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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 03:30 PM
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Looking at redoing the jeeps image and wondered which would be the better way to go. What's everyone's opinion on wraps vs. Paint
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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 05:11 PM
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I'm paint all the way
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Old Aug 18, 2017 | 01:17 AM
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Depends how you use the jeep your budget and what can you do yourself.
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Old Aug 18, 2017 | 06:37 AM
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wraps are awesome. they are pretty tough and can protect the paint from some pinstriping due to tight trails, but it is very expensive.
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Old Aug 18, 2017 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by caged
wraps are awesome. they are pretty tough and can protect the paint from some pinstriping due to tight trails, but it is very expensive.
This.^^^

I know a guy who recently had his vehicle wrapped. Not a Jeep, but a Mustang. I asked him how much, and was shocked when he told me "Almost 2k"...and, they broke his passenger side door handle to boot, LOL

Turned out ok I guess, but he got this weird pattern, I didn't care for it, but he liked it, so whatever.

I just thought that was outrageous for something (IMO) that didn't look that good, wasn't permanent (this could be a good thing, tho) and ended up with broken parts, which they tried blaming on him, and didn't fix...
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Old Aug 19, 2017 | 12:28 AM
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Ty for the imputed guys. The jeep is primarily an off road toy with minimal on road. I was really unsure about durability with the wrap and have heard they can be pricy
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Old Aug 19, 2017 | 02:10 AM
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Last time i priced a wrap was 1500 for a single normal color.Cheaper options to me are plastidip or a dyi bedliner.Or have a place like macco paint it for you even those are hit and miss.
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Last time i priced a wrap was 1500 for a single normal color.Cheaper options to me are plastidip or a dyi bedliner.Or have a place like macco paint it for you even those are hit and miss.
lol I was just thinking about the bedliner option. I want to do a camouflage pattern again just a little better
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Old Aug 19, 2017 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Carnutcertifies
Looking at redoing the jeeps image and wondered which would be the better way to go.
tree or boulder
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Old Aug 19, 2017 | 08:42 AM
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camo.

I did my own.
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Old Aug 20, 2017 | 07:03 AM
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This is what it looks like now. I wanna keep the theme, this is rattle can
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Old Aug 20, 2017 | 06:34 PM
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Wrap it in the money design lol


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Old Aug 22, 2017 | 07:08 AM
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Well that's different
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Old Aug 26, 2017 | 09:23 PM
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You could do camo bedliner but will take a while and a lot of masking.
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