[F30AM]

Originally Posted by ///MSport420

It is going to be a long wait.. Will they be open on monday? Plus is there a way to get it fixed professionaly without re-spray?

Your little nick (sorry Nick the Greek), is very easily fixed. You will never notice it once you apply the touch up. My stone ship had gone straight to the metal and has taken a gouge from the surface. I managed to fix it, just about. I took it to the BMW bodyshop and they could not see where the stone chip was after I had fixed it. I will always know it is there and it will bug me forever and a day. But these things happen and you cannot wrap your car in cotton wool.

How upset would you be if someone crashed into your car?

Now chill out. Have a drink and wait for Tuesday.

[///MSport420]

Originally Posted by F30AM

Your little nick (sorry Nick the Greek), is very easily fixed. You will never notice it once you apply the touch up. My stone ship had gone straight to the metal and has taken a gouge from the surface. I managed to fix it, just about. I took it to the BMW bodyshop and they could not see where the stone chip was after I had fixed it. I will always know it is there and it will bug me forever and a day. But these things happen and you cannot wrap your car in cotton wool.

How upset would you be if someone crashed into your car?

Now chill out. Have a drink and wait for Tuesday.

ok will wait. Thank buddy

[F30AM]

Originally Posted by ///MSport420

ok will wait. Thank buddy

Good to hear this. I know just how you feel. I was gutted for days on end.

At least yours has not gone to bare metal as mine has. It will cover up beautifully and you will not notice it. But remember to shake the paint well so that the metal particles are well dispersed. Shake for at least 5 minutes and as Nick has said keep the touch up paint at room temperature. It will flow better. Also as Nick has said, get a thin artist's brush. Don't use the brush that comes with the paint as it is too thick.

[Proftinkerpot]

I have a touch up ordered from my dealer. I will pick it up next week. Hopefully it won't be any more than £30. I ordered it and never thought to ask the price.

[F30AM]

Originally Posted by Proftinkerpot

I have a touch up ordered from my dealer. I will pick it up next week. Hopefully it won't be any more than £30. I ordered it and never thought to ask the price.

I think it costs between £10 and £15. Have you got stone chips to fix?

[-AndyH-]

If you to any decent bodyshop and they should be able to mix you up some paint. This should be better than the touchup kits.

BMW OEM Paint (i.e. what they use in the factories) is Glasurit Line 90. The colour code for EBII is B45.

I would be tempted to use a very fine artist brush.

[Tengocity]

Another tip is to tape off the surrounding area so that you can ONLY get the paint where you want it.

[Pablo68]

Wow I'm not being funny mate and I know we can all be a bit zealous over our shiny new cars, but really? Talk about "First World Problems"! I bet that tiny chip of paint missing on the edge is pretty much invisible to 99.99% of people who see your car....and anyway get a good layer of dirt and road grime on it and it will definitely be gone.

So far in 6 months I have acquired two car park dings, 3 stone chips on the bonnet, a chip in the wind screen and a good scuff on the back air damn where someone caught it with a load of wood. All considered "normal wear and tear" when the car goes back for change in a short while.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by billy.213

This looks genuine but you can check seller ratings to make sure. http://www.amazon.co.uk/BMW-Genuine-...original+paint

That is paint code 335 for original Estoril Blue, not Estoril Blue II which is colour code B45

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For the price and small area I would just pop in to dealers and get some there.

I have had touch ups done for free before (lol sounds bad).

I managed to introduce my mondeo to an exceptionally sharp and pointy object, car lost and had a 6 inch line on inner side of door sill (roof part).

Popped to my dealer for advice and paint match, explained how it happened.

Guy there did it for me, cost for touch up zero, street Cred below zero lol.

[Nick the Greek]

Can you please advise which dealer will touch me up for free?

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Originally Posted by Nick the Greek

Can you please advise which dealer will touch me up for free?

Lol I never saw that coming ....

[davethefish]

bit late as you've already ordered the touch up pen from BMW.

but i always use this company for touch up paint.
i repainted the complete side skirt on my Monaco blue E90 a while back and have a black sapphire scratch and chip kit for my current car,
and colour match was spot on.

they are well rated on other BMW and car detailing sites.
and do scratch and chip kits.

http://www.paints4u.com/ProductDetai...productID=6912

pdf guide:
http://www.paints4u.com/pdffiles/Scr...ster%20Kit.pdf

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Originally Posted by davethefish

bit late as you've already ordered the touch up pen from BMW.

but i always use this company for touch up paint.
i repainted the complete side skirt on my Monaco blue E90 a while back and have a black sapphire scratch and chip kit for my current car,
and colour match was spot on.

they are well rated on other BMW and car detailing sites.
and do scratch and chip kits.

http://www.paints4u.com/ProductDetai...productID=6912

pdf guide:
http://www.paints4u.com/pdffiles/Scr...ster%20Kit.pdf

Paints4u have good write ups and seen them suggested on detailing world.

[///MSport420]

Has anyone tried ordering from this site??

http://www.thescratchdoctor.co.uk/bm...up-paint-WB45/

It seems pretty cheap?

[-AndyH-]

Cheap is not always good. That kit includes paper for wet/dry sanding which you certainly do not want to do.

The best paint would come mixed from a bodyshop - particularly if it's one of the major paint lines they have.

[///MSport420]

Originally Posted by -AndyH-

Cheap is not always good. That kit includes paper for wet/dry sanding which you certainly do not want to do.

The best paint would come mixed from a bodyshop - particularly if it's one of the major paint lines they have.

Best i get it from bmw to be on safe side

[Steven1077]

Just how deep is it? Is that undercoat or just damaged topcoat?

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Originally Posted by ///MSport420

Best i get it from bmw to be on safe side

+1

Considering it's coppers (relatively) to buy and the match is critical, get it from BMW.

[///MSport420]

Originally Posted by Steven1077

Just how deep is it? Is that undercoat or just damaged topcoat?

It looks deep but am not sure how deep. Not an expert on paint layers... Sorry

[-AndyH-]

That certainly looks through the top and base coats. The rule of thumb is if you rub your nail over it and feel it catching, then it can't be polished out.

It's such a small area, you'll hardly ever notice it.

[F30AM]

I was looking at my car just now. It had a new front bumper last year together with a new Xenon. The paint on the bumper is a slightly darker colour to that on the bonnet and it is now really bugging me. I was told by the BMW Body Shop that they cannot get an exact match between plastic and metal paintwork. They really should have blended-in the two surfaces IMO. I'll go there tomorrow and complain.