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Beedub · Post by **Beedub** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:05 pm

omg mate sorry to see this!!! Nothing worse than trying to work on your Pride and joy and something goes wrong!!

a few years back i was working on my garage door and dropped my pliers straight on the rear Quarter panel of my z4m!! i was LIVID!!!!!

thanatu55 · Post by **thanatu55** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:20 pm

Beedub wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:05 pmomg mate sorry to see this!!! Nothing worse than trying to work on your Pride and joy and something goes wrong!!

a few years back i was working on my garage door and dropped my pliers straight on the rear Quarter panel of my z4m!! i was LIVID!!!!!

Gutted!

At least the spoiler made it intact... My dad has a paint qualification so I'll see what he can do. I have the paint already to do the rear bumper. Still, it was all going so well!

More conclusive pic.

Attilio · Post by **Attilio** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:47 pm

I’m sorry matey!

I would agree with the suggestion of a smart repair...

Keep us informed and good luck!

Mike6 · Post by **Mike6** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:59 pm

Feel for you!. I do similar things - you just have to pay up and forget it.

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:56 pm

Thats bad.
What happened to the pad?
Was it old and just disintegrated?
It looks like its been sat over the aerial base till it wore out.

Beedub · Post by **Beedub** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 6:05 pm

Happens to the best of us mate!

looks like the clear coat on the VERY expensive carbon fibre spoiler took a beat down too

thanatu55 · Post by **thanatu55** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:55 pm

Nictrix wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:56 pmThats bad.
What happened to the pad?
Was it old and just disintegrated?
It looks like its been sat over the aerial base till it wore out.

Brand new pad bought especially for the job, that's the cutting pad... needless to say the polishing pad pad is now redundant. They're supposed to be decent pads too from what I've read.
I don't know what went first, the pad or me.
I'd done a reet good job of the other side too

Monaco84 · Post by **Monaco84** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:06 pm

did you try isopropanol?

this will remove burned in polishing wax/stuff

Had a same experience and could get rid of it with isopropanol!

Here in Germany I had to go to a pharmacy to buy it!

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:08 pm

Monaco84 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:06 pmdid you try isopropanol?

this will remove burned in polishing wax/stuff

Had a same experience and could get rid of it with isopropanol!

Here in Germany I had to go to a pharmacy to buy it!

Hi, I think the clear coat has been burnt off by the look of it

Rob

thanatu55 · Post by **thanatu55** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:11 pm

Monaco84 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:06 pmdid you try isopropanol?

this will remove burned in polishing wax/stuff

Had a same experience and could get rid of it with isopropanol!

Here in Germany I had to go to a pharmacy to buy it!

I've not tried anything on it yet but thanks for the tip I'll give it a go.

I'm waiting on a quote for a smart repair, does anybody know the going rate for these kind of things?

skelters · Post by **skelters** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:59 pm

Not worth fixing.

Scrap it or break it for parts!

1000rr · Post by **1000rr** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:57 pm

Gutted for you.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:49 am

Don’t loose any sleep - it will mend!
My new 35is was only weeks old when I gave the garage door a nudge

Angelus666 · Post by **Angelus666** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 3:50 pm

I'd suggest a good chips away guy could get that to a 95% perfect for £150-ish....depends on what is acceptable for you. If you want 100% then it'll be a £300 respray job.

thanatu55 · Post by **thanatu55** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:39 pm

Wheheyy!! Turns out it did polish out! Praise to the Lord Bilt Hamber! Time for

It obviously looked much worse than it was. Bilt Hamber Cleanser Fluid followed by Cleanser Polish did the trick.
The rest of the car needs a good clean now and I can finish the job

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