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Gloss Metallic Arctic Silver Vinyl Wrap (RB27-HD) - 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) / Arctic Silver (RB27-HD) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Gloss Metallic Arctic Silver Vinyl Wrap (RB27-HD) - 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) / Arctic Silver (RB27-HD) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Most silver wraps solve brightness by adding sparkle, and end up looking like metallic paint on a budget. Arctic Silver goes the other way. It gets its brilliance from a clean mirror reflection, so the panel reads as polished metal rather than glitter suspended in film.
Arctic Silver is a true neutral. There is no beige in it and no blue cast either, which is rarer than it sounds; most bright silvers pick a side the moment the light changes. This is the bright pole of TeckWrap's gloss silver range, and it sits clearly apart from its siblings, where Silver Fern goes warm and champagne-soft and Dolomite Silver goes cold and Porsche-clean, Arctic Silver chases maximum brilliance. Overcast light gives you a clean liquid grey with the reflection still intact. Direct sun is where it does its real work, throwing a hard, bright, almost chrome-adjacent flash across the shoulders and hood.
Love those bright factory silvers on a Mercedes or a BMW? Now run that mirror finish on your 911, Arteon, Model Y, M4, or GLE.
How TeckWrap compares
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
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.
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
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.