Vinyl Wrapping! Opinions

[jjman]

Number 2 is completely false.

If the paint is in good factory condition, there should be no damage to the paint work, issues arise when vehicle owners don't tell wrappers (or don't know) that they've had panel/paint work done and the preparation has been dodgy in which case paint can be removed when removing the vinyl.

Factory vehicle paint shoud grip the surface of the vehicle at somewhere between 10-13kg/cm2 if i'm not mistaken (correct me if im wrong here), Most vinyl adhesives have a grip strength of about 3kg/cm2.

If you are damaging/removing paint, you're doing something wrong or there was something wrong with the paint to begin with.

Vinyl is NOT designed to be used to cover up crappy paint as if there are any imperfections in the paint, you will see it through the film. It is designed as a long term removable styling option, not a substitue for bad paint.

ok good to know.

However, how many skylines really do have 'zero damage across the life of the vehicle'. I know a lot of people would like to think it does, but the reality of a 15-20 yr old vehicle...

Also how hard to get off is the vinyl adhesive- the glue that would be left over on the paintwork after the vinyl is removed.

[RusH_]

ok good to know.

However, how many skylines really do have 'zero damage across the life of the vehicle'. I know a lot of people would like to think it does, but the reality of a 15-20 yr old vehicle...

Also how hard to get off is the vinyl adhesive- the glue that would be left over on the paintwork after the vinyl is removed.

Most quality wrap films will leave minimal adhesive residue when removed withn a year or 2 of application, various factors can affect how much is left behind such as how the vehicle is kept, ie; left out doors all day/night vs garaged. The longer a film is on for, the more likely it is to leave residue, however it is still possible to remove it all.

There are various adhesive removing solutions available that we use for removing old graphics etc... when necessary.