Car Painting???

[NoSpeedLimits]

Since I got caught up in a severe hail storm last week, I am going to be getting all of the dents repaired and the local body shop is going to be painting the entire car. To be safe, I thought I'd run it by you guys and gals and see if anyone has had any experience with having their bimmer painted? If so, is there anything I need to be concerned about, or should be telling the body shop before they do the job? Also, I was wondering if pin stripping was standard on bimmers? I am thinking about telling them not to put it back on the car. TIA.

[Unregistered]

Check with local BMW dealers and/or BMW clubs for references/recommendations. Glasurit paint, or whatever BMW uses, is probably unknown to Billy Bob or the local Earl Scheib franchise.

[Phil M]

pin striping was standard im sure. i dont want mine on my car and i think it looks sporty w/o it. tell em not to

Since I got caught up in a severe hail storm last week, I am going to be getting all of the dents repaired and the local body shop is going to be painting the entire car. To be safe, I thought I'd run it by you guys and gals and see if anyone has had any experience with having their bimmer painted? If so, is there anything I need to be concerned about, or should be telling the body shop before they do the job? Also, I was wondering if pin stripping was standard on bimmers? I am thinking about telling them not to put it back on the car. TIA.

[MBXB]

My 540 has pinstriping; white on black, very subdued; looks hand painted like the bikes

[Rigmaster]

Pinstriping was applied at the dealership, another one of those high-profit dealer add-ons.


Bret.

[Tiger]

Forget pinstripe... car look a whole lot better without it.

[NoSpeedLimits]

Thanks...you've helped me make up my mind...No pin striping! As for the painting, I am having it painted by a certified Ford dealership (the closest bimmer dealer is 45 minutes away) and not at a Billy-Bob body shop. So, I hope they know what they are doing. FYI. My insurance company gave me the name of three local body shops and I figured I should pick the one located at the dealership. My gut told me that they would be my best bet....we'll see.

I wanted to check with all of you to see if there is anything I need to advise them about before they go and paint my baby. I am excited about seeing all of the nicks and imperfection gone, but at the same time nervous. I do not want to lose the beautiful shine on my car. I am trying to be optimistic, but thought I better check and see if anyone has been through this experience and learned any lessons.

[MBXB]

I would checkout those other body shops anyway.
I checked out several local body shops recommended by my indy, and found that the least appealing one, located in a recycling yard, had a complete Glasurit painting system out back. Turns out that's all he did .. German cars. And he had a line of them in various stages of prep.

[NoSpeedLimits]

Can anyone shed some light on what is special about Glasurit paint? Other than the spelling. I work at a place that does urethane spray on painting, so I am fairly familiar with the application process. My initial assumption is that the spray guns would require a special nozzle/tip, but the rest of the system should be fine. Obviously, a good cleaning of the system is required before introducing a new type of paint. Other than that, I am not sure what could be so special about Glasurit paint that it would require a special type of painting system. But, I am ready for an education, so please help me out. TIA.

At the very least, I will check with the body shop to make sure they can work with it. I have a feeling, being that they are a Dupont paint shop, they plan to cross reference a similar Dupont paint -- I will check to make sure.

[Jason]

have it too, I parked in the sun and let it get warm and peeled mine, then I got some bug and tar remover for whatever was left over.