A simple and inexpensive way to add flare and personality to your vehicle is to utilize exterior decorations. Vehicle wraps are decorations that are a motif for your entire car, truck, or SUV whereas single graphics are much smaller and can be tailored to reveal several different means of personal expression. Some popular choices in vehicle wraps are a variety of flames, checkered flags and stock car insignias, pin-striping, or all-over tribal designs. Single graphics tend to be centered on sports teams, cartoon characters, or political or religious statements.

Normally made of vinyl, exterior decals for your vehicle can be laminated so as to protect them from scratching, or from fading due to harmful UV rays or severe weather conditions. High quality image decals and wraps will make a lasting impression on passersby.

Custom lettering for your business or organization provides the opportunity for long-lasting and inexpensive advertising at all times. What better way to constantly advertise and seek new clients or patrons than with exterior decorations for your vehicle? Traffic situations cause people to stop and look, and usually remember what they see. Color and font choice for your lettering and the design, color, and size of your logo will have an important impact on your future clients, as will the quality of design in which you invest.

On a personal level, you might choose to express your sports loyalties by using exterior decorations to display a team name, mascot, or logo. You could also choose to add decals displaying your hobbies, interests, or favorite characters and sayings. Photographs of friends or family members can be turned into decorations just for fun or for use as memorials to honor loved ones who have passed on.

Another fun exterior decoration is a decal that reproduces the look of etched glass. A single-color decoration, piece of information, or saying can be reproduced as a decal for the window of your car, truck, or SUV. Such designs are printed on a clear backing and, when placed on your window, give the appearance of being etched into the glass without actually altering the exterior your vehicle in any way.

Your exterior design or letting may be printed or airbrushed. Printing gives a sharper quality to the decal or sticker and helps it to stand out, whereas airbrushing helps to blend the decoration with the rest of the vehicle for a more original look. In either case, a good, high quality laminate or covering should be used to preserve and extend the life of the decoration.