

did you need any special tools to take the dash pieces off?

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https://www.amazon.com/slp/panel-popper-tool/4t7d62c4mpec4tj

These are the proper tools to remove most interior and exterior moldings and panels.