Hi. My 2006 650i convertible, black, is taking a beating in the sun. front bonnet and faded patches, did a machine polish once, but didnt last. took it to diamond brite specialist who advised i respray my bonnet, now looking into either repsraying the car or wrapping the car. any advise? who does the best paint job? should i wrap? if i paint,what paint protection is best to use to protect the car? thanks
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Thanks hassan. I will try to post some pictures if the damage does show up on pics. the damage basically looks like dried polish on the bonnet. mildly faded grey blothces. rest of car perfect. I took it to zain car care hoping to do a Maguires polish and then diamond brite paint protection and engine clean.. but the guy there said that it can't be done as the clear coat os faded and recommended a respray of the bonnet.
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Originally posted by Hasan Shaikh View PostHow bad is your paint. Maybe it can be corrected. Please post some pics.
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Oh wow! that's bad!
You could try polishing the car properly and see if the swirl marks would go. You might need to do it couple of times through a month or two. There's a place in Jumeirah that is cheap and does a great quality polish. I've done my car many times there and I'm quite satisfied.
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The place is located in the basement of the Plaza. Try it out.Drive To The Satisfaction... A Dreamer's Pursuit
2013 F10 M5 - M Drivers Package
Alpine White / Sakhir Orange
Mods: ZCP Kidney Grilles
2009 E92 M3 - M Drivers Package
Melbourne Red / Imola Red [Manual] (SOLD)
Mods: Full Catless AlphaMale Performance Valvetronic Exhaust | Macht Schnell Stage 2 Air Intake | H&R Lowering Springs | ECS Tuning Spacers | Carbon Fiber Front Splitters | Glossy Black Kidney Grilles | Plasti-Dipped Fender Grilles | LCI Tail Lights | Carbon Fiber H-Style Diffuser | Stage 2 Tune (Simon MotorSport) | Macht Schnell Pulleys | Carbon Fiber LowKick Trunk Spoiler
2003 E46 M3 - Carbon Black / Imola Red (BLOWN)
Mods: Rear Smoked LEDs | Front Smoked Corner Lights | 4300K Phillips 85122+ Bulbs | BMC Drop-In Panel | Matt Black Kidney Grilles | 7500K CCFL | Matt Black Side Grilles | FOX SS Muffler | VIEZU Remap | CSL Carbon Fiber Splitters | EvoSport Under Drive Pulley Kit | K&N Cold Air Intake | K&N Scoops | Hawk Carbon-Ceramic Brake Pads | R1Concepts Zinc-Coated Cross-Drilled Rotors | Agency Power Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines | Hyper Black M3 Competition Rims | FXR Bi-Xenon Projectors w/ Clear Lenses | 70% 3M Tinting
1997 E39 528i - Champagne Beige / Sand Beige (SOLD)
Mods: Front & Rear OEM Facelift | K&N Cold Air Intake | Straight Pipes | MAF Delete | Custom Made Air Intake Elbow | 3.15 LSD Differential | SplitFire Spark Plugs | E36-7 Z3 OEM 17" Rims | 50% 3M Tinting
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i've been on the search to re-spray my car too. speak with our sponsor Octane for some recommendations.
My car is currently foiled in matt white (bad decision!). while foiling is a good option, it depends on the color and the permanent parking location of the car. If its your own parking spot without any adjacent cars and not exposed to sun then go ahead and foil it. But do keep in mind, maintenance of foil is a PITA. The tear easily if the people/cars around it are not careful (door dings). Any marks on the foil could end up being permanent depending on the source, usually requires cleaning using an alcohol agent.
But the right color and professional installation will transform your car. If you can live with the hassle of care-taking then by all means, go for it :)Current
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I used to work for 3M and i can tell you they have great wraping and paint protection
For car wraping your car must have not been resprayed before, otherwise the wrap if taken off, will peal away the paint if you decided to take it off
For Paint protection you have 2 types, 1- spray on clear coat ( this is cheap and is really good to use short term, but will need to be reapplied every so often a year)
2- Clear film paint protection ( This is more costly, but lasts around 5 years an it much thicker thus, really protecting against stone chips)
for Detailing there are many shops that have good brands ( SONEX, Meguiars, 3M) but it is important
for respraying, you need to go to a really high quality body shop, which uses good quality products ( I personally will be using Octane since i am also in need for my bonnet and front bumper to be resprayed).
I will post some before and after pictures once done!
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Thank you all for your kind advice. I has restored my car. Used Zain car Care, resprayed bonnet and bumper, polished the whole car, applied diamond brite paint protection and leather protection, cleaned engine. Paint has lifetime guarantee and work looks good so far, its been 1 week so far. Thank you all agian. much appreciated.
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Originally posted by drdubai View PostThank you all for your kind advice. I has restored my car. Used Zain car Care, resprayed bonnet and bumper, polished the whole car, applied diamond brite paint protection and leather protection, cleaned engine. Paint has lifetime guarantee and work looks good so far, its been 1 week so far. Thank you all agian. much appreciated.
Thanks for this update drdubai..
How much did they charge you for the respray only ( hood and bonnet)?
Where are they located?sigpic
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E92 M3 2011
# White Angel Eyes # Carbon fibre Roof # Silverstone II Metallic with Full extended Red Interior
# H&R sport springs #19' APEX ACR-8 rims with P-zero tyres # Bimmertech Tv system
# Full IPE F1 Exhaust system all sections , with GINTANI burble tune.
Previous
E36 M3 Evo Convertible 'me Jane'
# Manual 5 speed with Auto LSD 3.38 with Individual Magma Interior # BBS LMs 18 Rims with Chrome Lip
# UUC shortshifter & UUC aluminium Flywheel and E39 M5 clutch Kit # Long Beach Blue Metallic
E60 M5 'me Julie'
# Eisennmann Race Exhaust # Updated Rear Lights
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Hi. Unfortunately I don't have a complete breakdown. But after negotiating a discount, I paid AED2000 for everything. They are located in Street 22
Industrial Area 2 ,Ras Al Khor,Dubai. UAE. website: Car Repair Dubai | Car Cleaning Dubai | Zain Car Care. Speak to Rehman... he gave me a good deal. Well at least i like to think so :-)
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I only repsrayed the bonnet aqnd front bumper. Have convertible.
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