• (416) 700-9727
  • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Information and articles about car wrapping

Wrapping info centre

At Custom Wraps we spend a lot of time constantly training, evolving installation techniques, researching materials and best practices. We are happy to educate our customers on everything car wrapping related.

Hey, I thought that like with paint, vinyl wrap can be applied to pretty much anything? Right?

Wrong. Wrapping is not painting. It is an absolutely different process and it should be thought about in a different way. Quite a few quote requests we receive are for something that can't be done. Let's dig deeper into this problem.

There is more than a few ways to customize a car. Of course we believe that doing a chrome wrap is probably the easiest way to add some bling to a Lamborghini. But what if you don't want to go with a full wrap? There is a number of reasons not to. May be it is too expensive, may be you like the original colour of your car, may be you just want to add some

Few facts. Vehicle wrap industry is booming. More companies include having their vehicles branded in the must-have list and more people are looking into adding some personality to their car by doing a colour change wrap. Think about it, major manufacturers of wrap vinyl have more than doubled the choice of colours just within the last 2 years. Why? Because everyone wants it! Here comes the problem. Only industry specialists really have an understanding of how the whole process

From the perspective of someone who has been in the wrapping industry for over a decade I can say that the most time consuming, stressful and tricky stage of any commercial vehicle wrap project is the design stage. The main reason for this is that design is always is subject to personal taste preferences.  What one person can see as “bold”, the other sees as “tasteless”. Trying to get into your client’s head can be very time consuming and aggravating

What exactly is car wrapping?

Wrapping is a process of applying special vinyl film on the painted surface of a vehicle. The vinyl can be either white with image printed on it and laminated on top or it can be manufactured colour change vinyl that comes in a variety of colours from the manufacturer. The vinyl has self adhesive layer that sticks to the surface. When heat is applied to the film, it can be stretched and conformed to

When we started, there were 5 car wrap companies in Toronto. Now there is about 30. You can get a decent job at 3 of them, may be. 15 of them will be permanently closed in the next year. 20 more will open.
So how much do you like your car for this type of gamble?

We are specializing in luxury cars wraps. Premium materials and unsurpassed installation quality.

Contacts

445 Midwest Rd. Unit 31
Scarborough, ON M1P 4Y9

Tel: (416) 700-9727

info@customwraps.ca