vinyl graphics or paint

[crazyb98]

looking 4 your thoughts on the matter what do you prefer and what are your experiances is vinyl strong enough to withstand weather and washings if you have any pics of vinyl lets see em

[Da_Mac]

If you really want my thoughts I say paint... Vinyl is horrendous.. I only like vinyl if you are using it to place sponsor company names on your car... If your doing graffix go paint it looks so much nicer.. IMO

[grizzly_choppers]

Vinyl. Paint rocks and looks great, but it's seriously pricey if done right and once it's done, it's done and you're not changing it without a LOT of work.

Vinyl can look good when done right and it wears very well. My stripes are about to have their second birthday and are just now showing their age (acid damage, tree sap, etc). Good news is that new ones are only going to run about $200 at most (installed) and I can change them up without extra effort!

-Alex

[jaimecosio]

[crazyb98]

those graphics look great how long have they been on? and what kind of weather have they seen?

[FrankenScion]

Coming from someone that has paint, I vote vinyl.........lol.

For the same reason Alex said, you can change them out easy.

Plue we have a guy up here in Tulsa that is really good and cuts us a deal. He did Roger's xA down there. Roger just gave him a general idea of what he wanted and he came up with everything else.

[jaimecosio]

Originally Posted by crazyb98

those graphics look great how long have they been on? and what kind of weather have they seen?

the first graphic has been there for 6 months i take it off 2 weeks ago/// im working in a new design/// no damage to the paint

the honda civic has been there for 7 months////// in california weather rain/sun/sea breeze

[bBism]

vinyl belongs on your house not on your car j/k

[crazyb98]

how much are we talkin for a vinyl job? I know it depends on the detail and how big. FrankenScion does the guy in tulsa have a web site?[/quote]

[Frosty355]

My vote is for Vinyl. It makes it easier to sell when you sell it to buy your next Scion.

[Dwestxb]

Go with vinyl, it's cheaper, and you can always peel it off.....I would love to go with paint on my xB, but I change the look of my car too much, and that would be way to expensive

here are some pics of my cars....

[FrankenScion]

Originally Posted by crazyb98

how much are we talkin for a vinyl job? I know it depends on the detail and how big. FrankenScion does the guy in tulsa have a web site?

http://www.autographicsfx.com/

[BLUEKNIGHT]

MY vote is for paint because if your going to show you dont want to feel the lines of your graphics , but vinyl does fit if you change the look often it is cheaper

[FrankenScion]

I've seen quite a few people with vinyl beat people with paint at shows, so I don't think that should be a consideration.

[crazyb98]

Frankenscion can your guy do custom work if I design my own graphics and do you know what stipulations there are to the design?

the website just answered that question. But is this the guy that did the scikotics logo on the back of your car how much did something like that run you if you dont mind me asking?

[tyrantcold]

I own a sign and graphics company , we do car graphics a lot and I suggest high performance vynil over paint for most jobs just because most people change their minds down the road or want to update their graphics and paint is pretty much impossible to remove without damaging the car

[sciongirlsc]

check this guy prices


http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=97016

[FrankenScion]

Originally Posted by crazyb98

Frankenscion can your guy do custom work if I design my own graphics and do you know what stipulations there are to the design?

the website just answered that question. But is this the guy that did the scikotics logo on the back of your car how much did something like that run you if you dont mind me asking?

He can do pretty much whatever you want, your design or his.

My logo was a lot cheaper than you might think but he gives me a pretty good discount.

He did this for me too, just off a rough idea I had:

And this:

And this is Roger's car in OKC:

[EXPERIENCE]

Which is it,?
car has won over 30 trophys

[MyWhiteBox]

i would choose vinyl. paint is good but once you have it on, you better not have any 2nd thoughts for some time.