Advice on paint repair

[tacoeatsfrys64]

Hi, I'm new to the forum—thanks in advance for your help!

My X7 was a loaner vehicle, and it looks like one of the previous users opened the tailgate and hit the garage door (maybe more than once ). Now there are chips and scratches on both the tailgate panel and the black trim.

My question is: would this be a paint correction job, or does it require a body shop respray? Also, does anyone have recommendations for good shops in the DFW area?

[afadeev]

Originally Posted by tacoeatsfrys64

My X7 was a loaner vehicle, and it looks like one of the previous users opened the tailgate and hit the garage door (maybe more than once ). Now there are chips and scratches on both the tailgate panel and the black trim.

My question is: would this be a paint correction job, or does it require a body shop respray?

The black scratched piece is plastic. You should be able to go to town on it, and if that doesn't work out, just replace it with a new part.

The body panels on top of the hatch and above brake lights are painted metal, and the scratches look to be contained in the clear coat layer. You should be able to polish them out without cutting through the entire clear coat layer, but that is something best left to a paint-repair shop. They may not be able to get it to 100% as-good-as-new, but will get you to within 98% of perfect.

Originally Posted by tacoeatsfrys64

Also, does anyone have ecommendations for good shops in the DFW area?

I would check with the locals at Lone Star Chapter of BMW CCA, either online or by coming to one of thier monthly meetings:
https://lscbmwcca.org/

HTH,
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[LaurelLee55]

For detailing, ceramic, or PPF I recommend Iannwith Speedshield in Addison