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Mar 8, 2009 | 11:10 AM

jalanson

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From: Princeton, NJ

My Ride: 2007 525i Black/Black Sport, Prem, 6M, Sirius

So I spend about 2 hours at the local self wash making my car look great, I pull it out of the bay, and what do I see, a HUUUUGE scratch along the side skirt on the passenger side...must have been hidden by the salt and the snow, no idea how it got there....and ideas on how to fix? i don't think this can buff out, it looks really bad. What do I do?!?!?!

Mar 8, 2009 | 11:28 AM

Bob525D

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Try scratch remover first of all, failing that consult a smart repair guy. These guys can work miracles, if the guy is any good you wont even know it was there.

Mar 8, 2009 | 04:14 PM

pigapumbu

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Originally Posted by Bob525D' post='810838' date='Mar 8 2009, 07:28 PM

Try scratch remover first of all, failing that consult a smart repair guy. These guys can work miracles, if the guy is any good you wont even know it was there.

I had just finished detailing my car (about 30hours spent) then took it for the dealer to fit the boot spoiler. Gave STRICT instructions not to wash the car and even left them a note. Well its obvious they can't read cause the car was all washed and parked outside the service bay area with a compliment scratch on the front passenger door (about 3cms long). Its white on a black paint car so I know this won't polish out.

cheers

Mar 8, 2009 | 04:17 PM

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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Coversï¿½ from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).

Might want to post a pic in the Detailing forums and let one of the experts suggest a solution. GL.