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      01-21-2022, 10:33 AM   #1
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Hi there, I am looking to wrap my car for cheaper. I was told to go on AliExpress for the inexpensive vinyl wraps. But I知 not sure if these wraps are big enough. One of ones I知 looking at says the biggest size they have 5ftx59ft. Now I知 not sure if this is long enough and would like your opinions. Thanks
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Hi there, I am looking to wrap my car for cheaper. I was told to go on AliExpress for the inexpensive vinyl wraps. But I知 not sure if these wraps are big enough. One of ones I知 looking at says the biggest size they have 5ftx59ft. Now I知 not sure if this is long enough and would like your opinions. Thanks
If you are looking to wrap the whole car, pay a professional.
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Hi there, I am looking to wrap my car for cheaper. I was told to go on AliExpress for the inexpensive vinyl wraps. But I’m not sure if these wraps are big enough. One of ones I’m looking at says the biggest size they have 5ftx59ft. Now I’m not sure if this is long enough and would like your opinions. Thanks
If you are looking to wrap the whole car, pay a professional.
I live in Chicago and most pros charge around $4500-$6000 for a wrap
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I live in Chicago and most pros charge around $4500-$6000 for a wrap
Shop around a bit more. You should be able to find a good shop in the $3K range. Trust me, this is not something you want to try and do yourself.
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I live in Chicago and most pros charge around $4500-$6000 for a wrap
Shop around a bit more. You should be able to find a good shop in the $3K range. Trust me, this is not something you want to try and do yourself.
Oh I know that. I was just trying to find the vinyl wrap and then ask my friend who does wraps do it for me. He only charges $600 to install it.
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I bought my wrap off metro restyling. 5ft x 65ft. So I did have a good amount of extra but for my first time ever trying to wrap it was definitely smart to do so. If you have a lot of time and patience then go right for it! I had zero experience before doing my entire car and it turned out really good for first time. A few imperfections but totally fine with me while saving an extra 5k for someone else to do it. my car was apline white which people say white is hardest to wrap over plus I did satin black lol. So if I did it I'm sure you can as well. Just don't think it's easy, def annoying and a lot of prep work to even start getting to the wrapping part.

Here's my thread with my results. https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1872591
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Don't buy cheap wrap. Stick with 3m, Avery, Inozetek. If I ever wrap my car, it'll definitely be the Inozetek Super gloss series, looks like paint.
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