Just had this new 2013 Cooper S wrapped in a 3M Matte Blue Metallic full body wrap. Pictures do not do it justice...and it certainly is one unique MINI! . I've only seen MINI's in flat black, flat white, and the Helix flat green twincharged R53 before...never seen a matte blue MINI, it's a head turner.

Vehicle is located at Crevier MINI in Orange County, CA and is available for purchase

 

Ooooo I really like that!

 

So cool.

 

Looks great.

 

MINIs in matte wrapped anything, looks fantastic!

 

Check out the Mirror Blue wrap on this GTR.

 

Wow that looks fantastic. I'd love to see it with the black plastic bottoms in the same Blue. Looks like this blue is getting popular. There is a couple E9X M3s wrapped in this exact film. Those damn ambers make me want to tear my eyes out lol.

 

Owen does good work. Just did my Countryman. He told me all about that job. Looks great!

 

Yes fantastic work

Is your Countryman the White one? If so looks awesome

 

Yeah! Where did you see it? Thanks for the compliment.

 

He posted a pic on the RMW Forums

 

Hmm. Can't seem to find it on there. You got a link? I'm pretty sure it's mine, but who knows!

 

That color looks pretty good on a MINI.

There's a 350Z driving around Glendale that's wrapped in that, it looks pretty bad on that. Of course this certain datsun driver never cleans his car so that could have a large effect on the finish.

 

The wheel gap doesn't do it justice.

 

What does that cost and how well does it hold up? Does it protect the paint. Does it look bad after a while? How do you care for it? I assume you don't wax the car now...? Are there any imperfections in the wrap that don't show up on photographs or does it look like a paint job?

 

That is gorgeous.

 

I think the cost is in the neighborhood of $1,500 - 2,000. It is pretty labor intensive.

It does protect the paint. Instead of bare paint, you've got a layer of vinyl on top. You are right that you do not want to wax or clay bar the vinyl. Otherwise, you'd care for it like you would a car. I would be reluctant to take it through a high-pressure machine wash, but a hand wash would be fine. And since you don't have to wax, you'd save time.

When it is done by a talented person, it should look just like a paint job. I can tell you that I have had work done by Owen and another popular vinyl wrapper. Both are very good, but Owen in my opinion is second to none in his skill and his attention to detail. Owen is very, very good at what he does and he's a nice guy to boot. Very pleased he was able to work on my car.

 

Wow! I am sure its labor intensive but just wow!. I would love to see a perfectly wrapped car like Thumpers in person some day though...

 

Mine was around $2,200 in total and that was a bargain. The next cheapest place I found was $2,300 but they wouldn't wrap details like inside doors and in cracks. The $2,300 place was sticker city and that price was for their basic econo-wrap.

My $2,200 wrap was done at ExtremeAutoWerks and was their primo-wrap. After my wrap, they changed their pricing structure and I think they're a little more expensive now.

So yeah, expensive but quite worth it.

 

That is an amazing look - not available here - pity

 

Glad you like it.

The most labor intensive part is the R&R of the trim, door handles, bumpers, bumper inserts etc. If you dont do that, it makes it harder to install the vinyl and it doesn't look anywhere near as good. I was lucky to have Crevier do the trim and door handle R&R for me, so they got a pretty significant discount on the labor.

The biggest factor in keeping your wrap looking good is to keep it clean. Keeping it garaged and protected from dew is also super important. Dew contains concentrated pollution which eats away at the vinyl. I have seen customers ignore this and have the wrap go to **** in under a year.

If you can't do this, you should not get your vehicle wrapped. If you can, it will last you anywhere from 4 to 7 years depending on where you live and how much time it spends outside.

 

There's quite a few youtube vids of cars getting wrapped if you want to check out how labor intensive it is. Also, lots of waste when doing things like the back where they have to use a huge sheet to do the body work and then cut most of it out for the windows so that there's a nice smooth finish all the way around with no seams.

We need new photos of that blue one when the sun comes out! :D

 

can any tell me who did this blue wrap and the cost? thanks

 

5zero4. The guy who authored post #21 above. He has done a lot of work on my car and he is excellent. Amazing talent, even nicer guy.

 

Does he have a website?

How about a few pics of your car too