If you can't wait for that perfect patina.....just wrap it....1953 Coupe

[Mike Baillargeon #15848]

This isn't my car, but check out the patina vinyl wrap on this 1953 Cadillac.

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/6086045775.html

What do we think?

Car looked pretty good before the wrap........to each his own......

Mike   #15848

[chrisntam]

One vote for the wrap!



It looks pretty good....

[chrisntam]

Patina.   

No patina.   

[Mike Baillargeon #15848]

When you get tired of this patina, can you just peel it off?

Mike   #15848

[signart]

It is removable. It is recommended to let the print cure for a period before application to prevent the chance of leaving a ghost on the finish after removal. That doesn't usually happen in the commercial world. Goes straight from the printer to the substrate most cases.

[WTL]

Wonder what the dent resistance is for this material, if it protects the paint from very small dings?  I also wonder long term, if you leave it on, will you see similar rust bubbling like what happened with vinyl roofs?

[signart]

Dent protection would be very, very minimal. Typical is about 4 mil thickness with lamination. It would protect the paint from scratches, abrasion & fading, but the printed material itself is not scratch resistant. There are some camo & graphite wrap materials that are pretty durable. Wrap material is applied over painted surfaces and plastics and chrome, and is not breathable, so I don't think rust is going to be an issue.

[jeremy9146]

Hey everyone

Looks bad a**!!!!! 

Jeremy Weiss

[cadillac ken]

Ridiculous.

Looks like it was a nice car paint-wise. I don't get it. 

Patina?  I'ts not a Ming Dynasty Vase.  That word is way over used. It's an aged car.  As is, as found, unrestored,  I get it. 
To "wrap" a decent car to make it look like an aged hunk of junk?  I just don't get it.

Ken in FL

[Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621]

Thank you Ken. I was beginning to think it was just me...