A car wrap is a thin cast vinyl film applied over the factory paint to change the car's colour or finish, either across every panel or on selected parts such as the roof or mirrors.
Why choose car wraps and colour change in Kent?
- A matching black roof and chrome delete is a modest way for a Maidstone business to make its pool cars look like a set.
- Estate agents, mobile hairdressers and home-visit professionals who drive around Maidstone all day can add neat branding to a car without repainting it.
- In a Maidstone car park full of silver, grey and white cars, a satin or matt colour change is hard to miss when clients arrive.
Guide prices in Kent
How much? Expect a guide range of £1,950–£3,750 per car, VAT excluded. The rows below show what moves a job up or down that range, and the figure becomes firm once the survey or artwork check is done.
| Item | Guide, ex VAT | Inc. VAT (20%) |
|---|---|---|
| Full colour change, small or medium car | £1,950 – £2,850 | £2,340 – £3,420 |
| Full colour change, large car or SUV | £2,650 – £3,750 | £3,180 – £4,500 |
| Roof, mirrors or bonnet only | £195 – £650 | £234 – £780 |
Guide prices for a full colour change run from £1,950 to £2,850 + VAT for a small or medium car, and from £2,650 to £3,750 + VAT for a large car or SUV. Roof, mirrors or bonnet only is typically between £195 and £650 + VAT.
Rules for vehicle graphics in Kent
For vehicles, the paperwork is about DVLA and your insurer, not the planning department. Graphics on a van or car that is normally driven around fall outside advertisement control; only a vehicle parked mainly as an advertising hoarding is caught. A change of main colour means updating the colour on your V5C and telling your insurer. We leave the windscreen and front side windows clear, because the Construction and Use Regulations 1986 require at least 75% and 70% light through them, and we check the paint is sound factory finish before wrapping. If the vehicle is leased, confirm the lease permits graphics and how they must come off.
Options worth considering
Satin
A soft sheen that hides fine swirl marks.
Gloss
A paint-like shine and the easiest finish to keep clean.
Metallic
Flecked film that catches the light like metallic paint.
Towns in Kent
The towns below are all part of our coverage of Kent. Each link opens the car wraps and colour change page for that town, with guide prices, consent notes and how to get a quote.
- Car wraps and colour change in Maidstone
- Car wraps and colour change in Gillingham
- Car wraps and colour change in Chatham
- Car wraps and colour change in Royal Tunbridge Wells
- Car wraps and colour change in Folkestone
- Car wraps and colour change in Margate
- Car wraps and colour change in Ashford, Kent
- Car wraps and colour change in Canterbury
- Car wraps and colour change in Sittingbourne
- Car wraps and colour change in Gravesend
- Car wraps and colour change in Dartford
- Car wraps and colour change in Ramsgate
- Car wraps and colour change in Dover
- Car wraps and colour change in Tonbridge
- Car wraps and colour change in Strood
- Car wraps and colour change in Whitstable
- Car wraps and colour change in Deal
- Car wraps and colour change in Sevenoaks
- Car wraps and colour change in Rochester
- Car wraps and colour change in Herne Bay
- Car wraps and colour change in Broadstairs
- Car wraps and colour change in Faversham
- Car wraps and colour change in Swanley
A free, written quote for car wraps and colour change is one message away. Send the details from anywhere in Kent and we will reply with a price, then a proof you approve before work begins.