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Gloss Metallic Ebony Sparkle Vinyl Wrap (CK202-HD) - 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) / Ebony Sparkle (CK202-HD) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Gloss Metallic Ebony Sparkle Vinyl Wrap (CK202-HD) - 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) / Ebony Sparkle (CK202-HD) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Black is the most common colour on the road and the most anonymous. Plain gloss black wraps make it worse, they read as a cheap respray and swallow every body line on the car. Factory metallic blacks solve it in theory, but the flake is usually so fine you need to be a metre away to find it. TeckWrap Gloss Metallic Ebony Sparkle puts flake in the black that you can actually see.
TeckWrap Ebony Sparkle spends daylight looking like an exceptionally deep piano black, with the flake dormant under cloud and in shade. Direct sun switches it on, the surface breaks into a field of individual bright points rather than the soft haze a fine metallic gives you. Where it earns its money, though, is under artificial light, streetlights, forecourt LEDs, car park lighting, headlights sweeping past. Against a plain gloss black there's no contest, and against a factory metallic black the flake is actually visible from normal walking distance.
Sparkle blacks are a paid upgrade on premium trims, and even then the flake is usually held back to something you have to hunt for. Ebony Sparkle is the way to change your car's colour without leaving black, which makes it the low-risk pick for anyone who wants presence without committing to a colour they'll tire of, on sedans, coupes, SUVs, and trucks alike.
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.