Matte Black Wrapped the C63...

[rage2]

Very happy with the results. Thank you Spy Design in Okotoks for the week's worth of hard work, turned out great! Only problem is, it's not easy shooting pictures of the car. Pics need a LOT of post processing to make it look like it does in real life. It looks much lighter in pictures. I've edited it as much as possible to show what it looks like in person.

Now the tough part begins, the hunt for suspension and wheels to match the new color. Desperately need it now. At least I have the winter to figure it out.

Benyl's C63 came out for a quick shoot tonight too. Good comparison from the original color.

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/c63amg/14.jpg

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[desto2para]

that looks awesome!

[rawsensation]

Omg I saw this tonight at Sukiyaki House lol, I was wondering whether or not this was your car, it looks fuckin sick they did a real clean job, I was wondering if you were gonna do this to your car next thing I know you get into it :bigpimp:

[pf0sh0]

Rediculous

[jeremyn]

dammmmmmnn :drool: :drool:

thats soooo sickk,matte black ftw.

:bigpimp:

[brandon]

Looks amazing!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[EM1FTW]

DAMN
looks sick rage!

[Gabe182]

WOW. I think thats my new favorite matte black car (besides the gemballa mirage gt)

Is it expensive to do, or comparable to a decent paint job?

[cocoabrova]

Sick homie, now I really want to get the X done.... PM'ed you btw....

[A790]

ZOMG! Looks pretty :D

How much did that cost if you don't mind me asking?

[TomcoPDR]

So is this stuff wrapped over the Ricochet clear film?

That's tight :burnout:

[rizfarmer]

Originally posted by Gabe182
Is it expensive to do, or comparable to a decent paint job?

what he said

[Jlude]

Looks pretty good, I hope they did a great job (I'm sure they did).

Do they do the jambs and everything except the engine bay?

[gpomp]

ballin outta control :bigpimp:

[TDFTW]

So when are we going for that shoot Rage?!

[Shlade]

this i cant say i understand...

why would you take a brand new benz and change the nice black to a completly matte finish?

to each his own but im not really digging it :dunno:

[rage2]

Cost is going to depend on the car. You can always call and ask them how much it'll cost.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=spy+design+okotoks

Because my car was brand new and no color change, it's a little cheaper. If there's a color change involved, you have to take stuff apart so the original color doesn't show inside the shadows. It costs the same price as a full 3M job, so I got a color change and paint protection for the same price. Can't complain.

They do everything that you can see with the doors closed. Open the doors and you'll see the original color. Pretty much same coverage as full 3M. I did choose a few things to stay the original color to add a little contrast to it. Gonna check it out in daylight to see if I made a good choice, if not, then I'm gonna get those areas wrapped too.

[rage2]

Originally posted by Shlade
this i cant say i understand...

why would you take a brand new benz and change the nice black to a completly matte finish?

to each his own but im not really digging it :dunno:
Just something different and new to try out. Matte black is one of those colors that some people like, and some people hate. I like it, and that's all that really matters.

Besides, it takes 30 mins to go back to the original pristine paint when I get sick of it.

[Shlade]

thats all that really matters in the end....

if you like it its all good, personally if i had the money to own such a nice car id baby the original paint haha :rolleyes:

[rage2]

That was the whole point of the wrap. It's paint protection... to baby the original paint! lol

[sxtasy]

looks badass:thumbsup:

[Kardon]

This car is the FUCKING BEEZ KNEEZ. Way nicer than all the BMWs!

[DJ Lazy]

I am green with envy!!! Soo sick dude. :bigpimp: :nut:

[Hash_man]

I must say I like it a lot.... Flat black doesn't suit many cars well, but works very well on your AMG... Nice choice Rage. Looks like the shop did a good job too :thumbsup:

[Reggie@MWDesign]

thats awesome!

[rizfarmer]

Originally posted by rage2
That was the whole point of the wrap. It's paint protection... to baby the original paint! lol

so this wasn't actually a repaint? what material do they wrap the car with? very interesting

I viewed their website briefly but it sucked - they may want to bring your car on as a testimony to their work.

[rizfarmer]

what do you have in mind for rims? I'm trying to picture something and I think crome or satin finish HREs would completely deck the car out.

[Freestylin]

Definitely a sick job on the ride! :thumbsup:

[rage2]

Originally posted by rizfarmer
so this wasn't actually a repaint? what material do they wrap the car with? very interesting
It's called 3M Controltac, basically a vinyl material that stretches and has air channels to eliminate air bubbles for vehicle applications. It's a printable material too if you want to print shit on it.

[Hakkola]

You sonofabitch that's fucking sweet dude.

Would look great with satin finish wheels like the matte SLR.

[AA2001]

car looks amazing!:thumbsup:

[Clark-Kent]

:drool: :drool:
That looks soo good

[A2VR6]

So is this stuff like regular 3M where you have to wax it ever so often?

[Redlyne_jr]

Originally posted by A2VR6
So is this stuff like regular 3M where you have to wax it ever so often?

very different from 3m similar idea though.. its really thin and pliable essentially you heat shrink it to the entire car.. its cool stuff :D

[speeed]

:eek: that looks amazing

is it a pain in the ass to maintain it lookin fresh?

[theken]

I saw a matte gtr a few days ago. Looked awesome. This looks good too.

[/////AMG]

Was talking to soemone about this the other day. Looks good, and quailty of works looks great too. :thumbsup:

[LongCity]

How do you take care of that shit?! Say if it got a scratch, what would it look like?
Anyways, looks so badass!

[T-Dubbs]

WOW!
looks pretty unreal
great choice

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

:drool:

[Redlyne_mr2]

Nice man:thumbsup:

[Xtrema]

Once you go matte, you'll never go back?

Nice dude and I think I called it that one of u will go matte.

[Eibbus]

Originally posted by rage2

It's called 3M Controltac, basically a vinyl material that stretches and has air channels to eliminate air bubbles for vehicle applications. It's a printable material too if you want to print shit on it.

Hey Rage,

Few questions:

a) Do you know how thick the vinyl is?

b) did they use a laminate over the original vinyl for added protection? I've heard some shops using a Gloss black vinyl with matte overlaminate for a very strong durable wrap.

c) How long did the whole wrap take?

d) Did they give you any information on how to maintain the vinyl? Can you use sealant on it?

e) What happens if you get a tear in the vinyl after a year or so? I'm assuming you have to replace the whole panel at this point, will the vinyl panel that is replaced match the rest of the panels color? Fading?

Looks amazing!
Thanks.

[benyl]

Originally posted by Xtrema
Once you go matte, you'll never go back?

Nice dude and I think I called it that one of u will go matte.

haha! We were both going to go Matte to make our cars less similar. Boy would that have been gay if we both did it. Luckily, rage2 found out I was trying to get pricing and we had to decide who was going to do it.

We both have full car wraps, just mine is see through. haha

[Xtrema]

^ haha

BTW Rage, I think it's time to think about get all the amber out of the front like:

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4224/imageop.jpg

And is there a thicker protection on the front of the hood? I keep see a color variation in your pics about 1/3 front the front, cutting horizontally across the hood.

[schocker]

That looks very good rage. :thumbsup:
That car looks great in matte black.

[topher91]

Fuk dude.... That is sick....

I've always liked matte black.

DIBS on your AMG wheels when you decide to swap em out. They would like nice on our GLK.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[TurboD]

Looks good, so many little creases and lines everywhere, this car would be up there in the difficult spectrum of cars to wrap.

I can't figure out how they went around the emblems on the back, I don't see how it's possible to do that without removing them.

very nice.


@Eibbus
-Soap and water to clean, no such thing as maintaining it.
no wax needed because its matte.
I've used spray detail but its not needed.

-Time to wrap? They either did it in one full day or a two day period, if you work steady good "wrappers" can wrap a car in 8 hours or so.

-tearing, haha, if you get a scratch it doesn't tear across the panel like a window with a crack. There is no reason for the vinyl to scratch in normal situations.

[Neil4Speed]

Rage looks absolutely vicious, nice job!

[Mibz]

Yeah, no more amber. Clear side markers and white turn signals would be a perfect addition.

[rage2]

Originally posted by Eibbus
a) Do you know how thick the vinyl is?

b) did they use a laminate over the original vinyl for added protection? I've heard some shops using a Gloss black vinyl with matte overlaminate for a very strong durable wrap.

c) How long did the whole wrap take?

d) Did they give you any information on how to maintain the vinyl? Can you use sealant on it?

e) What happens if you get a tear in the vinyl after a year or so? I'm assuming you have to replace the whole panel at this point, will the vinyl panel that is replaced match the rest of the panels color? Fading?

Looks amazing!
Thanks.
a) It's a little thinner than 3M clear bra, so it'll damage easier.
b) Nope, just the vinyl.
c) A few days.
d) A little. I was told to just soap/bucket wash, rinse and dry. It leaves no water spots. It's a lot easier to clean than paint.
e) No clue, will let you know when it happens haha.


Originally posted by Xtrema
^ haha

BTW Rage, I think it's time to think about get all the amber out of the front like:

And is there a thicker protection on the front of the hood? I keep see a color variation in your pics about 1/3 front the front, cutting horizontally across the hood.
Not a big fan of the clear reflectors on a black car. I did a few photoshops and ended up with amber + smoke which fits the best for my tastes.

As for the color variation, it's the angle of the hood + lighting. Like I said, shooting this car is fucking tough now. The matte finish eats up all the light!


Originally posted by TurboD
I can't figure out how they went around the emblems on the back, I don't see how it's possible to do that without removing them.
They went around the MB emblem. The C63, AMG, and 6.3 side emblems were removed and reinstalled.

[bwling]

Looks freakin' awesome! Those guys did a great job. :thumbsup:

[CSMRX7]

:thumbsup:

[m10-power]

Looks awesome, matte black on that car looks so good.

I'm a bit bias to the whole matte black thing, did my car three years ago but it's painted.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/mboldt/sept15/DSC_3529.jpg

[KRyn]

Originally posted by rage2

Just something different and new to try out. Matte black is one of those colors that some people like, and some people hate. I like it, and that's all that really matters.

Besides, it takes 30 mins to go back to the original pristine paint when I get sick of it.


You sir, have exquisite taste. I am excited to see what kind of rims you pick up. How low do you ideally want to go?

[rage2]

Originally posted by KRyn
You sir, have exquisite taste. I am excited to see what kind of rims you pick up. How low do you ideally want to go?
I actually have really bad taste. kenny usually fixes my poor decisions for me! :rofl:

As for how low I want to go, I've called the city and they're going to remove the curb to my driveway.

[SpoonEK9@STRD]

Originally posted by rage2

As for how low I want to go, I've called the city and they're going to remove the curb to my driveway.

Explain. Could I call and ask them to change the angle on mine too?


ride looks sweet :thumbsup:

[CivicDXR]

wow, car looks awesome, they did an incredible job!

and you're getting your curb removed? how does that work? they just gonna flatten in out more? cost?

[black13]

oh fuck your car just got even sicker!!!!

[realazy]

Originally posted by CivicDXR
wow, car looks awesome, they did an incredible job!

and you're getting your curb removed? how does that work? they just gonna flatten in out more? cost?

I remember there was a thread on this before, it's around $3000-$5000 depending on whether it's a single or double garage.

Car looks great Rage!

[eglove]

licence plate = PMP SHT


DO IT.


that is HOT. :hitit: :love:

[InRich]

I dont like it :(

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by rage2
As for how low I want to go, I've called the city and they're going to remove the curb to my driveway.

:rofl: :thumbsup: on winter beater aka snow plow.

[ekguy]

This has me considering some things for the legend until I could afford paint haha. Does this cost comparably to paint or is it considerably less???

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by ekguy
This has me considering some things for the legend until I could afford paint haha. Does this cost comparably to paint or is it considerably less???

Less, pretty sure it's around $700-1000 to do it.

[D'z Nutz]

Holy shit, that looks sweet. Hopefully fucking yellow bug guts don't stain the vinyl like it does 3M :thumbsdow (although it wouldn't be as obvious)

[nykz]

Originally posted by rage2
As for how low I want to go, I've called the city and they're going to remove the curb to my driveway.

That is pure baller status.. :eek:
Love the matte black look!

:hitit:

[403ep3]

I was thinking of doing this too because I think it looks pimp!!

Very nice, I can't wait to see it lowered and with new rims. 700-1000 hmm I may do this in a year or so.

[Eleanor]

I am so jealous right now.

Your "beater" is nicer than 99.9% of cars on here.

Well done :thumbsup:

[rage2]

It's 4-7k to do it. Not sure where you got the idea that it only costs 1k.

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by rage2
It's 4-7k to do it. Not sure where you got the idea that it only costs 1k.

Price I was told when I asked about it a couple months ago.

May have been a different wrap or process. :dunno:

[JordanAndrew]

Originally posted by rage2
It's 4-7k to do it. Not sure where you got the idea that it only costs 1k.

That's what I thought it cost after reading about it here. Must be really nice to have so much disposable income.


Originally posted by Hakkola


Price I was told when I asked about it a couple months ago.

May have been a different wrap or process. :dunno:

Maybe they only quoted you certain parts of the car? Roof/front only? I dunno, but if it's only really $1,000 I'd probably do it up too.

[hampstor]

Originally posted by theken
I saw a matte gtr a few days ago. Looked awesome. This looks good too.

That would be Rahul's GTR... and it's his winter car. :rofl:

looks good rage2 :D

[npham]

Maybe it's 1k to paint it matte black, but 4-7k seems about right in my head for the amount of work involved for wrapping a car that difficult.

[JordanAndrew]

Originally posted by hampstor


That would be Rahul's GTR... and it's his winter car. :rofl:

looks good rage2 :D

So what does he drive for his summer ride? Man I really need to win the lottery or something so I can join the nice winter car club.

[TurboD]

Originally posted by Hakkola


Less, pretty sure it's around $700-1000 to do it.

this will usually cover the cost of the vinyl material if you're lucky.
So for 1k$ you will get a roll of vinyl in a box beside the car.

quote from speedpro signs in calgary


The cost of laminated vinyl (gloss white) for your vehicle (my crx) is $1166.40. The cost of vinyl without laminate is $583.20. No text, no install. Thanks, Kim
Speedpro Signs

[zieg]

Originally posted by TurboD


this will usually cover the cost of the vinyl material if you're lucky.
So for 1k$ you will get a roll of vinyl in a box beside the car.

quote from speedpro signs in calgary






reading the whole thread > you

[CivicDXR]

Originally posted by eglove
licence plate = PMP SHT


DO IT.


that is HOT. :hitit: :love:

I think he should get WNTRBTR. :D

[Dj_Stylz]

:bigpimp: :bigpimp:

[bastardchild]

I saw them doing your car when the hood was only done.

They did my friend's Diablo in matte white before your car. Good guys for sure.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs039.snc3/12636_166587584069_155209634069_2600440_2385217_n.jpg

[m10-power]

^ I like it better in it's original colour, he seems to like white :)


lol it's all relative to the price of his car, doing this to your civics is kinda silly.

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by JordanAndrew


So what does he drive for his summer ride? Man I really need to win the lottery or something so I can join the nice winter car club.


Pffft GTR for winter ride only?:rofl: My co-worker drives his Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder in winter...his summer ride is a Range Rover HSE :rofl: :rofl:

Heres a radio broadcast of him being spotted on the road in winter on Sonic 102 with interview with him

http://qml.quiettouch.com/files/radio/chdi/audio/podcasts/GAS/GAS_022509.mp3

:rofl: :rofl:

[cannondale1]

Rock on mang. Funny, I just spotted a 430 Ferrari coupe matte wrapped downtown today.

[cycosis]

Not diggin it:dunno: I love the look of a freshly waxed black car too much.

[Jlude]

Originally posted by dj_rice



Pffft GTR for winter ride only?:rofl: My co-worker drives his Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder in winter...his summer ride is a Range Rover HSE :rofl: :rofl:

Heres a radio broadcast of him being spotted on the road in winter on Sonic 102 with interview with him

http://qml.quiettouch.com/files/radio/chdi/audio/podcasts/GAS/GAS_022509.mp3

:rofl: :rofl:

Don't you work in the shop of a car dealership? Or is that someone else? Infiniti right? How does your co-worker rock those vehicles?

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by Jlude


Don't you work in the shop of a car dealership? Or is that someone else? Infiniti right? How does your co-worker rock those vehicles?


Yes I work at Infiniti in parts, the co-worker in question works as a Finance Manager, and how he rocks those vehicles is, he made a killing off the real estate market when it was booming.

This is in fact his 2nd Lambo, here's a pic of his first one and yes he still rocks those plates on his vehicles...his Range has King 01

http://exoticspotter.com/bt000147/bt000147_512531.jpg

Heres his current ride

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r470/djrice1234/IMG_0023.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r470/djrice1234/IMG_0024.jpg
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r470/djrice1234/IMG_0021.jpg

And these are some pics of his new rims...he had silver ones before and got these?OEM rims?I dunno if its special or not http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r470/djrice1234/IMG_0026.jpg


Sorry to thread hijack rage2, but your rides
:bigpimp: everyone of your cars is modded tastefully

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Hey Rage, where did you get that done at ?
I don't know if you said or not.

[blinkme_210]

:thumbsup:

[brucebanner]

Absolutely SICK :drool:

Looks stellar!

[JordanAndrew]

Originally posted by Nissan_Fanboy
Hey Rage, where did you get that done at ?
I don't know if you said or not.


Why don't you go back and read it?

Reading > You



Originally posted by rage2
Very happy with the results. Thank you Spy Design in Okotoks for the week's worth of hard work, turned out great! Only problem is, it's not easy shooting pictures of the car. Pics need a LOT of post processing to make it look like it does in real life. It looks much lighter in pictures. I've edited it as much as possible to show what it looks like in person.

Now the tough part begins, the hunt for suspension and wheels to match the new color. Desperately need it now. At least I have the winter to figure it out.

Benyl's C63 came out for a quick shoot tonight too. Good comparison from the original color.


:facepalm: :facepalm:

[SportEL]

Just wondering why you got it done out of town instead of locally.

[ZorroAMG]

Probably availability/schedule to do the work and a better deal?

Looks GREAT Rage. Still hate the "smoked" markers though, just wrap the damn things, you've got signals in your mirrors. :D

[AudiPWR]

Looks very nice, I really like it! Have you ever thought about blacking out the tails?

[gqmw]

Man that is :bigpimp:

Never thought your car wrapped would look so sick.

[TurboD]

Originally posted by m10-power
lol it's all relative to the price of his car, doing this to your civics is kinda silly.

+1 ...;)

[ercchry]

Originally posted by rage2


As for how low I want to go, I've called the city and they're going to remove the curb to my driveway.

this low?

f8scwgV_A4w

that low+cup kit for speed bumps (and with a cup kit you would not need to remove your curb) :bigpimp:

[rage2]

Originally posted by SportEL
Just wondering why you got it done out of town instead of locally.
Because they did a great job on the 430, GTR and the Diablo. Funny, all the spotted threads for wrapped cars in this thread is done by the same guy haha.

Originally posted by AudiPWR
Looks very nice, I really like it! Have you ever thought about blacking out the tails?
It's already smoked. Blacked looks stupid IMO.

[tobypaddock]

Originally posted by m10-power
^ I like it better in it's original colour, he seems to like white :)


lol it's all relative to the price of his car, doing this to your civics is kinda silly.
kind of elitist to say...
i dont even like civics but would drive this (http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_sema/gallerys/civic_part2/images/09_skunk.jpg) anyday over one with oem paint on it.

[vdhd]

Originally posted by rage2
Very happy with the results. Thank you Spy Design in Okotoks for the week's worth of hard work, turned out great! Only problem is, it's not easy shooting

Hey S, car looks great man. I took pictures of my GTR in the snow, wasn't easy --- I agree. I am going to take some dusk shots on a tripod using my 5DM2 and 16-35L.

http://picasaweb.google.ca/rsvdhd/20091024GTRMatteBlack?authkey=Gv1sRgCPf8g-r2vb_OMg#

[Oz-]

Looks great, would love to see it in person as it sounds like the pictures don't do it justice.

So you just put the vinyl wrap over the 3M that you had done the week before?