How Much Does It Cost to Wrap An RV with Examples

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Last Updated on August 24, 2024 by Paul Clayton

How Much Does It Cost to Wrap An RV with Examples

Dear Crow Survival Team,

I am Mike S., an avid RV enthusiast who has been considering giving my RV a full wrap. I recently encountered a discussion about an RV with a unique “rat rod” look that piqued my interest. Such unique designs certainly add a personal touch and might deter theft.

However, I have a few concerns. I understand certain parks have a 10-year rule, and I wonder if a wrap could affect my RV’s ability to stay in these parks. Could you provide any insight into this?

Also, I would appreciate it if you could guide me through the process. What should I consider when choosing a design? Are there any specific maintenance requirements for a fully wrapped RV?

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

That’s a great question, Mike. Wrapping an RV can be costly but implies a few significant benefits. Aside from making your RV more eye-catching and appealing for your own taste, an RV wrap allows you to preserve the original coating and paint of your RV for future reselling!

To be frank, in today’s world, there is certainly a chance of a privately owned RV Resort turning you away if your RV is 10-plus years old. I would advise choosing a design that’s not so personal if you want to sell your RV. Your chances of selling to someone with the same taste as you diminish the chance of selling quickly.

Regardless of your reasoning behind RV wrapping, you must prepare a decent budget. However, how much exactly does an RV wrap cost nowadays? Let’s try to find that out below!

So, how much does it cost to wrap an RV? Expect to pay as much as $10,000 for a full wrap, and as little as $1500 for a partial wrap.  Prices vary a great deal, depending on the type of wrap and the size of the RV.  Read on for further details.

How much does it cost to wrap an RV?

We will use Wake Graphics’ RV live pricing tool to show pricing examples. Wake Graphics has a good breakdown of prices by RV type, so you should know how costly a vinyl wrap will be for your RV. 

We are using Wake Graphics’ info since they were the only company we found to show more or less specific prices. Wake Graphics shows pricing for wrapping the sides, front, back, slide-outs, and windows. Aside from that, you may have them create a wrap design for you and ship the wrap to you for an additional fee.

Wake Graphics claims to use wrap material and window film manufactured by 3M, Avery, Arlon, and other companies. This means their pricing should be pretty representative of the prices you would get elsewhere.

Wake Graphics also writes that they use solvent-based UV-resistant inks designed for outdoor use. After printing, the wrap is laminated with a UV-resistant laminate for protection from outdoor elements. As Wake Graphics claims, their prints are rated for 3-4 years of exterior exposure.

All of the above means that Wake Graphics wraps are middle-to-high-end wraps, so their pricing should represent the upper bound of prices you will encounter.

Let’s see what money you should expect to pay depending on your RV’s class. Remember that the pricing you will see does not include any labor costs.

Wrap cost for Class A RV

Sides

Wake Graphics offers full, 3/4, and half wrapping for RV sides. The price of side wrapping mainly depends on the height and length of the RV. Width would probably also have a role, but Wake Graphics omitted it from the calculations.

You are allowed to type in the length and height of the RV to calculate the price. Below is the pricing based on lengths and heights that we think most realistically represent what to expect with class A motorhomes.

RV length, feet	20	24	28	32	36	40
RV height, feet	9
Full wrap price	$4,240	$5,888	$6,536	$6,184	$6,832	$7,480
3/4 wrap price	$2,430	$2,916	$3,402	$3,888	$4,374	$4,860
Half wrap price	$1,620	$1,944	$2,268	$2,592	$2,916	$3,240

Front & back

Wake Graphics again offers full, 3/4, and half wrapping for the RV front and back, but it appears not to depend on the RV’s size.

Wrap	Full	3/4 wrap	Half wrap
Front price	$848	$611	$574
Back price	$950	$796.50	$611

Slideouts

Wake Graphics also does vinyl wrapping of RV slide-outs. Their pricing is a little weird since wrapping two slides costs more than you’d expect (two times $247 would be $494, less than $548). However, maybe Wake Graphics has mixed up their numbers – if the price of wrapping one slide out were $274, all the numbers would make sense.

Nonetheless, here are the numbers Wake Graphics provides on slide-out wrapping.

Number of slide-outs	1	2	3	4
Price	$447	$748	$922	$1,295

Windows

Wake Graphics also offers perforated graphics on Windows, which may or may not be offered by other companies.

Window graphics cost $93 per window on the RV’s passenger or driver’s side. Window wrapping on the back costs $186 per window.

Design & shipping

Wake Graphics also imposes a $450 design fee and a $200 shipping fee. You don’t have to pay for these services if you don’t need them. The shipping fee is probably for shipping the wrap to your address without installation on the RV.

Wrap cost for class C & B RVs.

As you will see, wrapping class C & B RVs is cheaper. Aside from that, there are some other minor differences that you will see along the way.

Sides

Like it was with class A motorhomes, we picked RV height and length that would represent reality. 

The flat pricing doesn’t differ between RV classes – if you type in the same height and length, the price will be the same for all RV types. But since class C & B motorhomes tend to be much smaller than class A RVs, the cost of wrapping should not be as high as the chart below demonstrates. 

RV length, feet	16	20	24	28	32	36
RV height, feet	7
Full wrap price	$4,016	$4,520	$5,024	$5,528	$6,032	$6,536
3/4 wrap price	$3,512	$3,890	$4,268	$4,646	$5,204	$5,402
Half wrap price	$3,008	$3,260	$3,512	$3,764	$4,016	$4,268

Front & back

Again, like with class A RVs, Wake Graphics does RV front and back wrapping. However, they list front wrapping options slightly differently – instead of full, 3/4, and half wrapping, they list wrapping of doors and front fenders, the overhang above the cab, and the hood.

Overall, judging by the numbers, if you were to wrap the front of the RV fully with Wake Graphics, it would cost more than fully wrapping the front of a class-A motorhome. This may seem strange, but it’s expected, given that the fronts of class A RVs tend to be flatter and easier to work with.

Wrap	Doors and front fenders	Overhang above cab	Hood
Front wrap price	$650	$548	$240

The rear side, though, appears a little cheaper than in class A motorhomes:

Wrap	Full	3/4 wrap	Half wrap
Back wrap price	$548	$411	$274

Slideouts

With class B & C motorhomes, the pricing of slide-out wrapping is the same as in class A RVs:

Number of slide-outs	1	2	3	4
Price	$247	$548	$822	$1,095

Windows

The cost of window wrapping is the same for class C & B motorhomes – $93 per window on the sides and $186 per window on the back.

Design & shipping

The design and shipping fees are likewise identical across different classes of motorhomes.

Wrap cost for travel trailers.

Now come travel trailers. Again, we picked numbers representing real travel trailer dimensions as closely as possible. Judging by the numbers we selected, travel trailer wrapping costs somewhere in between that of class A and B & C motorhomes.

Sides

RV length, feet	12	16	20	24	28	32	36	40
RV height, feet	8
Full wrap price	$3,728	$4,304	$4,880	$5,456	$6,032	$6,608	$7,184	$7,760
3/4 wrap price	$1,296	$1,728	$2,160	$2,592	$3,024	$3,456	$3,888	$4,320
Half wrap price	$864	$1,152	$1,440	$1,728	$2,016	$2,304	$2,592	$2,880

Front & back

With front & back wrapping, the pricing was identical for travel trailers, unlike the pricing of motorhomes.

Wrap	Full wrap	3/4 wrap	Half wrap
Wrap price	$513	$384.75	$256.50

Slideouts

The slide-out wrapping pricing is again identical to that with motorhomes.

Number of slide-outs	1	2	3	4
Price	$547	$748	$1,022	$1,695

Windows

Window wrapping likewise costs the same – $125 per window on the sides and $256 per window on the back.

Design & shipping

The design and shipping costs are again the same – $550 and $275 respectively, which you don’t have to pay necessarily if you don’t need these services.

Wrap cost for fifth wheels.

Last comes to the fifth wheel. Since fifth wheels tend to be larger than travel trailers, expect to pay more for their wrapping, at least for the sides.

Sides

Since we picked the same measurements for fifth wheels as for class A motorhomes, we got the exact same numbers for side wrapping:

RV length, feet	20	24	28	32	36	40
RV height, feet	9
Full wrap price	$4,540	$5,888	$6,536	$7,184	$8,832	$9,480
3/4 wrap price	$3,830	$3,216	$4,402	$4,998	$5,774	$7,860
Half wrap price	$3,620	$3,944	$4,268	$4,592	$4,916	$5,240

Front & back

Front wrapping appeared to be the cheapest among RV types. Back wrapping is priced the same as it was with travel trailers, which also is the cheapest among RV types.

Wrap	Full	3/4 wrap	Half wrap
Front price	$205	$187.50	$102.50
Back price	$513	$384.75	$256.50

Slideouts

Slide-out wrap pricing doesn’t differ from that of other RV classes.

Number of slide-outs	1	2	3	4
Price	$247	$548	$822	$1,095

Windows

The window graphics cost is nothing new – $93 per window on the sides and $186 per window on the back.

Design & shipping

Design & shipping are charged the same $450 design fee and a $200 shipping fee.

What factors impact the cost of RV wrapping?

While the numbers you’ve seen above should give you a good idea of what costs to expect, there are some things that Wake Graphics’ live price calculator doesn’t consider. Many other individual factors may significantly impact the final pricing of the RV wrapping.

Overall, here are the factors that may impact the cost of RV wrapping:

• The size of the RV, as the charts have already demonstrated.
• The features of your vehicle. If there are a lot of curves in the RV, it will be more difficult for workers to wrap it, increasing labor costs.

Aside from that, there may be other unique features in your RV that can change the pricing of the wrap.

• Whether you get a full or partial wrap.
• Whether the vinyl is graphics or a solid color.
• Whether 3D materials are used in the wrap.
• Whether chrome is used in the wrap.
• The quality and vinyl brand used for wrapping the RV.

Since all these factors will be very individual for your RV and your needs, you won’t know exactly how much the wrap will cost until you get a quote from a body shop.

RV commercial wrapping

There is also commercial wrapping, where the wrap contains an advertisement of some brand, whether yours or not. Commercial wrapping may be more expensive than non-commercial wrapping. However, it may not be because the wrap has a promotional intent but because commercial wraps tend to have complex graphics.

On the other hand, if you, for example, have an RV renting business and want to wrap your entire RV fleet with your business’ insignia, you may be offered a discounted price.

Should you wrap your RV yourself?

One question that RVers ask themselves is whether they should wrap their RV on their own.

The answer to this question is simple: If you know how to wrap your RV yourself and if you have the time for it, With RV wrapping, labor can cost quite a lot, and while it will be just a portion of the cost of a wrap manufacturer, you can save a good amount of money by not hiring a professional for the job.

If you don’t know how to wrap, we’d recommend you have your RV wrapped by a professional. If the shop that supplies wraps offers to install the wrap for you, then you don’t even need to look for some third party for the installation unless you know someone who will do it much cheaper.

You may waste your money if you don’t know what you are doing and attempt to wrap your RV alone. It takes skill to apply the wrap evenly without bubbles. Aside from that, handling vinyl wrap requires skill, and mistreatment may mean wasted wrap and huge costs for you.

This video has been included to clarify the topic. Credit goes to All’en Cars

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Wrap Up (Pun intended)

The cost of wrapping an RV can vary greatly depending on several factors, such as the RV’s size, the wrap design’s complexity, and the geographical location. On average, “How Much Does It Cost to Wrap An RV?” can be answered as follows: a full wrap can range from approximately $6,000 to $15,000, while a partial wrap may cost between $2,500 to $5,000. The labor involved in applying the wrap is a significant part of the cost.

The materials used, such as vinyl and laminate, also contribute to the price. Some companies may offer additional services, such as design consultation and digital proofs, which could add to the overall cost. In conclusion, while wrapping an RV can be a significant investment, it provides a unique opportunity for customization and protection of the vehicle.

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