From Black to Matte White (Big pics, no thumbnails :S)
^This...
I'm thinking about wrapping my G as well. My only concern is upkeep.
- Does it get dirty easily?
- What's the best way to keep it clean?
- Finger prints... Is the matte wrap as huge a PITA as matte paint?
I'm thinking about wrapping my G as well. My only concern is upkeep.
- Does it get dirty easily?
- What's the best way to keep it clean?
- Finger prints... Is the matte wrap as huge a PITA as matte paint?
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- Does it get dirty easily?
If you get white, yes it does. But light dirt also comes off easier. Dirt that became wet will stain a bit and will require a little more time to clean those completely.
3M matte white is the easiest to get dirty due to deeper pores in the wrap.
- What's the best way to keep it clean?
Spray it every 2-3 days so dirt doesnt stick on for too long to prevent the staining.
- Finger prints... Is the matte wrap as huge a PITA as matte paint?
When i was working on my body kit / parts, my hand got dirty and my wrap took my finger prints like a stamp. Now I make sure my hands aren't covered in grime when I am about to touch my car.
But I found an easy way to get rid of these finger prints and stains, 3 light scrubs with a wet magic eraser will clean them right off along with all stains. Some stains like water marks and tree sap will take longer, but they do come off with magic eraser. With these tricks, found that my car is easier to keep clean than when it was OB. Tiny dust and dirt are very easy to spotted when the car was black. Now they just blend in and just waits for me to spray them off.
About the hood stripes, the hood is carbon fiber so their not exactly black
It's nearly impossible to wrap parts like the hood with all these vents and sharp bends, plus I didn't want to buy a carbon fiber hood and just hide everything.
But if i was going to spray paint my car for 3-4x the cost, I would have definitely made the vents the same color.
If you get white, yes it does. But light dirt also comes off easier. Dirt that became wet will stain a bit and will require a little more time to clean those completely.
3M matte white is the easiest to get dirty due to deeper pores in the wrap.
- What's the best way to keep it clean?
Spray it every 2-3 days so dirt doesnt stick on for too long to prevent the staining.
- Finger prints... Is the matte wrap as huge a PITA as matte paint?
When i was working on my body kit / parts, my hand got dirty and my wrap took my finger prints like a stamp. Now I make sure my hands aren't covered in grime when I am about to touch my car.
But I found an easy way to get rid of these finger prints and stains, 3 light scrubs with a wet magic eraser will clean them right off along with all stains. Some stains like water marks and tree sap will take longer, but they do come off with magic eraser. With these tricks, found that my car is easier to keep clean than when it was OB. Tiny dust and dirt are very easy to spotted when the car was black. Now they just blend in and just waits for me to spray them off.
About the hood stripes, the hood is carbon fiber so their not exactly black
It's nearly impossible to wrap parts like the hood with all these vents and sharp bends, plus I didn't want to buy a carbon fiber hood and just hide everything.But if i was going to spray paint my car for 3-4x the cost, I would have definitely made the vents the same color.
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Wow, everything I have always wanted, the colour the entire body kit and even the wheels.
The black handles are actually pretty unique, flows well. Love your new ride-height as well.
You definitely need a professional photoshoot, your camera is hiding your wheels big time.
Also noticed the subtle side skirt fitment fix you did within your last 3 pics.
How did you fix the fitment yourself?
The black handles are actually pretty unique, flows well. Love your new ride-height as well.
You definitely need a professional photoshoot, your camera is hiding your wheels big time.
Also noticed the subtle side skirt fitment fix you did within your last 3 pics.
How did you fix the fitment yourself?
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Thanks, impossible to go over some speed bumps now due to lowered height and lower side skirts than before. (The arch in the front of the side skirts... lower than front bumper :S)
**About the side skirt fitment, found out that one of the screws on the bottom was extremely tight causing the side skirt to bend to the center of the car causing a gap. I also wrapped the gap with the same material used on my car to fill in the darkness of the gap. Worked better than expected, actually looks even better now since that picture is kind of old.!**
Also, trying to sell the car as of today.
**About the side skirt fitment, found out that one of the screws on the bottom was extremely tight causing the side skirt to bend to the center of the car causing a gap. I also wrapped the gap with the same material used on my car to fill in the darkness of the gap. Worked better than expected, actually looks even better now since that picture is kind of old.!**
Also, trying to sell the car as of today.
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Thx
Holding up perfectly fine, just that rock chips are more obvious because the paint underneath is black. Some wrinkles here and there, but I bought my own heat gun and adhesives to seal those wrinkles back up.
Btw, the plastidip looks much better than expected! you did a great job.
Btw, the plastidip looks much better than expected! you did a great job.