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Old 11-29-2012, 10:21 AM
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Awesome!
Old 11-29-2012, 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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Looks awesome!!! My clear coat is starting to flake and I have wondered how a wrap would look. Lets see some day light pictures!!!
Old 11-30-2012, 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.

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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.
Old 12-01-2012, 07:13 PM
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Got the headlights in
Old 12-01-2012, 07:24 PM
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The *** needs to drop 1" but
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Originally Posted by cammed00
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.
Old 12-01-2012, 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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That truck looks phenomenal! Im curious to see how the wrap holds up to Kansas winter though.
Old 12-02-2012, 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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