I'd just fill it with touch up. 3 weeks you won't see it.

 

You definitely need to fix this damage. Because every time you get in your car, you will notice it and it will take some enjoyment from your life - every single day....little by little until you hate your car.

 

You need this. Hides your problem and prevents new ones!

 

I agree, do not get the door (or more) repainted. I have had worse done to one of my cars and in my case (and yours) the position of the damage is an advantage. It's low and the roughest damage is an edge. It's easier to camouflage a defect there.

You need to find a qualified retoucher who can do a blend with an airbrush. The difference between a paint gun and the airbrush is the airbrush can do a blend and work in much smaller areas. Many painters don't know how to do this.

In my case I got damage on the lip of my fender on my 993 from debris thrown up from the road. I hooked up with a master painter/retoucher who mentored me on the process so I could do it myself. I filled and primed the area then got touch up paint from the dealer and used it in the airbrush. I carefully sprayed the minimum area I could get away with and blended the new paint around the curve of the fender lip. I actually sprayed and then removed the paint with solvent several times until I was happy. I then blended some clear onto it. Any imperfections that remain are near impossible to see from the angle and shadow line of the location. After a claying and wax it was near perfect. Certainly better than a painted fender would have been. The repair has lasted since 2004! The damaged area was in the middle of the picture shown.

So my point is find a retoucher. Typically places that restore or resell high end classic cars will have someone who can do this work. You have nothing to lose. Start with the most minimally invasive process first.

 

OMG you have a 1" scratch on the bottom portion of your door. You NEED to flat tow it to a shop, have the car sanded down to bare metal and repaint the entire thing.

If that doesn't work go ahead and total it.

That dealer is crazy.

You can either fix that yourself or find another detail guy that will repair it for you. I am sure that if you (or someone else) repairs just that scratch you will still be able to see it if you know where it is and look for it. The rest of the world will never know and you will forget about it.

I returned from AX to find a nice chip in my door. My car is black so I grabbed some black finger nail polish and dabbed it in the chip. Let it dry and polished it smooth. I forgot all about it until the other day. Even knowing where the chip was it took me a while to find it and I had to get to just the right angle. Same thing happened coming home from work, I heard the hit but it took me a couple of days to find the chip. Something struck the top on my car and left not one but two nice chips. Once again a little black finger nail polish and it instantly became much more difficult to see. Still need to polish those down a bit to get them smoother.

Your damage is more severe but still, its a car, we drive them on the road, little things happen. Once you accept that, you should be able to fix it or have it fixed to your satisfaction and continue to enjoy your ride.

If I were buying a used Porsche (and I have) and it had similar damage (it did) I would be FAR less concerned about that little chip fix than I would had the entire side of the car been repainted.

Good luck and drive on.

PS - I would not suggest to use finger nail polish. I just had some on hand from my daughter and thought I'd give it a shot and it worked great but I would definitely recommend actual Porsche touch up paint.

 

I thank everyone for their responses. It looks like I need to find a better touch up person. So that is what I'm off to do. I'll post with an update and hopefully a satisfactory result. Thanks again.

 

sure, the finger nail polish is your daughters...

 

I had the same problem and there is a solution.

 

Your Porsche certified shop should be able to sand the entire door jam, repaint it with an air-brush, then air brush over it with clear with hardeners. Then they bake it-you'll be 99.9% perfect and won't have to paint any panels.

Good luck!

 

 

I would definitely fix that, but would not paint half the car. I think that a good body shop should be able to paint only the door, but I understand that matching would be difficult.

 

I would get it fixed, too...good luck!

 

i have a question...when is it 'correct' to repaint a panel on a small gash? i'm asking because i have 2 less than 1 inch gashes on the rear quarter panel (one above the wheel well at the curve) that i acquired from an ill-placed bike that fell on the car. of course the paint is scratched and there is a small dent. took it to reputable collision guy and got a quote for $1600 with the paint match, etc. i want to do it right but also don't want to spend a ton. advice?

 

Doesn't help you now, but this makes a strong case to have full doors xpel'd. Cheap way to avoid these minor inconveniences, or at least lessen the damage.

 

This could be a bannable offense.