How to 'murder out' your ride for just $120 - in your garage

[Nofear048]

Let's say you want to go all Mad Max on your BMW 330i, but aren't quite ready to give your shiny paint that Krylon finish. No worries. As user djaemac over on E90 Post found out, wrapping your car in vinyl isn't as hard as the pros make it out to be. Over a week's worth of evenings, the guy set about covering his entire car in matte black vinyl using nothing but some application fluid, a felt squeegee, a heat gun, an X-Acto knife and a heaping helping of patience. The results look just as good as any of the pro wraps we've seen.

The best part is that djaemac managed to do the whole thing for a mere $120. Considering the thousands of dollars a shop will charge you for the same work, that's not a bad deal. While we aren't likely to go flat black on any of our personal cars, the writeup makes the thought of covering our front bumpers in clear protective vinyl all that more tempting. Hop over to E90 Post to see the full project for yourself.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/26/how-to-murder-out-your-ride-for-just-120-in-your-garage/

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[Bob Kazamakis]

That's hot. I'd love to wrap a car a flat color other then black. Like flat white or blue.

 

[Turk]

That fucker has my wheels! If I wrapped my car I'd do a crazy color like orange or green.

 

[andcbii]

i would love to have a flat black car.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

That fucker has my wheels! If I wrapped my car I'd do a crazy color like orange or green.

Gloss? A flat army green would look sick. Maybe I'll look into this for the Cat.

 

[Riski]

Let's do it Rick, Ill do the jag if you do the M3

 

[Turk]

Gloss? A flat army green would look sick. Maybe I'll look into this for the Cat.

Flat green. I'm talking the bright green though like the one Porsche uses. Let's do it Joe.

 

[Riski]

wonder how bad it would be to get the car clean after a while of it being on, w the glue

 

[skeezer]

after you vinyl yours cars together, then you can get matching flame tattoos on your lower backs

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Flat green. I'm talking the bright green though like the one Porsche uses. Let's do it Joe.

Ah like the gt3 rs....that would be awesome.

 

[Riski]

awh Ryan, you wanna talk shit now......You promise not to delete my posts this time if I do?

 

[skeezer]

i'll just ban you this time around, thats easier

 

[Riski]

Dan you dont think I know how to work some grapdhics huh? You always come buy aat stalker hours anyways

 

[Riski]

Ryan can dish it out but cant take it

Hold on I found a cool pic for you!

 

[transmaxed]

I hate that look.. but to each his own.

 

[DanJ]

So now I'll drive by Joe's on Thursday and see him and Rick struggling with rolls of vinyl getting all burned to shit with heat guns.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I'd like to see some pics of the seams. I don't think you can get big enough pieces to do the roof or hood...maybe you can

 

[andcbii]

I hate that look.. but to each his own.

Yea, becuase the CF hood look is soooo much better =P

 

[DanJ]

Dan you dont think I know how to work some grapdhics huh? You always come buy aat stalker hours anyways

I work third shift, I'm up at weird hours.

I've seen your old mustang pictures. Whole body wrap sounds like a big PITA though.

 

[Riski]

I work third shift, I'm up at weird hours.

I've seen your old mustang pictures. Whole body wrap sounds like a big PITA though.

Yea it would be, just takes time.....

Now let me find that pic for Ryan,.....

 

[Riski]

i'll just ban you this time around, thats easier

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I'm just gonna do random body panels. It'll look sick

 

[99PONTIACGP]

This is a pretty cool idea until you open the door and see the original color of the car. itll look like a ghetto ass maaco paint job.

 

[skeezer]

oh no

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

This is a pretty cool idea until you open the door and see the original color of the car. itll look like a ghetto ass maaco paint job.

Vinyl doesn't stick to door jams? News to me....