Vehicle/hood wraps

[PurplDrank]

Hello car enthusiasts,

 

So i have a bit of a pickle. I have a 2006 Ford Fusion SE, the paint on the hood has been delaminated and the paint has been fading. I have some options getting a new hood and having a body shop do it. However, this is currently out of my price range and will be for the next year or so. My next thought would be to put a wrap on it. Was wondering if anyone knows of any good hood wrap brands for cars, Im mainly looking for a black matte finish.

 

Thanks fellow techtippers.

[airdeano]

if there are any imperfections under the wrap, they too can be seen (prolly not as contrast, but seen as well).

[Drak3]

2 cans of black matte paint and a can of clear coat automotive enamel go for $30 or so, and IMO, look much better than wraps around the same cost.

 

You can also do your own designs.

[ARikozuM]

Why not sand, prime, and paint the hood yourself? It might take you the better part of an afternoon, but it's well worth the effort. 

[FlatBrokeRacing]

why not find an auto-recycler and buy a used hood off of a vehicle that is the same color?

[TheKDub]

I vote for paint it yourself as well. I'll be doing that for probably half, if not more of my car once it warms up. (That way I can try to sell it. But first it'll need a lot of bondo and misc. work.)

[Canada EH]

do it yourself and learn something

[PurplDrank]

10 hours ago, FlatBrokeRacing said:

why not find an auto-recycler and buy a used hood off of a vehicle that is the same color?

tried this plenty of times, hard to find

 

11 hours ago, Drak3 said:

2 cans of black matte paint and a can of clear coat automotive enamel go for $30 or so, and IMO, look much better than wraps around the same cost.

 

You can also do your own designs.

Sand it down first with a rotary sander first obviously right?

[Drak3]

6 hours ago, PurplDrank said:

Sand it down first with a rotary sander first obviously right?

If you're going for a finish job, going to use it for a while, or take pride in everything you do, yes.

 

If it's for a week to a month, it's not all that necessary.

[PurplDrank]

4 hours ago, Drak3 said:

If you're going for a finish job, going to use it for a while, or take pride in everything you do, yes.

 

If it's for a week to a month, it's not all that necessary.

Any brands of  black matte paint and clear coate you'd recommend? what kind of sand paper to use?