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    '06 325i roof rack trim paint peeling

    First off, I have tried the paint section. Post has been up almost a month. No responses.

    Secondly, the issue: the metal trim on the roof running long ways (for the roof rack I can only imagine) is peeling. There are about 4-6 nickel sized spots where the black paint is coming up.

    Best way to fix this? Trying to keep it from spreading. I'd love to paint it in if that's an option. What paint?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Your best bet, to keep it looking good is sand the rest of it off the make sure u clean it thoroughly spray an etching primer down and go over that with what color u decide
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    Plasti-dip is a good, rugged black paint option. I agree with the other guy, sand and spray.

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    Okay so that entire strip (about 4-5 feet long) just pops right out? Inky held on by clips?

    Any easy way to attack removing them? I'm going to just sand and paint them then. I have a good friend who paints and will do it at no cost to me as long as I prep it.

    Might anyone know if this is covered under the CPO warranty as it's exterior trim? I find it hard to believe that paint "peeling" off isn't covered. It's just a manufacturers defect. The same goes for the interior paint peeling off I would think. My opinion anyways.
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    Did it work? I have the same exact problem!

    Hey Miller...
    Did that work out for you??

    I have the SAME EXACT problem on my rack trim, a few months a clear coat looking layer started to peel off, then weeks after that the black paint started to come off.... now I have huge splotches up and down both sides of the rack. It looks so bad.

    I can probably tackle this myself.

    did the rack come off easily?
    what did you use to sand, paint, seal it with??

    any help woule be appreciated!! thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cantukingz View Post
    Hey Miller...
    Did that work out for you??

    I have the SAME EXACT problem on my rack trim, a few months a clear coat looking layer started to peel off, then weeks after that the black paint started to come off.... now I have huge splotches up and down both sides of the rack. It looks so bad.

    I can probably tackle this myself.

    did the rack come off easily?
    what did you use to sand, paint, seal it with??

    any help woule be appreciated!! thanks!
    NO help here, the same has happened to mine and it kind of just spreads over time. I do not know what shortcuts BMW thought was ok on trim but they made the wrong decisions in 2006. My gear knob has peeled and the leatherette looking covering in the interior [not seats] has turned white plastic from wear...

    geez...

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    Quote Originally Posted by millerb7 View Post
    Okay so that entire strip (about 4-5 feet long) just pops right out? Inky held on by clips?

    Any easy way to attack removing them? I'm going to just sand and paint them then. I have a good friend who paints and will do it at no cost to me as long as I prep it.

    Might anyone know if this is covered under the CPO warranty as it's exterior trim? I find it hard to believe that paint "peeling" off isn't covered. It's just a manufacturers defect. The same goes for the interior paint peeling off I would think. My opinion anyways.
    Peeling trim interior/exterior will definately not be covered by CPO. Start removing trim from the rear and lift up slowly. They pop off really easily.
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    if you use plastidip you do not have to sand and prep. just spray it directly, the more coats you put on it the easier it is to take off the plastdip when YOU want to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bimmer_boyis View Post
    Peeling trim interior/exterior will definately not be covered by CPO. Start removing trim from the rear and lift up slowly. They pop off really easily.
    I've had it covered on several cars by CPO warranty. The 2006 ski rack/accessory rails are known to flake and peel. I believe there is a bulletin about it.

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    Just realized you all had bumped this back in April... I've been MIA for awhile.

    Anyways, I actually didn't ever get to mine as I got so busy with a new house and all... but it's gotten WAY worse... all the black paint is almost off.

    Next weekend I'm doing my oil, flushing my brake fluid, replacing my cabin air filter, and going to sand and spray these down.

    As far as what to use, I'm just going to hit up my local store and nab some sandpaper and some exterior spray and do these up... it's driving me NUTS.

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    Well got around to doing this today. Used Plasti Dip. WOW. This stuff is amazing. Super intuitive and novice friendly to work with. I liked it so muh I pulled the chrome accents off the car and did those as well.

    Tomorrow I'm doing my wheels gloss black.

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    Quote Originally Posted by millerb7
    Well got around to doing this today. Used Plasti Dip. WOW. This stuff is amazing. Super intuitive and novice friendly to work with. I liked it so muh I pulled the chrome accents off the car and did those as well.

    Tomorrow I'm doing my wheels gloss black.
    Haha dont get carried away now! If you go to dipyourcar.com they have a lot of different colors to choose from too

    Side note: the more coats you put on, the longer it stays on & the easier it is to pull off when you dont want it anymore. I suggest you use a heat gun between each coat *dont get too close tho
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    Quote Originally Posted by timsev View Post
    I've had it covered on several cars by CPO warranty. The 2006 ski rack/accessory rails are known to flake and peel. I believe there is a bulletin about it.

    You may have had the repair covered by BMW during the time that your vehicle was covered by CPO warranty, but it wasn't *technically* covered by CPO warranty, as CPO doesn't cover any trim items or paint. It's likely that if you're working with a competent dealer, they contacted their Area Manager and had the roof rail repair covered by a Goodwill warranty claim.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Critter7r View Post
    You may have had the repair covered by BMW during the time that your vehicle was covered by CPO warranty, but it wasn't *technically* covered by CPO warranty, as CPO doesn't cover any trim items or paint. It's likely that if you're working with a competent dealer, they contacted their Area Manager and had the roof rail repair covered by a Goodwill warranty claim.
    Right, it wasn't my car, it was customers. As you know, it was a known problem on the '06's and BMW almost always goodwilled it as long as the car was under warranty. Now, it's probably too late to get anything replaced on an '06.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Polomotorsports View Post
    Haha dont get carried away now! If you go to dipyourcar.com they have a lot of different colors to choose from too

    Side note: the more coats you put on, the longer it stays on & the easier it is to pull off when you dont want it anymore. I suggest you use a heat gun between each coat *dont get too close tho
    Yeah, have been there... and... well..... I'm SUPER tempted to go gloss blue on my car with matte black rims... I dunno haha, we'll see.

    For now though, all my trim is done and I'm doing my rims today. This stuff is really fun to use. Gloss is fun and different as most everybody just leaves the colors matte.

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    I just bought a 2006 325i on Friday and had this problem on the roof moldings. I stumbled across this forum post and read the suggestion of using Plasti Dip. Initially I was just going to have a body shop paint them but figured I would give this a try. I tackled the job today and took only about 2 hours including all the masking. I am really impressed with the results! I mean we're talking about a $6 can purchased at Lowes and a couple hours later my issue is fixed. I was going to post before and after pics but since I'm a new member it won't let me

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    Quote Originally Posted by Travelinsam
    I just bought a 2006 325i on Friday and had this problem on the roof moldings. I stumbled across this forum post and read the suggestion of using Plasti Dip. Initially I was just going to have a body shop paint them but figured I would give this a try. I tackled the job today and took only about 2 hours including all the masking. I am really impressed with the results! I mean we're talking about a $6 can purchased at Lowes and a couple hours later my issue is fixed. I was going to post before and after pics but since I'm a new member it won't let me
    Awesome! And the good thing is that you can do any kind of surface and still remove it afterwards.

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    painting your Roof molding

    Quote Originally Posted by Travelinsam View Post
    I just bought a 2006 325i on Friday and had this problem on the roof moldings. I stumbled across this forum post and read the suggestion of using Plasti Dip. Initially I was just going to have a body shop paint them but figured I would give this a try. I tackled the job today and took only about 2 hours including all the masking. I am really impressed with the results! I mean we're talking about a $6 can purchased at Lowes and a couple hours later my issue is fixed. I was going to post before and after pics but since I'm a new member it won't let me
    I have a 2006 325i and the exact same problem, Was this hard to do did you take the molding off before painting and did the paint last also how did you sand it down without messing up the roof of the car. What type of paint did you use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carlar35 View Post
    What type of paint did you use.
    Did you not read the thread? Plastidip.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carlar35 View Post
    I have a 2006 325i and the exact same problem, Was this hard to do did you take the molding off before painting and did the paint last also how did you sand it down without messing up the roof of the car. What type of paint did you use.
    Its not paint. It's plastic in a spray can. It doesn't hurt your cars paint. No, you don't remove the moldings. Just go to YouTube and search "plastidip" you will find videos.

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    How to Paint and Replace Roof Rack Rails

    I came across this post and didn't see a "how to" so I made some pics as I did this on my 2007 328i coupe.

    This is what the rails looked like originally:


    I found this guys “how to” remove video and it was mostly helpful but there is an issue.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJZLxUbuU5I
    The issue is that if you use a screwdriver to pry up the aft side, you will break off the little plastic pieces that are holding it on, see below for the unfortunate consequence.



    The better method for removing the rails, is to flip open the little doors as shown in the video, and then use a wood dowel (or something suitable) and a hammer (or something suitably heavy) and put the dowel against the now exposed edge and tap the rails aft. After about half an inch you can just pop the rails out. This slides the entire rail past the embedded metal rail the clip is attached to.
    Now that the rails are out, sand down the paint to get rid of the oxidized paint and the loose paint. I took the rails down to metal only partially, so some metal was exposed and some metal was left painted. If you are a super nerd, get rid of all of the paint. You will never get it all off because of the rubber seal that runs the length of the rail on both sides. People with OCD need not apply.

    Clean up after sanding with mineral spirits. The cloth shown is what was left on the mineral spirit towel AFTER I wiped down the rails with a wet rag. Later when I was masking I saw I did not do a good job of getting the paint dust off the rubber (the tape wasn’t sticking), really pay attention to save yourself some heartache later in the masking.

    So now mask the rubber so you don’t paint it. I don’t know if it’s bad to paint the rubber, but my heart says yes. Always follow your heart. Unless you want to major in art history, in that case listen to your dad and get a real degree.
    So here’s the masking.

    Here’s the painting

    I did three coats of “insert big box store” primer and paint spray. I used a FLAT spray. I don’t remember if my car rails were gloss or flat, I figured I could see how it looked completed and repaint if needed.
    FLAT matches the window seals right next to it, so it ended up OK. Do what you want.
    Pulling the masking off. Three coats means three hours, I used that time to wash and polyseal the car paint.

    Once the rails are dry, re-install. You don’t put the rails on by just reversing the removal. The aft flip cover has a little plastic clip that is too close the retainer clip for you to put the rails on one inch aft and then slide forward. The flip cover clip will interfere with the embedded metal rail on the car. See Pic #4. What you need to do is put the rail on FORWARD of the install position by half an inch (the front of the rail will almost touching the windshield glass) , press down across the rail fore and aft, and then slide the rail aft. It helps of the flip doors are open so you have something to push against. Hand pressure is all that is needed. The rail will snap back into place. Adjust the rail as needed so it is under the front windshield trim.

    Enjoy!

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    Well, you all are much more patient than I am. I did a quick fix but think it turned out pretty great. I just cleaned the trim well and found some exterior carbon fiber trim (rubberized) at AutoZone for $9. Peel, stick, cut to size, done...5 minutes and I think it actually looks better than before. See pic and let me know what you think. Since this is an exterior trim with 3M tape and UV protection, I expect it will last a while...yes I did cover those access panel things but honestly, I don't expect to need to get to them and if I do...well, it's $4.50 a side.


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