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remember now, a new paint job will never be as durable as a factory one. so rock chips will happen more frequently and be more noticeable.
i dont know how much abuse the fenders take from rocks however
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Now that my paint is cured, I'm deciding whether to go for clear ones or go retro (and stock) and put black ones back on.
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_MY_ paint job won't be as durable as the factory job, even though I used better paint than what was available at the time, because I did it in a home-rigged-up-booth.
A "properly" painted car, done in a real booth with force drying, proper air flow, proper application, and good, modern paint, all done after proper prep ought to be better than what they could have done 20 years ago. Especially if you use some of the things specifically designed for durability - there was a DuPont ChromaPremier (the paint system I used) clear coat that was slightly less shiny but designed to be chip/scratch resistant. It was ridiculously expensive, but the paint shop had some that they couldn't get rid of, so they were going to sell it to me for the same price as the standard clear. I would have bought it too, but it's force dry only, and I simply couldn't justify buying IR drying lamps for my garage
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My car was/is Garnet Red Metallic. I'm not sure whether mine were factory or not, but, if they were, they had been on there a LONG time, and there was no sign of clear ones underneath.
As someone else mentioned, they did come in black on some 911s of the time, so I guess its possible it was an aftermarket thing some people had done.
As someone else mentioned, they did come in black on some 911s of the time, so I guess its possible it was an aftermarket thing some people had done.
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a professional painter told me that the booths in the factories get much hotter during the baking process than your normal, smaller shop booths (real ones not heat lamps in a garage) thus, allowing the paint to cure faster and harder.
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Had my sills done recently, both sides and front resprayed and new clear stone guards fitted. The old original ones were grubby and pitted and lifting a bit with grim showing round the edges of all. The new ones as said, on Guards' Red, look vitually invisible...highly recommended.