Would you wrap over damage on a van

[Richard Urquhart]

Its not going to make for a nice looking job. I think many people think it will hide the damaged area, what a waste of money spending it on wrapping a van that needs panel work, at least get the dent repaired and then wrap it !

[Martin Gray]

I’m no expert in wrapping but if its just a colour change. some colours can be more forgiving than others. we had a customer that bought a white wrapped mini. removed the wrap to find a black mini with dents everywhere! needless to say he wasn’t a happy bunny as we had to near respray it!

Martin

[Martin Pearson]

Some people seem to think that if you cover over the damage with vinyl it disappears or is less visible to the eye, yes this can be the case but depending on colour position of damage lighting etc etc it can also make it look a lot worse. Why take the chance?? If the customer is going to the expense of a full wrap then why not do as Richard suggests and at least get the dent’s sorted.

[Ian Pople]

I have told the customer he needs to get it fixed.

They want a full wrap, I don’t understand some people.

Ian

[Mark van Dam]

I just put a sample over the Damage for the Client so they can see what it will look like. It usually highlights the Damage and the Clients usually get it repaired.

[Shane Drew]

Depends how bad the damage is. I’ve done fisho vans with dents and scrapes, but used a full on dark colour (sunset) to help hide the poor surface, other times I use a matt laminate to stop reflections that show up these things, but as Mark says, lay some tape over the damage to see if it sticks, and get the customer to sign off on it so there is no complaints. Tell them there is no warranty on that section either.

If the damage is really bad, tell them you can’t do it. There is little value in doing a job that looks crap, because even tho he may be happy, people will ask him who did the job, and they’ll draw their own conclusions on the results whether he is happy or not. It is a ‘no win’ for you, and can result in more bad press than good.

[John Singh]

quote Shane Drew:

Depends how bad the damage is. I’ve done fisho vans with dents and scrapes, but used a full on dark colour (sunset) to help hide the poor surface, other times I use a matt laminate to stop reflections that show up these things, but as Mark says, lay some tape over the damage to see if it sticks, and get the customer to sign off on it so there is no complaints. Tell them there is no warranty on that section either.

If the damage is really bad, tell them you can’t do it. There is little value in doing a job that looks crap, because even tho he may be happy, people will ask him who did the job, and they’ll draw their own conclusions on the results whether he is happy or not. It is a ‘no win’ for you, and can result in more bad press than good.

As Shane and Mark says I’d demonstrate with a small patch