5th Gen Camaro in Full Chrome Wrap - Video inside!
04-29-2011 | 08:35 AM
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5th Gen Camaro in Full Chrome Wrap - Video inside!
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Good grief...I kinda like it! I don't think I'd own it, though!
Good grief...I kinda like it! I don't think I'd own it, though!
A Czech company called Tintek promotes a chrome exterior wrap for the Chevrolet Camaro SS that will either make your eyes hurt or it will make you google their name to find out more. Tintek says the Camaro is the first chrome application of this kind in the Czech Republic, as the effect is not obtained by painting the car but by applying a special 3-D foil over the original paintwork.
This means that the chrome effect is reversible - a very important detail for those clients who will eventually change their minds after being stared at persistently all wherever they go. And for those customers who find silver to be too common, Tintek also offers the chrome effect in gold, black, green, blue, orange, red and violet.
This means that the chrome effect is reversible - a very important detail for those clients who will eventually change their minds after being stared at persistently all wherever they go. And for those customers who find silver to be too common, Tintek also offers the chrome effect in gold, black, green, blue, orange, red and violet.
04-29-2011 | 11:46 AM
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Re: 5th Gen Camaro in Full Chrome Wrap - Video inside!
That is SOOOOOOO Cool! 
I don't know if I would be caught driving it seems a bit much. lol
I don't know how you would keep that clean
... Also does anyone know how much that would even cost? Seems like it would be a LOT!
I don't know if I would be caught driving it seems a bit much. lol
I don't know how you would keep that clean
... Also does anyone know how much that would even cost? Seems like it would be a LOT!
04-29-2011 | 06:14 PM
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Re: 5th Gen Camaro in Full Chrome Wrap - Video inside!
Dark or black chrome would look cool. I'm sure we'll see this kind of stuff at car shows.
Wonder how durable the foil is in resisting rocks and things that chip paint.
Wonder how durable the foil is in resisting rocks and things that chip paint.
Re: 5th Gen Camaro in Full Chrome Wrap - Video inside!
04-30-2011 | 08:25 AM
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Re: 5th Gen Camaro in Full Chrome Wrap - Video inside!
Wow, that is pretty wild. Almost looked like CGI in that video.
I'm curious about washing too. If someone did a whole car, could you wash it on a regular basis without ruining it?
Something happens and you get something like a scuff mark on a bumper cover. Just re-wrap it? Cheaper than repainting? Maybe paint could be dead. Could be cheaper for insurance companies to have things repaired, which could be lower premiums.
Just think, you could order a car, and then choose from a catalog of wraps for the color. Dont like it, re-wrap a different color. If durability, longevity, and initial cost are not issues, then maybe manufacturers could go that route in the near future.
Who knows, the camaro team could be the first to implement this and finally have others follow their direction.
Something happens and you get something like a scuff mark on a bumper cover. Just re-wrap it? Cheaper than repainting? Maybe paint could be dead. Could be cheaper for insurance companies to have things repaired, which could be lower premiums.
Just think, you could order a car, and then choose from a catalog of wraps for the color. Dont like it, re-wrap a different color. If durability, longevity, and initial cost are not issues, then maybe manufacturers could go that route in the near future.
Who knows, the camaro team could be the first to implement this and finally have others follow their direction.
05-01-2011 | 11:57 AM
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05-01-2011 | 02:11 PM
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Re: 5th Gen Camaro in Full Chrome Wrap - Video inside!
That is pretty much what I was thinking. I am assuming it is thicker than paint so it may resist rock chips and such a bit better. I wonder how easy it is to fix when there is damage however. You can't just buff it like paint.
05-01-2011 | 09:12 PM
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Re: 5th Gen Camaro in Full Chrome Wrap - Video inside!
We covered this on the CamaroZ28.Com Podcast we just released today!
Podcast #295 - Musser pilots Camaro to World Challenge win!
Podcast #295 - Musser pilots Camaro to World Challenge win!