12-28-2014, 06:57 PM | #23 |
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Already have a chip off the paint from an aberrant rock. The hood paint job is wafer thin. I have the MWM touch up paint from BMW but it will not adhere to the underlying aluminum surface. :
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12-28-2014, 07:08 PM | #24 |
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I noticed the rubber trim on the sides of my windshield are faded very significantly. I've never used any product on them to cause the fade. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Have you thought about finding a professional that will correct it? Insurance claim? Youtube ( Search Paint Chips Repair) AmmoNYC.. Larry is a legit Pro Detailer and also makes great how to car videos http://www.ammonyc.com/detailing/rid...-mercedes-g55/ Last edited by DocWeatherington; 12-28-2014 at 07:21 PM.. |
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Mines the same way. You can try using 303 Aerospace Protectant, it may help the dull look.
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Thanks ! I'll definitely try this fix
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12-28-2014, 11:25 PM | #34 |
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I don't have experience with that product but seeing it's for trims I'm sure it works the same just make sure it's okay to use for plastics and rubber.
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It doesn't excuse how ridiculously thin the paint is, though. I've had the hood chipped by a damn bug! Granted I hit him at about a buck fifty, but still, it's like they want us to clearbra or wrap the whole car. In fact, I bet if they made their paint thicker, we wouldn't need the orange peel layer. Damn German efficiency. |
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Orange peel is typically the result of improper painting technique and it is generally made worse (and more difficult to manage) because of the paint formulas needed to appease environmentalists. It is caused by the quick evaporation of thinner, incorrect spray gun setup, spraying the paint at an angle other than perpendicular, or applying excessive paint. However, some companies still manage to have less orange peel visibility than others as a result of their painting process. At the end of the day, orange peel is simply uneven clear coat (i.e. it is wavy). Some companies remove orange peel manually before releasing the car (I believe this is done to limited production cars like the Viper). It is more about the clear coat than the paint itself which is why it can be removed by abrasive polishing. After someone buys their car, a good detailer can remove the orange peel by wet sanding the car and leveling the clear coat. As you know, wet sanding, if done correctly, never gets to the paint layer and only removes a small amount of clear coat. Many new owners will have their car wet sanded to remove the orange peel to get a perfect finish. So, if BMW wanted to they could reduce the orange peel look but they make a cost/benefit call and don't. It isn't because they are doing us some future favour in case of needing to repair the paint Think about that, why would you compromise the look of every car you sell simply to make paint correction easier on a very few cars in the future Clear coat can, and is, able to be applied without the wavy orange peel look and you can still perform minor repairs to the clear coat that doesn't have orange peel through abrasive polishing, etc if need be. Every car I have owned has had some level of orange peel but BMW are generally the most visible. My C63 was pretty good and was one of the best of any car I've owned.
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Your statements are kind of funny seeings how the reason I said anything is because you were the one correcting the OP and letting the guy know that it wasn't really rust. Even though I'm quite sure he already knew that it wasn't like a rusty bumper and more just a coating rust on the rotor. Maybe you need to look at what you write yourself and the way you respond to others before jumping on someone else. The truth of the matter it is rust per se. No it's not like a flaking rusty old piece of iron that has weathered for years, but the none the less it's rust. Anyone with a decent set of eyes can figure that out without your guidance. |
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If the rotors are floating type then the hats are aluminum and shouldn't rust. The disc itself will oxidize but that is nothing. Some light brake will rub it right off.
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