Front bumper paint fix

belcom · 04-13-2015, 09:38 AM

I had the car 6 months now and when I picked it up the front bumper was in perfectly good shape from the previous owner of 4 years. I go through one winter here in Toronto and now I have white spots (dings/pits) all over the place. 3M clear bra would obviously help but I didn't do it and now regret it.

Are there ways of doing cosmetic repair without re-spraying the whole thing before a clear bra is applied so it will look like new again? And I don't mean just touching up but making sure its smooth and looks good. Anyone have experience with this type of thing?

1chanc3 · 04-13-2015, 09:54 AM

Its called rock chips.

I have a dark colored car so you can see them more visible. The only way to "repair" it is to get the whole thing sprayed over. Touch up paint may do the trick if you know what you are doing but it won't be perfect and you'll see little sports of paint in certain light angles.

Fundguy1 · 04-13-2015, 09:55 AM

Touch up. Rock chips. Clear bra. Yup

belcom · 04-13-2015, 10:56 AM

Well, I don't know what I am doing when it comes to paint at all. Looks like I will have to live with it or just fit an M bumper down the road. Its BSM so its very visible up close.

Fundguy1 · 04-13-2015, 12:31 PM

Go to the dealer, get a paint touch up applicator. Put a drop on each white spot. Done.

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belcom Lieutenant 180 Rep 430 Posts Drives: '18 540i, '06 Z4si, '07 Z4MC Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	Front bumper paint fix I had the car 6 months now and when I picked it up the front bumper was in perfectly good shape from the previous owner of 4 years. I go through one winter here in Toronto and now I have white spots (dings/pits) all over the place. 3M clear bra would obviously help but I didn't do it and now regret it. Are there ways of doing cosmetic repair without re-spraying the whole thing before a clear bra is applied so it will look like new again? And I don't mean just touching up but making sure its smooth and looks good. Anyone have experience with this type of thing?
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1chanc3 Major 148 Rep 1,100 Posts Drives: 2010 e92 335i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	Its called rock chips. I have a dark colored car so you can see them more visible. The only way to "repair" it is to get the whole thing sprayed over. Touch up paint may do the trick if you know what you are doing but it won't be perfect and you'll see little sports of paint in certain light angles. __________________ 2010 335i Coupe- Monaco Blue Metallic
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Fundguy1 Major General 2033 Rep 8,339 Posts Drives: 335 e93 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Orlando, fl iTrader: (0)	Touch up. Rock chips. Clear bra. Yup
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belcom Lieutenant 180 Rep 430 Posts Drives: '18 540i, '06 Z4si, '07 Z4MC Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	Well, I don't know what I am doing when it comes to paint at all. Looks like I will have to live with it or just fit an M bumper down the road. Its BSM so its very visible up close.
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Fundguy1 Major General 2033 Rep 8,339 Posts Drives: 335 e93 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Orlando, fl iTrader: (0)	Go to the dealer, get a paint touch up applicator. Put a drop on each white spot. Done.
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