bmedude

For those of you that have non metallic carrera white paint on your cars, how has "touching up" paint chips been working for you? I understand that white is a tough color to match.

LexVan

It's spelled C A R R A R A White.

The 991 is NOT Carrara White. I don't want you to order the wrong color.

The Porsche touch up paint works pretty well in some spots. The DR Color Chip works well in others.

Bents

Sure about that? My 991 is listed as Carrara white on the VIN checker etc...

LexVan

Sure.

c_Gio

Bad. My car is white. Just white. The free color. Bought white Porsche touch up paint for a tiny spot on rear bumper. The two whites do not match wish I had left it alone. Spot was so tiny--now I see the different white every time I look at the bumper.

Bents

Color me confused then:

LexVan

The big problem is that when we get a stone chip, the black primer (is it primmer, and why black?) underneath is so very obvious.

LexVan

Maybe the early batch of 2012.5 991s were Cararra White? Have you ever put Carrara White touch-up paint on the car? Is it a good match?

GSIRM3

Porsche must have changed the color after that first year partial run for the 991. My 2015 GTS is just White. My previous 2012 997 GTS was Carrara White. They are two different colors.

Bents

No, I haven't, which is why I'm trying to figure it out. I need some.

Interesting, thanks. I wonder if they changed the color or just the name. I guess I'll need to try both!

LexVan

Look for your paint code. Either on the door jamb sticker, or in your owner's manual from the delivery sticker, on the first few pages.

Carrara White is code B9A
White (sometimes call Pure White) is code C9A

GraSox

The 2012.5 991 was Carrera White......the 2013 on was listed as White, and they are two different whites. I researched this when I bought my 2013. So if you have a 2012.5 991 your car is Carrera White. If you have a 2013 on 991 it is White. Hope this helps.

gota911

... and later (I don't recall the year it started) Porsche added Carrara White Metallic.

MJBird993

See? This is why you should never trust what the manufacturer tells you and always believe whatever you read on the Internet.

bmedude

black primer, easy rock chips, difficult to match paint... sounds like I am getting a clear bra after all.