04-18-2019, 06:48 PM | #1 |
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My beautiful 640i was hit yesterday by road debris. It scratched the front bumper cowl and the hood. Is this a comprehensive claim?
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04-18-2019, 08:07 PM | #3 |
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Agree...often called paint transfer. Take a terry cloth and water and run it over it using some elbow grease. See what happens. I bet you reduce it considerably...
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04-22-2019, 10:02 AM | #7 |
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Try to polish it out, if the scrapes took the paint down to the primer or metal it may be time to call Dr. Colorchip. Your deductible will probably be as much as it'll cost to get it fixed then you'll have a claim on your insurance and a reason for them to raise your rates. Save the claim for something more substantial.
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04-22-2019, 09:36 PM | #9 |
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What did you try rubbing it with? Dr. Colorchip is just a kind of touch up paint you sort of rub in. It will look much better from 5 feet away, but not great, and the scratches will fill with wax and look white. I'd still find somebody who knows what they are doing to to wet sand it to remove all the scratches that are not that deep. If you end up with a third the number of scratches you have now, and much shallower, it will look even better if you put touch up paint on it.
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04-23-2019, 10:58 AM | #13 |
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This is why you should have protected your baby with PPF, at least partial front. Would have totally protected you and resulted in zero paint damage. All at a price that is probably the same or lower than your insurance deductible and repainting.
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PPF = clear wrapping vinyl (NO)! Vinyl wrapping is very thin and used for color changing, not protection. Vinyl would have not helped OP in this situation. Typical partial front PPF would have protected him probably 100% here. That's the cheapest $500-800 insurance ever. Given OP's enthusiasm when he bought the car recently, it is sad to see the damage so soon. OP, not too late to get PPF to prevent future damage. Go with full front to be safe. Only a little more expensive than partial front. |
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I was also thinking of getting a ceramic coating applied to the car, but the fact is that I enjoy waxing the car myself. Happy Motoring! |
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