Wrapping the RS

[Mark-RS]

Just out of interest, what would the costing be for a full wrap ? Something I have never really looked in to, but have often thought about.

[Foxmeister]

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I remember that, nice thing, Riviera Blue i think

[ChrisA]

Just out of interest, what would the costing be for a full wrap ? Something I have never really looked in to, but have often thought about.

There are so many things to take into account when pricing a job. Most of it can come down to labour preparing the car, panel condition and how much stripping down is required. Details such as shuts also throw the price up. And of course your price per meter of vinyl can be very different.

For a full wrap on my RS you can expect to pay the same amount as a full respray, around £3.5k. About £1200 of that will be materials the rest labour. There are pros and cons to either finish.

@Matt, you have pm.

[ChrisA]

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I remember that, nice thing, Riviera Blue i think

Yes, great post. Thanks for sharing.

[chunky79]

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I remember that, nice thing, Riviera Blue i think

Yeah, pretty sure you're right about it being Riviera. Paint condition was pretty poor though.

[partymonkey]

Have you considered ppf'ing it (or part of it)? Doesn't degrade from the stunning red finish but would showcase your skills as a wrapper and might trigger some upsell opportunities to customers wanting to give their pride and joy more protection after you've worked your magic on the bodywork.

You'll know your client base best of of course but I wonder if a clear wrap for protection might generate as much, if not more interest initially than coloured wraps.

[ChrisA]

Have you considered ppf'ing it (or part of it)? Doesn't degrade from the stunning red finish but would showcase your skills as a wrapper and might trigger some upsell opportunities to customers wanting to give their pride and joy more protection after you've worked your magic on the bodywork.

You'll know your client base best of of course but I wonder if a clear wrap for protection might generate as much, if not more interest initially than coloured wraps.

Thanks for your thoughts.

I do PPF but my paint is far from PPF worthy. When I go for a full respray, which will be in the standard misano red, I will obviously lay down a full PPF cover.

[ChrisA]

So I’ve narrowed the search down to two colours with three styles and I’m interested to know what you all think.

1, Gloss Liquid Copper with Carbon Fiber roof
2, Gloss Fiery Orange with Carbon Fiber roof
3, Either of those colour including the roof

I’ve attached picture of the colours under artificial light and in the shade.

[Mark-RS]

Not sure I would choose any of those myself. A little Garish for my tastes. A little to Jap like ? Supra ? Civic ?

But I guess everyone is different.

If I had to choose from those, I would tend to lean towards the Orange, as opposed to the Copper.

Looking forward to seeing it all done, perhaps it may look far better than the vision I have in my head

[Lander91]

#1 has my vote. Are you going to do anything to the aluminum trim?

[steve2003rs6]

I looked at a full self healing PPF wrap a while ago.
Quoted £3.5 k
Haven’t proceeded any further.
I wanted to go ahead
Wife wanted Upvc work on the house
Guess who won ?

[ChrisA]

I looked at a full self healing PPF wrap a while ago.
Quoted £3.5 k
Haven’t proceeded any further.
I wanted to go ahead
Wife wanted Upvc work on the house
Guess who won ?

That makes a change in fairness.

£3.5k is around the mark I would estimate. A fair amount of that goes into the prep. Once I’ve wrapped mine I’ll have a much better idea of how long it will take. Maybe we can sort something out. I’ll message you later.

[steve2003rs6]

Sounds good to me Chris.
But invoice me for something not related to the car

[ChrisA]

Sounds good to me Chris.
But invoice me for something not related to the car

“Hand crafted personalised jewellery” sound ok? I’ll just pick up something cheap from H Samuel and put it in a fancy box for her.

[steve2003rs6]

My wife can spot a fake a mile away.
Maybe a genuine Rolex and inflate the invoice lol.