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Matte Pearl Black Vinyl Wrap (CM15) - 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) / Pearl Black (CM15) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Matte Pearl Black Vinyl Wrap (CM15) - 5ft x 16ft (1.52 x 5m) / Pearl Black (CM15) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Matte black wraps usually go one of two ways: completely flat with nothing happening at any angle, or loaded with so much sparkle that it stops reading as paint. TeckWrap Matte Pearl Black splits the difference. A soft pearl shimmer sits under the matte topcoat, surfacing only when light catches it directly, while the base stays a true, deep matte black the rest of the time.
Head-on and in flat light, Matte Pearl Black reads as a uniform, no-frills matte black, with no visible fleck and no texture. Move around the vehicle, or catch it under direct sun or angled headlights, and a fine pearl shimmer rises across the panel before fading back to flat black as the angle shifts again. It's a quieter effect than a metallic flake wrap, the shimmer is meant to be noticed up close, not to announce itself from across a parking lot, which keeps the finish reading as a refined factory matte rather than an aftermarket sparkle wrap.
No automaker currently builds both into one paint: pearl finishes come in gloss, and factory mattes skip the pearl. TeckWrap Matte Pearl Black is that combination in one film, normally split across two separate special-order programs.
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.