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TypeOne · 07-24-2012, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by w0rM

Good to know. I'm not familiar with the various brands and such.

I do know that even a crappy paint job is going to last 10 years longer than any vinyl ever could... as long as you take care of it, of course.

Define a crappy paint job..?

I've seen some pretty poorly painted cars only last a few months before the clear starts to fade and peel. It's also relative to the UV exposure... if your car sits outside ALL day EVERY day, I don't' care how good the paint is, the clear is going to dry out. Especially our thin *** Nissan paint.

Then again, vinyl wrap is a third of the cost of a new paint job, and if you want to change colors, pull it off and change it.

w0rM · 07-24-2012, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TypeOne

Define a crappy paint job..?

I've seen some pretty poorly painted cars only last a few months before the clear starts to fade and peel. It's also relative to the UV exposure... if your car sits outside ALL day EVERY day, I don't' care how good the paint is, the clear is going to dry out. Especially our thin *** Nissan paint.

Then again, vinyl wrap is a third of the cost of a new paint job, and if you want to change colors, pull it off and change it.

Yep, very good points.

I'm not knocking vinyl. Like I said, we wrap all our company vehicles and have been for 15 years. It's inexpensive and like you said, super easy to swap out when you're ready. We've had some vehicles that have been wrapped 10+ times.

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