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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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Awesome!
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Looks great OP!! Thanks for the write up, I've been considering a wrap myself.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 02:50 PM
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Looks awesome!!! My clear coat is starting to flake and I have wondered how a wrap would look. Lets see some day light pictures!!!
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 08:11 PM
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Ok so...I'm jealous!!
Truck looks awesome, weird feeling jealous when I have a truck that looks similar!!
You ever think or look into putting a clear coat over the wrap? I've heard that it preserves the color of the wrap, protects it from small impacts and also makes the wrap feel less like vinyl and more like paint. You can find matte finished clear coats so that it doesn't give it the glossy look.

Originally Posted by blue2003ls
The final product looks great. I think the even tone and sheen almost sells the vinyl over paint.
That's particular visual aspect is less a result of the material and more a result of the matte finishe of the color. My truck does the same thing.
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Got the headlights in
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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The *** needs to drop 1" but
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 07:30 PM
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The *** needs to drop 1" but
Yeah, its in the near future. Id love to just slam it but i will be hauling my car around a lot this next year.
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Spoolin

That's particular visual aspect is less a result of the material and more a result of the matte finishe of the color. My truck does the same thing.
From all of the pics I have seen of Kermit, I have no doubt your truck has a phenomenal finish but you have to have a painter that has the attention to detail and the ability to get the results you were able to achieve, but unfortunately I have seen more matte finishes go bad due to incorrect application or painters promising what they could not deliver. I would never discount the ability of a talented painter, but this is still cool to get close to the same results with a wrap.
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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That truck looks phenomenal! Im curious to see how the wrap holds up to Kansas winter though.
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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The truck looks awesome! It's nice to see a good matte finish job every once in a while.
I will say that the rear needs to come down some too, and I would try to get the tails matte finish too so they match the headlights and grille imo.
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