After-Market
WRAPPING a car, whether with special vinyl stickers or spray-on vinyl, is the best way to transform its looks, according to Foilacar Industries, which offer both types of vinyl wrapping service.
The company added that other advantages offered by vinyl wraps is the protection these afford a car’s paint job — the paint surface is covered by the sticker, keeping it away from moisture, UV rays and items that may scratch it — and the ease and immediacy with which these can be applied. Foilacar said that, compared to the conventional painting process that can take at least two weeks to complete, applying vinyl may require only three to five days (in either case the duration depends on the extent of the job).
“Foilacar guarantees the car’s paint is scratch- and weather-proof, and that the vinyl wrap will last for at least five years. After this time, if the owner decides to sell the car, we can simply remove the vinyl wrap and the paint underneath it will be as shiny as it was as the day the car left the showroom,” said Lester Codog, a managing partner at Foilacar Industries.
Mr. Codog noted the same aesthetic, protection and convenience qualities afforded by the vinyl sticker also apply in the case of Foilacar’s spray-on vinyl. Branded FoilaDip, the material is sprayed on a car like it were conventional automotive paint. Unlike paint, however, FoilaDip turns into a vinyl sticker once it dries up, and so could be peeled off without damaging the painted surface underneath it.
Foilacar said another feature of FoilaDip is its ability to “self-heal,” staying malleable so it can resist minor dings and scratches. It also comes in glossy, matte, fluorescent or faux-chrome finishes, all of which can instantly make over a car’s looks.
