front bumper has more blemishes than a teens face

Ben2k9 · 08-26-2015, 05:43 PM

Anyone experienced this? Bought my 2011 550 used last summer and recall the paint job was in near mint. Fast forward a year and there's a ton of tiny chips/nicks all over the front. What would cause this?

gatorfast · 08-27-2015, 09:15 AM

Ha! Same thing on my car, tons of rock chips all over the front bumper. My car is white and the bumper is black underneath the pain so its very obvious with all of these black dots on the front bumper. You get them from a car in front of you kicking up little stones, especially on the highway, and those stones hitting your bumper.

I have found dr. colorchip to be a good inexpensive solution to filling in rock chips.

lsturbointeg · 08-28-2015, 06:58 PM

Don't drive behind semis!

paul223 · 09-05-2015, 09:10 AM

I got few stone scuffs on my baby's pretty face

. The windshield is soft as well. It has many little nicks, looks like a milky galaxy with so many little stars.

JeffBrennanF10 · 09-05-2015, 01:38 PM

cheap trick to try and prevent that, tape off and prepare the front bumper like you would if you were going to be painting it. just make sure the front bumper is clean and spay the clear plasti dip over it. Sure it will need to be taken off and re done. but its a good trick to do before winter. And much cheaper then going to get a clear bra put on.

remmib · 09-05-2015, 01:56 PM

On my white f10 I only got one big rock chip, but the paint is still intact. So to me it's holding up very good.

Detailers Domain · 09-20-2015, 07:29 AM

the problem is modern paint it doesn't hold up against the elements like it once use to, due to going green.

the best bet is if you do decide to respray your bumper get it wrapped in Xpel Ultimate Paint Protection film to protect against rock chips.

if you have a new car do you and your car a favor and wrap it.

lsturbointeg · 09-22-2015, 01:05 AM

^^^^^

Good stuff!

550Reasons · 09-22-2015, 01:07 PM

you dont wanna see mine, its not so bad, but does have 1 gash and few rock ships, and its new ... only 15k miles on it... I do alot of highway tho. Im not too worried about it since I may be going with a M5 bumper for xmas.

Junkman2008 · 02-09-2016, 09:20 PM

My bumper gets like that after two or so years so I take it off the car and repaint it.

08-26-2015, 05:43 PM	#1
Ben2k9 Second Lieutenant 32 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 550i M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (1)	front bumper has more blemishes than a teens face Anyone experienced this? Bought my 2011 550 used last summer and recall the paint job was in near mint. Fast forward a year and there's a ton of tiny chips/nicks all over the front. What would cause this?
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gatorfast Major General 4989 Rep 6,859 Posts Drives: 718 Cayman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoFla iTrader: (4)	Ha! Same thing on my car, tons of rock chips all over the front bumper. My car is white and the bumper is black underneath the pain so its very obvious with all of these black dots on the front bumper. You get them from a car in front of you kicking up little stones, especially on the highway, and those stones hitting your bumper. I have found dr. colorchip to be a good inexpensive solution to filling in rock chips.
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08-28-2015, 06:58 PM	#3
lsturbointeg Lieutenant General 9151 Rep 14,522 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Jet Black Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Asian lost in OH iTrader: (0)	Don't drive behind semis!
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paul223 Major 411 Rep 1,126 Posts Drives: F10 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: arkansas iTrader: (0)	I got few stone scuffs on my baby's pretty face . The windshield is soft as well. It has many little nicks, looks like a milky galaxy with so many little stars.
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JeffBrennanF10 New Member 4 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 535i Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	cheap trick to try and prevent that, tape off and prepare the front bumper like you would if you were going to be painting it. just make sure the front bumper is clean and spay the clear plasti dip over it. Sure it will need to be taken off and re done. but its a good trick to do before winter. And much cheaper then going to get a clear bra put on.
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remmib General 1566 Rep 29,202 Posts Drives: 2013 F10 520d M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	On my white f10 I only got one big rock chip, but the paint is still intact. So to me it's holding up very good. __________________ F10 520d M-Sport Alpine White \| HRE P43SC 20x9+20x11 \| Michelin PSS 255/35+295/30 \| KW V3 Coilover \| M5 Front Sway Bar + M550d Rear Sway Bar \| 3DDesign Front Lip \| BMW M Performance CF Spoiler \| BMW M Performance Diffuser \| BMW M Performance Black Grills \| BMW M Performance Pedals \|
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Detailers Domain Major General 1990 Rep 6,916 Posts Drives: 20 M2C / 22 X3MC Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (24)	the problem is modern paint it doesn't hold up against the elements like it once use to, due to going green. the best bet is if you do decide to respray your bumper get it wrapped in Xpel Ultimate Paint Protection film to protect against rock chips. if you have a new car do you and your car a favor and wrap it.
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09-22-2015, 01:05 AM	#8
lsturbointeg Lieutenant General 9151 Rep 14,522 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Jet Black Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Asian lost in OH iTrader: (0)	^^^^^ Good stuff!
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550Reasons Captain 150 Rep 738 Posts Drives: F10 550i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: South Florida iTrader: (1)	you dont wanna see mine, its not so bad, but does have 1 gash and few rock ships, and its new ... only 15k miles on it... I do alot of highway tho. Im not too worried about it since I may be going with a M5 bumper for xmas. __________________ 2011 550i 2013 M5 2014 M5 CP 2016 550i
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Junkman2008 "Detailing Devil Dog" 309 Rep 409 Posts Drives: 2001 Corvette Coupe Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Louisville, KY iTrader: (0)	My bumper gets like that after two or so years so I take it off the car and repaint it. __________________ "Marines - Making the other guy die for his country for over 200 years."
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