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    Ouch !!!

    I detailed this 1997 540I yesterday. The car was mint with this exception...
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    What an eyesore !!!

    I buffed out as much as possible, but some of the damage still remains. If this was my car I would definitely have to spend some $$$ at my bodyshop having her fixed. I know where every single scratch and imperfection is on my car, my wife`s car and my van. Doesn`t thing like this drive you nuts !!!
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    Clean, nice clean up.

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    Nice job.....looks incredibly better than before...I would think he should be happy with what you did.

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    Great Job! Looks a whole lot better!

    I have a little trick that I do, but not sure if it is the "ethical" thing to do from a detailing standpoint!

    I carry a basic selection of paint touch up pens, and I lightly rub the touch up pen (closest color possible) across the scratch in the opposing direction of the scratch and promptly wipe the excess paint off!

    It usually (99%) hides the scratch until the owner can take it to the shop to be fixed properly! I always ask their permission to do so, before I do this! The color differance is usually not noticable as it does not stand out as much as the "white" of a scratch would! I do this for little stone chips as well!
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    Looks Much Better.

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    Looks a whole heck of alot better than it did. I`m sure the owner was very pleased. Great job as always.

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    things like that bug me until I get them fixed
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    Post some more pictures of the overall detail.
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    The car looks great, but doesn`t the balancing weight bother you? I hate when nice cars with nice wheels have the weights on the outside, they just aren`t meant to look good so why put them in plain view on the expensive wheel? I always use the sticky weights on my wheels!
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    Those weights are the worst thing you can have on your wheels. Not only do they look bad, all they do is corrode them. It doesn`t help with the person who is balancing them doesn`t care about your car and puts little nicks in the clear coat that bubble up after a year or so. Always request stick ons.

    Even if you fixed that scratch it still looks like it`s dented. If I had the money to drive a 540, I`d sure have the money to have something like that fixed. I painted the bumper of my Focus for a couple paint chips........
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    i would only say nice job if I couldnt even tell there was a mark there to start with......

    nice job on getting the red paint transfer off but other than that I would go with a touch up followed by a 2500 wetsand and a wool pad with some nice heavy cutting compound
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    KleanFreak:

    Definitely would have spent more time on that problem if it were mine, or if the customer were paying for that correction (dealer car) . I had another detail to complete after that car and time was not on my side. As far as the wheel weights... The car definitely was not mine !!!
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