[Bimmer Al]

Sooo...I finally decided to use the Sparkiling graphite touch up paint that was given to be by the dealer 18 months ago when I bought my car. It is clearly a BMW product, labelled correctly etc but the paint looks black even when dry. What gives? Would look dumb to have black dots on my sparkling graphite car. could it be mislabled?

[ejazbmw]

pictures?

[mvillezcas]

There's always a chance they made a lable mistake. I personally would not use it. I would take it back and ask for another one. Better safe than sorry.

[darkphantom]

Have you tried it on a piece of paper? They should have supplied you with two bottles. One for the paint and one for the gloss/clear coat

[ToadHollow]

Originally Posted by darkphantom

Have you tried it on a piece of paper? They should have supplied you with two bottles. One for the paint and one for the gloss/clear coat

Best thing anyone could in preparing to do some touch up is bo to a bodyshop supply store and pick up the touchup "toothpicks". They look like plastic toothpicks with a tiny piece of cotton attached to one end. It's nearly impossible to "glob" the paint using these ....... awesome and cheap.

[Sh0cker]

Did you shake it?

When I first tried it on my car it looked black but when I shook it long enough it mixed in the gray metallic flakes and it looked right.

[Bimmer Al]

Originally Posted by User Name

Did you shake it?

When I first tried it on my car it looked black but when I shook it long enough it mixed in the gray metallic flakes and it looked right.

Maybe I need to shake it for a longer period of time

[shadowcoder]

Well if you shook it a couple of times only then yes it needs a more shaking. If you've
shaken it to death then it's not going to change color by the sheer heat of shaking so
someone screwed up the labeling. Good thing you didn't try on your car

[CV335]

Originally Posted by Joey Babs

WTF the dealer gave it to you. Wheres mine!!!!!!! Maybe its in my car somewhere?!?!?!

The dealer didn't gave me one...I have to purchase it from them last week....for the not so modest price of $32

[CV335]

Originally Posted by Joey Babs

$32!!!!!!! Wtf!!! Thats insane bro. What did everyone else pay??

Maybe it's dealer dependent, but I talked to one of the sales guy at the dealer and it seems with the '09 models they are giving less stuff away. I don't even got the flashlight or the lug bolt adapter 32 bucks it's definitely a ripoff, but I needed color matching touchup paint ASAP, so I ended up buying one.

[Ruff Rider]

wow $32 for touch up paint. I just go to the body shop that the BMW dealer sends their cars to be repaired. They gave me a bottle for free.

[ToadHollow]

I know I paid just under $25 @ my local dealer.

True to the post above ... somewhere ...... you can hit up the bodyshop your dealer sends their work too and they'll usually hook you up. Besides, they have much better "applicators" to give you than the cumbersome brushes .......

Live & Learn ........ everyday.

[ejazbmw]

32 bucks for touch up paint? your dealer must hate you lol i paid 14bucks with my CCA card...

[CV335]

Originally Posted by Joey Babs

Dude i dont have the flashlight or lug bolt adapter either!!! WTF!!!!!!! When i get my oil changed you bet your ass im going to beat on that loaner extra hard now!!! Gotta get my moneys worth!

It sucks, but it's the truth...BMW is cheaping out on extra goodies. Trust me, if I didn't needed the touchup paint for the next day I wouldn't have bought it from the dealer. I'll definitely do same as you when I get a loaner

[Aeroav8r]

Took debris to my door under the mirror, left a chip and two scratches. I had to get A34 Arctic Metallic, shook it up till my arm was tired, applied it with an applicator from a body shop, noticed it was darker than my paint, waited 6 hours and applied the clear coat. Looks like sh*t. So much darker than the surrounding color. I'm very disappointed