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More than 40% of vehicles on the road around the world are white. While this neutral color appeals to many people because it blends and doesn’t cause a scene or stand out, many auto owners view this as a blank canvas on which to express themselves. As far as auto paint goes, the options have come so far in the last few decades that it seems almost insulting that 80% of American cars are white, black, or silver. In today’s post, we’ll discuss just a few ways you can use modern technology, paint protection film (PPF), and vehicle wraps to transform your car from average and ordinary to a moving piece of art.
Paint protection film and car wraps are available in more than 1,00 different colors, so finding the right hue to match your personality is absolutely possible. The 20% of cars that are not neutral shades are blue, green, red, yellow, brown, and orange. While the shade of these basic colors may vary slightly depending on the vehicle manufacturer, they are strikingly similar to the car next to it on the road. PPF and car wraps allow you to create a palette of your very own. Want a mauve exterior or teal doors? No problem. With vehicle paint cover options, your color palette is only limited by your imagination.
Some of the colors available include copper, indigo, Fuschia, hot pink, teal, lime, merlot, olive, bronze, and chrome, just to name a few. Can’t find what you’re looking for on our color sheet? Your Jet Black Tint and Glass design team can work with you to create the perfect blend to meet your needs.
One of the sickest parts of using PPF to makeover your car is the available textures. Create a faux alligator skin, a honeycomb effect, or texturize your car in nearly any way you can imagine. We can use a variety of decals and car wraps to offer a layered effect, and then seal it all in for a polished finish with a paint protection film clear overlay. Some of the most popular alternative textures are bushed metallic, matrices, and carbon fiber ridged. All of these textures create a different look than classic paint alone. Use texture on specific parts of your car for a customized artistic look or apply the same texture to your entire car.
Just a fair warning, though, once your car sports a different texture, it’s hard for people to keep their hands off it and everyone wants to steal a feel. Add an unexpected twist with art you can see and feel with textured car wraps and PPF.
Another huge bonus of using PPF is the finishing effects you just cannot get with auto paint. For instance, PPF is available in ombre, metallic, glitter/ sparkle, and reflective finishes that offer you a unique look on your work of art. Some of the popular current finishes are opalescence, satin, matte, and holographic. These finishes allow you to simply boost the current color of your car with a clear coat or can be added to a new color as part of the covering film. The best part about using film to create these finishing effects is it leaves the paint beneath unaffected. If you change your mind or aesthetic, we can easily remove your wrap or PPF, revealing the flawless color beneath.
Some of the Car wrap and PPF finishing options include matte, gloss, high-gloss, satin, Damascus swirl, carbon-fiber, prism, pearl, and forged. In the industry of fashion paint protection film, new options are continuously being added to meet your creative needs.
Are you an artist yourself? Use your car as a literal canvas for your talents and turn your car into a mural with paint or spray paint and then use clear paint protection film to seal it in. If you’ve ever thought about putting a brush to your ride to make it your own, the paint you add to the existing paint is sure to crack and flake. While you could sand the original paint, add your art, and then use a clear paint overcoat, this will damage the original paint and could lead to body damage, while also making it difficult to clean and wax your car once it’s dry. Sealing your work in with paint protection film will allow you to show off your skills without worrying about damaging your car or your finished product.
Before you start working on your art, drop by your local Bay Area Jet Black Tint and Glass location and let our paint experts clean and inspect your paint. Before applying your art or sealing it in with PPF, you’ll want to correct any problem areas first.
Whether you’ve got a clear vision of what you want your car to look like or you have no idea where to start but you want something custom and unique on your exotic car, contact the design team at Jet Black Tint and Glass. We can show you all the options we have and what we can create for you as well as establish a realistic budget (complete with financing) and timeline. The best part is, when you get your custom body art done with us, your full-vehicle window tint is our thank-you gift to you.