Black area along bottom of car - what paint?

[PaulyV]

Hey there, long time no post, which is a good thing as nothing has gone wrong.

I'll make it quick - the black area along the bottom of my 318i - what kind of paint do I need to get to touch this up?

best

Pauly

[Chris-W]

Satin black.

[sam325is]

the original paint that is on there is stone chip resistant black paint.

[Greeny]

I touch mine up with Smoothrite brush on and it comes out ok if a bit shiny for a couple of days.

[greentouring]

The original black paint has a rough finish though......if that's sanded down won't the area then be flat if you use satin black

[Chris-W]

Yep, it would be in theory. Good luck sanding stonechip back to flat though!

If you want to re-create the effect, the only way I have found is to re-stonechip with a Shultz gund and then paint with satin black. If your sills are just faded, then Satin Black does the job.

[tezk]

I've always used underseal to black up at the very bottom.. Offers more protection but not the best stuff to be using.

[anisotropy]

I've a question on this -I have a bit thats peeled away just behind a front wheel arch maybe an inch or so. What would be the best way to deal with it?

[B7]

Its difficult to replicate the original finish in patches. As Chris W says a Shulz anti chip built up in that area to level it off then recaot the hole panel to blend it in. Then just Satin Black it.

I used the Satin Black from Halfords in the blig cans. It's as close to original that I've found.