vehicle wrap over old paint?anyone use?

[duke1]

hi all my volvo 855 has severe paint cancer on roof and bonnet/hood and i cannot afford a respray and someone said about vehicle wrap but ive no experience with it at all and wonder if anyone here does? my volvo is regent or regal red the basecoat is not bad but the laquer is toast!
would this work on the roof and maybe hood?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190596392...2Cchnl%3Dmkcid
any advice welcome thanks,duke

[280E]

I would think that unless very carefully applied, it's likely to look a bit 'naff'...

[Wagon Sailor]

DIY wrapping can be a tough ask, but can be done if you're patient.

Preparation is key. The surface must be smooth for the wrap to lay down well. If your lacquer is bubbly or grainy, it will show. In fact, the rubbing down or cutting back you may need to do is about what you'd need to prep for paint.

[Ninjabob81]

100% correct about the prep. Don’t think for one minute that the wrap will hode imperfections in the substrate you’re wrapping because it won’t. Needs to be as flat and smooth as if you were going to spray it for good results. 👍🏻

[volvo again]

How about contacting a local body/paintshop to get a quote?
Is the basecoat is okay it maybe possible to flat and re-laquer, would give a better finish than wrapping imo...

[RollingThunder]

Thats what I'd do - get it flatted down and re-lacquered.

Maybe treat the rest of the car to a professional 'paint correction'/polish and the whole car will look likes its been resprayed.

[volvo again]

Bear in mind, the roof is going to be the hardest area to wrap, I used to fit vinyl roofs and it's quite a task...you WILL need help if you try it

[duke1]

Originally Posted by volvo again

Bear in mind, the roof is going to be the hardest area to wrap, I used to fit vinyl roofs and it's quite a task...you WILL need help if you try it

hi va and all sorry i forgot i posted the question,been busy and unwell never a good combination,well judging by the answers i may just have an experiment on the bonnet/hood and see if its possible to remove the laquer and leave the basecoat intact as its really not all that damaged its more peeling laquer than anything but being one handed makes sanding a difficult task and i cannot afford a body shop,i have previously used aerosol colour match and touched in along both doors and rear quarter where some muppet had keyed it previous to my ownership,the hood has peeling laquer and arse shape dents so i think its safe to experiment as it be hard to make it worse!
cheers

[280E]

Go for that 'rat' look, duke

[DaveNP]

Originally Posted by duke1

... so i think its safe to experiment as it be hard to make it worse!
cheers

We did consider doing some wrapping on my son's first car, it too was covered in dents and scrapes although most of them were on doors or wings that we could have replaced with better ones from the scrappy, it was just the rear quarter with a bad dent that we considered filling as best we could and wrapping rather than painting for the fun of trying something new. In the end he traded up to a less dented one so I missed the opportunity, I'd be interested to know how you get on if you do have a go.