When a BMW 335i owner in Munich became bored with his black coupe, he hired a team to wrap it in white tape. Two days later, he drove home in his refreshed "Alpine White" coupe (with an M3-appearing black roof). No, it's not normal tape. It's a special 3M wrap, and the process is known as "foiling." Apparently, the German military has been using the process (with an olive drab tape) for some time now. Likewise, the process is popular with race teams and taxi companies. Available in countless colors, the tape itself is thick enough to protect the paint from minor chips and nicks, and it can be left adhered to the surface for 3-4 years without damage (!). Adhesion isn't a problem either, as the tape can even withstand an automatic car wash without peeling off. Thanks for the tip Frank.
Source: Autoblog

 

hmmm i wonder if its cheaper to get your car painted or get it wrapped know any companies doing this im gettting my ca painted new week and would like to compare...

 

i seen this in some movie b4.

same kind of car also lol. they did a bank robbery with it taped off in red and then when they got back to there safe place or w/e peeled it off and it was blue again

 

^ taxicab or some shit. this is pretty fucking cool... but I wonder how many it cost to wrap a car.

 

I took it from another forum, I would also like to know if its cheaper then getting a paint job.

 

but is it shiny or what would it look like?

 

Look at the first pic, looks pretty damn shiny to me.

 

it's the same principle of getting your van wrapped to promote your business. i looked into it a while back and it was gonna cost me a little under a grand to do it here in the m-town.

 

If it's under a grand, I'd do it to mine to get a whitewater MS6. It was my first "color" choice but they only made it in '06. So i stuck with the mica black, which isn't really even black...


I'd rock it, looks very nice!

 

my dad does this at the toyota dealer on dale mabry, but what they offer isnt a change of color, but a clear tape on for the front end all over, from bumper, to hood, to fender, its to prevent your car from chiping with rocks, and bugs, etc etc, and then you peel it off, and bam paint is still fresh, and car looks just as shiny if not better with the 3m clear tape on.

but my dad hates doing it