how do you deal with road debris dings?

[rh71]

Originally Posted by peterjaw

Then wait a few days for letting dry. Make sure the dried paint form a kind of "bump". Then rubbing the "bump" with soft cloth with a little amount of car polish until it is smooth. If you don't satisfy with the result, you can repeat the same procedure again.

Is car polish the same thing as rubbing compound? I wasn't sure which to get at my local store. If you have examples, that'd be great. Will it make the pen line disappear or is it just to smooth out the leveling/height difference?

I'm going to order the paint pen (matching color code) from bavauto.com.

[BGM]

Even though I have the 3M clear bra on my e53 I did use this one time for a fairly noticeable rock chip further up on my hood. Works well.

LANGKA Paint Chip and Scratch Repair

[rh71]

Originally Posted by BGM

Even though I have the 3M clear bra on my e53 I did use this one time for a fairly noticeable rock chip further up on my hood. Works well.

LANGKA Paint Chip and Scratch Repair

This sounds pretty good, and easy.

Is rubbing car polish not going to get rid of the blob? What exactly would car polish or rubbing compound do to touch up paint then?

[BGM]

Originally Posted by rh71

This sounds pretty good, and easy.

Is rubbing car polish not going to get rid of the blob? What exactly would car polish or rubbing compound do to touch up paint then?

I can't recall exactly--you might want to ask them directly but I used it on jet black and worked great.

[peterjaw]

Originally Posted by rh71

Is car polish the same thing as rubbing compound? I wasn't sure which to get at my local store. If you have examples, that'd be great. Will it make the pen line disappear or is it just to smooth out the leveling/height difference?

I'm going to order the paint pen (matching color code) from bavauto.com.

Hi rh71,
This is the product I use SOFT99 - Body Compound Super Fine Grade

After the paint dries totally, squeeze very small quantity of the compound on very soft cloth and rubb the area. Squeeze more when needed. Of course, this is a Super Fine compound so it takes a while to
finish the job. You can buy the compound with bigger abrasive powder
so you can save the time. But you will need to use this Super Fine compound thereafter anyway.

As to your question about removing the pen line or just leveling? It can
do both if you do it right.