I would just repaint the worst panels. single stage black should be an easy match. My two stage petrol blue will not be so easy to match (done two panels on it). If and when I get ambitious it will get resprayed single stage.

 

Good education on the lacquer vs enamel. Didn't know that. Like I said, I take pride in detailing the car and it looks great when shined up. There's barely any swirls in the paint as I've spend many a loving hour with a microfiber and polish to make it as close to perfect as I can get it. So, the paint, while aged and thin, shows very well.

I'll take it to some respected painters in the area and look at cost for respraying the roof and hood with a 1-stage paint, two areas where it is the "worst". I'm leaning towards keeping it as-is, since it really hasn't bothered me and it sounds like people agree that painting it wouldn't really add any extreme value to the car. Also, I don't plan on selling it any time soon.

 

Years ago this wonderful 1970 Mini Cooper S would turn up to our local race track and it had the most incredible patina on the paint. The paint was rubbed through and cracked in many areas but it was well looked after and just oozed character. That car was brilliant.

A 928 is not a Mini Cooper S from the 60`s though... I say paint it If it were a 356 or a very early 911 you would leave it but its a 928. 928`s look best with amazing paint.

But that's just my opinion.

 

You'd be surprised what you could do blending with a rattle can and then finishing with a quality polisher. Not for everyone, but at least check out some u-tube videos. For a single stage black with some (very) light blending, you couldn't find a better candidate. Just another option...

 

+1 on the paint the areas and blend. Single stage black is the easiest to do that with. Next option is a respray the whole car.

I'm in the camp of a respray not being the end of the world. These are old cars and many have had scuffs and bruises in their life. I would take nice professionally done paint to original paint that is full of defects any day of the week, and so would many prospective buyers.

 

Imo, that damage is very noticeable and I'd repaint the entire car if it's something you're going to keep as a show piece. If it's a daily driver, just the panels. But then be prepared to be annoyed by the shiny new looking panels contrasting with the 30 year old paint on the rest of the car.

Take dozens of date/time stamped photos BEFORE the new paint. If you ever decide to sell, it'll show potential buyers that the car wasn't repainted due to being a neglected turd or smashed up. It'll show you actually gave a damn about your Porsche, and while it won't be worth as much as a car with a pristine factory finish, it will be worth a lot more than a car with original "patina" all over it.

 

If you don't know of a good body shop, go to your local Porsche dealer and ask them who they use. Dealers are always matching paint on new cars and old. Always look at the type of cars that are in for repair.

 

Back before I got my 928 there was a local guy who had his 928 in the shop at the same place I took my 944 turbo. The paint looked terrible. It was mostly black with undercoat showing thru and not a shiny spot on the entire car. He would just laugh and tell everyone it was a stealth radar absorbing paint.

 

Drive it for awhile and just enjoy it. But since spots are on the hood and roof, very noticeable areas, eventually just have the single panels re-painted by a local shop with good reputation. Way cheaper than painting entire car. Since its black and single stage, it should be easy to match very well. Have them color sand the newly painted panels then compound and buff entire car, should come out great! Metallic two stage paints that are older are the ones that are hard to match because with age the colors change slightly, and to make it less noticeable a painter has to feather blend into adjacent panels to make it look better.