Camo vehicle wraps

[WesGrimes]

Has anyone tried any of the camo vehicle wraps for you teardrop build?

I am looking at one called Camoclad


The stuff ain't cheap though...

Opinions? Thoughts?

(No, I am not affiliated with any related products or services...)

[msybrant]

Hello,
I used to apply wraps for a sign company including a few of the camo vinyl wraps. Like you said it's not cheap. The application will be expensive but it's not teribly difficult on an easy shape like a tear so if your brave you could do it yourself and save some money. You can expect a wrap to last about five years. After that the color fades and it starts to bubble and peal / delaminate.
Matt

[madjack]

Wes, I had checked into them when I decided to build the Gatorflage Tear but found them to be cost prohibitive...first you havvta have a finished exterior in either aluminum or epoxy and then the hi-cost wraps...which don't last forever...I ended up using camo cloth embeded in epoxy which worked very well.........
madjack

[WesGrimes]

I had not thought of embedding regular fabric in epoxy for the effect. Do you suppose you could do the same with wall paper?
Also, what about UV? Has that fabric faded?
Thanks,
Wes

[madjack]

...don't know about wall paper, it may not be porous enough...it hasn't faded...yet. As dark as mine came out, it could use a little fade to lighten it up some.......
madjack

[starleen2]

Wes, I had checked into them when I decided to build the Gatorflage Tear but found them to be cost prohibitive...first you havvta have a finished exterior in either aluminum or epoxy and then the hi-cost wraps...which don't last forever...I ended up using camo cloth embeded in epoxy which worked very well.........
madjack

+ 1 Seen it Wes, turned out great. The wall paper will not work - no UV protection in it and definitely not porous enough.

[kennyrayandersen]

The UV can be a problem, especially with a lot of inks. Fabrics use dyes, but they will fade as well. I’m guessing you could slow the whole fading process by:
1) Using a UV coat on the outside
2) Parking it in the garage out of the sun

[Miriam C.]

The UV can be a problem, especially with a lot of inks. Fabrics use dyes, but they will fade as well. I’m guessing you could slow the whole fading process by:
1) Using a UV coat on the outside
2) Parking it in the garage out of the sun

3 auto clear coat! Ditto on Madjack's tear. It is fantastic!

[Shadow Catcher]

When I started riding a bicycle I got the loudest brightest jersey and the Bicycle was red and white. I figured if I were hit and could hobble into court the individual that hit me would have a very difficult time saying he did not see me. We canoe some times during hunting season and you guessed it the canoe is red
Being seen is important and the idea of a camo paint job blending in with the background