Scratch/dent/stone chip
04-02-2006 | 08:20 AM
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Hi !
I just got the car back from my dealer this week (friday, repainting the rear bumper) and went for a 600 km trip to visit some friends. On our way across Denmark a big stone (potato like) hit the car...
So now I have a small dent, and a big scratch on my roof!! What are the odds?? Just had the rear bumper repaintet after a scratch, and now this
:'( :'(
What should I do ?
I know the best thing is to repaint the hole roof, but that will be expensive I guess.. Do you guys think it's possible to get a "Car-Dent guy" to fix the dent, and then fill in the scratch with my paint stick? (I know the results are not the same as a repaint)...
Why couldn't the stone have hit the windshield ?! That would have been a hole lot easier...
I just got the car back from my dealer this week (friday, repainting the rear bumper) and went for a 600 km trip to visit some friends. On our way across Denmark a big stone (potato like) hit the car...
So now I have a small dent, and a big scratch on my roof!! What are the odds?? Just had the rear bumper repaintet after a scratch, and now this
:'( :'( What should I do ?
I know the best thing is to repaint the hole roof, but that will be expensive I guess.. Do you guys think it's possible to get a "Car-Dent guy" to fix the dent, and then fill in the scratch with my paint stick? (I know the results are not the same as a repaint)...
Why couldn't the stone have hit the windshield ?! That would have been a hole lot easier...
04-02-2006 | 11:56 AM
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WOW thats a HUGE scratch! Like a potato size paint missing! I hate not having a car not looking good... I would get insurance to fix it.
04-02-2006 | 05:21 PM
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Get a nice black vinyl roof, with landau/opera lights. 
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04-03-2006 | 07:39 AM
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Should be no problem.
Ask at your dealers, as in the UK most BMW dealers have a local chip/dent/paint touch up person & they should be able to do that no problem.
I had a dent/chip on the front of my bonnet that appeared after a stone flew up (not quite as large as a potato) & they removed the dent perfectly & the touch up is 80% better so as not to be obvious without looking hard. Only a full panel respray would give 100% results, but then if it's a large area such as a bonnet or roof, matching the paint with other panels to 100% is difficult.
Ask at your dealers, as in the UK most BMW dealers have a local chip/dent/paint touch up person & they should be able to do that no problem.
I had a dent/chip on the front of my bonnet that appeared after a stone flew up (not quite as large as a potato) & they removed the dent perfectly & the touch up is 80% better so as not to be obvious without looking hard. Only a full panel respray would give 100% results, but then if it's a large area such as a bonnet or roof, matching the paint with other panels to 100% is difficult.
04-05-2006 | 02:50 PM
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With a dent like that no option get it repainted properly.
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