Car wrapping
Produce high-quality vehicle wraps for cars, vans, and more.
Personal vehicle wraps
Full car wraps, partial wraps, colour change projects, and custom vehicle styling help customers refresh their vehicle’s look without having to repaint. A car wrap keeps the design clean across curves, panels, and large vinyl areas, and can be removed when customers want to return to the original colour. This gives them flexibility and variety without changing their car.
Commercial vehicle wraps & fleet graphics
Vehicle wrapping and fleet graphics are a great choice for special promotions and commercial purposes. They help create consistent, eye-catching branding across van wraps, delivery vehicles, company fleets, bus wraps, service vehicles, and truck wraps.
Motorsport, marine & aircraft wraps
Motorsport graphics, marine wraps, and aircraft wrapping are popular among people and businesses that want to stand out in a unique way. For these applications, the most important factor is achieving brilliant print quality while maintaining resistance to water, wind, and different outdoor conditions.
See vehicle wrap production in action
This video focuses on UV-LED printing, where ink cures instantly under UV light. That means printed film is ready for lamination and application right away, no drying time, no delays. Watch the full process, from printed roll to vehicle-ready wrap, and see how that speed adds up to faster turnaround for your projects.
Advantages of vehicle wrapping
When it comes to vehicle wrapping there are multiple advantages:
- Visibility on the move: turn vehicles into brand exposure wherever they travel or park.
- Creating flexible branding: using full wraps, partial graphics, decals, or campaign designs without permanent changes.
- Cost-effective promotion: keep a brand visible repeatedly without ongoing advertisement costs.
- Fleet consistency: keep multiple vehicles aligned with the same brand identity, even across different sizes.
- Easy to update: refresh designs when re-branding, offers, or contact details change.
Not having to choose the right ink
The ink you choose influences how a wrap behaves during production, how it handles curves and edges, and how confidently you can deliver the final job to your customer. With Mimaki inks you don't have to choose. You can use both eco-solvent and UV-LED.
Mimaki Eco-solvent inks like BS4, S21 and SS22 as well as UV-LED inks like LUS-170, LUS-200 and ELS170¹ inks are backed by recognised warranty programs. The Avery ICS program and full 3M MCS (Matched Component System) warranty gives customers extra reassurance about quality, durability, and long-term performance.
¹ 3M MCS warranty pending
Why choose Mimaki?
Vehicle wrapping needs the right balance of print quality, vinyl handling, cutting accuracy, and production control. Mimaki supports this with a broad portfolio of printers and cutting plotters built for different wrap workflows.
- Print and cut in one workflow: Integrated printer/cutters reduce handling steps and keep alignment accurate across large surfaces.
- Reliable, repeatable output: Consistent colour and stable printing help fleet jobs stay uniform across multiple vehicles.
- Accurate finishing: Mimaki cutting plotters support clean contour cutting for decals and wrap details.
- Room to grow: Choose a setup that fits your current production and leaves room to expand into fleet graphics, commercial vehicle wraps, and custom applications.
Mimaki printers for car wrapping & vehicle graphics
Explore Mimaki printing solutions for car wrapping, vehicle graphics, and fleet branding. Whether you need a vehicle wrap printer for high-volume production or a vinyl wrap printer suited to detailed, smaller runs, each option supports a different workflow and business scale.
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UJV200 Series
High-quality, affordable roll-to-roll UV-LED
- Speeds up to 25m²/h for fast turnaround
- Easy operation with a single printhead and automatic adjustments
- Built-in reliability with nozzle control and ink-saving technology
- Instant drying with our proven UV-LED technology
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UJ330H-160
Hybrid UV printer for rigid, roll and textured printing
- Handles both roll media and rigid boards
- 2.5D textured prints, multi-layer effects and spot varnish
- Multi-board printing and automatic media alignment
- Stable media transport for the most challenging substrates
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(C)JV200-160B
Eco-solvent advanced print and print & cut
- Superb image quality
- Affordable 1L ink bottles
- Reliable productivity ideal for high demand
- Easy to maintain, easier to operate
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(C)JV200 Series
Eco-friendly print & cut series
- Leverages 330 Series technology for superior performance
- Three print & cut, one print-only for diverse project needs
- Eco-friendly GBL-free SS22 inks
- Easy to maintain, easier to operate
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UCJV330-160
UV-LED inkjet print & cut
- Superior quality, even at high speeds
- UV-LED for multi-layer effects
- Integrated printer/cutter to expand applications
- Eco-friendly technology
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(C)JV330-160
CJV330-160 Print & Cut & JV330-160 Print-only
- XY slitter, inline sheet-fed cutting to reduce post-processing
- Media changer which can hold up to three rolls of media
- Higher image sharpness and more uniform density
- Space saving system that can hold three rolls of media
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JV100-160
Low cost, high return solvent printer
- DAS system: both bi-directional and media feed adjustment
- Rasterlink7, user friendly, with variable data printing.
- Combine with Mimaki cutter for seamless workflow integration
- Fast-drying inks known for excellent weatherability and rub-fastness
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SWJ-320EA
Grand format twin-roll solvent inkjet printer
- High speed printing up to 137sqm/h
- 3.2 metre wide twin-roll printer up to 1524mm simultaneous print
- Max resolution of 1200dpi
- Heavy media rolls up to 100kg
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UJV55-320
High performance grand format UV-LED printer
- High density print mode for front/backlit applications
- Inline LED Lightbox for backlit print inspection
- Direct Finishing after printing
- Simultaneous twin-roll print facility
Frequently asked questions about car wrapping.
A car wrap is a printed or coloured vinyl film applied to a vehicle for branding, advertising, or visual customisation.
For professional car wrapping and vehicle graphics, print businesses usually use a dedicated printer for car wraps which is a large format printer for vinyl, often paired with a cutting plotter for accurate finishing.
A vinyl car wrap can last multiple years when it is printed, laminated, and installed correctly. The lifespan depends on the vinyl quality, ink, lamination, weather exposure, cleaning routine, and how often the vehicle is used. For long-lasting car wrapping, the right material and production setup are essential.
Besides car wrapping, similar techniques can be used for boats, professional motorsports, airplanes, interior walls, doors, kitchen cabinets, furniture, elevators, electronics, and retail displays.
Wrapping is often used to refresh surfaces, add branding, create decorative effects, or protect the original material. For businesses, it can open extra application opportunities beyond standard vehicle graphics.
Some cars are not suitable for wrapping if the surface is not stable enough for vinyl adhesion. This includes cars with rust, peeling paint, deep scratches, dents, paint defects, or fresh paint that has not fully cured.
For professional car wrapping, the surface should be clean, smooth, and in good condition. Otherwise, the vinyl may not stick properly, and the final result can look uneven or fail too quickly.
All car wraps are produced on self-adhesive cast vinyl. For vehicle graphics also polymeric can be used. After printing, a laminate is often applied on top to protect the graphics and improve durability, especially for outdoor vehicle use.
