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OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings
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Oh, and it is a bit of a rabbit hole with proper process, material, installer, etc. You have to make sure you get a good installer, a hack can do more damage to your paint than a week spent in a haboob.
Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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Yeah watched them cut the film that was on the car and wondered how they managed not to nick the paint. I find myself watching all kinds of auto shows of things I will never do but somehow enjoy and appreciate the skills of the fabricators on the projects.Ozzie_Isaac said:Oh, and it is a bit of a rabbit hole with proper process, material, installer, etc. You have to make sure you get a good installer, a hack can do more damage to your paint than a week spent in a haboob.Jacksonville FL -
My film they used was pre-cut. The shop has a giant CNC cutter and they buy the patterns from a vendor then cut the film out before applying.Dobie said:Yeah watched them cut the film that was on the car and wondered how they managed not to nick the paint. I find myself watching all kinds of auto shows of things I will never do but somehow enjoy and appreciate the skills of the fabricators on the projects.
I talked to one of the guys about cutting on the car and he says you can “feel” and “hear” when you have the pressure just right. He said they practice by putting film on their arm and cutting it. That is how he gets the feel for the film.Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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Who are these people who park their luxury cars in their living rooms?Ozzie_Isaac said:"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat -
Buddy has his Porsche wrapped in PPF and personally, I thought it dulled the sheen. Were it mine, I think I’d apply a good coat of wax over top.Dobie said:Was watching one of the car shows the other day they were applying PPF on a Lanbo or something and the film just made the color of the paint have a different sheen to it, not quite flat but something in between. Looked great and interesting watching them apply it to all the curves and angles. Doubt I will ever own anything that I would put it on but you never know. -
Doing a windshield seems beneficial. Will be looking into this for a newer used vehicle Mrs. Cooper recently bought. Thanks @Ozzie_IsaacPPF probably makes good sense, more so for exotics. For our vehicles it would be like putting plastic on the interior seats. We just buff out the road blemishes and the rest is "patina". 🙂*edit to ask, are the windshield coating suitable if snow/ice is common in winter? Do they hold up to ice scrapers?LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413GGreat Plains, USA
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When I first started reading about wraps on this thread I thought "Hmm. Maybe I'll get a wrap for my 2010 Ford Taurus. I will be like getting a new car for a much lower price."
Then I realized I only paid $6000 for the car in 2019 (with only 38k miles) - so the wrap actually is about the price of a "new" car when you buy used cars like I do...XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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I've PPF'd three of my last four cars (not the XC40 which I hated so much I sold it with only 174km on it). PPF on the the front facing surfaces and ceramic on the rest. Stek puts out PPF in different colours with a 10 year warranty. next car will be black paint and I'll put BRG in Stek PPF leaving a few details in black.Ozzie_Isaac said:PPF (paint protective film) is great. No maintenance required. Replace between 5-10 years depending on condition. Vinyl wraps are supposed to be replaced around 3 years or so.
For the $3500, I also had ceramic coat and full paint correction prior to install.~~
Walk softly, leave a good impression.
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I looked at vinyl a while back and the sheen varied substantially, brand to brand. So did the installation procedures. Do your homework if you're adding vinyl.
Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range -
Where do you park yours?JohnInCarolina said:Who are these people who park their luxury cars in their living rooms?Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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On the street, right in front of my next door neighbor’s house, like a proper ****.Ozzie_Isaac said:Where do you park yours?"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat -
At the lake last weekend. I wonder what his occupation is.
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Full transparency ... if I could park my car beside my bed, without my wife complaining, I absolutely would.JohnInCarolina said:Who are these people who park their luxury cars in their living rooms?Napoleon Prestige Pro 665, XL BGE, Lots of time for BBQ! -
@Mark_B_Good - Given your rides you'd need a two-stall bedroom.Mark_B_Good said:Full transparency ... if I could park my car beside my bed, without my wife complaining, I absolutely would.
LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413GGreat Plains, USA -
Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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Here’s one from the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville a couple of months ago…
Donnie Dawes - Carrollton, KY
2-XL BGE’s ( until 1 was stolen )
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In person, this thing is huge! Pretty sure that is what the 3X stands for.
Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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Kind of a unique yellow on this Ferrari. I don’t know the model.
Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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@Ozzie_Isaac - is it actually yellow? It looks more off-white to me. Almost like an eggshell color."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat -
It looks like Bianco AvorioJohnInCarolina said:@Ozzie_Isaac - is it actually yellow? It looks more off-white to me. Almost like an eggshell color. -
Maybach
"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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It is more cream (could definitely be Bianco Avorio) than off-white. To my eye there is a yellow undertone. It has mega old-lady vibes to the color.DoubleEgger said:It looks like Bianco AvorioDon't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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Almost makes the first photo look like sepia.Ozzie_Isaac said:It is more cream (could definitely be Bianco Avorio) than off-white. To my eye there is a yellow undertone. It has mega old-lady vibes to the color. -
I looked back, it does!!GrateEggspectations said:Almost makes the first photo look like sepia.Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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I haven't seen these new electric Hummers until a week or so ago. I've seen 4-5 now in the last week. I can't believe how big it was. I don't know if he lifted his or the others maybe didn't have their lift up. I'm guessing they might be on airbags?
"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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Just my opinion, but a lot of vehicles are simply getting way too big for our infrastructure (i.e., roads, parking spaces, etc.). They also pose a very real and significant hazard to other, smaller vehicles on the road. Even a lot of modern pickups can’t seem to stay in their lanes - 99.9% with empty beds.WeberWho said:I haven't seen these new electric Hummers until a week or so ago. I've seen 4-5 now in the last week. I can't believe how big it was. I don't know if he lifted his or the others maybe didn't have their lift up. I'm guessing they might be on airbags?Now get off my lawn! -
Very clearly, if that vehicle hits an adult pedestrian, the pedestrian is going to have upper body injuries. It also appears as if the driver's sightline just barely has the pedestrian visible. And it might be worse backing up.
Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range -
Not to mention the momentum that thing must have, with big enough batteries... when a driver loses control of a car or truck now, they often go thru a cafe's dining room or a showroom; that thing'll go thru a building.___________
"They're eating the checks! They're eating the balances!"
Ogden, UT
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