M5 F90 Artic Grey Frozen Paint scratch remove & protect

pcai · 08-06-2020, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Lawrence

Update: the vandal was some scum back who I never met did it on his push bike scratched that and my company vehicle all the way down the drivers side!

Nothing was brought against him as there wasn't enough evidence!

I've taken my BMW to a few specialists and they have advice getting the car re-sprayed so i'm booking it in and then the car is getting fully ceramic paint protection to help protect the car more.

I love the look of the car but will never buy a Matt car again!!!!!!! All scratches have to be re painted which is a joke!

A ceramic coating won't help against these types of scratches nor rock chips

TrevorM3 · 08-06-2020, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Lawrence

Update: the vandal was some scum back who I never met did it on his push bike scratched that and my company vehicle all the way down the drivers side!

Nothing was brought against him as there wasn't enough evidence!

I've taken my BMW to a few specialists and they have advice getting the car re-sprayed so i'm booking it in and then the car is getting fully ceramic paint protection to help protect the car more.

I love the look of the car but will never buy a Matt car again!!!!!!! All scratches have to be re painted which is a joke!

as another poster said, ceramic will NOT help against someone keying your car. Nothing will. Maybe someday...

Not really, you just didn't know. Hope it works out bud

Alberta · 08-07-2020, 04:03 AM

A ceramic coating will help you to maintain you car clean, but it won't do anything against rock chips and scratches...

Just for the exclusivity of having an Individual color and different than a shiny paintjob, I would still buy another Frozen car.

JOHNBMWM5 · 08-07-2020, 04:12 AM

There are so many SCUMBAGS out there, I would love to catch one doing that.
Repaint the only way sorry.

subterFUSE · 08-09-2020, 11:27 AM

If you paint the car you can't get PPF or ceramic until the paint has fully cured and the outgassing has stopped. Otherwise it will outgas under the film and/or coating and ruin it. 2-4 week waiting time to be safe.

Scott Lawrence · 09-03-2020, 12:13 PM

Update:

had it re sprayed so the scratch is now completely removed! so happy the guy paining it was very nervous as they had never re sprayed matt car efore but they did a fantastic job!

price was £700.

also had my wheels re powder coated in black as it had so much break dust on the wheels i cant get it clean. ill post new photos up once ive cleand the car this weekend

Greer · 09-03-2020, 12:28 PM

Glad to hear it all worked out.

bobblehead · 09-03-2020, 04:04 PM

Can you go thru insurance ?

IancoleTX · 09-04-2020, 04:10 PM

Makes way more sense to have your car wrapped matte

Scott Lawrence · 09-07-2020, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bobblehead

Can you go thru insurance ?

insurance excess was £1000.
so i decided not to claim as i didnt want my premium to increase next year.

Yeah if you ever want a matt car get it wrapped and not sprayed .... nightmare!

dardeca · 09-09-2020, 12:57 PM

Any pics of the repainted car?

BMWCAT · 09-14-2020, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott Lawrence

Update: the vandal was some scum back who I never met did it on his push bike scratched that and my company vehicle all the way down the drivers side!

Nothing was brought against him as there wasn't enough evidence!

I've taken my BMW to a few specialists and they have advice getting the car re-sprayed so i'm booking it in and then the car is getting fully ceramic paint protection to help protect the car more.

I love the look of the car but will never buy a Matt car again!!!!!!! All scratches have to be re painted which is a joke!

I understand where you're coming from. And yes matte paint is "fragile" in the sense that you cannot buff things out.
But from the pictures it seems that it scratches (done intentionally) are quite deep. Even with regular paint, the only way to go is repaint as well.

I'm with Frozen MBB and it only took one car wash afternoon for me to decide to PPFed the whole car. In exchange for the peace of mind later on(since now its too late to say, hey! Just get me a regular Marina Bay Blue!) ceramic coating will help somewhat, but sooner then later, you'll be back to the same spot (those damn micro scratches!)

Might open to the route some suggest, to get regular paint and matte ppfed, it'll look just the same

Mdriv3r · 03-30-2021, 05:22 AM

Any suggestions on fixing this? Its on frozen black.

Mdriv3r · 03-30-2021, 05:24 AM

It doesnt look bad from a foot or two away. Its inly visible in direct light also. Its dark because there is some dust there. The dark area is where I lightly wiped it to check it.

Andrae26 · 03-30-2021, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by subterFUSE

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Originally Posted by Neptune7

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Originally Posted by pcai

This post hit me hard as well. Probably should've PPFed the whole car when it was brand new, especially on matte paint. Highly consider PPF after your repairs.

PPF can help with rock chips or accidental scratches but I'm not sure it is going to stop a vandal with a sharp key or similar tool. What a scumbag.

Yes PPF will stop a keying. The film might need to be replaced but the paint below should be fine.

Frozen paint is a huge fail, IMO. If you want the frozen look, the way to go is go is to start with gloss paint and then do a full matte PPF wrap. You get the frozen look but with the durability of PPF.

That's not entirely true. You won't get the same look. I have a frozen blue M3CS and the difference with PPF is very noticeable. I removed it. It changes the look completely.

pcai · 04-01-2021, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by premo

Any suggestions on fixing this? Its on frozen black.

Since it's frozen there's not much you can do apart from respray.

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Scott Lawrence Enlisted Member 23 Rep 34 Posts Drives: BMW M5 F90 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Skegness iTrader: (0)	Update: had it re sprayed so the scratch is now completely removed! so happy the guy paining it was very nervous as they had never re sprayed matt car efore but they did a fantastic job! price was £700. also had my wheels re powder coated in black as it had so much break dust on the wheels i cant get it clean. ill post new photos up once ive cleand the car this weekend
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