Damage to paintwork in body aperture:

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To ensure long-term corrosion protection, it is absolutely essential to touch up damage to paintwork!

The "BMW Color System" painting handbook forms the basis of these repair instructions and must be observed without fail.

Touch up damage to paintwork on body cutout with BMW multibase filler.

Grind out scratches in non-visible areas and touch up with BMW multibase filler.

Grind extensive areas of damage down to the bare metal and coat with BMW multibase filler (coating thickness 30... 40 ace;um).

Hardening time:

With infrared, at least 10 minutes
Without infrared for at least 60°C, at least 30 minutes
Without infrared for at least 20°C, at least 24 hours
If a complete build-up of paint is required in the visible area:
Tape off primed bonding flange before applying top coat

IMPORTANT: Observe hardening time of BMW multibase filler otherwise a perfect bond cannot be guaranteed!