Wanting to order a Tesla Plaid, will wrap it, but what base color?

[buckweet1980]

Got the go-ahead from the wife to order a Plaid, but she's adamant that she wants it wrapped in satin black after seeing a few that have this color.

The interior will be white.. My ultimate question is when wrapping, what all is wrapped? Should I order the black so that everything visible is black, or would enough be done that if it were white I wouldn't see anything white. Like the door sills, hatch underside and such?

I'm thinking it'd probably look best to get black, but I'm wanting to hear others experiences please. Since the interior would be white, maybe seeing white in those areas won't matter? It does seem wasteful to spend 1500 on black painted car just to cover it though?

Edit:

After doing some further research, since satin black is the desired outcome, I found a Xpel Stealth PPF that changes your gloss into satin. So i'm thinking that might be the path to go vs a vinyl wrap..

Anyone have comments?

 

[scrapps]

So XPel Stealth PPF will give you much better protection against rock chips etc than a colored wrap, it's thicker and softer. That's the right away to go unless you were wanting a different color.

 

[tekie99]

Got the go-ahead from the wife to order a Plaid, but she's adamant that she wants it wrapped in satin black after seeing a few that have this color.

The interior will be white.. My ultimate question is when wrapping, what all is wrapped? Should I order the black so that everything visible is black, or would enough be done that if it were white I wouldn't see anything white. Like the door sills, hatch underside and such?

I'm thinking it'd probably look best to get black, but I'm wanting to hear others experiences please. Since the interior would be white, maybe seeing white in those areas won't matter? It does seem wasteful to spend 1500 on black painted car just to cover it though?

Edit:

After doing some further research, since satin black is the desired outcome, I found a Xpel Stealth PPF that changes your gloss into satin. So i'm thinking that might be the path to go vs a vinyl wrap..

Anyone have comments?

Just got mine back today... Suntek Matte PPF wrapped, took 7 days... but worth every penny... I can get more shots tomorrow, it was getting dark by the time I got home... Matte PPF is the way to go for sure with how weak the paint jobs are on these cars... I had 600 miles on it when I dropped it off and the rockers were littered with chips, but the matte film ended up hiding most of the imperfections in the paint now as well.

 

[Bcs1]

I have black with xpel ppf stealth. This is definitely the way to go! Make sure you get it done right away! I had mine done the day after I picked up the car. Just make sure you find a good detailer who can detail the car and buff out the scratches, etc. The paint job/prep on these cars are not great…some much worse than others. I was lucky but just find a really good shop to do the job. Pay extra to have it installed with no seams if they are capable. Many shops use a basic computer cut which will have visible seams but if you’re lucky enough to find a really good shop (like I did) they can make it look like an oem satin paint job…. Absolutely AMAZING WORK!

 

[Bcs1]

 

[Bcs1]

 

[EVS Motors]

Go black if you want to wrap it satin black. If you do white, the white can show through around the edges where the panels meet, especially if the installers aren't experienced enough to cover them. Here's a black one we just did. All satin black, including the trims.

 

[SBDPlaid]

Stealth PPF for sure on the black base

 

[Mr X]

Up to you if you want to waste $1500 on black. Black as the base color is ideal for a wrap but since you're getting white interior, the white will work fine.


Door jambs will be white unless you choose to wrap them but that costs extra.

 

[Turboz3]

Did a full wrap including doors, top roof line in black and jams all on white paint.

 

[Turboz3]

 

[Turboz3]

 

[Turboz3]

 

[SBDPlaid]

Damn that’s a great wrap job! Door jams look like factory painted

 

[Turboz3]

Damn that’s a great wrap job! Door jams look like factory painted

Thanks, they did a pretty good job. Wish Tesla had some fun colors to chose from. I figured why not save the $2500 paint upgrade fee and put it towards a custom wrap. Payed for half of it at least.

 

[MrPlaidz]

Stealth PPF for sure on the black base

That looks great, well done! Is your lowered? Seems like it has a much better stance than my Plaid on 19s

 

[SBDPlaid]

That looks great, well done! Is your lowered? Seems like it has a much better stance than my Plaid on 19s

Yes lowering links

 

[MrKool]

How much is a full PPF wrap?

 

[SBDPlaid]

How much is a full PPF wrap?

For stealth (satin/matte effect) typically $6k-8k

 

[MrKool]

For stealth (satin/matte effect) typically $6k-8k

Ouch