Demxsr M4 preview: MG goes Satin Pearl Nero

[Demxsr]

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Put the order in July 1. Picked it up Sept 9th. Love the car, it has exceeded my expectations in every way. In the first month I put 6k miles on the car, all pleasure cruising, with the occasional Costco run.

This is the last pic before she was backed into the garage and went under the knife.




So far what's been done...
Wrap: Avery Satin Pearl Nero
Gloss Black grille surround
15mm Match Schnell all around
OBDII CAN Flap

In the mail...
Black side gills
Mineral Grey reflectors (will be wrapped, and I'll probably keep reflectors in the back)
AWE Resonated Switchpath 102mm, Diamond black
Gloss black M4 badge
AWE F82 S-FLO Carbon Intake
Carbon diffuser
Keyhole cap

I also have M-performance style carbon skirts, carbon lip / splitters, and spoiler sitting in the garage. But I'm going to wait till the exhaust and diffuser come in to install those.







Once I get those pieces on I'll update with better pictures in a better location. Sorry these are crap phone pics just from my driveway. But I figure some might be interested to see what this color looks like on our car.

[x.shell]

Beautiful. MG has got to be one of the best colors in a satin wrap. Can't wait to see everything come together.

RichyRich is gonna cry when he sees this.

One question... Did you wrap over the rear quarter panel film?

[Demxsr]

Originally Posted by ex o

Beautiful. MG has got to be one of the best colors in a satin wrap. Can't wait to see everything come together.

RichyRich is gonna cry when he sees this.

One question... Did you wrap over the rear quarter panel film?

Yes, you can see the outline of the film on one of the pics.

To be clear, none of the Mineral grey color is coming through. The color is 100% the wrap. For example, if you were to do a Mineral White car with this wrap it'd be the same color as you see here. They do really look similar though. I'm guessing due to the "pearl" aspect of this vinyl it gives it a color similar to MG.

I could be wrong, and I've never seen it in person. But I believe this wrap gives a brighter shine from light compared to a frozen paint protection wrap over MG.

[x.shell]

Originally Posted by Demxsr

Yes, you can see the outline of the film on one of the pics.

To be clear, none of the Mineral grey color is coming through. The color is 100% the wrap. I'm guessing due to the "pearl" aspect of this color it gives it a color similar to MG.

Interesting. I thought it was a satin clear wrap. Looks really great. Why wrap over the film though?

[Demxsr]

Originally Posted by ex o

Interesting. I thought it was a satin clear wrap. Looks really great. Why wrap over the film though?

I didn't want to spend the time peeling it off, and have to deal with any potential marks that process would leave behind. Also, when I feel like running with MG again, I can just peel the wrap off and that protection film will still be there. I won't be so quick to do that though, considering it took me ~130 hours to put this stuff on.

[thisguyhere]

is your driveway slope? the front fender gap looks so much bigger than rear.

[Demxsr]

Originally Posted by thisguyhere

is your driveway slope? the front fender gap looks so much bigger than rear.

yup. It does make it look funny.

[BrooklynG87]

Get ready for a ton of attention! I'm loving how your car came out! We're twins....except mine is frozen black.

[Demxsr]

Originally Posted by FrozenM4

Get ready for a ton of attention! I'm loving how your car came out! We're twins....except mine is frozen black.

good or bad attention? from cops?

[Deja_Vu]

God that's really pretty. How difficult is it for someone who's never done a wrap? I know it's time consuming but is it actually hard to make it look good?

[64-bit]

Excellent Job! A++++

I wish you have made a YouTube video with tips on how to wrap your M car, I would pay to watch.

[zman1237]

I too am interested in the difficulty of the wrap.

[aboulfad]

This look sick, like a Batmobile! I'd say this requires tons of patience and experience. Nice contrast with the silver wheel which are rare on MG.

[Demxsr]

Originally Posted by Deja_Vu

God that's really pretty. How difficult is it for someone who's never done a wrap? I know it's time consuming but is it actually hard to make it look good?

if you're doing it by yourself it takes forever. I'd say having an extra set of hands cuts the time by at least 75%. For instance the front bumper took me 19 hours to do. However, I made the mistake of wanting to do it in 1 piece and also doing it on my dining table, when I should have re-mounted it. I was having to use my legs to hold the bumper in place while I tried to manipulate the vinyl. I had a friend help on a few panels, and it cuts the time down immensely.

for the most part 95% of the surface area is easy to do. The edge work took me around the same time as it took laying a panel. I had to keep in mind that there is diminishing returns with the time you put into it. You get to the point where you are tucking the wrap into a place that can't really be seeing. So you need to decide if having a little crease there is going to bother you, or if you want to spend the extra time making those areas perfect.

[Demxsr]

Originally Posted by aboulfad

This look sick, like a Batmobile! I'd say this requires tons of patience and experience. Nice contrast with the silver wheel which are rare on MG.

Yes, I wouldn't recommend this for someone with little patience. I know I have a lot of patience and even it tested me frequently. I had to remind myself to treat it like a therapeutic activity, and to just take my time. I feel like rushing a wrap is probably the worst thing you can do, and will probably mark up the car pretty good.

It's just been killing me that I haven't been able to drive it for a week! Since I want to wait for those damn reflectors and side markers to come in before I put the the wheel wells back in

[aboulfad]

Well kudos to you! 19hrs on a piece, that's some patience and dedication. I never thought people wrapped their cars, aside from xpel. Really looks special, I'd say almost like the frozen OEM cars. How did you get to wrap around the front side fenders? Or other areas that you can't have access to the inside?

[Demxsr]

Originally Posted by aboulfad

Well kudos to you! 19hrs on a piece, that's some patience and dedication. I never thought people wrapped their cars, aside from xpel. Really looks special, I'd say almost like the frozen OEM cars. How did you get to wrap around the front side fenders? Or other areas that you can't have access to the inside?

the front fenders are one of the easier parts. all edges are accessible to get the tuck behind the panel. Prep the panel, clean it with something that will strip everything off the clear coat, and really focus on cleaning the edges where you normally can't get to and dust / grime collect. took off the side gill and vent trim, removed rocker panel, opened the hood, removed the front bumper, unscrewed the 2 easy to get to bolts for the headlights so they could drop a few mm. Then you just lay it down, make sure there are no bubbles, trim the edges so there is enough material (but not too much) to fold and adhere around the edges. Open the door and tuck everything in.

[BrooklynG87]

Originally Posted by Demxsr

good or bad attention? from cops?

Haha no, I've only received good attention. Usually a couple of people surrounding the car, touching it, shrugging their shoulders asking is it wrapped or is it paint. Get ready for fingerprints too. People for some reason love to touch it the matte to see what it feels like.

[C-ARchitect]

Originally Posted by Demxsr

the front fenders are one of the easier parts. all edges are accessible to get the tuck behind the panel. Prep the panel, clean it with something that will strip everything off the clear coat, and really focus on cleaning the edges where you normally can't get to and dust / grime collect. took off the side gill and vent trim, removed rocker panel, opened the hood, removed the front bumper, unscrewed the 2 easy to get to bolts for the headlights so they could drop a few mm. Then you just lay it down, make sure there are no bubbles, trim the edges so there is enough material (but not too much) to fold and adhere around the edges. Open the door and tuck everything in.

Hey OP, how did you remove the side mirrors? Did you have to take off the interior door panel to get access or just the tweeter cover?

[04RC51]

I would NEVER have the patience to do this! The slightest imperfection would drive me crazy and I would never truly finish my car. I'd rather just get it painted frozen from the beginning and be done with it because it's quicker.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Beautiful car

[RocketBoots]

Originally Posted by C-ARchitect

Hey OP, how did you remove the side mirrors? Did you have to take off the interior door panel to get access or just the tweeter cover?

You must remove the entire doop panel in order to remove the tweeter cover.

OP, this is just crazy. No wonder shops charge upwards of $5k to do full wraps!