Project Mercedes Black Series: Satin Wrap Timelapse

[rage2]

Thanks to the team over at Shadow Tinting, they meticulously wrapped the entire car, 3M’d all carbon fibre pieces, and added window protection film to the huge glass roof. They allowed us to setup our cameras to capture everything, so we ended up with a timelapse video showing off the entire process. 30 hours of work, compressed down to 3 mins.

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Pics:

http://www.beyond.ca/wp-content/uploads/c63-black-series-satin-matte-wrap-3.jpg

http://www.beyond.ca/wp-content/uploads/c63-black-series-satin-matte-wrap-1.jpg

Full details on the wrap and gallery here:

http://www.beyond.ca/project-black-series-satin-wrap-timelapse/14616.html/c63-black-series-satin-matte-wrap-3

[Anton]

Too crazy - Jared does great work again.

Any wheel plans or is that a secret?

[saiyajin]

that was pretty awesome :drool:

[DannyITR]

Wow very cool!

[Type_S1]

:drool:

Too sick.

[ExtraSlow]

Welp, now the time-lapse I was going to do of the 3m and tint on on my Odyssey is going to look pretty lame.

[KRyn]

Awesome video! Will this wrap be more durable than the stuff on the C63 AMG?

[bituerbo]

Not bad.

[kvg]

Man thats alot of work! Great job guys and sick car Rage:thumbsup:

[rage2]

Originally posted by KRyn
Awesome video! Will this wrap be more durable than the stuff on the C63 AMG?
Yes, I had this on my CLK63 Black Series, and it was no different than your regular 3M protection film. It's the same thickness.

The C63 was vinyl, which was only 1/4 of the thickness of this stuff, so every rock that hit it literally took a piece of vinyl off.

[JRSC00LUDE]

That is pretty neat.

[Redlyne_jr]

Menacing.. :eek:

[Davex]

looks great. I need to source out a roll of this stuff in white for my car. Does shadow tint sell rolls for DIY?

[rage2]

I think they do, give 'em a shout.

The stuff I used (XPEL Stealth) is clear. I don't think they make it in white (vinyl), but other companies do.

The vinyl stuff is a lot thinner and isn't meant as paint protection. High impact rock chip areas will get destroyed.

[2Legit2Quit]

Front shot is awesome. Very nice work, sick ride as well of course.

[K3RMiTdot]

jared does goood work again, only person i trust doing my windows and 3m! unce unce unce!! great looking car!

[ercchry]

Originally posted by Davex
looks great. I need to source out a roll of this stuff in white for my car. Does shadow tint sell rolls for DIY?

this shits like $26/yard dave...

[benyl]

Is the hood 1 piece without a seam?

[rage2]

Originally posted by benyl
Is the hood 1 piece without a seam?
Yes. The hood vents had to be done separately though so there's a seam there.

[benyl]

3M doesn't have a sheet big enough for it.

I might have to go with Xpel on the next car.

[cloud7]

It's such an important event that even an Observer made an appearance from 1:57-1:59 of the video. LOL.

[rage2]

Originally posted by benyl
3M doesn't have a sheet big enough for it.

I might have to go with Xpel on the next car.
That is correct. I was talking to Jared about that, 3M is working on producing the wider rolls. They're a little behind XPEL.

[Chester]

Looks mean. Love how the red calipers really stand out.

[jonnycat]

How did you zoom in and out so slowly with the time lapse (near the end while it was on the hoist and then back on the floor)

Looks so neat, everything zipping around, yet a wicked slow zoom.

Of course car looks killer.

[Zephyr]

Those stock wheels look really good on the car!

[Davex]

Originally posted by ercchry


this shits like $26/yard dave... i can pay.

[Davex]

Originally posted by jonnycat
How did you zoom in and out so slowly with the time lapse (near the end while it was on the hoist and then back on the floor)

Looks so neat, everything zipping around, yet a wicked slow zoom.

Of course car looks killer. it was done in post production i would say. you can set it to slowly zoom to one corner

[rage2]

I stood there and notched the zoom and readjusted focus for 30 hrs... ;)

[skandalouz_08]

That looks wicked, great job by Shadow Tinting!

[7thgenvic]

Jarrod! What an amazing guy! That work is spectacular! He's really made a amazing name for himself over the years!

[Sugarphreak]

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[rage2]

haha I'm not that patient. It was a joke. Davex got it right, it's post prod. :)

[Sugarphreak]

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[ercchry]

Originally posted by Davex
i can pay.

oh sorry that was per FOOT... and only 1 yard wide :rofl:

moral of the story is there is a reason you only see it on $100k+ cars

[btimbit]

Wow, that looks great. Timelapse is awesome too

[Davex]

Originally posted by ercchry


oh sorry that was per FOOT... and only 1 yard wide :rofl:

moral of the story is there is a reason you only see it on $100k+ cars that changes everything lol. I just want a basic matte white vinyl

[ercchry]

Originally posted by Davex
that changes everything lol. I just want a basic matte white vinyl

this is not the stuff for you then, as its a clear film that just makes the base colour satin.

[saiyajin]

how much is it to 3m a whole car rage? pm if need be :D

[DGill]

That thing looks super agressive, shadow tinting did a great job

[rage2]

Originally posted by saiyajin
how much is it to 3m a whole car rage? pm if need be :D
$4-5k. Depends on car, and what other stuff you're doing.

Call them and they'll give you a quote.

[95teetee]

Originally posted by rage2

$4-5k. Depends on car, and what other stuff you're doing.

Call them and they'll give you a quote. sorry, but I still don't get the matte black (or any other color) craze.

All that money to make a car look like it's ready for paint?

-then again, living in the sticks, I've never really seen a matte car in person (unless it was primer lol)- maybe I just don't get it because I've only seen pics.

[rage2]

It looks nothing like primer.

My car will be at Driven this year, stop by and take a look.

[Chantastic]

nice. What did you use to film it/edit, if you don't mind me asking.

[Davex]

Originally posted by Chantastic
nice. What did you use to film it/edit, if you don't mind me asking. Im gonna guess a 5d mark 2 and probably adobe premier/after effects/sony vegas

[Chantastic]

I haven't done too much video work with good equipment before... my D90 only does 5 minutes of recording per clip and it's really annoying!

[Modelexis]

Very cool stuff, I think even a 6 minute video would have still been entertaining to a lot of people, it's a good video to show people that plan on attempting the job themselves to see really what is involved, how many hands on deck are used to complete a project like this.

[black13]

Wow! Beautiful!
The matte on this looks alot better than the CLK because it has more lines and is more box-y while the CLK was more curved.
Interested to hear more about that new tail light tint with some up close pics if you can.

[rage2]

Originally posted by Davex
Im gonna guess a 5d mark 2 and probably adobe premier/after effects/sony vegas
Almost... NLE with Sony Vegas, color grading using Magic Bullet Looks.


Originally posted by Chantastic
I haven't done too much video work with good equipment before... my D90 only does 5 minutes of recording per clip and it's really annoying!
I don't think I've ever shot a clip that was longer than 2 mins. Leave the single shot sequences to the Hollywood directors. :)


Originally posted by black13
Wow! Beautiful!
The matte on this looks alot better than the CLK because it has more lines and is more box-y while the CLK was more curved.
Interested to hear more about that new tail light tint with some up close pics if you can.
Thanks. After seeing this car, and getting it wrapped, it makes the CLK63 BS look so dated. Very very happy with the upgrade.

I'll try to get some close-up pics of the tails.

[Davex]

i only guessed 5d2 cause i know you have one lol

[94boosted]

The matte black really suits the car, nicely done.

[Chantastic]

perhaps I'm being bone headed and am missing something... if it only allows a few minutes at a time, did you just keep hitting record every time it ran out?

[JfuckinC]

Originally posted by Chantastic
perhaps I'm being bone headed and am missing something... if it only allows a few minutes at a time, did you just keep hitting record every time it ran out?

what? i think it's a bunch of pictures put in a slide show haha..

And why spend so much, shoulda just plasti-dip'ed it :rofl:

[ercchry]

Originally posted by JfuckinC


what? i think it's a bunch of pictures put in a slide show haha..



this, playing a 30hr video in ffwd would be an insane amount of resources

[bourge73]

Beautiful! It looked awesome from the factory but really? almost too shiny with the chrome, the matte sets it off. It really does though look better on this MB though..

[Chantastic]

ohhhhh hahaha

[clem24]

I dunno.. Can't say I am a huge fan of the matte look. I do like that factory dark grey silver color in matte though.

One thing that IS puzzling is the amount of chrome they put on the AMGs, even on the BS. Then you have BMW, that charges for black parts (AKA shadowline trim). In that light, the chrome trim is totally worth wrapping, especially with a black film.

[InRich]

cool vid... Jarod did my car too, obv im a big fan of his work, but this MB def looked better before. each his own, ;)