Flakey laquer

[makster]

I've got 2 areas, 1 on each rear wing, where the laquer seems to be flaking off. Its slowly getting worse and I really need to sort it out. Has anybody else encountered this? My car is the metalic laggon green colour which, I would imagine, will be a pain in the arse to try to anything with myself.
Any recomendations?

[MONSPORT42]

Had a few random areas on my Diamond Black paintwork. Was told by my bodyshop that it was probably from a previous accident repair/respray where the areas weren't cleaned properly before spraying. Ended up getting the affected areas resprayed professionally. Most bodyshops will do patch-up work like this and don't charge the earth. Whilst they've got the paint in the gun, they may touch up any other areas you've got by agreement. Most secondhand cars you see on a forecourt have had this sort of cosmetic tidy up done to them. As you say, working with and trying to match metallics is a nightmare unless you know what your doing.

[jibbers]

HAVE THE SAME MYSELF , IT CAN BE CAUSED BY A SIMPLE STONE
CHIP , IF THE DAMP GETS IN ITS BYE BYE LAQUER !
DID A FEW YEARS IN A BODY SHOP AS A YTS PLEB AND ONE THING
I DID NOT SEE WAS LAQUER ON A STRAIGHT COLOUR , MINE IS
MAROON AND ITS LAQUERED , IT LOOKS LIKE FACTORY FINISH
BUT DID BMW DO THIS AS AN OPTION ? ?

[MONSPORT42]

I thought all BM paintwork had a lacquer top coat but there again I've only ever had metallics. I think all the dealer spray touch up paints come as a twin pack. Somebody else will need to come in with the for sure answer.

[Paul325i]

Solid colours aren't lacquered so thats solid black, white red and the solid blue and maybe a few more I've missed off.

Touch up kits for metallics will have base colour then lacquer but for a solid colour it's just the paint.

[MONSPORT42]

Thanks Paul - something new learned today! Ain't the zone great.

[jibbers]

SO PAUL 325i ARE YOU SAYIN THAT MY BURGANDY STRAIGHT AINT SUPPOSED TO HAVE LAQUER ?

[Paul325i]

I think the burgandy is metallic isn't it? Calyso red?

Which colour have you got, look under the bonnet at the German Name for the colour.

The list of colours with lacquer is...

Arktisblau Metallic
Bahamabeige Metallic
Calypsorot Metallic
Cirrusblau Metallic
Delphin Metallic
Diamantschwarz Metallic
Gletscherblau Metallic
Lachssilber Metallic
LagunengrÃÂan Metallic
MalachitgrÃÂan Metallic
PlatanengrÃÂan Metallic
Polaris Metallic
Royalblau Metallic
Sterlingsilber Metallic

[Jos]

My 318 is laquered, or was I should say. I actually managed to blast most of it off with a powerwasher. I think the laquer just dies after a while tbh..

It was a metallic green paint.

[jibbers]

My colour is weinrot (wine red ) ?
But it defo has laquer on top !

JIBBERS