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BMW 3 Series, resprayed back to a showroom finish.

This white BMW 3 Series arrived with deep scratches across its doors and panels, so the car came in for a full respray and a ZeTough Ceramic coating.

In the workshop

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White BMW 3 Series, glossy after its full respray at Revol Carz.

What the car came in for

This white BMW 3 Series came to Revol Carz with significant scratches across its doors and panels. The owner wanted the paintwork restored to showroom condition, so the car went in for a full exterior respray.

Over seven days the car was stripped down, its scratches and dents repaired and wet-sanded smooth, masked, then resprayed and polished to a mirror finish. The photos below follow that work from the day it arrived through to the before and after reveal, with the car sealed in a ZeTough Ceramic coating at the end.

Vehicle
BMW 3 Series
Work done
Full body respray
Finish
ZeTough Ceramic coating
In the workshop
7 days

From scratched panels to the reveal

The white BMW 3 Series as it arrived at Revol Carz, before the respray.
Day 1: the BMW 3 Series arrives for a full respray.
Deep scratches circled on the BMW 3 Series door, recorded before repair.
Day 1: the scratches on the doors, recorded before any work.
A door handle removed as the BMW 3 Series is stripped down for the respray.
Day 2: stripping down the car, here a door handle comes off.
Body filler levelling a scratched panel on the BMW 3 Series before paint.
Day 3: body filler levelling the scratched panels.
Wet-sanding a primed panel on the BMW 3 Series smooth.
Day 4: wet-sanding the primed panels smooth.
Masking the BMW 3 Series glass and trim before the spray booth.
Day 5: masking the glass and trim before the spray booth.
A Revol Carz painter laying the new coat onto the BMW 3 Series in the spray booth.
Day 6: laying the new coat of paint in the booth.
Wet-sanding the fresh paint on the BMW 3 Series for an even finish.
Day 6: wet-sanding the fresh paint for an even finish.
Refitting the BMW 3 Series mirror trim after painting.
Day 6: refitting the mirror trim after painting.
The BMW 3 Series headlight, clean and glossy after the work.
Day 7: the headlight, clean and glossy at the reveal.
Before: the BMW 3 Series front end ahead of the respray.
Before: the front end at the start.
After: the same front end, resprayed and finished to a deep gloss.
After: the same front end, resprayed and finished.

What a full respray involves

A full respray is not just a change of colour. The result depends on what happens before any paint is laid: dismantling trim and parts, checking the surface for scratches and dents, patching uneven areas with filler, and wet-sanding until the foundation is smooth.

  • Scratches and dents repaired, filled, and wet-sanded smooth before any paint
  • Primer coat for a stable, long-lasting finish
  • Compound-polished to a mirror shine
  • Sealed with a ZeTough Ceramic coating

At Revol Carz the panels are primed, wet-sanded again, then carefully masked before spraying. After the coat is laid, the paint is compound-polished to a mirror finish and the car is reassembled. A ZeTough Ceramic coating on top keeps the new paint protected and glossy for years.

Thinking about a respray?

Want this finish for your car?

Tell us what your paintwork looks like now and what you want it to be. The team will talk you through a full respray.

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