Can I fix this or need a respray?

[E90Fan111]

Hi folks,

So i'm pretty nuts about detailing my E90. I take it down with clay and try and waste away weekends making it look pretty. The one thing that drives me crazy is in the pictures below. I drove it through the end of a late winter/early spring and the sand/salt looks like it sandblasted the lower parts of the front bumper. I have touch up pain that i've used for some of the chips that innevitably occur on the hood. I was just wondering is there anything I can do to fix the damage below on my own or via a detailer that won't require a respray?

My thoughts are I have all winter to work on it and then I want to get a clear bra on it to do what I can to stop this. I think this one is going to be a keeper for the next 20 years as a play car so I want to do what I can to keep it in the best shape I can.

If anyone could offer tips/advice I'd be forever grateful or if there's another post I've missed I welcome the redirect.

Also if anyone is in the DC/VA/MD area and has anyone they can recommend either, i'm all ears.

Thanks.

[mazing M3]

That is going to require a re-spray. To much damage.

[Honda]

Try dr. colorship if it is limited to those area. If it is in whole bumper,then it needs respray for sure. Is your car Space gray? If yes I have a brand new kit from dr. colorship that I am selling. PM me for more details

[radiofrequency]

Respray and clear bra. The paint will need to cure for a period prior to clear bra installation (don't let anyone tell you otherwise). This will solve the rock chip problem and protect your paint moving forward.

[doogee]

Dr. Colorchip will fix that up fine.

You can smear it over the entire area with a cloth, then wipe the solution and the paint will only stay in the chips.

Here is a before and after on the nose panel of my old e36 a few years ago:

[Detailers Domain]

it seems like you maybe quite ocd, if so that salt and pepper on the bumper must be killing you. I would say go to a good body shop and get that resprayed.

[hayes180]

Originally Posted by radiofrequency

Respray and clear bra. The paint will need to cure for a period prior to clear bra installation (don't let anyone tell you otherwise). This will solve the rock chip problem and protect your paint moving forward.

+1... good advice here