Paint Advice - nicks and scuffs

[Choppy]

Hi all,

Have a few small imperfections on my car (Atlas Grey 997), One on the rear arch where it looks like someone has opened their door on the car, its not dented, but has chipped the paint, about 4mm x 2mm

I have the same on the drivers door.

There is a 6 inch scratch on the bonnet that is faint - might be from using a cloth that wasnt clean. It wont polish out, and there is a 4 ich similar scrathch on the rear spoiler grill.

What's the best way to get these out? I sense I have OCD! Do I have to re-spray the entire area (which I dont want to do as the car has never had any paint)

I am based near Kew, SW London

Thanks

Edited by Choppy on Tuesday 28th September 23:38

[mollytherocker]

Im afraid that a repair is impossible. You will need to chop it in for a new GT3.

Man maths rules dictate it.

MTR

[andye30m3]

I'd always be incline to use a proper bodyshop rather than a chips away type person.

If your not too far away these people might be worth talking to http://www.sprcoachworks.co.uk/

They always seam to have a lot of 911's in

[csbob612]

Have a look at the stone chip repair guide in the Help section of Detailing World. Excellent write up, and quite easy to achieve perfect results once you get your head around wet sanding your car. I bought the scratch repair kit from Paints4U @ about £15 and it gave a perfect colour match "Cobalt Blue" . To say I'm pleased with the result is an understatment, just take your time and go gently.

[Popolou]

Depends on what you're after. Atlas is a good colour to match if you go down the touch up route - trouble is, there are varying levels of quality/experience out there. Don't believe the hype on them being invisible, close-up they stand out, but the point is to make it acceptable without spending bonkers money.

I've picked up a cheapo air-brush kit off fleabay and mixed the paint/laquer myself and had a number of goes at it. Once sanded back with the paint lightly wafted on in layers then blended with 3000 paper paper, you'd need to be a few cm's away to spot it.

Horses for courses really.

Rgds
Pop

[Wills2]

I wouldn't be to worried about your car taking paint, as every 911 with a chip free front end has had paint, either that or it hasn't been driven.

A porsche body shop will charge the earth (I know I paid the invoice) £800 for a rear bumper respray.

I had another large chip just behind the bottom of the plastic rear wing protector and they wanted £1200 to repaint that said they had to paint the whole rear side of the car and it was a window out job, instead I paid them £60 to do a touch up job and you wouldn't know its there. (unless you looked)

[Vette]

andye30m3 said:

I'd always be incline to use a proper bodyshop rather than a chips away type person.

If your not too far away these people might be worth talking to http://www.sprcoachworks.co.uk/

They always seam to have a lot of 911's in

Don't get me started!!! The processes that competant 'chipsaway' types (SMART repairers) is identical to 'proper' bodyshops. Many of us also have bodyshops!

Try www.smartmapuk.co.uk for a nearby technician - I am sure you will be pleased with both the quality of the result & the price.

Have you tried wet flatting the bonnet & spoiler scratches? - that may save a respray.

Cheers
David
www.cardoc-cornwall.co.uk

[Bigletch]

Well said Vette!!!