Nardo Grey Wrap!

**Chris250** · 01-22-2016 10:26 AM

2011 a4 premium plus

I'm a graphic designer at a local sign shop and we do a lot of vehicle graphics, but this is my first time doing a full color change wrap (minus the roof). I (somehow) managed to complete the whole job from start to finish in just over 2 12-hour days, including the wheels with some help from a couple friends for a few hours. I highly recommend going to a professional to do this kind of work as it isn't your typical DIY project. The vinyl choice used is Avery SW 900 Gloss Dark Gray as it is the closest vinyl color to Audi's Nardo Grey. I've seen this wrap done on an s4, not sure if he is on the forum, but his instagram is kleapers4. His car is the inspiration behind mine. Although I personally do not know him, his s4 is beautiful.

Anyway, on to the pics:

The biggest pain throughout the whole process:

Autodip'd the wheels gloss black

Final pics:

Photoshop: thoughts on this style for the wheels? I sometimes feel the all black is a bit too much, but sometimes i dont mind it... can't decide. Also, I added some gray to the door

**Slim0531** · 01-22-2016 10:28 AM

Awesome! What's the ballpark on the whole car wrap? Does it withstand scratches?

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**DownhillA4** · 01-22-2016 10:31 AM

Awesome DIY job! Looks great!

Nardo Grey will be the #1 choice I think for people in 2016.

**HRE Wheels** · 01-22-2016 10:31 AM

Looking good!

**JeriQo** · 01-22-2016 10:33 AM

wow that looks sick.

**Chris250** · 01-22-2016 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Slim0531

Awesome! What's the ballpark on the whole car wrap? Does it withstand scratches?

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Ballpark, you're looking at anywhere from 2-4 cabbages depending on the extent of the work, door jambs, roof, ect. and 3-5 day turn around time. I only had a weekend to do it start to finish, so I left out the door jambs to save time. I'm considering going back to doing those.

And yes, think of the wrap vinyl material as a colored clear bra. It protects your paint underneath. as far as scratching and swirls go, if you treat it as you would a normal paint job, it'll hold up just as well as paint with washing/waxing. Just don't polish it lol.

**jmeenach** · 01-22-2016 10:36 AM

The only thing I don't like about this is the fact that it's not mine. Looks great!

**Chris250** · 01-22-2016 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by DownhillA4

Awesome DIY job! Looks great!

Nardo Grey will be the #1 choice I think for people in 2016.

Thank you! i am seeing it pop up more and more now too! I love it

Originally Posted by HRE_Jurrian

Looking good!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by JeriQo

wow that looks sick.

Thank you!

**JeriQo** · 01-22-2016 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Chris250

Ballpark, you're looking at anywhere from 2-4 cabbages depending on the extent of the work, door jambs, roof, ect. and 3-5 day turn around time. I only had a weekend to do it start to finish, so I left out the door jambs to save time. I'm considering going back to doing those.

And yes, think of the wrap vinyl material as a colored clear bra. It protects your paint underneath. as far as scratching and swirls go, if you treat it as you would a normal paint job, it'll hold up just as well as paint with washing/waxing. Just don't polish it lol.

is cabbage a gran or benjamins?

**Chris250** · 01-22-2016 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by JeriQo

is cabbage a gran or benjamins?

lol sorry, a grand.

**Spm58** · 01-22-2016 10:42 AM

I like the black rotors. I have the regular titanium rotors and plasti dipped them black for a little bit like the ones in your pic. They're nice looking

**Chris250** · 01-22-2016 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Spm58

I like the black rotors. I have the regular titanium rotors and plasti dipped them black for a little bit like the ones in your pic. They're nice looking

Thanks! I'm still not sure if i want to peel away the outer edge to expose the machine finish or not yet...

I chose a different company thank plastidip because they don't offer a gloss black. The brand i got was Autodip. Turned out good so far, not lets see how they hold up with this Snowtorious BIG Snow Storm that's about hit us here in Maryland.

**Lambda13** · 01-22-2016 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by Chris250

Thanks! I'm still not sure if i want to peel away the outer edge to expose the machine finish or not yet...

I chose a different company thank plastidip because they don't offer a gloss black. The brand i got was Autodip. Turned out good so far, not lets see how they hold up with this Snowtorious BIG Snow Storm that's about hit us here in Maryland.

Peel the machined lip! I was just going to say that. Other than that...

I may have to do this sometime.

**SWONER** · 01-22-2016 06:54 PM

I love anything in this color. Why not the door handles?

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**jjvwg** · 01-22-2016 07:06 PM

nicely done. Ive been planning on DIY wrapping my b6 avant this coming spring. just waiting for warmer weather!

**bleeA4** · 01-22-2016 07:37 PM

Wow looks really good

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**lx4life** · 01-22-2016 08:21 PM

wrap the door handles grey, keep the black wheels maybe add some spacers, light smoke taillights and get a mesh grille.

**treginginco** · 01-22-2016 08:39 PM

Nicely done. Also like the Quattro bar across your grill

**DreDay** · 01-22-2016 08:44 PM

Wow. Excellent job. I'm jealous.

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**A.C.** · 01-22-2016 08:46 PM

Excellent work!!!

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**dansjuice** · 01-22-2016 09:29 PM

Love it. Do the photoshop oh and nice touch with the Quattro in the front

**Nightkiller6** · 01-23-2016 03:24 PM

Nardo is my favorite color.

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**9803audiboy905** · 01-23-2016 06:15 PM

looks amazing great job on the wrap and the wheels make it pop that much more

**goreckless** · 01-23-2016 07:11 PM

Hnnngggg

**B7AudiSline** · 01-23-2016 11:56 PM

Nardo is the way to go, if I was going to wrap my car it would be Nardo.

**doowopaudi** · 01-24-2016 10:26 AM

Why not plastidip it instead? Liquidsmoke has become an expert at it and it's much easier to apply and remove than wrapping it.

The wrap job looks very clean though. Nice work.

**Project Quattro** · 01-24-2016 12:51 PM

Wrap looks amazing. Definitely peel the lip of the rims though.

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**kleaperS4** · 01-24-2016 06:22 PM

Hey bro! Car looks fantastic! Kudos for doing the wrap yourself! Yeah I think a little tint to the tail, wrap the handles, amber delete the front headlights, and add some carbon fiber bits and pieces. Keep up the good work and thanks for the compliments on my build! Let me know if you have an IG account and if I can share your pics.

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**JeriQo** · 01-24-2016 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by dansjuice

Love it. Do the photoshop oh and nice touch with the Quattro in the front

Im not a fan of decals but that one definitely looks good

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**Chris250** · 01-25-2016 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by doowopaudi

Why not plastidip it instead? Liquidsmoke has become an expert at it and it's much easier to apply and remove than wrapping it.

The wrap job looks very clean though. Nice work.

I work at a sign shop, the vinyl was easily attainable. Nothing against plastidip.

Originally Posted by kleaperS4

Hey bro! Car looks fantastic! Kudos for doing the wrap yourself! Yeah I think a little tint to the tail, wrap the handles, amber delete the front headlights, and add some carbon fiber bits and pieces. Keep up the good work and thanks for the compliments on my build! Let me know if you have an IG account and if I can share your pics.

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Hey man! I'm definitely going to do the door handles and peel the machined lip on my wheels soon, just waiting for the weather to clear out at least a little bit. Winter storm Jonas just hit us hard here on the east. My IG is chrisieradzan. I'de love a repost!

**Chris250** · 01-25-2016 07:38 AM

Some snow pics:

**SleeperCar** · 01-25-2016 11:59 AM

love it man! i dont live far from baltimore actually (like 10 minutes)...i want to see the ride in person!

**NLPed68** · 01-25-2016 12:05 PM

That looks great! I can't even imagine trying to tackle something like this without mucho experience & patience.

**Lambda13** · 01-25-2016 12:22 PM

Forgot to ask, where'd you get the vinyl? How much did it run?

**A.C.** · 01-25-2016 06:09 PM

@chris250 @SleeperCar x2 for me. Let me know if you want to gtg when the weather breaks

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**Chris250** · 01-26-2016 04:53 AM

Originally Posted by SleeperCar

love it man! i dont live far from baltimore actually (like 10 minutes)...i want to see the ride in person!

Nice! i'm in the white marsh/perry hall area. Definitely we'll meet up sometime

Originally Posted by NLPed68

That looks great! I can't even imagine trying to tackle something like this without mucho experience & patience.

patients is what got this done on time haha.

Originally Posted by Lambda13

Forgot to ask, where'd you get the vinyl? How much did it run?

I got the vinyl through our supplier, Fellers. about $400

Originally Posted by A.C.

@chris250 @SleeperCar x2 for me. Let me know if you want to gtg when the weather breaks

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For sure

**A.C.** · 01-26-2016 05:17 AM

Originally Posted by Chris250

Nice! i'm in the white marsh/perry hall area. Definitely we'll meet up sometime

patients is what got this done on time haha.

I got the vinyl through our supplier, Fellers. about $400

For sure

Good deal. I'm in Charles County

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**Sales@DriveAuto** · 01-26-2016 06:52 AM

Well done - the Avery material is great (it's the only one we use), so the quality will hold up. Impressed that you DIY it - it takes us about 16-18 hours to wrap an A4 sized car (including door handles, mirrors, rebadging, etc), so doing it first crack in 24 hours is great. Awesome job!