Request for US Inka/Colorado/Turkis/Taiga owners
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gary bellamy
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Re Wrap
I am not wrapping my whole car, just doing the the interior trim bits on my E39
in 3M Di-Noc carbon fibre. Marcos I will be watching to see how yours turns out.
Gary
I am not wrapping my whole car, just doing the the interior trim bits on my E39
in 3M Di-Noc carbon fibre. Marcos I will be watching to see how yours turns out.
Gary
Hey Markos, where are you ordering your samples from?
I'd like to order a few 3M ones to test.
Thanks
I'd like to order a few 3M ones to test.
Thanks
Hey BMachine,
I get them from www.metrorestyling.com. As of this week, I am now a dealer
This means I can get the vinyl at a discount. If you PM me your address I can send you some samples. Let me know what colors your are interested in. If you are trying to match a factory color let's try four of five samples from the various vinyl suppliers (3M, Avery, etc.)
The Orange samples have arrived! I think it's a tossup between Avery and Oracal. I think the Avery vinyl is a bit better quality, but the Oracal is pretty close in color.
I get them from www.metrorestyling.com. As of this week, I am now a dealer
This means I can get the vinyl at a discount. If you PM me your address I can send you some samples. Let me know what colors your are interested in. If you are trying to match a factory color let's try four of five samples from the various vinyl suppliers (3M, Avery, etc.)The Orange samples have arrived! I think it's a tossup between Avery and Oracal. I think the Avery vinyl is a bit better quality, but the Oracal is pretty close in color.
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Avery, Gloss Orange... my .02 cents
i think the oracal looks very good, the avery does too ... for us looking at a computer screen it could e different than up close and personal.
how's the turkis test going? very interested in seeing that one
how's the turkis test going? very interested in seeing that one
I finally ordered some Turkis tests and sent them to Peter. I think this color is going to be a bit of a stretch, but we'll know in about a week.
sitting here with some popcorn + wine waiting to see how it comes out.
This is really interesting Markos. I ordered few samples from Metrorestyling last week as well.
I am not trying to match a factory color. But rather trying to match the distorted Turkis that we always see the e9 at the BMW museum in. It is a Turkis car but the white balance that most cameras create while shooting that car with the specific lights they use in the museum make it look like a color that is halfway between Turkis and Fjord.
To me, that is the appeal of this wrap system. Being able to try new colors that don't really exist in the factory color book.
BTW, I measured the hood this weekend and it looks like a 5ft wide piece will cover it without any problem. The only challenge I could see was the roof that blends seamlessly down into the A and D pillars. In order to cover that with one 5ft wide piece, you would have to "bend" the wrap down the two pillars so you can reach the natural crease at their bottom.
I am not trying to match a factory color. But rather trying to match the distorted Turkis that we always see the e9 at the BMW museum in. It is a Turkis car but the white balance that most cameras create while shooting that car with the specific lights they use in the museum make it look like a color that is halfway between Turkis and Fjord.
To me, that is the appeal of this wrap system. Being able to try new colors that don't really exist in the factory color book.
BTW, I measured the hood this weekend and it looks like a 5ft wide piece will cover it without any problem. The only challenge I could see was the roof that blends seamlessly down into the A and D pillars. In order to cover that with one 5ft wide piece, you would have to "bend" the wrap down the two pillars so you can reach the natural crease at their bottom.
D pillar?
Yeah the hood will be one of the easier parts. The roof and A/C pillars can be all one piece and terminate at the natural crease as you mention. The car is over 5' wide from fender top to fender top, and the nose is over 5' long also. So that means that the top and back of the car require two 5.5' sheets, about ~2.75' wide. There will be a small seam at the cowl, and a small seam above and below the front roundel. The rear can be done with a single sheet. I haven't put that much head space into the front of the car by the grill etc. What I do know is that there are also no breaks there, so some seams will be required, but difficult to see. You could wrap a whole sheet around the front and the fender sides, but that would be super hard do manage.
peterkaczynski
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waiting for my samples to come in
Got all excited - hoping to see pics! Looking at my paint last night. I have quite a bit of work to make vinyl look good...
I go a sample of 3M 1080 Series G356 1080 Gloss Atomic Teal.
It looks an awful lot like what I remember Turkis being.
Of course, putting a sample against the real thing always ends up looking quite different but did you happen to get that particular sample Peter?
It looks an awful lot like what I remember Turkis being.
Of course, putting a sample against the real thing always ends up looking quite different but did you happen to get that particular sample Peter?
peterkaczynski
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Got my samples today will post photos tomorrow
peterkaczynski
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IMG_4589 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
IMG_4590 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
IMG_4591 by Peter Kaczynski, on FlickrId say this was the closest too it but a bit too dark
IMG_4592 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
IMG_4593 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
IMG_4594 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickrthose are the best photos i could do at the moment since my car is currently being ripped apart, I hope it helps
Thanks Peter! I think that Gloss Atomic Teal is the best compromise, but it is still way off (as suspected). We can't win'em all!
Baikal anyone???
Peter, these are very interesting tests. Thank you for doing those.
Could I ask you a favor? It looks like these were taken with two very different light sources at the same time: A window that lets daylight in and an incandescent light which is much warmer in color temperature.
If you have the opportunity, would it be possible to retake them with all artificial lights turned off? So only daylight would reach that area. Then if you could take a simple sheet of white paper and fold it in half or quarter and lay it next to the other color swatches to have a pure white reference. This would make color judging much easier.
Thank you very much.
Could I ask you a favor? It looks like these were taken with two very different light sources at the same time: A window that lets daylight in and an incandescent light which is much warmer in color temperature.
If you have the opportunity, would it be possible to retake them with all artificial lights turned off? So only daylight would reach that area. Then if you could take a simple sheet of white paper and fold it in half or quarter and lay it next to the other color swatches to have a pure white reference. This would make color judging much easier.
Thank you very much.
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peterkaczynski
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ill try to get another shot but the car doesnt run right now
All of my projects are on hold right now so no wrapping for me. I'll gladly send Gloss Atomic Teal to anyone with a drivable Turkis. Thanks for the efforts Peter! I just got done with pushing duty on my E9 and they are heavier than they look. Wheel dollies help a lot!