I have a BMW which has some scratch on the door side, and the bumber, and I want to get it paint. Do I have to go to a authorize dealership to perform the service in order to have the best outcome or Can I just go to any quality auto body car paint shop and have them to do it. And about how much does it cost for this kind of service? I only want to paint about 1/5 of my car. Thanks for your help, any information and suggestion is greatly appreciate. BTW, where do you recommend to get the oil change for cars like BMW or Audi?
Use a brush and some semi-gloss from Wal-Mart. Does your dad know you scratched his car last weekend?
Here's a little handiwork I did on the side of my truck. Shoot me an email if you're looking for something similar.
I noticed a pattern here at clutch BBS. Whenver the first reply gets silly, and it's automatically that all other reply are silly too. Seriously, if you know any advice, give it to me before making any silly statement.
In addition to his driving, his grammar could also use some work. It's almost as if the suffix "ed" is not present in his writing ("want to get it paint", "would be greatly appreciate", "authorize dealership", "get the oil change"). Finally, "bumber" is not a word. That is all.
You can go anywhere to get your vehicle repainted. I would suggest the dealership if you want the best quality, unless if you know a reputable body shop. I've been in the automotive business for awhile and have yet to find a shop that does excellent work every time. There are some shops that do good work, but botch up some of their jobs. To get a door/bumper repainted your probally looking at $400-$600 for a good job. You could pay less, but I wouldn't sacrafice the risk of having mismatched paint on a BMW or any vehicle I care about.
I admited that my grammar is so so, however, when you're trying to get help in such a hurry, you wouldn't care too much about the grammar as long as you know others could understand it. And one thing for sure, I'm not a bad driver, my reaction time is better than all of you combined. LoL..................
Whatever you do, don't go to Maaco, I've always heard that their jobs look great for a year or so and then begin to look like crap.
If you just have a scratch or two, most dealers/brands sell paint touch up pens which are designed to blend in and hide scratches. If you honestly want to get a good paint job that is of appropriate quality for a nice luxury car it's going to hurt. As in do I want that new wall mounted flat panel HDTV or a good paint job for my car kind of pain. As far as oil changes go, I believe there are some models of Audi (like the A6) that require super special grades of oil that you only get at the dealer, while some aren't so picky. That will make a big difference in deciding where to get the job done.
Very helpful. For the paint touch up pens, you mention brands, what do you mean by that? and can I get that in a retailed store?
damn son, just go to a dealership and tell them to fix it. you have a car that's worth lots of money, make the minor investments along the way and don't be cheap on the work you get. it will save your re-sell value later and if they mess up, then you can go right back to them and tell them to fix their mistake.
Dealerships aren't known to be cost friendly. But if you don't have a mechanic you can trust, they're the best option to get the job done right. If it isn't your car, you could try those erasers that hide scratches....
basically, if you're looking for a cheap fix - you should never get behind the wheel of a bmw in the first place, why put yourself in that kind of situation. go get a honda civic or something.
If you can find a good bodyshop that speicalizes in German paint it would probably be preferred to the dealership. Good paintwork always comes at a premium and if you want it done right you will not save any money. Definitly avoid some bodyshop you know nothing about. If you don't find a good reccomended bodyshop then just take it to the dealership.
The dealership will sell them. Talk to the people in the service/parts department. It is made by the car company and is exactly matched to the color of your car. You wil need the "dealership name" for the color. Here is an example of what the ones for BMW look like with several variations. They have names like "Alpine White" and "Avus Blue". You do have to be a little careful applying it and you usually have to buff it quite a bit to get it to blend in IIRC.
There is no such thing as "German paint", BMW paint, MB paint, Lexus paint, etc. All shops, dealerships, independents and German shops (which there are only a couple of in Houston) use either PPG or Akzo/Sikkens with a computer matching/mixing system. The BMW dealership bodyshops are usually no better than Ford, Chevy, Toyota, etc. In fact, a good # of independents are going to have better quality and service.
