OldBoldPilot

I did just that to my black '08 S cab. Looks pristine. If the chips bother you, why struggle? Just fix it and move on, a happier man.

North Shore 911

Rickster,

I'm thinking about doing the same touch up on my 2010 C4S Cab.... it's been my year-round DD here in Chicago for the last 3 years (on a set of Pirelli SottoZero's for winter), and I've got the front-end acne to show for it



Last Fall I bought a 2012 Cayenne S as my new winter DD, meaning that I won't be throwing a ton of salt and other winter shrapnel at my C4S. I was thinking of using Dr. ColorChip as a short-term solution as I consider a full respray and clear coat before summer. How well has the Dr. ColorChip touch up worn since you put it on? None of my cars are garage queens, they all get driven (and driven hard !). Are you happy with the cheap'n'cheerful solution, or is this just an interim step before you, too, pay up for a full respray?

JackZ R

Lowered and on 3rd repainted front bumper. 64000 miles and everything does still look factory. As someone mentioned don't cheap out on the painter.

rickster997

I holds up pretty well. Even survived a detailer removing paint swirls. In the bright sun can still see some of the larger ones, but if its not in direct sunlight it looks great.

kellen

Whats the going rate for a respray of the bumper? Need to have this done for the chips as well as the biggest rock chip ever on my drive home after buying it.

jsalah

Same issue... almost identical car as North Shore... Probably color chip and clear bra this summer. Trying to avoid respray, but frankly not sure I have a good reason for that beyond cost sensitivity.

Gonzo911

I had someone roll into the front bumper so that got fixed, repainted and new Xpel film. But while in the shop someone hit my rear bumper. So that got fixed too. So for 2 glorious days I had a pristine Porsche. Until a rock hit my hood on the freeway and caused 2 small dents near the crest. You just can't keep up with it, so I stopped trying...

North Shore 911

This whole thread motivated me to just pull the trigger on a Dr. ColorChip solution this morning (PayPal makes it so easy to spend my money...). Given the pretty good feedback from everyone in terms of ease of use and the effectiveness of covering ugly road rash, $64 seems like a no-brainer to at least stop making me annoyed every time I look at the front of my car.

Eventually, my OCD will get the best of me and I know that I'll go for the full respray and clear bra, but in the meantime I'll happily throw this bandaid on the road rash problem and keep throwing my money at more performance mods

SpeedyD

I had mine resprayed. Had a defective front bumper (a small flat spot in the plastic) that irked me, so had the dealer replace it (no charge). The replacement bumper got drilled (not what I wanted) but I just dealt with it since in NYC and didn't want to get hassled by cops.

Moved to Michigan (no front bumper state) and found out there was a new manager at my dealer. Before I left the city, the new manager apologized and promised to fix what the prior manager messed up (no cost). They did a respray of the front and did a very great job of permanently removing the drill holes (100% invisible now). Result is it looks perfect and I'm happy.

If I ever sell (and not sure if I ever will) I have the documentation to show exactly what happened so not concerned. Personally, I could not care less about a respray so long as it wasn't due to collision. If it IS a collision then I would want pics of the damage pre-fix, and a very close inspection of how the fix was performed.

Funny thing is that the clear bras that get installed actually would concern me just as much as a respray. There are multiple instances that I have seen them pull paint off when they get changed and if you don't change them they yellow... plus you get either A) a seam or B) they slightly reduce the shine of the paint... let alone the costs.

Long story short, I would get a respray done for stone chips and just enjoy the car :-)

jsalah

Lol... I hear ya. If you don't mind being a test case, will you let us know how the Colorchip works out? We of the black C4S-cabs thank you!

galaxy collision

i say paint it..... but then again, i own a collision shop lol... seriously though, if it bugs you then have it fixed. just be sure to use a shop that does good work and will stand by it. if your planning on using some sort of clear bra on it after the respray, just make sure that the paint is completely cured. if its put on too soon there is a strong possibility of pulling the paint right off when removing the clear bra down the road

SnP

I assume the week after i repaint I will hit a deer.

I dont keep cars long enough to repaint - there is always another model that is newer, faster and with better paint.

CAA

Thanks for all the replies - appreciate the info / feedback.