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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 06:40 AM
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Default Molten pearl IS??????

Has anyone seen or done a vinyl wrap of the molten pearl on a Lexus IS.
Is it possible?
i looked around on here and couldn't find really anything and google was not any help either.
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 08:06 AM
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the orange color? God no.
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 08:18 AM
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the orange color? God no.
I'd be interested to see how it looks. A bit much? Maybe. Interesting? Yes.

Personally I prefer a good paint job over a wrap any day, though.
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 08:22 AM
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Ya. wrap looks juvenile. nothing i hate seeing more than flat or semi glossi plastic on any car, particularly a late model car. makes it look trashy and half the value.
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by E46CT
Ya. wrap looks juvenile. nothing i hate seeing more than flat or semi glossi plastic on any car, particularly a late model car. makes it look trashy and half the value.
Wrapping any car made before 2000 is just WRONG.

Wrap's can be tasteful and fun on newer cars. A temporary color or texture that can be removed later on plus the protection it adds for your OEM paint.

That sunkist orange color is really rough on any car. The RC-F looks silly in that orange color.
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 08:32 AM
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Been done before.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ap-on-top.html

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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 08:55 AM
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The color itself is cool, but the wrap leaves the car looking like a poorly rendered video game car in low res mode.

You want to protect your "OEM" (that term is being used incorrectly here) paint, wax the car.
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 10:04 AM
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that car looks like a taxi sans badges.
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 10:11 AM
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by davyjordi
that car looks like a taxi sans badges.
That was the EXACT same thought I had.
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 11:17 AM
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Defiantly agreee the wrap would not be a good way to go I'm scared to know the cost would be to paint the whole car in the proper color since it's a 3 stage paint
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Old Sep 12, 2017 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by JDR76
It looks better in person. This is a vehicle my dealership services, sslexus
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