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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 05:53 PM
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Vinyl wrap or paint roof

Hey guys. I currently have my car at the body shop having my tail lights smoked. Back in November I had them Laminx. Recently it started to bubble. Decided to remove it and have them painted.
Since the car is the shop I'm debating whether to have the roof painted a glossy black or should I do a vinyl wrap.

What are the pros and cons of both

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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 06:45 PM
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I'd paint it if you plan on keeping the car for 5+ years
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 08:58 PM
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Either should be fine, vinyl for ease of removal if you ever want it back to stock though.
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Old Apr 28, 2015 | 09:06 AM
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Body shop quoted me $500 to have the roof painted. Searched online for 3M 1080 gloss black wrap and found it for $50 shipped. I'm gonna attempt to do it myself.
And if I don't like it or decide to sell the car in the future it is easy to remove.

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Old Apr 28, 2015 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by grojas112
Body shop quoted me $500 to have the roof painted. Searched online for 3M 1080 gloss black wrap and found it for $50 shipped. I'm gonna attempt to do it myself.
And if I don't like it or decide to sell the car in the future it is easy to remove.

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Try googling how to "wrap the shark fin on the roof" that's the toughest section if you've never wrapped vinyl before.
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Old Apr 28, 2015 | 08:25 PM
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I wrapped my roof, (well the whole car) but as far as the fin, i just plasti-dipped it black as wrapping the fin a PITA
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 08:26 AM
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any pics with a vinyl wrap roof would be appreciated.
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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 10:53 AM
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funny enough, i cant find any pictures of my G37 with the wrapped roof.. below are some pictures of my lexus with the roof wrapped in the same 3M Carbon fiber and a video of my g37 roof wrap



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