help< removing paint >pics

[Schniddy]

this touchup paint is like 3-4 years old and was never treated to make it smooth, so I want to remove it and then redo it so it looks nice. But i dont know how to remove the paint, any suggestions?? I want to use the touchup pen and then get some of the Langka stuff to smooth it out ( is that a good idea?)

(dont know how to add pics here soo here is a link)

http://www.bmw-forums.com/forum/topic13483.html

[iXer]

It's difficult to "redo" just a tiny area, do the whole door or not at all.
I suggest you try polishing the area first and see if it is satisfactory. A paint job is not easy for the DIY person with no experience and costs $$ to let other people do.
If that picture is even remotely similar to what the rest of the car looks like, I think a good polish will do it good.

[Schniddy]

It's difficult to "redo" just a tiny area, do the whole door or not at all.
I suggest you try polishing the area first and see if it is satisfactory. A paint job is not easy for the DIY person with no experience and costs $$ to let other people do.
If that picture is even remotely similar to what the rest of the car looks like, I think a good polish will do it good.

hehe it pretty much looks like that all around except for the touchup paint... I was gonna get the touchup stuff first before i get polish but i guess i'll poilish it fist....
Ima gonna get some zainos Z5 car polish with the clay bar!

btw my dad works at PPG, he has worked with power paint and now he is in the liquid department, right now he's working on recolision or sumthin like that ( paint for FeDex and delivery type trucks) soo he could help me prep it, but i doubt im gonna repaint the door! how much would that cost??

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one quick thing...does this front spoiler look nice eh? my dad could help me with the prep work for that if i need to get it repainted...he said theere working on this "clean and wipe" prep product that is gonna hit the market in a couple of months.. its made for just things like aftermaket plastic spoilers..just like in that auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38658&item=2479684646&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

[Jordan]

that touch up paint isnt even the same color. not even close.

Getting the entire door repainted would cost like $200 or so.

Getting the entire surface of the cars paint cut and polished ( so it isnt horridly swirm marked and scratched) to match the newly repainted door would be like $250 or so.

[Schniddy]

that touch up paint isnt even the same color. not even close.

Getting the entire door repainted would cost like $200 or so.

Getting the entire surface of the cars paint cut and polished ( so it isnt horridly swirm marked and scratched) to match the newly repainted door would be like $250 or so.

ya my mom did that a while go :roll:
I found a website that has exact paint for a black 87 bimmer....but my dad said that there are porbably thousands of colors of black, even if i get the right color, theres a chance it wont match

as for the polish, If i do it buy myself and zainos it for about 3-5 coats would that work? Im not sure i want to take it to a shop and have it done, a little pricey, but would it be worth it at all? If I do spend that I wont have enought to get that front spoiler and the cleaning products I'm looking to get.

[Jordan]

I have 3 years of professional auto detailing experience. Applying Zaino by hand is completely pointless with paint as horrid as yours. It needs to be polished by a high speed machine buffer and a experience operator.

[Schniddy]

I have 3 years of professional auto detailing experience. Applying Zaino by hand is completely pointless with paint as horrid as yours. It needs to be polished by a high speed machine buffer and a experience operator.

not even the Z5 polish wich is ment for scratches and swarl marks? hmm o well then

So i should take it to the shop, get it cut and polished, then i could polish it by hand all i want 8)

[Schniddy]

I have 3 years of professional auto detailing experience. Applying Zaino by hand is completely pointless with paint as horrid as yours. It needs to be polished by a high speed machine buffer and a experience operator.

btw what if i take my time and do around 10 coats
I can just do like a coat a day during the summer?
Would that save me money and get good results?
I hear zainos Z5 does magjic to older cars

[latinobimmer]

What do you lose in trying? He gave you his, pretty much, expert opinion. If you're so set on using a little elbow grease, why dont you just do it?