Has anyone ever 'wrapped' a SWB 911 for driving purposes?

[mshaver51]

Asking for member input on the utility of 'wrapping' a SWB car.

My 11880001 ('68 SWT) was out of restoration and having electrical and mechanical issues sorted out. In the process, the paint was damaged, so it's back in the body shop to repair the paint.

The car was separated from its engine long ago, so it can never again be "numbers matching". So, my intent was to preserve a piece of history as a driver.

Given the paint issue, a friend suggested that I consider getting it 'wrapped' (which is a layer of plastic) to protect the paint while being driven.

Has anyone ever 'wrapped' a classic Porsche, or had close experience with one?

Given the cost of re-paint, it makes a certain amount of sense, but I'd like more input.

Thanks for your constructive thoughts.

[JT912]

There are plenty of clear protective wraps that I have seen installed on a variety of Porsches. Might as Scott Longballa what he is using on his cars.

[lbpa18]

I have a wrapped longhood. I would not do it again. It was $6K for reference (2023). It may protect the paint beneath, but it is fragile, the edges are sensitive to peeling, bubbles or lack of adhesion can be an issue. I think Id look elsewhere for a protective layer on top of your paint. YMMV.

[ibmiked]

My concern would be in wrapping anything other than factory original paint. Down the road if the wrap needs to be removed I would be afraid that the process might lift the repaint in areas where adhesion to the underlying primer and metal was not the best. It could be a case of 'the cure being worse than. the disease'.

[911MRP]

I suspect many more swb 911 were wrapped around hard objects than wrapped under protective plastic film. My much missed pal the late Chris Turner who was a much respected Porsche specialist for nearly five decades after settings up his eponymous business in London in 1974 received the “awful warning” award from the Porsche Club GB for this in the mid 70s:

The paint was probably the least of his worries. Car on photo was scrapped.

Steve

[StephenAcworth]

YIKES!!!

That's definitively a wrap!!!

I suspect many more swb 911 were wrapped around hard objects than wrapped under protective plastic film. My much missed pal the late Chris Turner who was a much respected Porsche specialist for nearly five decades after settings up his eponymous business in London in 1974 received the “awful warning” award from the Porsche Club GB for this in the mid 70s:

The paint was probably the least of his worries. Car on photo was scrapped.

Steve