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Color match vinyl match

Old 04-06-11, 07:00 PM
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I'm about to vinyl wrap my spoiler, will there be any issue that the color doesnt match my car? My car is starfire pearl.
Old 04-06-11, 07:02 PM
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Yes...because white vinyl is not starfire pearl. There are thousands of different whites out there...and starfire pearl is not one of them offered in a vinyl.
Old 04-06-11, 07:10 PM
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lol, there is no way the white vinyl will match your paint.
Old 04-06-11, 07:30 PM
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i wrapped my grille...liked it so much that i then wrapped my emblem. it passes the 5 foot rule, but otherwise, in bright light, its pretty obvious that it doesnt match...but chrome doesnt match either, so i kept it.









as you can see from the above two pics (grille surround), it really depends on the lighting. vinyl isnt metallic. sometimes its apparently off, other times its not noticeable. i didnt paint bc the cars a lease. if you own the car, i highly suggest to paint it like a normal human being.
Old 04-06-11, 10:52 PM
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You can always go with a white matte finish.
Old 04-07-11, 09:00 AM
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i wanted to wrap my car in matte white lambo color
Old 04-07-11, 04:56 PM
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Starfire pearl is hard enough to match (perfectly) by a professional body shop using paint. You won't even come close with vinyl.
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Buy a second grille surround and have it sprayed then when your lease is up switch them out?
BTW im diggin the emblem all whited out
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