CAA

Curious as to others thoughts, good bad and ugly, as to a front end re-spray on my 997.2. I'm one of the unfortunate owners of a black (A1) 997 and although the majority of the car's paint is in fantastic shape, I have a number of pin-***** size blemishes on the hood. When I say a number, it's not three but in the dozens.

For the past couple years I ignored it as I figured it would be better to say the car has no paintwork if I were ever to sell but as time goes on I'm not sure I plan on selling this thing. Looking for feedback as to whether a front end respray is perceived as a repaint and blemishes a currently blemish free ownership history. If so, I may just repaint the whole damn car as it's too soon to refer to it as "patina".

nwGTS

If your mileage is 'up there' then respray isn't going affect any collector value. Just document and take pics beforehand to show that it was just to address the chips. Any prospective buyer would see that as a positive IMO. Prob not a dealer though because they can't sell the car as 'original paint'.

I have the same issue and will probably get the front clip and hood resprayed in a couple years then add film to protect it.

Wayne Smith

It sounds like you have no plans to sell your car. If that is the case, what does what you do, or don't do, to your car matter?

Beyond that ... pictures, pictures, pictures. Document the chips. Document the spray.

I've got a couple years of 50 miles five times a week commuting through construction in process with a Midnight Metallic Blue. Yep ... chips. But I'll live with them until the situation changes. In the meantime, I'll consider them a tribute to the car.

Rikky001

Every Porsche has stone chips, only the garage queens are virgin.
If there are too many that it annoys you, get a proper respray and avoid the quick-fix as you will regret it.
Here in Korea all expensive cars drive with a clear bra, no stone chips on the paintwork. Cost about 3 000 USD every 3- 5 year.

CAA

Appreciate the feedback. I can live with the chips but was more concerned about a paint meter differentiation implying accident or repaint.

Para82

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user 72902

Our cars are low so it is inevitable that the front bumper and hood will get stone chips. I had an ultra-high end restoration shop repaint my affected areas and their work exceeded the factory's paint work. I don't worry about diminished value from a paint job because the car looks 100% better and there was a documented non-accident reason for it. If someone prefers degraded original paint then there are enough examples out there.

SJP3003

Respray and after the paint cures add a transparent film nose bra.

Fined

Same here.

Eric - Plug Guy

If the work is done properly a meter will check out just fine. You could always replace the hood with carbon, but that can be costly and fitment is sometimes questionable. But find the best shop you can to do the work, and make sure they take the surface down all over the hood, not just light sand and respray or it will measure incorrectly.

Document, as noted above.

OKB

nobody gives a crap about checking a 5 or 10 yr old car to see if it has been repainted. They look at it and if its perfect they like it, if its a crappy they criticize it . Do what ever it takes to make a car look good or be satisfied with it the way it is

Redhot2474

Paint pen to fill in chips can make it look tremendously better

Mumbles

Wrap it in flat black

Ben Z

My roof needs a respray due to clearcoat deterioration from the sun. I'm seeing some under the headlights too, but it's not bad enough where I feel like spending to respray the front clip yet. For tiny (<pencil eraser) chips, unless I was entering the car in concourses I would use Dr. Colorchip, as I have experience with it and the results are fine from a few feet away. But it would be for cost reasons, not resale value.

rickster997

Have the same issue with my black car. Dr ColorChip works great. Good low cost solution. BTW, if you don't know your paint code is on the inside of the gas cap door. Good Luck..