A Nasty Rust Spot

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Boysie
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A Nasty Rust Spot

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Hi
Recently after washing the car, I noticed under the body there are two rubbers that i assume are spacers for the bonnet, these are situated and rest near the hinges of the doors when the bonnet is closed.
well these rest on a plastic film on the body, evidently the rubber movement has worn the paint away and left a shiny/rusty round hole on the paintwork down to the metal, the size of twenty pence coin :shock: .
i had to lift the plastic covering to notice this.
As you do, i contacted BMW dealer and they said the paint warranty had run out, i did expect that from them, not even a goodwill suggestion.
Has anybody experienced this problem, you need to be a bit of car cleaning nut though to notice it.
if so, how did you resolve it, just a touch up paint?

Ray
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c_w
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I've notcied this too, the front rubbers should also have plastic circles to protect the paint but they invariably rub through or fall off. My coupe has 2 rusty circles where the rubbers sit, think I will just clean them up with t-cut and then put some waxoyl on them.
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