200+ finishes
Gloss, satin, matte, metallic, brushed, forged carbon and colour-shift — plus custom printed film for one-off liveries.
A new skin, reversibly
Colour-Change Film
Change the entire character of the car — satin, gloss, chrome-shift or matte — without a drop of paint and without touching resale value.
In short
Colour-change film is a cast vinyl wrap applied over your existing paint to change the vehicle’s colour or finish. It is fully reversible: the factory paint underneath is preserved and protected, and the film can be removed years later without damaging the original surface.
The detail
A new colour, on a timer you control
A respray is a one-way decision. Film is not. DRESDEN colour-change film lets you put a satin graphite, a deep candy red or a shifting chrome-violet on the car this year and return it to factory silver before you sell it — with the original paint underneath in better condition than the day the film went on.
We use cast PVC, not calendered. Cast film is manufactured in a stable, stress-free state, which is why it conforms to a mirror housing or a diffuser fin and stays there instead of slowly shrinking back and lifting at the corners. Air-release channels in the adhesive let our installers set a full bonnet without a single trapped bubble.
Every panel we can safely remove comes off: handles, badges, lamp units, mirror caps, spoilers. The film is wrapped around the edge and bonded on the reverse, so there is no visible cut line on the visible face of the car. That is the difference between a wrap that reads as a colour and one that reads as a wrap.
What you get
Four properties that matter on the road
Fully reversible
Heat-assisted removal lifts the film cleanly. Factory paint is preserved, so the car’s value and history stay intact.
Protects while it styles
The film takes UV, light abrasion and wash marks. Paint under a wrap typically comes back brighter than the untouched panels.
Wrapped edges
Parts come off the car and the film wraps behind them. No cut lines on show surfaces, no lifting corners in the third winter.
Finish explorer
Pick a direction, see the character
An indicative preview only — every finish is confirmed against a physical sample on your own paint, in daylight, before we order a roll.
Technical information
The numbers, not the adjectives
Published specification for the material we actually install. If a figure matters to your decision and is not here, ask and we will send the datasheet.
| Material | Cast PVC, polymeric |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 75 – 110 µm with liner |
| Adhesive | Repositionable, air-release channels |
| Conformability | Compound curves without relief cuts |
| Finish families | Gloss · Satin · Matte · Metallic · Shift · Brushed |
| Outdoor durability | Up to 7 years vertical, 5 years horizontal |
| Removal | Heat assisted, adhesive-transfer free |
| Warranty | 5 years |
Coverage
Three ways to specify it
Starting points, not fixed menus. Every quote is built against your vehicle and how you actually use it.
Accent
Contrast without commitment
- Roof and pillars
- Bonnet or bonnet vents
- Mirror caps
- Splitter, skirts and diffuser
- Badge de-chrome
Full Colour Change
Every visible painted surface
- All exterior panels
- Parts removed and wrapped behind
- Door shuts wrapped to the seal
- Fuel flap and boot lip
- Two-year alignment check
Designer Livery
Printed, plotted, one of one
- Digital design proof in 3D
- Printed cast film with UV laminate
- Colour-matched hardware and trim
- Sponsor and racing decals
- Track-day mounting kit
Examples
Colour-Change Film, in the bay
