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Information and articles about car wrapping

Wrapping info centre

At Custom Wraps we spend a lot of time constantly training, evolving installation techniques, researching materials and best practices. We are happy to educate our customers on everything car wrapping related.

Being a total novelty just 3 years ago with only one car wrapped in silver chrome in Canada, now most of the people can say that they've spotted a shiny luxury car here and there at least once or twice. Chrome wraps are a hot topic now. This is probably the ultimate way to stand out from the crowd. One thing you should realize is that a chrome wrap is not an ordinary wrap at all. Having one is

If you are a pro hunter, fisherman or just spend a lot of times outdoors and like to blend in with the surrounding nature we can offer you a full camouflage wrap of any type of vehicle.

Trucks, cars, ATV's, off-road vehicles camo wrap will also protect your paint from scratches that are so easy to get in the wild.

Few facts. Vehicle wrap industry is booming. More companies include having their vehicles branded in the must-have list and more people are looking into adding some personality to their car by doing a colour change wrap. Think about it, major manufacturers of wrap vinyl have more than doubled the choice of colours just within the last 2 years. Why? Because everyone wants it! Here comes the problem. Only industry specialists really have an understanding of how the whole process

What exactly is car wrapping?

Wrapping is a process of applying special vinyl film on the painted surface of a vehicle. The vinyl can be either white with image printed on it and laminated on top or it can be manufactured colour change vinyl that comes in a variety of colours from the manufacturer. The vinyl has self adhesive layer that sticks to the surface. When heat is applied to the film, it can be stretched and conformed to

Hey, I thought that like with paint, vinyl wrap can be applied to pretty much anything? Right?

Wrong. Wrapping is not painting. It is an absolutely different process and it should be thought about in a different way. Quite a few quote requests we receive are for something that can't be done. Let's dig deeper into this problem.

During the last few years there have been several vehicle wraps types that were gaining popularity very fast. The leading of them is for sure the matte black wrap. Undoutfully great looking and catching a lot of attention a car wrapped in matte black always stands out yet retaining high style.

Did you know that the actual "matte black" vinyl kis almost never used for these wraps now? There are better alternatives - Satin Black, matte and satin dark Grey,

We are specializing in luxury cars wraps. Premium materials and unsurpassed installation quality.

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