[phoshizzle]

I got my roof wrapped a while ago but it's been looking kind of nasty. I tried using bug & tar remover, as well as rubbing alcohol mixed with water. None of them seemed to work. Any ideas?

[jmg]

That looks like sun damage. If car wash shampoo or quick detailer doesn't work, it might be a lost cause. Do you park in the sun often?

[phoshizzle]

yeah unfortunately my landlord occupies the garage. if i get it re-wrapped, anything i can do to protect the vinyl from sun damage? or should i just get it painted?

[jmg]

Originally Posted by phoshizzle

yeah unfortunately my landlord occupies the garage. if i get it re-wrapped, anything i can do to protect the vinyl from sun damage? or should i just get it painted?

There's not much you can do, the direct heat causes a lot of issues. Maybe a wax with UV protection? I've never tried it. I'd just remove it, it looks horrible, and go for a paint job if you really want that black roof. What brand wrap did you use?

[phoshizzle]

it was 3M vinyl

[ahero4eternity]

Originally Posted by phoshizzle

yeah unfortunately my landlord occupies the garage. if i get it re-wrapped, anything i can do to protect the vinyl from sun damage? or should i just get it painted?

Paint is the best option. A gloss black roof ran me $350 on my G35. I just had my f30 roof wrapped (well, I had the entire car wrapped) last week and it was coated with C Quartz.

[jmg]

Unless it's real CF, I think the black roof is overplayed anyway. I don't necessarily have a problem with it, but it's the functionality of the lower center of gravity that is appealing about the black roof. The CF is what makes it attractive. I never quite understood painting/wrapping a roof black. It just makes the car hotter and serves no purpose other than aesthetics that is supposed to imitate a look that is a product of the CF roof. It makes me wonder if it truly is aesthetically pleasing for it's own sake or because of it's association with a performance upgrade. If it is the latter, then I wonder about the integrity of such a modification.