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      12-28-2012, 07:06 AM   #11
noka
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Originally Posted by sfax View Post
I also had a small bubble on the front bumper which I should have complained about but didn't and I reminded of it every time I wash the car. The paintwork is very fragile (probably my main issue with BMW) and you'll soon have all manner of little flakes appearing in obscure places (not just the usual stone chip locations)
BMW has been using water-based environmentally-friendly paints for years now and there is no reason they have not perfected the technology (or at least improved it). I have owned several BMW's over last last several years (3,5,7 series) and none had any bubbling or missed areas at all. Yes, they all had some "orange peel" effect to varying degrees and also had some stone chipping (which I think is caused by the water-based paints being harder than oil-based which is a bit more flexible (... at least I think that's what causes more chips with water-based paints).
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2013 x35i (Space Gray, MSport, CW/CWII, DHP, Premium, Premium Sound, Technology, BMW-Apps)
Retired: '09 C300 4Matic, '09 GTI, '06 750i, '05 C55, '04 R32, '03 M5, '02 GTI, '01 M5, '00 M-Coupe, '00 540i/6, '99 M3 Coupe, '98 M3 Coupe, '96 328i,... '86 4000 CS Quattro... too many to list.
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