My only thought is , what is the lifetime of those vinyl wraps, in Florida with the intense sun/UV I cant see it being more than 1.5 - 2 years before you start seeing some type of breakdown. I had what was suppose to be a UV resisitant carbon fiber wrap on my bonnet scoop that looked degraded in 6 months.
I have been in this industry since 1995 and was "wrapping" things before wrapping was even a thing. All of which have been in Florida. In these years I have experimented with all types of vinyl and can say that quality vinyl will last 5+ years on vertical install and 3+ years on horizontal areas like the hood and roof. Just like everything else, its a matter of how well you take care of it. I use a protestant spray from Germany which acts as a UV filter among other things. Which that said, I can only image that the vinyl you had was low grade sad to say. Also, was the carbon fiber vinyl you had black all the way thru or a sort of chrome-ish back-side ? My portfolio page: Visual FX Studio And thanks for all of your time and comments!
Make sure they use 3M, There are many other brands out there including Hexis that have a huge shrinking problem causing it to peal.
Hmmm... An interesting application for Protestant spray... Never thought'a that before. Guess I'll finish this beer and give it a try. :beer
What does it cost to wrap a Mini like this? And is this number somewhat across the industry or only in places like so Cal and Florida where it's more common? I see this as a really cost effective and viable way to change the looks of a car without painting it.
Wrapping cars is what I do, you can see my work at facebook.com/visualfxvinyl I travel all over the world wrapping vehicles and the cost does range as well as the quality of the work. Just like a good paint job I remove all the emblems, handles and trim in order to achieve a seamless look. a matte colored mini is about $1600 with removal of all those parts. this doesn't include travel.