Daily a Wrapped car?

Alvin Mpower · 03-18-2024, 04:23 PM

Hey guys,

I'm thinking about wrapping my M4 in KPMF gloss green iridescent, and is worry about the durability of it from daily abuse. I currently have PPF on and its pretty beat up, my last car didn't have anything and the whole front bumper is super beat up. I was wondering how wrap is going to hold up if you daily drive your car and take it on long drives occasionally, if it's worth it. Don't plan to ppf the wrap since the wrap job already cost 3k and I don't plan to spend any more money, it will be ceramic coated by the shop. Anyone have photos of their front bumper wrap beat up from daily driving? The shop said the beat up is unavoidable, but they can rewrap it in after its beat up. Obviously its gonna cost me more money, not sure if it's worth doing it. Thanks.

XutvJet · 03-18-2024, 05:09 PM

I wouldn't. From the 5+ foot view, wraps can look pretty good, but when you get up close, you'll see the flaws and there will be many, no matter how good your shop is. As a couple years gets on the wrap, it will start to pull away/lift from edges exposed to rain water and such. You can fix that with some adhesive but it will look pretty bad as time goes on. Wraps also don't have the pop, depth, and luster of a painted surface. Lastly, wraps can damage clearcoat over time (especially if exposed to high heat/UV) and worse, some shops can damage the clearcoat when cutting the wrap on the certain portions of the car.

I'd have the front end rewrapped and save yourself the money and headache.

dgoldenz · 03-18-2024, 07:02 PM

Don’t do it

FC4 · 03-18-2024, 08:26 PM

Most wraps look like complete trash after 6 months. All of them do after a year.

jkoral · 03-18-2024, 08:59 PM

If I needed to change the color of my car and it was daily driven, I would look into the sprayable wrap Auto Flex Gloss. No affiliation

"...four or so coats of a black undercoating, four coats of the “paint” with a flex agent, and two coats of a clearcoat.

https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1530010

They mix any color, but would probably be tough to get the iridescent effect in this product, not sure.

DocOfTheDead · 03-19-2024, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FC4

Most wraps look like complete trash after 6 months. All of them do after a year.

Completely inaccurate.

03-18-2024, 04:23 PM	#1
Alvin Mpower Lieutenant 451 Rep 490 Posts Drives: 2016 M4 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: RI iTrader: (0)	Daily a Wrapped car? Hey guys, I'm thinking about wrapping my M4 in KPMF gloss green iridescent, and is worry about the durability of it from daily abuse. I currently have PPF on and its pretty beat up, my last car didn't have anything and the whole front bumper is super beat up. I was wondering how wrap is going to hold up if you daily drive your car and take it on long drives occasionally, if it's worth it. Don't plan to ppf the wrap since the wrap job already cost 3k and I don't plan to spend any more money, it will be ceramic coated by the shop. Anyone have photos of their front bumper wrap beat up from daily driving? The shop said the beat up is unavoidable, but they can rewrap it in after its beat up. Obviously its gonna cost me more money, not sure if it's worth doing it. Thanks. __________________ Current car: 2016 M4 DCT/Competition Pack/Executive Pack/Lighting Pack Previous car: 2017 440i 6MT M-sport/Track Handling/MPPSK/CTS Turbo catted downpipe/BM3 stage 2
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XutvJet Major General 5932 Rep 5,521 Posts Drives: 2011 Cayman Base, 2016 M235 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Kansas City iTrader: (-1)	I wouldn't. From the 5+ foot view, wraps can look pretty good, but when you get up close, you'll see the flaws and there will be many, no matter how good your shop is. As a couple years gets on the wrap, it will start to pull away/lift from edges exposed to rain water and such. You can fix that with some adhesive but it will look pretty bad as time goes on. Wraps also don't have the pop, depth, and luster of a painted surface. Lastly, wraps can damage clearcoat over time (especially if exposed to high heat/UV) and worse, some shops can damage the clearcoat when cutting the wrap on the certain portions of the car. I'd have the front end rewrapped and save yourself the money and headache. __________________ The forest was shrinking, but the Trees kept voting for the Axe, for the Axe was clever and convinced the Trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.
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03-18-2024, 07:02 PM	#3
dgoldenz Lieutenant Colonel 2110 Rep 1,880 Posts Drives: Vanquish, FF, 392 Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (1)	Don’t do it
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FC4 Brigadier General 3177 Rep 3,630 Posts Drives: Yes Join Date: May 2014 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Most wraps look like complete trash after 6 months. All of them do after a year.
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jkoral Colonel 1119 Rep 2,040 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 LBB 6MT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MA iTrader: (7)	If I needed to change the color of my car and it was daily driven, I would look into the sprayable wrap Auto Flex Gloss. No affiliation "...four or so coats of a black undercoating, four coats of the “paint” with a flex agent, and two coats of a clearcoat. https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1530010 They mix any color, but would probably be tough to get the iridescent effect in this product, not sure.
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