Responsible car owners are well aware of the frequent mini-heart attacks we go through when our cars are scratched or scuffed by other vehicles or roadblocks. The danger of getting the car’s paint scathed by even the most regular contacts is always looming over our heads.
Many car owners are also left in a dilemma when changing their cars’ appearance. Changing the colour or outer appearance can make the car feel brand-new. But repainting is quite expensive, especially if it is being done on an old car. This is where the concept of car wrap comes in to save the day.
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What is Car Wrapping?
Wrapping your car has been around for quite some time now. Originally used only for advertising purposes, it is now gaining traction with coat features on many cars. A wrap is a vinyl covering applied over the vehicle’s paintwork.
It is done in three phases: designing, casting it into a sheet and finally, vinyl wrapping.
Advantages of getting your car wrapped
Using vinyl car wraps has a plethora of benefits. Not only can vinyl wrapping do wonders for car graphics, but it also has many practical advantages.
- Easy to Remove: You can easily remove car lamination by wrapping through products like 3 M’s vinyl wrap if you decide it doesn’t suit your taste or want it changed. This does not damage the underlying paint in any way.
- Makes your vehicle unique: Cars tend to come in many colours, all of which are repetitive shades. People looking for a unique look to their cars can go for attractive car graphics through vinyl wrapping and make it one of a kind. It does
- s not affect the resale value: You may feel like such major modifications to the car will dampen its value,e, but that is far from the truth. Wrapping your car does not affect the resale value and can keep it intact by protecting the underlying layer of paintwork.
- Can be done on windows: A great feature of vinyl car wraps is that they can also be used on windows. This ensures a complete makeover. Easy
- y to maintain: Wrapping your car with products like 3M vinyl wrap is extremely easy and affordable as one can re-apply the affected area by first sorting out the underlying paintwork.
- Takes less time: The installation time of vinyl car wraps marginally lower than getting a car painted.
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Car Wrapping: Frequently Asked Questions
- How much does it cost to get a car wrapped?
Wrapping can vary in price as per the material used, coverage required as well as the size of the vehicle. The price varies from as low as ₹10,000 to as high as ₹1,00,000 for good quality products. - Is car wrapping more expensive than painting?
You can achieve a paint job for as little as ₹10,000 for the whole car, but that would severely lack quality. At the same time, good quality car wraps start from ₹15,000 for a particular car portion. When it comes to painting or wrapping the entire vehicle with quality material, wrapping your car is the more economical solution. - Do wraps damage the paint?
No. Wraps do not damage the paint. Wrapping your car with quality products like 3m vinyl wrap can act as a protective layer to shield the underlying paintwork from damage. Even removing the vinyl wraps does not damage the paint. - Is the idea durable?
Wrapping your car is a great way of enhancing its overall aesthetics. However, it can get damaged and suffer more wear and tear compared to paint. The upside is you can very easily swap the damaged part with a fresh new wrap. - Is car wrapping legal in India?
If you retain the vehicle’s original colour (as in the RC), then YES, wrapping a car is legal in India. You can also wrap some parts of the car (rear-view mirror, bonnet, roof) in a different colour. - Do I have to re-register my car if I get it wrapped?
No, as long as you don’t change your car’s colour against what is mentioned in the RC. You are good to go.
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A Comparison of the two processes:
| Car Wrapping | Car Painting |
| Cheaper to install | More expensive than the latter |
| Economical in the long run | It can prove to be costly in the long run, if damaged |
| Easy to maintain | Hard to maintain and is vulnerable to the elements |
| It can be applied to the windows | It cannot be applied to the windows |
| Easy to remove | Paint removal is hard and time-consuming |
| Super quick installation | Car painting can take more than 2 weeks |
| Keeps the car’s resale value intact | The resale value of the car varies. Depends on the paint condition. |
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Glad to found your blog about how car wrapping is another alternative way then painting. Thanks for sharing such an informative kind of blog post. Keep posting post like that.
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Pl. Tell me if this service is avialable in Asansol, West Bengal.
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Very thankful for this wonderful article, it seem like it will really help with what I need to get done. Thank you very much for the post!
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What will vinyl wrap cost for my baleno premium silver
Hello Mr Sarvjit.
The cost of car wrapping depends on the quality of the same. We can connect you with our Detailing Expert, to get you the best prices for your Maruti Baleno Wrapping.
If I go with vinyl wrapping for the complete dashboard, how durable is it?
One of the car decors said that it will get bubbles in few months as the dashboard heats up.
I don’t believe this because bonnet heats up even more and people are getting exterior wrapping done and no one complained about the durability.
Also, wanted to know how much should complete carbon fiber/vinyl wrapping would cost for the complete dashboard of an altok10.
Hi Dhruv
Please drop your contact number for us to arrange a callback from our detailing expert!
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I got my roof wrapping done for my Ford Ecosport and in few weeks holes are appearing. The installer is saying something like because there is wax present, it’s not sticking properly. I check with another guy and he says it’s overstretched due to which not sticking properly. Not sure which one to consider.
You should reach out to the detailer. The car is always cleaned and every contaminant are removed before PPF installation. This looks like a lapse from the detailer.
Car transparent lamination
Need to get the Ppm done for my ciaz car
Hey Santosh, you can write to us on gomechanicblog@gomechanic with your contact and vehicle details. We’ll gladly help you out.
Hi GoMechanic Team, I’m interested in Vinyl Wrapping for my car after denting and tinkering on small portion on left side of my car. Please contact me.
Hi Tilak
Please drop your current location. We will call you back!
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I want my white Innova car to be wrapped black colour.
Does this service available in Indore.
Hi Chandra
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