Paint work woes

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march109
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Post Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:07 pm

I leave my car at work, where its kept under lock and key in a secure unit, however whilst work is open people are coming and going and driving forklifts and such round it! 8O

Came back to it the other day to find a mark on the passenger door, the rest of the paint work on this car is excellent, don't know if this happened last weekend when I took her to Bournemouth or during the week, but here are the pics...

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Any idea how to fix it? :? it has a very fine and thin scratch running though it, that you can't see on the photo, in the middle it feels as if a layer of paint has just burnt off, it is lower than the surrounding paint but it isn't smooth for want of a better descrition it is bobbely like very fine aero chocolate bar bubbles.

:cry: :x
325i Tech 1 Touring, breaking.

2.5 high comp. M20, 3.64 LSD, Fully undersealed, Spax springs & Bilstein shocks, s/s exhaust, Alpina rep wheels and more.
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Gortour
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Post Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:17 pm

Seems to be showing up on the pics I took at the meet, G.
Guess it happened on the way down or before that weekend.
There appears to something similar on the back of the rear passenger wing just in front of the indicator if I blow my pics up. May be shadow or reflection of something though.
Currently slumming it in an E46 Touring
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march109
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Post Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:29 pm

Thats rust, I know about that one! :D

Not too keen on replacing the rear wing tho :mad: , I want to do someting about this mark, either by paint, cutting compound, or more drastically (read expensive) new door!

Oh and I'm also on the look out for a diamond schwartz boot (with or withought tech II spoiler) and bonnet too!

front bumper is getting a respray next month too, and I have the new seat bolsters going in - as and when I can be arsed (mental long job). and new rear lights (not tinted black going on), also want a new stereo, carpet dye to bring it back to black, and considering some very nice very expensive deep dish alloys, its all kicking off now, got the money, got the time, and I'm finally feeling the love for the e30 again after the winter of discontent.

Problem is where I park in Bournemouth is rammed full of taxiz and crap too, but again secure! Car doesn't get stolen just whacked bumped and used as a stool !!! :x

Oh and I'm also on the look out for a straight, nice condition (not concours) M3 to get my teeth into.
325i Tech 1 Touring, breaking.

2.5 high comp. M20, 3.64 LSD, Fully undersealed, Spax springs & Bilstein shocks, s/s exhaust, Alpina rep wheels and more.
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