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[whisper]

Originally Posted by ribraff

I guess wrapping the whole car is a good way to keep your paintwork good.

Until all the paint comes off when you peal the sticker off

[mick]

Stobart trucks are wrapped

[Anchorhandler]

Originally Posted by mick

Stobart trucks are wrapped

Did somebody say Stobart?

I...ahem...... have a friend that's really into Stobart's....

Their wagons do look pretty good all wrapped up until.....

Something you dont see on "Trucks and trailers"

Simon

[mick]

[beamishken]

first car i saw with a matt black bonnet was a 1970's avenger tiger special "go faster"version of the avenger came factory standard with none reflective matt black bonnet

[Leapy]

Originally Posted by beamishken

first car i saw with a matt black bonnet was a 1970's avenger tiger special "go faster"version of the avenger came factory standard with none reflective matt black bonnet

A mid-60's Vauxhall Viva GT is the earliest that springs to mind. The old man had a regular Viva but wouldn't let me paint the bonnet

[IanH]

I guess its easier than putting vinyl on the roof

[m chappelow]

Originally Posted by IanH

I guess its easier than putting vinyl on the roof

As it happens a family friend phoned me up the other day to ask if I could run him to (wrap ) a skip truck cab as his car had just broken down not far from where I live .

(Oh did all that stuff years ago i said ) well i once replaced a leather effect vinyl roof the Ford Capri I owned in the late 1970 s : ) what a ball ache that was plus it cost a small fortune in Evostick .

Mind he did have the modern advantage self adhesive vinyl & a heat gun
was thinking of asking him if he could Wrap me outboard in chrome effect .

[uncle al]

that is not new people did that in the 1960s to their cars ,(they thought it made them go faster) but us apprentices used to laugh at them

[Nos4r2]

It worked on my bike honest!

[biffer]

It worked on my car radio as well, it went fast when a matt black person stole it in London a number of years back, I nearly caught him but boy he could run

[biffer]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

It worked on my bike honest!

Looks like someone stole you're saddle Nos

[Nos4r2]

Nope, it's definitely there 3mm ally is plenty when you've got a padded 'arris.

[thomas]

A lot of super cars get wrapped to protect the bodywork - Don't be tempted to try it on a RIB though.

[ncp]

Looked good on a G500(maybe 550?) AMG I saw the other day.

Seems to be a trend. There was a boat at the Miami boat show they were calling Midnight Express. Matte black everything with triple Seven Marine 557's on it. They claim that the matte black finish was slowing them down... They were doing in the 80 mph range though.

[Nos4r2]

Actually, vinyl wrap is quite easy to apply. i've got a chunk of it round the plotter and grab handle on the Ballistic console to act as a scratchguard.

The 'chrome' wrap is quite good for tarting up old aluminium parts too. Any muppet with a hairdryer and a scalpel can do it.

[Peter_C]

It is not uncommon to see vehicles with the hood painted flat black. It is not a wrap on at least some cause I felt a couple to see what it was. My trespassing neighbor (Uses our driveway as a thru road, but not for long as I am gating it next week), thinks he is a pimp and has a Chevy Tahoe, with a partial wrap (More like stickers) for his window tinting business, and yes the hood is flat black on a white base color vehicle.

Looks to me more like someone crashed their car and replaced a panel and couldn't afford to color match it LOL

I get the carbon hoods as they are lighter, and do look cool.

[yam man]

Stealth look

[gtb]

Also (was) available with Golden Balls inside

[Nos4r2]

I think in Manchester it used to signify with a white vehicle and black bonnet that the car is a taxi.