Repainting the 2005 red ford Gt to heritage wondering if anyone done this and where and how much
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twobjshelbys
GT Owner
nautoncall
GT Owner
- Apr 6, 2014
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KennethClay
GT Owner
Is that in lieu of a wrap, or in addition to an xpel wrap? Would be fun to have a “two-fer” and do something different while protecting the car.
Really appreciate the reply’s. I have a 2005 red ford Gt. I bought a new one in 2006 but went through a nasty divorce and sold it just rebought the exact car except for the VIN and it’s good to have her home again
nautoncall
GT Owner
- Apr 6, 2014
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According to John, the owner of pixelwerks, it will protect the paint somewhat but not like xpel which is a true paint protective film which auto repairs itself, etc.
FerrariSlayer
GT Owner
I've seen Rich's work - it's pretty amazing what he's capable of doing. I wouldn't let anyone else besides him do a repaint if it were mine.
nautoncall
GT Owner
- Apr 6, 2014
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You can add ppf on top of the wrap if desired. To me it would be a waste of money to "protect a wrap". They (pixelwerks) can repair the wrap itself. I was talking to one of the employees about the wrap and they said they have occasionally had to repair Mark's wrap after some of these high speed runs.
Clear PPF is a "wrap". Colored PPF, also a "wrap", is what I would recommend for your heritage scheme. Really spend time to find the right person. They won't be cheap. My guess for an '05-06 GT in a heritage scheme: $8-10K
Ed
Iconic GT
GT Owner
Clear Suntek wrap for 05-06 GT was 5000.00. With the additional colors and stripes it could be 8-10 as you likely will be buying an entire roll of and orange and or purple to achieve the Look..... good luck.... here’s a question_____. Can you put a wrap on top of EXPEL to change the look of a car every now and then?
NorthwoodGT
GT Owner
I've seen a lot of wraps and some look really fantastic like Carl's car he did in a matte nickel color. I think the what the original question was should he re-paint. It boils down to the particular GT. if it's an original low mileage car that has never been touched then obviously the answer is no. however, should it be a high mileage GT that has a lot of paint issues from driving or if the car isn't original or salvage title, then yes, I say paint it Heritage. no one is ever going to ask you to open the door to look at your data plate to see what the original color was. the Heritage cars always seem to bring a lot more attention these days due to their higher value as well. just don't try to pass it off as a Heritage the day you sell it like what has been done in the past to unknowing buyers that don't so their homework. just sayin. a good repaint especially Heritage scheme will cost $10K+. jmo
You can but on removal some of the base PPF may lift. Also if the base PPF was not done well then I wouldn't cover it as if it has a problem then so does your cool new wrap.
Ed
FGT899
GT Owner
I'm not a wrap expert but all the local pro's have told me that wraps shouldn't be on a car much longer than 2 years. I don't know how much truth there is to this (obviously they are motivated to take wraps on and off $) but just something to look into/consider.
nautoncall
GT Owner
- Apr 6, 2014
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M2Ks wrap has been on for years (With repairs). If I did the heritage wrap like theirs it would stay unless it was messed up.
FerrariSlayer
GT Owner
Rest assured, it will most likely turn out better than new. Rich does a great job !
DakotaGT
GT Owner
To be clear, it is not actually Rich himself who does the painting, but somebody excellent that he subs that part of the job out to... correct? Maybe I am mistaken.