vehicle wrap over old paint?anyone use? Topic is solved

[duke1]

vehicle wrap over old paint?anyone use?
hi all my volvo 855 has severe paint cancer on roof and bonnet/hood and i cannot afford a respray and someone said about vehicle wrap but ive no experience with it at all and wonder if anyone here does? my volvo is regent or regal red the basecoat is not bad but the laquer is toast!
would this work on the roof and maybe hood?
Default vehicle wrap over old paint?anyone use?
hi all my volvo 855 has severe paint cancer on roof and bonnet/hood and i cannot afford a respray and someone said about vehicle wrap but ive no experience with it at all and wonder if anyone here does? my volvo is regent or regal red the basecoat is not bad but the laquer is toast!
would this work on the roof and maybe hood?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190596392...2Cchnl%3Dmkcid
any advice welcome thanks,duke
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volvo 850s estate 2.4 petrol manual 1994 regent red
any advice welcome thanks,duke
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volvo 850s estate 2.4 petrol manual 1994

[JimBee]

Seems like nobody here has tried this—we'd love to hear about your experience if you can give it a go!

[scot850]

You have a really clean paint base to do a wrap. Any lumps or bumps will be magnified by the wrap. Any rust will blister the wrap.

Neil.

[misha]

I don't know....quality wrapping foil (Oracal or Orafol)is pretty expensive + installation at wrapping shop.
Surface must be perfect and if it's not....it needs preparing just like for respraying.

It pays off when body is in perfect shape and you want to change the color of the car.

But...in case where clearcoat or paint is peeling off...(read damaged)it must be completely removed,primed,sanded and prepared just like for paint job....if you want it to look perfect.

When surface is not prepared correctly,every single imperfection will be more visible after foil installation than it would be visible after paint job.

Plasti-dip would be more appropriate for this application.