Colour change wrap
Every painted panel, wrapped into the shuts, in gloss, satin or matte. The paint underneath stays exactly as it was — which is the whole reason people choose film over a respray.
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Colour change wrap · same working day answerPriced before anything is ordered or cut
Get a wrap quoteWhy film rather than a respray
A respray changes the car permanently. Film does not. Under the wrap the original factory paint is still there, still the colour on the V5C, and still the thing a buyer or a lease company is looking at when the car moves on.
That matters most on a car you did not buy to keep forever. A respray in a divisive colour takes value off. A wrap in the same colour comes off in a day and leaves you where you started.
What actually takes three days
Not the film. Film goes on quickly. What takes the time is everything before it: bumpers, handles, lights and badges off the car, the paint decontaminated and machine-corrected where it needs it, then every edge wrapped into the shut rather than trimmed at the panel line.
A wrap that is masked around rather than stripped will look identical on the day you collect it. The difference shows up four months later when the edges start to lift, because a trimmed edge on a door handle surround has nothing holding it down.
Before you book: a full colour change means telling DVLA and your insurer. We say so at quote stage rather than after the film is on. It is free and takes a few minutes.
Gloss, satin or matte
The finish changes the price and changes how the car lives. Worth understanding before you pick a colour.
Same car, same light
Drag the handle. The paint underneath is untouched — that is the whole argument for film.
Factory silver to satin green. Panels off, edges into the shuts.
What happens, step by step
Send the reg and the colour
Registration gives us the panel count and body type. The colour and finish give us the film and the roll length.
Paint inspection
On a ramp, under light. We are looking for resprays, filler and lifting lacquer, because film will find all three.
Quote and film order
A firm price and a slot. Film is ordered to the job, which is why the date matters.
Strip down
Bumpers, handles, lights, badges and trims off. This is the part that separates a four-year wrap from a four-month one.
Correction and application
Paint corrected where needed, then film laid, heated and wrapped into every shut.
Post-heat and rebuild
Every edge post-heated so it holds, the car rebuilt, and a walk round together before you take it.
What’s in the price
Panels removed
Bumpers, handles, lights and badges, not masked around.
Paint corrected
Machine-corrected where it needs it. Film follows what is underneath.
Edges into the shuts
Wrapped in, not trimmed at the panel line.
Post-heated
Every edge, so it stays put through a winter.
Offcut kept
A piece of your film kept on file for future repairs.
Aftercare sheet
How to wash it, what to keep off it, what to do if it lifts.
Warranty
On the application. Film carries its own manufacturer warranty.
Removal quoted
So you know the cost of going back before you commit.
Colour changes through the studio
Colour change wrap questions
Will it damage my paint?
Not on sound, original paint. The risk is resprayed panels, filler or lacquer that is already failing — film can lift those when it comes off. We check on a ramp before quoting and tell you if your car is one of them.
How long does a wrap last?
Four to five years on sound paint if the car is not living on the street. Sun and salt are what kill film, so a garaged car does better than one parked under a tree on a hill in Sheffield.
Can I wash it normally?
Hand wash, yes. Avoid automatic brushes and avoid pressure washing the edges at close range, because that is exactly how a lifted edge starts. The aftercare sheet covers it.
What happens when I want it off?
Heat and patience. It comes off and the paint underneath comes out as it went in. We quote removal up front so you know that number before you commit.
Do you do partial wraps?
Yes — roof, bonnet, mirrors or a chrome delete. Often the better answer if you want a change rather than a transformation.
Can you match a colour I have seen?
Usually. Send a photograph and we will tell you the film reference and whether it exists in the finish you want.
Where we do this work
All wrapping is carried out at the Attercliffe unit. Collection and return across these areas.
Send the reg and the colour you’re after
Same working day answer with a price band, the film we would use and the next slot we have free.