kurlykris said:
I`m chuffed for you Kimbo, lets hope you come up with a long term solution to keep hold of her :grin:
As a side note ( and I think I have asked you this before ) would you be willing to " Rat Wrap " another Porsche, namely my 996.1 :?: I really fancy going down this route and yours is the best that I have seen :grin:
Many thanks Kris. Delighted to wrap your car! :thumb:
Regarding your wrap and in answer to Rob's question, I did set up a website and was ready to offer this service. But once I got into the Red Tape and things like
Insurance and Premises, it was a non-starter. I had 3 997 GTS, a couple of Cayennes, Two Mustangs, a 996 and a couple of Boxster's who wanted the Martini works doing. Unfortunatley I had to turn them away.
You have to have
Insurance just to sit in a customer's car and move it two feet, plus
Insurance if you end up scratching a wheel or scuffing a seat etc.
But the main thing was the disclaimer that every wrapping company makes a customer sign. And that is to the effect of whatever the company sticks onto a customer's car, there is no guarantee that when that sticker/wrap/decal is removed it won't remove some of the lacquer at the same time.
For example, if the customer's car has had a wing resprayed or any part of the car that he didn't know about, there's a chance that the wrap will lift the lacquer. This can also happen even on Factory Paint where the lacquer has not taken properly or maybe there was a stone chip which went through the lacquer and later lifted the area around it. It's a massive minefield of potential upset and disappointment for all concerned.
Without waffling on, I couldn't guarantee that when my wrap was removed, it wouldn't take any lacquer off with it. When you're dealing with someone's pride and joy, the whole thing got too scary so I bottled it.
I would certainly entertain and enjoy doing your car though Kris, but you'd have to be aware of those conditions. Materials are about £200 for the decals, £300 for the rubber paint, and 7 days of my time which you can make me an offer on (!). I'm not greedy. Love to do it though and thanks for your interest. PM me if you'd like to go ahead or a call if you'd like a chat.
Phil, thanks for nearly putting a deal together for me with your friend, much appreciated and sorry it didn't happen this time. :thumb:
Regarding my wraps, the dirt, grime, rust and general decay is all hand-painted or sprayed onto the rubber base, giving a 3D effect, unlike conventional vinyl wraps where all the mud etc is printed on. It's been through a winter and multiple washings and all is still good.
Gold Wheels and Red callipers are wrapped too. I might try Red wheels next. Yellow headlights is a smoke tint spray, which peels off easily like the rest.
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