Wrapped my 2020 in cement

[DryHeatAZ]

Well, not exactly “cement”, but close. It’s actually KPMF Chalk White. I really wanted a factory cement color but as you know it’s not available in the 4Runner for 2020. I do a fair amount of desert trails so I was looking for a way to minimize the desert pinstriping. While not foolproof, the wrap is coated with ceramic and a protectfilm in specific areas. (Clear bra). I also upgraded to the tubular Icon stage 7 suspension which I’m anxious to break in this weekend!

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[DryHeatAZ]

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[4powells]

That looks great!!! What was the total cost on the wrap?

 

[SurfToy]

I'm interested in a wrap because my stock color looks amazing when clean, but I live next to a horse path, so it's NEVER clean. I think a wrap would be a nice solution.

 

[DryHeatAZ]

a full wrap like this is around $3k - 3.5K not including the ceramic, but it really depends on the shop. The company I used was extremely detailed and dismantled bumpers, lights, door handles, mirrors, etc. It was quite the project. Took them almost 2 weeks.

 

[daytonaviolet]

the wrap look amazing. now you need to update your sig

 

[Zjbond]

I love that color. Congrats!

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[bmy1287]

This looks great!

 

[lyodbraun]

Looks amazing... Expensive for that stuff, but definitely worth it... now you have one of a kind 4Runner. Love that sticker beer runner

 

[SlickTRD]

a full wrap like this is around $3k - 3.5K not including the ceramic, but it really depends on the shop. The company I used was extremely detailed and dismantled bumpers, lights, door handles, mirrors, etc. It was quite the project. Took them almost 2 weeks.

That is cheap for the amount of labor. Obviously different market rates but shops in the NYC metro area charge about 50% more.

 

[zw470]

That looks real nice, but the icing on the cake would be if you had them wrap your rear Toyota badge and 4Runner letters to match :hatsoff:

 

[ninjaboym5]

Looks great, so, they took off the gobi rack to wrap the top too?

 

[nblue4r]

wow that looks so good!

 

[utctscanr75]

Curious as to how Vinyl wrap holds up to tree branch pin striping? Even with Ceramic.

 

[jrandom]

Curious as to how Vinyl wrap holds up to tree branch pin striping? Even with Ceramic.

the stuff is pretty tough BUT I mean that is what it is generally for, to protect your factory paint. It won't pinstripe the same as paint, it will still pinstripe. It is possible to cut the vinyl too if the offending pinstriper is sharp enough, like ie juniper bush. No detail expert here, but having vinyl on my truck I can say you really can't "buff" it out of vinyl like you would in a clear coat or single stage paint.

 

[the_fornicator]

Curious as to how Vinyl wrap holds up to tree branch pin striping? Even with Ceramic.

Not well. Ceramic is microns thick -it's meant to prevent against micros-swirls and more to help defend against contaminants. Ceramic coatings won't fair well against larger, dull, sharp, and hard objects like branches that have a fair bit of pressure against them.

Vinyl doesn't do shit all either unless you have ppf on it. I vinyled the front of my bumper matte black with no ppf and within 2 days of city driving, pebbles had chipped away dozens of marks at the vinyl. So there were dozens of white speckles where the vinyl had chipped away from the tiny pebbles. So it's very brittle. You need PPF on top of vinyl if you want to protect the vinyl.

 

[sicnarfone]

Looks great! I am thinking about wrapping mine in quicksand or at least close to it in a year or so from now (still enjoying the barcelona red). Did you do any paint touch up/correction or detailing on the original paint before wrapping?

 

[DryHeatAZ]

what I've noticed with the wrap so far, esp with the ceramic coating is that dust doesn't stick to it very well. I've only wiped it down with a microfiber towel and it looks great.

 

[DryHeatAZ]

Looks great! I am thinking about wrapping mine in quicksand or at least close to it in a year or so from now (still enjoying the barcelona red). Did you do any paint touch up/correction or detailing on the original paint before wrapping?

Fortunately, I didn't need to do any paint correction before the wrap. I rented a barcelona red 4runner while this was in the shop and I the color grew on me!

 

[DryHeatAZ]

Looks amazing... Expensive for that stuff, but definitely worth it... now you have one of a kind 4Runner. Love that sticker beer runner

Thanks! I had fun making that sticker haha! I'm really happy with the way it's coming together.