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      02-20-2019, 12:57 AM   #23
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buy a frozen bmw they said, it will be fun they said.

really though, Frozen is the biggest PITA to take care of. also no fun to paint. I have turned away a dozen or so Frozen BMW and Merc from my shop because its just not worth the hassle, and nobody wants to pay for the labor it actually requires.
Gotta agree, would be totally happy for my neighbour to have a frozen M3 that I could enjoy looking at, without the hassle of ownership
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      02-21-2019, 10:14 PM   #24
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You won't drive the car due to a scratch.... Come on bro
I will but it is embarrassing lol
trust me no one will ever notice but you

get in the car, select first gear and put that scratch behind you
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      02-22-2019, 06:49 AM   #25
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You won't drive the car due to a scratch.... Come on bro
I will but it is embarrassing lol
trust me no one will ever notice but you

get in the car, select first gear and put that scratch behind you
An excuse to go fast? Can't turn that down😏
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      02-27-2019, 04:59 PM   #26
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On Friday I picked up my new to me m3, a 2013 Frozen Blue. Overall I am very happy with the car. I expected and found a good amount of paint imperfections, most of them are livable or something I want to try to address in the near future except for ONE. There is this big a$$ long scratch on the rear bumper that I feel as like it defines the car and honestly has me too embarrassed to drive it like this. In certain angles and light it becomes less visible but in direct light its the most noticeable part of the entire car. So far the only ideas I cam up with are

-try BMW matt nano wax ($$$) and doesn't claim to repair just protect.

-try another brand matt wax or product[IMG][/IMG]

- tape off completely around the scratch and use a regular wax to only fill in the scratch itself and no other paint. This way I would just deal with the scratch itself becoming a little more reflective than the rest of the paint.

-try touch up paint

If anyone has any ideas or experience fixing or at least making this less noticeable please reply! I know what I got myself into with frozen paint but I really need some help on how I should address this thanks!
If it was me I'd get the frozen touch up paint and dab it on with a nail varnish sponge, rather than paint it on with a brush
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      02-27-2019, 07:25 PM   #27
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Is there a clear coat over paint? If so, I’d be wet sanding and polishing it to remove the impact of it.
I’ve done it on regular paint, the grove remains but the white scratch will be gone.
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