Paint chip/ding question

[Michael-Dallas]

Originally Posted by jarodl

Any idea if this can be repaired without having to re-spray the entire section? Any idea on what something like this should cost before I call the dealer tomorrow?

Absolutely. Whoever my local Porsche dealer outsources paint touch-up to is farking magical. I challenge anybody to come visually inspect my 996 Turbo and tell me where my paint chip was.

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[ard]

Originally Posted by Michael-Dallas

Absolutely. Whoever my local Porsche dealer outsources paint touch-up to is farking magical. I challenge anybody to come visually inspect my 996 Turbo and tell me where my paint chip was.

/m

Really? I've never met a touch up I couldn't pick up.

lemme know when you're in CA

But seriously.... You say it doesn't require a full panel clear coat, and others say you cannot 'patch' clear... how can both be true? Does it vary based on how 'picky' people are? I look at all these new X5s and am horrified by the crappy orange peel and other defects. Others simply have no idea what good paint looks like.... is this it?

Or is the whole 'gotta clear the whole panel' a fallacy and there are a few magical painters who defy this purported truth?


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