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    i had a 97 3 convertible in jet black, this had the softest paint i have ever seen!!!This car would marr if you looked at it! A simple touch with your finger would give you a hologram. I now have a 740 in aspen silver and it is truly the hardest paint i have ever seen, this thing wont scratch!!! compounding it was a nightmare i had to go nuclear on it with some heavy pads and polish mixes. Why is this? anyone experience this with bmws? i cant figure out if i like soft paint (shiny easy to polish) or hard paint (wont scratch, and goes a long time before it needs to be re-polished) What do you prefer?
    Two thin coats are better than one thick coat..... but two thick coats are better than two thin coats!!!!!!

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    I believe BMW went over to ceramiclear a few years ago. Hence the hardness in their newest cars.



    I have single stage paint on my 2-year old car. Its so soft that a wipe of the finger will mar it, just like yours. My next car will be 2-stage metallic with clearcoat. Its the best compromise between single and ceramic.



    I attended the Hartford auto show on FRI and some cars are now 3-stage Tricoat and Tintcoat i.e. basecoat, midcoat, clearcoat. Don`t know if these hard or soft.

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    Very common for jet black BMW to be ultra soft. All the other BMW colors seem to be pretty hard.
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    is there any particular reason they did this with just the jet blacks? I`ve always pondered it...
    Decades ago, Accumulator sneezed on a car. The owner noticed that his car was imbued with something today this substance is called clear coat.

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    I don`t think BMW`s have Ceramiclear. I know mine does not - my wife`s car has it - and it is incredible. The car looks virtually swirl free after two years.
    2005 Pontiac GTP ---> 2008 BMW 535 xi

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    The newer jet blacks are harder than the 06-08 models. While harder to correct the paint, they still seem very prone to rock chipping and etc. I have literally done 55 BMW`s this year and most of the rocker panels and front bumpers even on ones with only a few thousand miles, get beat rather quickly.
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    FYI: 5, 6 & 7 Series have PPG Scratch Resistant Powder Clearcoat. I really don`t see how a silver 5 series can be any harder/softer than a solid black one as they both have the idential clearcoat chemisty.
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    Regarding Scratch Resistant Powder Clearcoat, is this like Powdercoat we all see where they powder it on and then bake it and it melts onto the surface? If so, it would be neat to see their factory paint set-up.

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    Not sure how they apply it - it is really good stuff so.
    2005 Pontiac GTP ---> 2008 BMW 535 xi

 

 

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