Wicked Auto Films Vinyl Wraps
Vinyl Wraps in Lowell, AR
A new colour without touching the paint, or one panel done in something the factory never offered. It comes off again, and the paint under it comes out the same as it went in.
- Vinyl brands 3M, Avery Dennison, Oracal
- Comes off cleanly Usually — it depends on the paint underneath
- Warranty The vinyl manufacturer's own terms
- Typical turnaround 1–5 Days
A wrap is a large sheet of coloured vinyl laid over the panel and heat-shrunk into its curves. Satin, gloss, matte, colour-shift, textures paint cannot do at any price.
The part people miss: it is reversible. A respray is a decision about the car forever and it shows on the history. A wrap is a decision about the next few years, and the paint underneath is protected the whole time it is on.
What it does not do
- It does not hide bad paint. Vinyl follows the surface it is laid on, so a dent reads through it and rust keeps going underneath. Anything failing gets sorted first or it does not get wrapped.
- It is not permanent, and that is a feature rather than a warning. Expect years, not decades, and expect a daily driver parked outside in an Arkansas summer to age faster than one that lives in a garage.
- It is not paint protection film. Vinyl will take a scuff for you, but it is thin — if the job is rock chips, that is PPF.
What it actually gets you
Any colour, and back again
Satin, gloss, matte, chrome delete, or a colour the manufacturer never made. The paint underneath is untouched the whole time.
It protects while it is on
The vinyl takes the sun and the light scuffs. Paint under a wrap ages slower than paint that has been outside for the same four years.
Cheaper than a respray, and reversible
A colour change is a wrap, not a decision you live with. A respray is a decision you live with.
It puts your name on a work truck
Lettering and partial wraps on a van or a fleet — see the commercial page.
What can be wrapped
From one panel to the whole car. A hood or a roof is an afternoon; a full colour change is days, because almost all of it is disassembly and prep.
Full colour change
$4,500–$5,500
Vinyl removal
$125
Living with it
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First wash
Give it a week before washing. The adhesive is still setting under the film, and edges are at their most vulnerable in the first few days.
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Washing
Hand wash. Automatic washes with brushes catch edges and lift them, which is how a good wrap starts peeling at the corner of a door.
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Parking
Shade where you can. UV is what ages vinyl, and a car that lives outside in full Arkansas sun will fade before one that does not.
What happens to your car
- Before anything goes on — the surface is stripped and decontaminated. Skipping this is why cheap work lifts at the edges in two summers.
- Cut to your vehicle — patterned and trimmed to the panel or the glass, not to a rough shape.
- Laid and worked — squeegeed, heat-shrunk where the shape needs it.
- Out — typical turnaround 1–5 days. Booked in advance for anything longer than a day.
Warranty: The vinyl manufacturer's own terms. Ask for the paperwork before you pay anyone, anywhere.
The other three films
Paint Protection Film
Clear urethane over the panels that take the damage. The film gets chipped instead of the paint, and the paint underneath stays factory.
Ceramic Coating
A hard, slick layer bonded to the paint. It holds gloss for years instead of months and it makes the car dramatically easier to keep clean.
Window Tint
Cuts the heat, kills the glare, and stops the interior fading. Cut to the Arkansas legal limit, because the alternative is a fine and stripping it off at your own cost.