Vinyl and trim
Vinyl, wraps, chrome delete and graphics, fitted panel by panel
Trim wraps, badge work, decals and full graphics in automotive vinyl, all reversible and priced on the vehicle rather than off a flat menu.
Chapter 01
Chrome delete is a fitting job, not a sticker job
Chrome delete gets talked about like it is a sticker slapped over a trim piece, but the actual work is fitting vinyl into shapes that were never designed to be covered. Window surrounds curve, narrow, and turn corners the whole way around a car, and getting vinyl to lie flat into that shape without a wrinkle or a lifted edge is most of the job.
The tightest spots are usually where a window surround pinches down near the mirror or wraps into the quarter light glass at the back of a door, small, sharply curved returns where there is very little material to work with and no room to hide a mistake. Getting those returns clean is what separates a chrome delete that reads factory from one that reads like a wrap job from across a parking lot.
Before and after of a Mercedes coupe window surround, chrome trim replaced with dark vinyl
The three finishes we stock
Trim work and light films are done in three finishes: Light Smoke, Dark Smoke, and Yellow Tint, all premium automotive vinyl rather than a cheap tint film or a spray-on coating. Light Smoke keeps a factory-adjacent look with just enough tint to read intentional, Dark Smoke is the more aggressive blackout look, and Yellow Tint is the one most often picked for a retro or off-road accent on a headlight or tail light rather than for a full trim wrap.
All three come off again without permanently altering the surface underneath, since it is vinyl rather than paint or a permanent coating, which matters for anyone who might want the factory look back later or is putting the work on a leased vehicle. On tail lights specifically, this finish is sold for show, off-road and enthusiast use where it is permitted; what is legal to drive on where you live is on the owner to confirm.
Chapter 03
Badges, lettering and windshield banners
Badge work runs both directions: paint-safe removal of factory, dealer, or previous-owner badges for a debadged look, or installing a badge that was not there from the factory with permanent automotive adhesive. Painting a badge before it goes back on is available as an add-on for anyone who wants a color-matched or contrasting badge rather than the stock finish.
Door decals, custom lettering, racing stripes, and full windshield banners are all cut and installed the same way, precision-fitted so the finished result sits bubble-free rather than looking like a decal that was pressed on by hand and hoped for the best.
Why vinyl and not paint
Vinyl is fully reversible. It comes off without stripping or sanding into the paint underneath, which matters for chrome delete especially, since the factory chrome trim is still sitting under the wrap the whole time and comes back exactly as it was if the vinyl is ever removed.
That reversibility also protects resale, since a vinyl wrap or trim job does not permanently commit the car to one look the way a repaint would, and a buyer who does not want the yellow accent or the smoked trim can have it pulled without any paint work needed afterward.
What moves the price
Trim wrap and chrome delete pricing depends on the vehicle and the trim design, how much surface area is being covered and how many separate pieces the trim breaks into, so it is quoted after a look at the actual car rather than off a flat rate. Vinyl graphics work the same way, priced by size, complexity, and how many pieces are being cut and installed.
The two items that do have a fixed price are the shop's own printed pieces: an exterior vinyl windshield banner with lettering at 49.99 dollars, and a set of three 6 inch custom vinyl window decals at 14.99 dollars, both available without a shop visit through the online shop.
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A few finished pieces
