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Old 15-03-2012, 09:31 AM   #1
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Lightbulb painted black or carbon fibre sticker?

hey guys, i was just wondering what peoples opinions were on either painting my roof and bonnet black or layer it with a carbon fibre wrap sticker??


what would you choose. carbon fibre sticker or black paint?
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Old 15-03-2012, 09:56 AM   #2
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I'm going to try fill my hail damage with bog and sand and paint then if it comes out badly then wrap it in vinyl as an experiment. 3m 180cmx122cm was about 130
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Old 15-03-2012, 10:03 AM   #3
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Old 15-03-2012, 10:26 AM   #4
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Yeahh if it arent reall carbon fiber i wouldnt.. Me and dane are thinking of getting the middle of our bonnets vnyil wrapped in black.but gonna go a professional place to get it done
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Old 15-03-2012, 11:22 AM   #5
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i have just the pictures for you.. and i agree do real cf or black

painted roof and bonnet- both painted Mazda Black


CF bonnet and Ford GT Black roof
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Old 15-03-2012, 11:55 AM   #6
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yeh painted black would look neater than fake cf.. cheers guys
btw what are those latch looking things on your bonnet?
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Old 15-03-2012, 12:00 PM   #7
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Yeahh if it arent reall carbon fiber i wouldnt.. Me and dane are thinking of getting the middle of our bonnets vnyil wrapped in black.but gonna go a professional place to get it done

where bouts would you get the wrap done?
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Old 15-03-2012, 12:05 PM   #8
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Definitely a wrap. It protects your paint and if you get sick of it you can peel it off. Plus about a million times cheaper.
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Old 15-03-2012, 12:23 PM   #9
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If you paint more then 25% or 30% Not sure what the exact number is. You must notify the RTA in NSW, of the additional colour. So then it will be listed on the System.

For those who don't know why, well it's little indiscretion the police like to pick up on.

Vinal wrap it, Two tone - air-brush all the other crap. Fine on something you will keep for a long long time. Show car but you will pay for it when you sell the car or realise the FAD is over. Much like when BIG VAULT chromes from Tempe were a thing in 1999. by 2006 you and lancer were just GAY
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Old 15-03-2012, 12:39 PM   #10
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Havnt got a place yet hopefully we will find one next week... ill ask for a quote on all 3 carss
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Sometimes tinting shops do it but generally specialized signwriting companies. Check YouTube, there's a few Aussie companies on there doing demos
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Old 15-03-2012, 01:10 PM   #12
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Havnt got a place yet hopefully we will find one next week... ill ask for a quote on all 3 carss
cheers, i have no license at the moment and no engine cos its getting rebuilt and **** so if i was to do a wrap it would have yo be after 2 months from now. cos i have two months left of no license... but whoever you go yo should do a good price and be cheering that they are all the same cars lol
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I'm going to DIY as above if its terrible then oh well. Looks easy with 2 people tbh
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Old 15-03-2012, 01:51 PM   #14
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If you buy the proper 3M vinyl you wont have problems, its the cheap chinese crap that cracks/rips etc.
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Old 15-03-2012, 03:20 PM   #15
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With vinyl wrap they have to cut it on the bonnet so would have to have a respray if you take it off. unless u wrap the whole bonnet.
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With vinyl wrap they have to cut it on the bonnet so would have to have a respray if you take it off. unless u wrap the whole bonnet.
ewww. dont like the sound of that aye. :S would the wrap give the same apperance as painting it?
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Old 15-03-2012, 03:56 PM   #17
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No. It won't look as good. And if they're half decent you will see that they only score the vinyl and rip it off, rather than cutting it, resulting in no scratches. I doubt you'd see a scratch you couldn't polish out though.
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Old 15-03-2012, 04:30 PM   #18
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The vinyl being cut on the car shouldn't leave a mark at all if done with a sharp blade. The black will fade over time and will lose glossiness. I still think that vinyl is the best option ad yo can change your mind or get over it easily.

Any signage company should be able to do it for you. Also 3M isn't the only decent product. Calon, Avery and Oracal are equally as efficient. Just remember to tell the signage mob that you want 5-7yr vinyl, no 1-3yr crap!
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Old 15-03-2012, 04:31 PM   #19
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No. It won't look as good. And if they're half decent you will see that they only score the vinyl and rip it off, rather than cutting it, resulting in no scratches. I doubt you'd see a scratch you couldn't polish out though.
This. Very few vinyl installers would be dumb enough to actually cut the material while its on the car.
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Old 15-03-2012, 04:32 PM   #20
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Also remember that when you take the vinyl off you paint will have faded differently.
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