How to deal with scratches, and oxidation

[Eazy tom]

Hey guys I just bought my first BMW on Monday, its a 1997, 318i, Sedan.
The car was keyed on the driver side door and fender, I am wondering what the best way to get rid of the scratches is.
Touch up paint?
Is there anything else I can do?

Also on the trunk lid the paint is pretty oxidized, and the clear coat is flaking off.
Should have a professional wet sand it for me or something?
How much would this cost?

[gmblack3]

Sorry but if the clear is flaking off, you will need that area repainted.

[Eazy tom]

Yeah that's kind of what I expected, any way to make it look a little better until I get some money for paint and body?
I'll get some pics up tonight to show you guys exactly what I mean.

[Eazy tom]

Here are some pictures of what I'm talking about.
Would a paint pen be ok for the scratches?
I'm eventually going to strip off the old clear coat on the truck and re-clearcoat it

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq256/Eazy_tom/Gear/SS851401.jpg?t=1267346303

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq256/Eazy_tom/Gear/SS851402.jpg?t=1267346301

[MikeP@Autogeek]

That's not oxidation... it's clear coat failure. It cannot be fixed, it can only be repainted.

See this article,

The Clearcoat Failure Photo Gallery Archive (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/rough-draft/19985-clearcoat-failure-photo-gallery-archive.html)


:)

[Eazy tom]

Yeah that's what I thought, no big deal there are scratches everywhere anyways.

[e24mpwr]

You aren't going to re-clearcoat, you're going to have to repaint. If you can spend the time to strip all the trim, clean/sand/prep, you can probably get a local paint shop to shoot it for cheap. The prep work is often what puts the big $$$ in the price tag.