Vinyl wrap in the GTA

[Cottonmouth]

I was thinking about wrapping my car this summer and was wondering if anyone could recommend a shop that does good work.

[bunnn]

Marco@Advanced Mobile Group ..he works with Kevin@GTAinDetail in their new shop. Marco's work is second to none IMO..he's wrapped quite a few cars already, but his clearbra work has always been impeccable.

[ahcow]

^definitely want to see some results. Thinking about wrapping my car with matte black wrap.

[EXRS4]

I'd be interested in a front fascia wrap simply to protect my nose from road blasting. My RS4 got pretty hammered over 4 years

[cory_can]

interesting that this thread popped up....I was just thinking about having my roof wrapped in gloss black.

[bunnn]

I just gave Marco a shout, he'll chime in soon ..hopefully with some pictures. If you're looking for some clear bra examples, there are many on his websites or if you simply googled his name and clear bra..you'd find many post on different forums.

[cory_can]

^ thanks for your help.

I would be interested in knowing if he's come up with some clean way of wrapping those shark fin antennas :) Every example I've seen looks terrible and quite obvious that it's been wrapped.

[EXRS4]

I just gave Marco a shout, he'll chime in soon ..hopefully with some pictures. If you're looking for some clear bra examples, there are many on his websites or if you simply googled his name and clear bra..you'd find many post on different forums.

Is Marco the same person that used to run a Supra?

[claudiovagkraft]

The guys at ReStyleIt do great work. Check their website out for some examples of their work and the types of cars that they work on:

http://www.restyleit.ca/

Tell them the guys from Vagkraft sent you!

Cheers,
Claudio

[Das Audi]

Marco@Advanced Mobile Group ..he works with Kevin@GTAinDetail in their new shop. Marco's work is second to none IMO..he's wrapped quite a few cars already, but his clearbra work has always been impeccable.

Marco does awesome work.............here is a link to his site....go the gallery to see some of his work....

http://www.advancedmobilegroup.net/index.html

[claudiovagkraft]

^ thanks for your help.

I would be interested in knowing if he's come up with some clean way of wrapping those shark fin antennas :) Every example I've seen looks terrible and quite obvious that it's been wrapped.

ReStyleIt did the roof and aerial on this S8

[cory_can]

ReStyleIt did the roof and aerial on this S8

I noticed that on their site....I sent them an email this afternoon for some info. Thanks for the contact.

[TeflonS4]

+1 for restyleit.ca. Im going to have my roof done gloss black.

[brainpan]

Thx for posting these shops, ive had a hard time finding a shop to black out my chrome trim, thx boys

[Cottonmouth]

The guys at ReStyleIt do great work. Check their website out for some examples of their work and the types of cars that they work on:

http://www.restyleit.ca/

Tell them the guys from Vagkraft sent you!

Cheers,
Claudio

Thanks Claudio. This looks really good. Any idea what a wrap costs? I want to do the whole car. Matte blue. Similar to the colour I have right now.

[LowUFO]

Couple grand. Shit places will do shit jobs for a grand or so.

[Tanner]

I'd be interested in a front fascia wrap simply to protect my nose from road blasting. My RS4 got pretty hammered over 4 years

Get a clear bra instead. From what I've heard, and correct me if I'm wrong, the clear bra is much more durable than vinyl wrap. The issue becomes when winter arrives. The vinyl will get riddled with holes over time from small stones, rock salt, etc. The salt water kicked up by cars in front will eventually get under the vinyl which may damage the clear coat/paint.

[iamshayan]

Couple grand. Shit places will do shit jobs for a grand or so.

or you can order enough vinyl to cover a small truck for about 600 and learn yourself.
thats my plan. matte white with black accents. see you in the summer!

[Retsujou]

Try http://www.graphiti.ca/ they were one of the early adopters in Ontario and have a rather solid reputation in the commercial market. They are going to finnish a complex project for my Corvette in the summer.

[cory_can]

Try http://www.graphiti.ca/ they were one of the early adopters in Ontario and have a rather solid reputation in the commercial market. They are going to finnish a complex project for my Corvette in the summer.

Oh NO!!...

LOL.

[Retsujou]

Oh NO!!...

LOL.

You of all people as if you did not know :)

[cory_can]

You of all people as if you did not know :)

Not the car...the wrap ;)

[Retsujou]

Not the car...the wrap ;)

Ahh, it is less of a wrap it is more of a graphic superimposed on the front instead of airbrushing it :) You' ll see :)

[brainpan]

Try http://www.graphiti.ca/ they were one of the early adopters in Ontario and have a rather solid reputation in the commercial market. They are going to finnish a complex project for my Corvette in the summer.

I contacted them about wrapping my chrome trim, they said no :(

[claudiovagkraft]

Thanks Claudio. This looks really good. Any idea what a wrap costs? I want to do the whole car. Matte blue. Similar to the colour I have right now.

I honestly don't know. Just give them a call, really nice guys to deal with.

[iamshayan]

I honestly don't know. Just give them a call, really nice guys to deal with.

they quoted me about $2800 for my a4 b6 in flat black. last year.
I figured I'd just get it painted for that kind of money or buy a new one......

[claudiovagkraft]

they quoted me about $2800 for my a4 b6 in flat black. last year.
I figured I'd just get it painted for that kind of money or buy a new one......

With the way they're executing vinyl wrap these days, I almost consider it a paint job, and it's reversible if you don't like it. Mind you, you're out almost 3 G's if you make that mistake.

[cory_can]

For anyone interested restyielit.ca quoted me ~$250 for my Avant roof (including shark fin) .....and almost $300 when I mentioned Claudio

[claudiovagkraft]

For anyone interested restyielit.ca quoted me ~$250 for my Avant roof (including shark fin) .....and almost $300 when I mentioned Claudio

Yeah, that's my commission

[ahcow]

Another thing on wrapping vs. painting, if you paint, doesn't it show up on your car's carfax/carproof?

I also wonder, what if I wrap my car in say red, do I need a new vehicle permit as it currently say black?

[Beast]

^yeah i think so

[brainpan]

For anyone interested restyielit.ca quoted me ~$250 for my Avant roof (including shark fin) .....and almost $300 when I mentioned Claudio

Ahh so they'll do your roof but not my trim, what the shit

[cory_can]

Ahh so they'll do your roof but not my trim, what the shit

I've never wrapped trim myself but I can imagine that it would be a huge PITA. Lots of overlap, lots of smal cuts ...they probably just don't want to deal with it. A roof would be a very easy job in comparison....just a large piece of material and a few edge cuts. The shark fin antenna would be the only complication IMO.

[brainpan]

Fair enough, maybe gonna have to try and plasti dip it some weekend :P. Just figured any business is good business I'd assume I'd get charged by the hour and I'd be willing to pay, a member in Alberta got his done for 250 and he says it looms great so I dunno

I've never wrapped trim myself but I can imagine that it would be a huge PITA. Lots of overlap, lots of smal cuts ...they probably just don't want to deal with it. A roof would be a very easy job in comparison....just a large piece of material and a few edge cuts. The shark fin antenna would be the only complication IMO.