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Satin Silk Dark Gray Vinyl Wrap (HM01)
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Satin Silk Dark Gray Vinyl Wrap (HM01) - 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) / Dark grey silk (HM01) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
1-year outdoor warranty
Vertical · 2-yr horizontal
Paint-safe & removable
No clearcoat damage
Ships in 24 hours
14-day returns
Unopened rolls
Satin Silk Dark Gray Vinyl Wrap (HM01)
Regular priceFrom
$303.00
Unit price
Satin Silk Dark Gray Vinyl Wrap (HM01) - 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) / Dark grey silk (HM01) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Some cars don't need a loud color to make a statement. This Mustang GT in TeckWrap Dark Grey Silk says enough.
Thanks for trusting TeckWrap with your build and sharing these amazing shots!
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Customer loved the colors. I personally loved the installation it was smooth and effortless. They are going to schedule another wrap but this time they want the whole car wrapped. They were in awe of how i did the lines for the green and how sharp they were
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Wrap problem: The wrap had a lot of markings and kind of looked distressed wasn’t the whole wrap but a lot of it. Would I be able to get a new one?
Description
Description
Gray is the easiest color to get wrong, too flat and it reads like primer, too metallic and it turns into cheap sparkle. TeckWrap Dark Grey Silk holds the middle. It sits as a deep, cool anthracite for most of the day, then releases fine silver and gunmetal highlights only when the light catches it, all under a soft silk-satin sheen.
Key Attributes
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Cool anthracite base: a deep graphite grey with cool charcoal undertones, clearly grey, never drifting toward black or blue.
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Silk-satin sheen: a fine, low-luster surface, softer than standard satin, that looks smooth and paint-like and keeps swirl marks and fingerprints from showing.
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Metallic that stays subtle: silver and gunmetal flake that sits quiet in flat light and only lifts when the sun hits, adding depth without ever turning flashy.
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Directional film: metallic films are directional, so every panel is oriented the same way and run from one production LOT per car to keep the sheen even across the whole vehicle.
- Henkel adhesive, clean removal: transparent solvent acrylic adhesive with air-release channels lays flat and bubble-free, holds through weather, and heat-removes cleanly within the recommended window.
For most of the day, Dark Gray Silk reads as a solid, cool anthracite, the kind of understated gray that looks equally at home on an executive saloon and a track build. The silk-satin surface stays even and muted until the light shifts, and then fine silver and gunmetal reflections surface across the hood, roof, and flanks, giving the panels quiet dimension instead of sparkle. Set beside a flat matte grey it looks richer and more finished; beside a gloss metallic it looks calmer and more expensive.
OEM Match
- Closest to Audi Daytona Gray Pearl rendered in satin rather than gloss, the same cool gunmetal tone.
- In the same family as BMW Frozen Dark Gray Metallic, a touch lighter and cooler.
- Darker and more metallic than Audi Nardo Gray.
- More refined than standard gloss gunmetals like Porsche Agate Gray Metallic.
- Cooler and greyer than a black-based satin such as our own Satin Black Silver.
OEM gunmetal grays this refined usually come only in gloss, or as a costly matte-metallic special order. TeckWrap Dark Gray Silk delivers that anthracite-and-silver look in satin on an RS Q8, a Model S, a G-Wagon, or any car off the lot, no special order required.
Features
Features
Application
Application
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
How TeckWrap compares
Not all film is the same
Cheap film won't last a season. Legacy brands charge a brand premium. TeckWrap sits in the middle: professional-grade film at an honest price.
The cheap way
Budget Film
Saves money up front, then bubbles, fades and cracks within a season.
Price per roll
✕$80 to $350 per roll. Cheap upfront, then you pay a shop to strip it.
Film construction
✕Monomeric calendered vinyl. Shrinks back off the edges within months.
Release liner
✕Paper liner. Curls in storage and telegraphs into the finish.
Adhesive system
✕Rubber based. Grabs on contact and leaves residue on removal.
Warranty and removal
✕None stated, or a term with nothing behind it.
Color and finish range
✕A short list of solids. Color drifts between production batches.
The smart way
Order a Sample
TeckWrap Film
Professional-grade film at an honest price. Reversible, paint-safe, and color-shifting.
Price per roll
From $399 per roll, enough film to cover a standard sedan.
Film construction
High-grade polymeric multilayered hybrid vinyl with built in air release.
Release liner
Plastic PET release liner, holds the film tension flat for clean gloss off the roll.
Adhesive system
Henkel solvent acrylic. Repositions during install, peels back paint safe.
Warranty and removal
3 years vertical, rated by climate zone and panel. Claims paid.
Color and finish range
Over 220 colors in gloss, satin, matte, metallic, chrome, color shift.
See the finish in person before you commit.
The legacy way
Legacy Brand Film
Comparable film, but you pay a brand premium.
Price per roll
✕$600 to $900 or more per roll for the same coverage.
Film construction
–Comparable construction, priced as if the badge were a material.
Release liner
–Same plastic liner standard, at roughly double the roll price.
Adhesive system
–Same acrylic chemistry class, with a brand premium on top.
Warranty and removal
–Long headline term. Read the exclusion list before you trust it.
Color and finish range
✕Solid core range, thin on color shift and specialty finishes.
Vinyl / Satin FAQ
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Choosing & buying
Is this calendered film, and does that make it a budget product?
Calendered, and no. Cast and calendered are two ways of making vinyl, not two quality grades. Cast is thinner and bends further, which suits deep recesses. Calendered is thicker, so it takes stone chips, brushes and door dings, and it covers the paint underneath instead of showing it through.
Cast is rated for ten years. Why buy anything else?
Because almost nobody keeps a wrap for ten years. Color changes, resales and fleet rotations take wraps off cars at three to five. You would be paying for years five through ten on a thinner film that takes more damage in the years you actually use it. If you genuinely keep a car a decade, buy the longer rated film. Most people do not.
Does a wrap protect my paint?
It covers it. UV, road film and light surface contact, yes. Stone chips and impact, no. That is paint protection film, a different product at a different thickness and price. Plenty of owners run PPF on the nose and vinyl over everything else.
Do I have to buy all the film at once?
Yes, and from one batch. Pigment and flake shift slightly between production runs. Two rolls of the same color bought months apart can read as two colors on neighboring panels in daylight. Order the whole job plus about 20 percent.
Look & colour
Why does the film look different from the sample?
Because a sample is flat, small and indoors. Color on a car reads across curves, at angles, in daylight that moves all day. Metallics shift the most, matte the least. Hold the largest sample you can get against the car outside before you commit.
Installing
Is satin harder to install than gloss?
Not to stretch. Far less forgiving to touch. Gloss lets you rework a section and move on, satin remembers everything you did to the surface. Post heat at 80 to 95°C (176 to 203°F), and put your newest installer on gloss.
My last wrap lifted at the edges. Was the film bad?
Almost certainly not. Lifting edges mean the film was never post heated, or never got hot enough. Post heating erases the film's memory and locks it into its new shape. Skip it and the film spends the next year trying to go back to being a flat roll.
Can I wrap over a respray?
Only if it is fully cured and sound. Fresh paint outgasses for weeks and you get bubbles. Weak or previously repaired paint can lift on removal. The film does not cause that. It finds it.
Care & cleaning
Can I ceramic coat satin?
Only with a matte and satin specific coating. A standard gloss coating fills the surface structure and lifts the sheen, so you end up with a blotchy semi gloss panel, permanently. Read the technical sheet, not the bottle.
Will an automatic car wash ruin it?
Brush washes will, and the damage stacks. Brushes drag grit, lift edges, and polish permanent shiny patches into satin and matte. Touchless is fine, hand washing is better. Keep a pressure washer 16 inches back and off the edges.
Damage & durability
See all FAQsWhat is burnishing?
Satin scatters light through a fine surface structure. Press it or rub it and that structure flattens, so the patch reflects instead. That is burnishing, and it is the reason satin panels get redone.
Can a burnished patch be fixed?
No. The structure is crushed and heat will not raise it. Plan around it instead. Soft buffers, replaced the moment they wear, low pressure, long strokes, and never dry wipe a satin panel mid install.
Will satin go shiny on the door handles?
In high contact areas, gradually, yes. Handle cups, the driver's door edge, the trunk lip. That is wear, not a defect. Leaving handle cups unwrapped, or doing them in gloss, takes the most visible case off the table.
Can a scratch be polished out?
No. There is no clear coat to cut back, so polishing removes the top coat and leaves a permanently dull patch. PRO+ films with the self healing top coat close light swirls with gentle heat. Anything deeper means a new panel.
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