Wrap it
Matt Batchelor and Lance Uhlmann love their toys. And they know how to look after them.
You’ve bought the car of your dreams. It looks amazing. But, you want it in a colour that no one else has. With AutoWraps, the choices are limitless. And even better, wrapping your vehicle protects the paintwork from stone chips and fading from the sun. So when it’s removed, the car looks brand new again, keeping your investment in tip-top condition.
AutoWraps was set up by Matt Batchelor and Lance Uhlmann. Matt owns Tauranga’s Rutherford Signs, who’ve been in the industry since 1976. Lance has been wrapping vehicles for the last 20 years. Both are car and boat fanatics, so they set up Auto Wraps with its own dedicated workshop on Hocking Street, Mt Maunganui, and kitted it out with the best equipment in the industry to look after your pride-and-joy while it's being transformed.
Lance explains how it works: “We use a self-adhesive vinyl to wrap the vehicle; small hatchbacks, supercars, boats, caravans, you name it with a matte, gloss or satin finish. And it doesn’t have to be all over, we can do digital prints on part of the car which is a popular option for branding your business. One of my favourite jobs was a full wrap of the hull of a large fishing boat, in a matte camouflage which we designed in-house for a private owner.”
How it works
AutoWraps take photos and do a full measure up.
Select from thousands of colours on file, bring in your own design, or the in-house graphic design team can custom design something for you.
You’ll see a mock-up before work starts.
Pick your car up from Hocking St after 2-3 days, all schmick and ready to go.
To remove the wrap or change it out is easy. The vinyl’s taken off using a special machine leaving no glue residue, with perfectly-preserved paintwork underneath.