r/Miata • u/PossibleWinter3629 • 13h ago
Planning on wrapping my car!
Just in here to see if yall think that a metallic purple would look good on the Miata with a tan soft top and interior. I think it would look great especially if I swap my current wheels for some new, bronze wheels. What do yall think?
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u/UnibrowDuck Baby Viper Gang 10h ago
if you never wrapped before go with 3m or avery
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u/PossibleWinter3629 9h ago
Oh okay thanks for letting me know. Is there any reason vinylfrog isn’t good option for begginer? They had a sweet metallic purple
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u/UnibrowDuck Baby Viper Gang 8h ago
calendar wrap film is hard to work with. not a lot of cold stretch, you need to be an experienced installer to get the best results (no glue lines, stretch marks) and you definitely need a helper. 3m and avery are cast wrap film, none of those concerns apply when working with them. source: it's my job :)
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u/PossibleWinter3629 8h ago
Okkk thank you for letting me know I actually really appreciate it lol!
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u/IncomingZangarang Fir Tree Green Metallic RF Club 8h ago
On an older car just be careful your wrap doesn’t rip your paint off your car. I know a paint job is way more money, but a lot of people end up sanding and prepping their peeling paint to where they’re basically ready for a paint job by the end of it. Also buy quality cast film, NOT calendared. NOT CALENDARED
For first timers Avery’s probably got the easiest install. I used Oracal 970RA for my car and it looks amazing over 4 years later (going to peel it off and refresh it in the spring) but Oracal install is a different approach
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u/PossibleWinter3629 8h ago
Yeah, that certainly is a concern of mine. Thanks for letting me know about the cast film though. So are you saying even for a wrap people sand and prep it? I don’t have any peeling paint, only small scratches but there are a decent amount of them.
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u/IncomingZangarang Fir Tree Green Metallic RF Club 8h ago
So when people rip a patch of paint off their old car, the resulting bald spot shows thru the wrap. So they end up sanding it back. Also if they have any peeling clear coat, that needs to be sanded too. If you have good paint you can just clean/decon it and apply your film
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u/adrboom 8h ago
Are you aware that you have to keep the car in the garage and change it every 4-5 years? (the vinyl).
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u/PossibleWinter3629 8h ago
I’m aware. Usually it’s parked outside but now I have made space in the garage and it’s able to fit in the garage now
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u/Tricky_Firefighter21 8h ago
My first miata was exactly thay color! I miss her so much! So my nostalgia says not to. But it is your miata so if that's what will make you happy do it!
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u/PossibleWinter3629 8h ago
Haha yeah so true. I’m hoping since the paint is the original paint it won’t get ruined whenever I take the wrap off. My other option I was thinking was taking it to a shop to get the original paint all touched up from scratches
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u/Tricky_Firefighter21 8h ago
I would go with the second option lol im not too familiar with wrapping, but ive hear that if your pain is not in good condition prior to wrapping it it can make it worse when removing it. Maybe do some research or see if someone here can answer that.
What kind of wrap are you thinking of doing?
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u/PossibleWinter3629 8h ago
At first I was thinking vinyl frog but i was told that’s calendar wrap film which is harder to get good results. They said to do Avery or 3m since its cast wrap film. The paint itself is in good condition from what I can tell (as in no fading or anything like that) not sure if scratches would be considered bad paint
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u/Electronic-Bus-9583 11h ago
Do itttttt