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Hey folks! This is Nick from High Street Wraps.

Welcome to another Q&A session where I answer questions from y'all on the internet.

Today's question is:

"What's the average lifespan of a vehicle wrap? "

Answer:

What's the average lifespan of a vehicle wrap? And is there a difference between the types of of finishes and materials that you choose? There's a wide range of uh lifespan of the of the vinyl. Most of the time you can expect 3 to 5 years. the earlier years, you know, around the three-year mark, a lot of the mattes and the the matte metallic films, you're not going to get five years out of um unless your garage and you have a coating and things like that. But a lot of the glosses and the satin colors, the things with less metallics in it, less flakes, you can see on that upper that upper range of the lifespan.

Summary: 

Nick explained that the average lifespan of a vehicle wrap is typically 3 to 5 years. They also noted that certain finishes like matte metallic films may not last as long as glosses and satin colors, especially without garage storage or a protective coating. 

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