For all you wrap doubters

[Mr Googler]

Must have followed my work. This feels like a movement!

 

[DAKA]

Must have followed my work. This feels like a movement!

Looks fantastic.

Years ago I had a Bayliner that came with black vinyl wrap on the dash , it was under the windscreen.

The heat from the sun caused the wrap to shrink after about 3 years , this was over 20 years ago so wraps will have improved but I mention it in case anyone thinks of putting a dark wrap in an area where the sun can reach.

More recently I damaged my white fibreglass bathing platform and I did a repair with white vinyl wrap , it looked fantastic when I had completed it however after 100nm the white vinyl wrap had attracted the exhaust and turned camouflage grey

The white fibreglass was still shining, it was the vinyl wrap that had attracted the soot , it washed off quick enough but the rest of the boat didn’t need washing, it was just the vinyl wrap.

I mention it in case anyone else thinks white vinyl wrap might work well on a diesel boat.

 

[wonkywinch]

I noticed Andrew didnt open any cupboards as he normally does because I believe the wrap ends around the internal edges.

I also can't see how it would be durable as a galley or bathroom worksurface.

Tarted up to sell?

 

[markc]

I agree that on film it looks good, but I too have doubts on durability in lots of areas. Also, I still can't get my head around choosing to cover well made real timber joinery with sticky backed plastic, I mean you wouldn't wrap the interior of a DB5 just because it was 'old fashioned', you embrace it for what it is. Obviously covering fake wood veneer with a different fake wood feels totally legit, same goes if you're covering damage.

 

[Mr Googler]

I can’t disagree. Wrapping a kitchen top does seem a stretch given the demand it receives

As for covering wood…….it would have been useful to see before and after but its all taste. On older boats i think everyone would agree its an improvement but on the fairline in the video….tricky to say

 

[Bill W]

Looks very well done but all a bit too beige for my tastes. +1 sceptical about wrap on worktops. I've seen the damage some people can do to materials properly designed for food prep use, so I doubt a thin sheet of vinyl will hold up long.

 

[antony s]

Looks good now . I’d like to see it after a few seasons use though .i suspect it won’t look so great

 

[jakew009]

I think the point is if the wrap does get damaged you can just replace it.

You could rewrap the worktop every year for the next 20 years and still have money left over compared to the cost of professionally replacing it.

People rave about Setag, isn’t this just what they are doing?

 

[Little Ricky]

I think that wrapping should be left for the exterior and kept more subtle, like graphics or a stripe or two, anything more meaty should be paint. Internal wrapping is like chip paper on walls in the 70's, its hiding something.

 

[jakew009]

Internal wrapping is like chip paper on walls in the 70's, its hiding something.

Or in many cases, it’s hiding some awful 1970s decor.

If 1970s decor is your thing? then no need to wrap

 

[Mr Googler]

I think that wrapping should be left for the exterior and kept more subtle, like graphics or a stripe or two, anything more meaty should be paint. Internal wrapping is like chip paper on walls in the 70's, its hiding something.

Whilst I am bias….im not sure what horror I could cover up on a boat with a wrap. Paint is used for that on engines all the time

 

[Little Ricky]

Whilst I am bias….im not sure what horror I could cover up on a boat with a wrap. Paint is used for that on engines all the time

If you have furniture that is badly scratched, or sun faded, then a wrap is a quick fix.

 

[Mr Googler]

If you have furniture that is badly scratched, or sun faded, then a wrap is a quick fix.

Very true