paint or decal?
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paint or decal?
Was just currious what prople thought of the decal over the paint?
I mean yes it looks the same but what is people's personal opinions?
hers a pic of my car with sticker instead of paint.
btw: this is not just to get comments on my car, but to see peoples opinions between the 2, just wanted to say that before the keyboard warriors started in.
I mean yes it looks the same but what is people's personal opinions?
hers a pic of my car with sticker instead of paint.
btw: this is not just to get comments on my car, but to see peoples opinions between the 2, just wanted to say that before the keyboard warriors started in.
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Re: paint or decal?
Use this it's a lot better. It's real paint. Click the link for the company site and also see the video too. There's a few other videos too on youtube. Just do a search.
http://www.itspaint.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itdd_...eature=related
http://www.itspaint.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itdd_...eature=related
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Re: paint or decal?
[QUOTE=19civic93;38343736]Use this it's a lot better. It's real paint. Click the link for the company site and also see the video too. There's a few other videos too on youtube. Just do a search.
http://www.itspaint.com/
thats cool.buts just vinyl aswell. only thicker cause its a different material.
so i guess your vote would be vinyl then?
http://www.itspaint.com/
thats cool.buts just vinyl aswell. only thicker cause its a different material.
so i guess your vote would be vinyl then?
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Re: paint or decal?
It's real paint on top vinyl. It's not dull and looks just like paint when applied. You can even buff it cause it's real paint. Do more reading on it or watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLcIi6d51Ps
http://www.flxpaint.com/aci_process.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLcIi6d51Ps
http://www.flxpaint.com/aci_process.htm
FLX-Paint Construction
FLX-Paint is a composite film consisting of three layers; film layer, paint layer and clear coat layer. All three layers are physically cross-linked for a film that is remarkably durable and stable.
Film Layer: For our automotive and related markets, the film layer is a super smooth and dimensionally stable high performance 2 mil vinyl film with a pressure sensitive adhesive. ACI tested virtually every film available for a base carrier film, including urethane, acrylic and fluoropolymer films. For these markets, our base film is the perfect carrier for our custom formulated coatings
Paint Layer: The paint (coating) layer is premium automotive base coat. The base coat contains the pigments, metallics and pearlescent powders. Kandy colors consist of a base coat and an acrylic mid coat to add depth. ACI's base coat is a custom formulation with extensive testing to create a paint that can stretch (not an easy trick). Stretchability is fundamental for wrap application
Clear Coat Layer: The clear coat layer is a 2 mil premium urethane clear coat. The clear coat provides the wet-as-water gloss and extreme durability. It is impervious to common automotive chemicals and any fuel type. It can be buffed and polished and re-cleared if needed. The clear coat is flexible and moderately stretchable.
FLX-Paint is a composite film consisting of three layers; film layer, paint layer and clear coat layer. All three layers are physically cross-linked for a film that is remarkably durable and stable.
Film Layer: For our automotive and related markets, the film layer is a super smooth and dimensionally stable high performance 2 mil vinyl film with a pressure sensitive adhesive. ACI tested virtually every film available for a base carrier film, including urethane, acrylic and fluoropolymer films. For these markets, our base film is the perfect carrier for our custom formulated coatings
Paint Layer: The paint (coating) layer is premium automotive base coat. The base coat contains the pigments, metallics and pearlescent powders. Kandy colors consist of a base coat and an acrylic mid coat to add depth. ACI's base coat is a custom formulation with extensive testing to create a paint that can stretch (not an easy trick). Stretchability is fundamental for wrap application
Clear Coat Layer: The clear coat layer is a 2 mil premium urethane clear coat. The clear coat provides the wet-as-water gloss and extreme durability. It is impervious to common automotive chemicals and any fuel type. It can be buffed and polished and re-cleared if needed. The clear coat is flexible and moderately stretchable.
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Re: paint or decal?
Basically a body shop will charge you a lot to do that but if you have the right equipment to paint it then you should paint it cause it will last long and have UV protection. If you don't then do the vinyl way you mentioned or the one I showed you. I personally would paint it cause I have the equipment and I prefer paint.
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[QUOTE=19civic93;38344400]It's real paint on top vinyl. It's not dull and looks just like paint when applied. You can even buff it cause it's real paint. Do more reading on it or watch this video.
im not trying to start a fight, thats not what this thread was intended for, however i have been in this industry for 13 years and have worked with this material before. Trust me. Its vinyl it just comes in candy colors, or gloss colors the same as vinyl does, howver it requires a lamanition over it to secure it un like vinly which makes it a 5 mil unlike your normal vinyl with is a 2 mil in gloss, which also ca be buffed and waxed aswell. im not saying that vinyl is better, cause this is still a cool product, and its about personal preferance.
However i apericate the responce with is that you prefer paint.
im not trying to start a fight, thats not what this thread was intended for, however i have been in this industry for 13 years and have worked with this material before. Trust me. Its vinyl it just comes in candy colors, or gloss colors the same as vinyl does, howver it requires a lamanition over it to secure it un like vinly which makes it a 5 mil unlike your normal vinyl with is a 2 mil in gloss, which also ca be buffed and waxed aswell. im not saying that vinyl is better, cause this is still a cool product, and its about personal preferance.
However i apericate the responce with is that you prefer paint.
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