Paint shop mixed up a pint of urethane basecoat with reducer so its ready to apply right out of can. Its not cheap at $55/pint. It should be a close match since basecoat in trunk does not have a clearcoat on it, unless i am mistaken. I needed some touch-up paint to spray over battery tray after cleaning some light corrosion off of it but any rattlecan paint would have a gloss finish. I also need to repair or replace and refinish the lower valance on front of car so the extra paint may come in handy.
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Not cheap is right. But cheap and BMW really don't get along.
Desecrator of all things Sacred
I used a rattle can of the correct BMW color to touch up my battery trays.
As it's a non-gloss lacquer finish and therefore not as durable as urethane paint, I also applied a (non-tacky) overcoat of 'Dinol' to both tray areas for extra protection.
Should be good for another 23 years!
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1994 E31 850CSi Sterlingsilber/Anthracite Buffalo
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1987 E28 M5 Delphin
1986 E23 M745iA Arctic Blue
1986 E24 635CSi Polaris
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