Wrapping a 911 for colour change

Hi all, Long time no post but I have a question (shoot me down if you will) I have a 996 C2 cab in the usual Arctic silver with boxster red interior. I wouldnt say I dont like it but I fance making a change to the exterior colour. Being a bit of a coward, I thought I'd look into having it wrapped in gloss white with a matte black spoiler and matte black hard top (which it doesnt wear very much but it will be done in with the price) I went to the workshop of Toatally dynamics in North London and saw the work that they do and tbh they look pretty good. So two questions here: What do peolple think of the whole concept of vehicle wrapping (I'd be happy if it lasted 3 years)? What do people think of the proposed colour scheme of whit over boxster red with the black trimmings? Please feel free to be brutally honest or share your experiences if you have any. Craig image of a 993 (closest thing I could get) attached for peeps to look at for an idea of how it might look.

Another image of a boxster with the same proposed colour combo.

Hi Craig, I personally like the concept of wrapping cars because it allows you to change the whole make up of the car for less than a respray. If it doesn't work you can always take it off. I suppose you have to be comfortable with the cost of it and also consider the fact that at the moment your car in artic silver blends in quite well (until you floor it and you unleash the beast) Changing the color to white will make the car stand out which maybe what you want. The white and red IMHO works well. Not sure about the matt black spoiler though. Are you doing anything with the wheels (changing color?) Just my opinion!

No I have a fairly recent set of wheels that are silver but I'm not too struck on the "bad boy" look of the black or darkened wheels on white cars. I fancy the white because it will make the car pretty unique without going ott on the cost. The price quoted is circa £1,400-00 inc VAT and that does the door openings and hard top too. Also , my thoughts on the black hardtop were that if I remove the white from the car later, I could still keep the hardtop in the black for a bit of a different look. I may even add a subtle company logo on the lower door edges in a matching red to the interior. (this way I can ask my firm to chip in to the cost).

Good price. Seems like you have thought about everything. Hurry up and get it done and show sum pictures Good Luck

hi, as a new guy i appreciate maybe im sticking my nose in unwanted, but i can give you some experience as i own a business in the vinyl trade, and also had my own boxster wrapped. firstly, do not expect anywhere close to a paint finish, you WILL have joins on the body, the inside of the doors will look terrible up close and being vinyl, there is a very low shine to it. on my car, within the first month i had a small stone chip on the top of the wing, thats another £200 please otherrwise it will bubble and come off. BUT, the biggest issue you need to consider is, if your car has had ANY paint work, then when you remove the wrap, there is a very very good chance, that paint will be damaged. my boxster needed a full back to metal doors off paint job, ( i can put some pics up if it helps) from my experience, wrapping is a no no on a loved car, on a business vehicle, its a great advert and worth doing, as no one is too worried about resale costs on these, but on your pride and joy??? i would steer you away, or at least try, and as i say i provide this service and would dearly love to tell you id do it cheaper and take your money, but i know that very soon you will be back unhappy. its a very upsetting feeling, everytime you wash your car and you find a new join, a flaw or a little bit your not quite happy with. sorry if i have spoken out of line, but i do feel you should know the full facts martin

Stickerguy, I value all opinions as that's what I asked for. I wonder if you can expand on the comment about ANY paint work done. I have had some but it was a complete bumper and wing carried out by an approved porsche specialists, would this not be as solid as the rest of the car? I'm not discounting your comments I'm just a bit curious. I also went to look at the company who do the work and they had some pretty high spec cars in there, not cheap 11 year old 996's maybe these people are prepared to pay later, i expect the job to last 3 years and I'd be happy to peel it off it 3 years time but not if it removes all of the paintwork

Sorry Wilbert, i missed this message. on a new car without any blemishes or paint work, the aftermath is going to be a lot less troublesome, however a friend of mine even had an expensive bill after removing a matt black wrap from his koenigsegg. I dont pretend to understand the paint work issue, however my understanding is that new pain i.e accident damage or touch up, is applied on top of old paint, all be it prepared, but this doesnt set as hard as new paint to metal, and i believe this is what causes the issue. im also guessing the top end motors you saw, were likely to be new or not very old at all? on my car in particular, the car had rear quarter repair (which i knew about at purchase) when the wrap was removed (after around 3 months) it took the clear coat and paint off, now it could well be the paint job was very poor, but even other areas of the car suffered too. if you have a sizeable stone chip in the clear top coat, moisture gets in there, and will break down the clear coat once trapped by the vinyl, so when removed will lift off the car. ill add some pics of the damage to mine if you wish?

Thanks for expanding on your post sticker guy. I have had some paintwork but it was a new wing and bumper so think it would be ok, also the repairers were bodytechnics in Slough very good company Porsche approved etc. But I don't know if other work has been done in the past so maybe i'll give it a miss based on yor advice. So now I will spend some money rebuilding my time trial bike instead

StickerGuy, Great posts, very informative!