Wish I would have gotten a Clear Bra! :(

oneshare325 · 04-13-2007, 05:09 PM

Ok, So my langka came in yesterday, and my touch up paint is coming tomorrow, So I decided to mark the places I was planning on painting. And ouch

! I am going to be painting all day!! Some are just white flecks, but some are pretty bad (only a true car enthusiasts would see them though) ! I might as well do them all while I am at it. I really really wish i would have gotten the clear bra. I even have chips on my roof, rear view mirror, and A pillar!

I took my car once to a local detailer about a year ago, (and never will again) to do some touch up work, and turns out I got the 17 year old kid to paint it. Looked horrid, paint was way too dark!! So now I am going to do it myself wit OEM paint!! Wish me luck!!

TTG · 04-13-2007, 05:14 PM

Wow.... how many miles do you have on your car?

- Paul - · 04-13-2007, 05:16 PM

Looks like a bad shave! (bits of toilet paper all over it)

oneshare325 · 04-13-2007, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TTG

Wow.... how many miles do you have on your car?

22k! I have had it since april 2005!

@1stnewcar

!

- Paul - · 04-13-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by oneshare325

22k! I have had it since april 2005!

@1stnewcar

!

Also had mine since Apr 2005 but I only have 3 spots I'd even think of touching up. I do mainly motorway driving.

oneshare325 · 04-13-2007, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 1stnewcar

Also had mine since Apr 2005 but I only have 3 spots I'd even think of touching up. I do mainly motorway driving.

So do I (highway driving), how many miles do you have though?

Most of mine are fairly recent too, Driving down roads that have had alot of construction lately too!

spydrz · 04-13-2007, 05:27 PM

Oh man! That's a lot of spots!!

I'm afraid to check mine...I'm down on Hatteras and there are so many bugs on the car that they probably cover the chips

oneshare325 · 04-13-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by spydrz

Oh man! That's a lot of spots!!

I'm afraid to check mine...I'm down on Hatteras and their are so many bugs on the car that they probably cover the chips

I'll let you know how the OEM paint is, fellow arctic buddy! GL with yours too!

spydrz · 04-13-2007, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by oneshare325

I'll let you know how the OEM paint is, fellow arctic buddy! GL with yours too!

Thanks! I have a small chip that I've known of for a while, and it needs help.

Just for fun, here's my nautical E90:

Edit: I guess I should add this to the shark-fin thread of 2005.

- Paul - · 04-13-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by oneshare325

So do I (highway driving), how many miles do you have though?

Most of mine are fairly recent too, Driving down roads that have had alot of construction lately too!

Have 25k UK miles now..

spydrz · 04-13-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 1stnewcar

Have 25k UK miles now..

I'm about to hit 28k...as far as I know, our miles are the same as the UK...I know gallons are different but our miles are 5280 feet.

gonzo · 04-13-2007, 06:07 PM

I took delivery a day after a snow and ice storm, in DALLAS.

Two co-workers wanted a ride. Frig'n gravel from city trucks munched my front end. I was shaking when the crap was pelting my car. Turned around. Too late. Had little pings all over the front end. Applied oem touch up. Looks like barf. I feel your pain. I was the numb nuts who said ok, let's go. I knew better. Wha'da you do?

johnc_22 · 04-13-2007, 06:11 PM

If anyone can rec a good clear bra installer in Atlanta please PM me. This is one of the first things I want to do when my E90 gets here.

oneshare325 · 04-13-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by gonzo

I took delivery a day after a snow and ice storm, in DALLAS.

Two co-workers wanted a ride. Frig'n gravel from city trucks munched my front end. I was shaking when the crap was pelting my car. Turned around. Too late. Had little pings all over the front end. Applied oem touch up. Looks like barf. I feel your pain. I was the numb nuts who said ok, let's go. I knew better. Wha'da you do?

Are you saying the OEM paint was a Bad match?? Did you get the right one?

urnuts · 04-13-2007, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by johnc_22

If anyone can rec a good clear bra installer in Atlanta please PM me. This is one of the first things I want to do when my E90 gets here.

Have the dealer install it- they sub it out. Did mine for $500

johnc_22 · 04-13-2007, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by urnuts

Have the dealer install it- they sub it out. Did mine for $500

I figure I can get it cheaper and have faster recourse if for some reason the install is sub-standard. I've got some names just looking for confirmation that they're legit.

My current SAAB looks like ass due to all the rock-chip damage on the front spoiler.

E90330iS · 04-13-2007, 11:04 PM

Good luck oneshare! Wow you must be one of the first people to get the E90s when they first came out huh? We couldn't take delivery until May, 6 here. And I have 21000 miles now!

gonzo · 04-14-2007, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by oneshare325

Are you saying the OEM paint was a Bad match?? Did you get the right one?

It is what the parts department sold me. It looked ok. After it dried it is darker. Stopped and did not paint any of the other ones. Clear coated only. There may be different TiAg's not sure.

I would test a low one first.

Ryan323i · 04-14-2007, 08:09 AM

damn man! good luck with the touch up! do you drive in the winter? i find that highway driving in the winter with all the salt on the road really kills your front end, my dad got a brand new car back in november and it already has multiple rock chips in the hood and bumper.

pander5 · 04-14-2007, 08:17 AM

Langka's probably the best way to go with that many. You might want to mark the largest chips and reduce the number to repair. Do those with the Langka system and then take a look at which ones still stand out. You might be happy to see that you don't see as many of the smaller chips or spots that way and you can reduce your workload.

Beautiful garage setup by the way!

Gearcraft · 04-14-2007, 08:41 AM

it seems like you follow big trucks every time you drive. lol.

oneshare325 · 04-14-2007, 09:07 AM

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it seems like you follow big trucks every time you drive. lol.

Not at all...I ALWAYS try to stay back about 200 feet from any car!! But it is all the construction going on around my area!! Even with my increased following distances, I still get atot of chips

....I mean most of those stickys ar pointing to pen tip sized white dots, I would only way about 5 to 8 of them are real "chips"

. I just marked everything!!

I have a 97 Grand Prix that I drive in the winter/bad weather. So it is not like I have beaten it up...I guess it is just 2 years of drving...

I spend a lot more time in the garage then I do the house most of the time

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