Clear coat question

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chopper82p

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Im about to buy a 1993 BMW E34 M5. The car has some swirls and small scratches so I was wondering if I can polish them away with a PC? Heres my dilemma, I don't know if the clear coat is thick enough? There are some spots on the car like the bumper where it looks like the clear coat is worn out/dull and I'm wondering if that affects the thickness of the clear coat? Is there enough of it to get the scratches and swirls out while still maintaining a safe clear coat thickness? Other than the swirls, the car is in perfect condition, if I can get that original paint to look perfect as it should, I would be really happy.



Thanks for any help and excuse my ignorance :lol
 
If I was to buy a 20-year old car I would have a pre-inspection on the body/paint by an autopian in your area or by a restoration body shop. Make sure they have a higher-end paint thickness guage to check the paint.



Is paint original? Repainted? Some repaints have a clearcoat put on even though it was single-stage out of the factory in 1993.
 
chopper82p- I'd figure on having to get the bumpercovers removed/reshot/reinstalled.



And note that some BMWs of that vintage have incredibly hard clear. So while it might be theoretically possible to correct it with a PC, actually doing it in real life might be a no-go. My e36 M3 was an incredible challenge even using my rotaries, no way I coulda done it with a PC.



Those are *such* good cars (at least when they've been taken care of ;) ) that I hope you can get/enjoy it.
 
jmsc said:
If I was to buy a 20-year old car I would have a pre-inspection on the body/paint by an autopian in your area or by a restoration body shop. Make sure they have a higher-end paint thickness guage to check the paint.



Is paint original? Repainted? Some repaints have a clearcoat put on even though it was single-stage out of the factory in 1993.
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The paint is original. I'll be sure to have the paint thickness checked before I buy.



Accumulator said:
chopper82p- I'd figure on having to get the bumpercovers removed/reshot/reinstalled.



And note that some BMWs of that vintage have incredibly hard clear. So while it might be theoretically possible to correct it with a PC, actually doing it in real life might be a no-go. My e36 M3 was an incredible challenge even using my rotaries, no way I coulda done it with a PC.



Those are *such* good cars (at least when they've been taken care of ;) ) that I hope you can get/enjoy it.
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If its too hard for me, I'll take it to a detailer.



Ron Ketcham said:
Good pictures of the affected areas and of the top, hood and trunk lid please.
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I'll see if I can get some pictures.
 
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