Hood paint damage opinion question. Advice wanted!

Johnny Dangerous · 07-13-2016, 08:55 PM

Hello E90 forums! Here is my situation. I have a 08 328i sport 6sp, which I have own for a few years now. It's in pretty good condition and I plan on keeping it that way. I have had a descent size scratch and a few knicks on the hood (photos attached). I took it to a reputable local paint shop for a quote on repair. They stated in appears as if the damaged had tried to been repair in the past and said that the whole hood would need to be painted, $500. I recently had the idea to wrap the hood using 3M glossy Carbon Fiber wrap quoted at $300, example photo attached. Love to hear anyone's opinion on this matter!!

Johnny Dangerous · 07-13-2016, 09:04 PM

Hood pic

08njSTEP · 07-13-2016, 09:15 PM

That seems a reasonable price. Stone chips look like shit it painted over. So you're looking at 1/3 to 1/2 of hood being sanded down and primed. That means 3/4 or more is getting color. I would suggest going to a shop that uses Sikkens paint line. They used to be factory and their colors match great. Dupont auto refinish is currently factory mfg under the name BMW Colorsystem. So Dupont is another good choice.

Johnny Dangerous · 07-13-2016, 09:38 PM

Thank you for the advice, that helps quite a bit if I go the paint option. Thought on the 3M CF wrap?

Swish · 07-14-2016, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 08njSTEP

That seems a reasonable price. Stone chips look like shit it painted over. So you're looking at 1/3 to 1/2 of hood being sanded down and primed. That means 3/4 or more is getting color. I would suggest going to a shop that uses Sikkens paint line. They used to be factory and their colors match great. Dupont auto refinish is currently factory mfg under the name BMW Colorsystem. So Dupont is another good choice.

Any decent auto body shop will paint the entire hood because blending new paint with old is very tricky and not worth the effort. It won't take much more effort or $ to paint the entire hood.

My best friend has been in auto body for 40 years and manages a very good shop. Trust me on this one.

Johnny Dangerous · 07-14-2016, 11:01 AM

Thanks for that. Wrap thoughts?

F30lolz · 07-14-2016, 12:13 PM

What is the color of your car? IMHO, having carbon fiber body panels/wraps doesn't look good on black cars. That's just me.

Volasko · 07-14-2016, 12:59 PM

Everytime I see a hood that is wrapped in CF it looks cheap. Just my opinion 2 cents.

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Johnny Dangerous New Member 0 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Sport Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	Hood paint damage opinion question. Advice wanted! Hello E90 forums! Here is my situation. I have a 08 328i sport 6sp, which I have own for a few years now. It's in pretty good condition and I plan on keeping it that way. I have had a descent size scratch and a few knicks on the hood (photos attached). I took it to a reputable local paint shop for a quote on repair. They stated in appears as if the damaged had tried to been repair in the past and said that the whole hood would need to be painted, $500. I recently had the idea to wrap the hood using 3M glossy Carbon Fiber wrap quoted at $300, example photo attached. Love to hear anyone's opinion on this matter!! Attached Images
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08njSTEP Captain 795 Rep 762 Posts Drives: '07 335i, '66 SS396 Chevelle Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Manchester, NH iTrader: (0)	That seems a reasonable price. Stone chips look like shit it painted over. So you're looking at 1/3 to 1/2 of hood being sanded down and primed. That means 3/4 or more is getting color. I would suggest going to a shop that uses Sikkens paint line. They used to be factory and their colors match great. Dupont auto refinish is currently factory mfg under the name BMW Colorsystem. So Dupont is another good choice.
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Johnny Dangerous New Member 0 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i Sport Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	Thank you for the advice, that helps quite a bit if I go the paint option. Thought on the 3M CF wrap?
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Volasko Colonel 705 Rep 2,605 Posts Drives: 06 330i E90, 18 530xe G30 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2) Garage List 2018 BMW 530e M Sport [9.00] 2006 BMW E90 330i [8.28]	Everytime I see a hood that is wrapped in CF it looks cheap. Just my opinion 2 cents.
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