[matty81]

Hi People,

I want to get my car wrapped in white, im looking at gloss white or satin pearl, i like them both but just wondered what people think might look best? also this will be my daily driver on the morotway so im wondering if the satin woudl get ruined, does anyone have any experience with a satin wrap? many thanks

[AdamC]

If I was paying to get a wrap I would want it to stand out from other cars.
If you get gloss white it will just look like every other white car out there.

My vote is to go for the satin pearl.

[matty81]

yeah thats what i was thinking, i spoke to the wrapping place and the wraps they use have a 10 year warranty against fading etc so should be safe

[DriverLDN]

I think Satin Pearl will look great. Make sure you post some before and after pictures, it would be nice to see it.

[matty81]

Cool, will do mate, should be booking it in for 2 weeks time, was also thinking black gloss kidney grill and black gloss wing mirrors, wheels are silver so might need to get them redone in graphite gray perhaps

[petruxa]

Originally Posted by Bhavik

I think Satin Pearl will look great. Make sure you post some before and after pictures, it would be nice to see it.

Totally agree, satin pearl looks the best.

[Mark e90]

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1025421

Here is a link to my e90 wrapped pearl white satin, i would say go for it but as said make sure you get a warranty. i used chemical guys get seal matte on mine and never had any problems with it. However i don't like gloss wraps, they just don't have the depth of paint and gloss white wraps i think look cheap and tacky. Also another thing to take into account when i bought the vinyl for my car ( APA - satin white pearl ) it was £670 for 22 meters, for the same amount of gloss white vinyl it would cost £240. So there will be quite a significant price between the two when your getting quotes.

[matty81]

yeah that does look nice, im leaning more towards to the satin pearl, but ive also seen a mineral white which looks quite nice..whats get seal matte, is this something to protect the wrap? i was worried about stain and dirt from the motorway on the satin finish

[matty81]

also ive been quoted £950 for the wrap which is pretty good

[Geesh_46]

I own a wrapping company and I wouldn't advise gloss unless your paintwork is ruined as said before it just doesn't have the depth of paint. £950 is a good price, see if they take lights etc out or if they just cut around? When it's cut around the wrap will shrink back over time (maybe 6 months/1year) also do you wash the car yourself? Wrapped my brothers Audi matte orange and I wrapped my BMW matte purple. I washed the car myself at all times whereas my brother went to hand car washes, the hand car wash use TFR which discolours the vinyl and makes it brittle.

Also nobody is perfect at wrapping and up close you might see imperfections and possibly joins on the bumpers as they are so hard to do in one piece.

Post some pics up when done

[hz_diesel]

hands down pearl! i am debating between pearl or matte metallic red

[nicktyler]

Pearl with black mirrors, black roof and anthracite wheels.

[DriverLDN]

Originally Posted by matty81

Cool, will do mate, should be booking it in for 2 weeks time, was also thinking black gloss kidney grill and black gloss wing mirrors, wheels are silver so might need to get them redone in graphite gray perhaps

There is a E90 near where I live which is white with ferric grey MV3s and it really looks the business. I think the gloss grills and mirrors will look bang on too.

[singh21]

Get satin balloon white!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/superv...7626362916195/

[Mark e90]

I have started looking at some photos of my old BMW, beginning to wish i hadn't sold it ! Satin white is stunning and can look totally different in certain light i always thought it looked its best under orange street lights at night, Photos really don't do it justice. Once i finally find a e91 my plans are to wrap it satin gunmetal with gloss black wheels and grills, going for a stealth look this time !

[matty81]

Does it look whiter it brighter light? It looks a little yellowish there?

Yeah they take out all the lights etc. They look good looking at their insta page. They sent me a pic of an m3 in gloss pearl they did which looks nice I'll try and post it

[matty81]

Here's the gloss pearl

[matty81]

Another

[matty81]

Originally Posted by Bhavik

There is a E90 near where I live which is white with ferric grey MV3s and it really looks the business. I think the gloss grills and mirrors will look bang on too.

What sort of white mate?

[Mark e90]

It wasn't bright white think the proper name for it was ivory satin pearl. Think its just the way the suns hitting thats making it look slightly yellow here is a pic from a different angle

[AlanYoro35i]

As a member who got his car wrapped in hexis white gloss wrap , im thankful the white isn't a bmw white. I'm sorry that i chosen a cheap and tacky looking white but never had someone come across saying that directly.

I polished the wrap, sealed and wax on top and the gloss is 80% just like normal white paint.

[matty81]

Originally Posted by Yoro35i

As a member who got his car wrapped in hexis white gloss wrap , im thankful the white isn't a bmw white. I'm sorry that i chosen a cheap and tacky looking white but never had someone come across saying that directly.

I polished the wrap, sealed and wax on top and the gloss is 80% just like normal white paint.

Do you have any pics of your one mate?