A Sound Surface for Vehicle Wraps

Car Wraps provide the opportunity to customize our vehicles. We can choose to do an advertisement wrap to promote a business or customize with Avery Dennison Supreme Wrapping™ Film. The possibilities are endless, leaving the owner to create something truly unique. One of the great things about wraps is that they are not permanent and the vehicle can be returned back to the original OEM paint.  

When wrapping a vehicle one very important thing to keep in mind is that the wrap is only as good as the surface it is applied to. If you want to ensure that the paint is not damaged when removing your wrap you must meet the following criteria:

1. Paint must be the original from the factory, also known as Original Equipment Manufacturer or OEM paint. The paint also needs to be in good condition. While installers know of many cars with aftermarket paint that didn't have issues during removal, there is always the chance of paint peeling since aftermarket paint does not typically have as strong of a bond to the vehicle as OEM factory paint. Ideally, the vehicle owner will disclose that the vehicle had aftermarket paint, however if they didn’t, a thorough inspection of the vehicle prior to the wrap will likely bring this to light. Figures 1 and 2 are an example of a vehicle that had non-OEM paint. Note that there is overspray that is removing with the vinyl. Also note in Figure 2 that you can see orange peel in the paint, which is a good indicator that this was not a factory finish.