Cant say I have seen an Explorer in matte before. I like it, but if not done right it looks downright bad. Been to some car shows over the summer, matte seemed to be the "new" old thing.
not8-love that look you have as well.
Ridge, $2850 to protect the paint, that lady must have money to burn....
Wraps are a great idea for advertising or graphics. And like you said, you get tired of it, take it off. As far as wrapping a whole car to change the paint color etc, seems wrong to me but maybe I have never seen a decent job before.