Anyone wrap their jeep instead of paint? thoughts?

[early comanche owner]

Looking into wrapping with vinyl or liquid versus paint.  Scared of wasting money when go off road.  Any thoughts?

[Pete M]

I like that idea way better than bedliner.  you can repair things simply by pulling off the wrap and replacing it once fixed.  

[Smokeyyank]

Better off dipping it or just putting monstaliner/similar on. It's not cheap and any dent's will be visible. JK owners are all about it because they're a bunch of mall crawlin weenies....

[fiatslug87]

For the last 10 years I've been thinking of wrapping one of mine with digicamo.

[CoastChief]

my brother wraps cars professionally. I'm gonna wrap mine in a forest green. been pretty damn cheap

[early comanche owner]

It shows dents but what about pioneer stripes?  Would they need to be peeled before wrapping?

[Smokeyyank]

1 hour ago, early comanche owner said:

It shows dents but what about pioneer stripes?  Would they need to be peeled before wrapping?

 Yep, would have to be smooth all over otherwise the uneven surfaces will show. 

[Pete M]

I imagine that a crazy wild pattern would hide a lot of flaws    a smooth uniform color will likely need a lot of prep.   

[early comanche owner]

Ya,  guess I have I paint in the butt project stripping stripes.   Decisions decisions

[JustEmptyEveryPocket]

No personal xp here, but I have read that a rubber erasing wheel mounted in a drill or similar will remove stripes quite easily. Something like THIS maybe?

[Smokeyyank]

Those wheels above do work really well. don't take a lot of time at all. 

[early comanche owner]

thanks all i will have to go buy one just to try.   stripes are from 1990..lol  so hoping it works well

[Gjeep]

Even if you pull the stripes the surface will be raised slightly where the stripes were as that area has been ‘untouched’ from essentially wear down from elements/ car washing. 

[early comanche owner]

the rubber wheel works well   I am only on the bed but working on  removing the  stripes. you can see the color difference  but it is MUCH faster   than trying to peel. 

 

[Crash]

The 3m stripe off wheel works amazing. Spendy but worth it.

[ghetdjc320]

I’ve been using wd40 degreaser to remove any leftover adhesive that has baked on over the years and it works great. Straight wd40 works well also. As for wrapping, I wouldn’t do it unless I prepped all the panels the right way. There are so many seams where rust can form and if they are not prepped, treated and sealed correctly, I can see the wrap acting as more of a moisture trap. Remember, as has been said before, these trucks rust from the inside out at least with paint you can see what’s happening and where a problem area may be developing. Just my .02

[Money_Pits]

I wouldn't fret too much if you are planning on off roading the mj. Take care of any rust, prep to prevent as much future rust as possible, and give it a shot. My TJ always came back worse for wear after off roading no matter how cautious I was, and if it were still running, it would be getting wrapped, dents included. The key thing is keeping on top of rust.

[early comanche owner]

I decided to have it painted.   found a little shop here in Nashville area .  figured if wrapping was going to last a couple of years with chances for rips might as well go with a economical paint and give it a shot...      Pics to come, suppose to be complete this weekend