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      09-09-2024, 01:05 PM   #1
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Need help with paint repair for my 320i

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Today while parking my car in reverse there was a very short bollard that I didn't see and I slighly hit the back of my g20.

The damage appears to be hopefully only on the surface-level on the paint and ceramic coating.

What do you suggest me to do? Would some polishing compound like this Meguiar ultimate compound do the trick or?

Thanks so much
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      09-09-2024, 03:46 PM   #2
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Paint looks cracked, to me & bumper cover dented. Judicious application of heat might help the dent but could further affect the paint. Will probably need a fix & respray.
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Thanks a lot for the reply. Would a heat gun work? I imagine this is something I need a pro to look into and not something I can fix myself?
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      09-10-2024, 12:47 PM   #4
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As said, the cracked paint means rubbing, filling and a blast of paint. Heat gun would only really help if the shape had gone. Would be amazed it was more than a few hundred in a body shop to put right.

If you could get a rattle can match you could probably even do a decent job yourself. Bit of wet and dry to flatten, pictures are hard to see if there is a dent, light coat of body filler if there is, rub down and paint, area looks small so you would hardly notice a decent attempt unless you were to point it out 👍🏼
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