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- Beedub
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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!!!!!
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!!!!!
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- thanatu55
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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.
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I’m sorry matey!
I would agree with the suggestion of a smart repair...
Keep us informed and good luck!
I would agree with the suggestion of a smart repair...
Keep us informed and good luck!
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Feel for you!. I do similar things - you just have to pay up and forget it.
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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.
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.
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- Beedub
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Happens to the best of us mate!
looks like the clear coat on the VERY expensive carbon fibre spoiler took a beat down too
looks like the clear coat on the VERY expensive carbon fibre spoiler took a beat down too
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- thanatu55
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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
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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!
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!
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- Smartbear
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Hi, I think the clear coat has been burnt off by the look of it
Rob
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- thanatu55
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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
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Not worth fixing.
Scrap it or break it for parts!
Scrap it or break it for parts!
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Don’t loose any sleep - it will mend!
My new 35is was only weeks old when I gave the garage door a nudge
My new 35is was only weeks old when I gave the garage door a nudge
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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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
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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
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