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Had a very minor incident with in my front bumper, smaller than a finger nail casued by an object that was kicked up by another vehicle, no damage anywhere else on vehicle. Aside from a bumper replacement, the Porsche Certified Body Shop has indicated a need to blend paint with hood and front fenders. Is the blending normally needed when a bumper is replaced? GT Silver 2022 992
I would see if they can fix the minor gouge (or find a excellent body shop that can) to replace a full bumper - and respray to blend is not something I would recommend (Specifically the blending part). GT silver (that new) will not be a problem to match the bumper if they replace it (or if you get someone good to fix and touch up that part of the damage).
I have had much bigger issues fixed by a good body shop (had a bungee cord get stuck in a rear SUV tire) the awesome effect of that happening caused a ton of deep scrapes, chips, etc. etc. along the arch of the said bungee cord. My excellent body shop guys repaired everything (dealer said a full repaint) you could not tell, and was 1/12 of the cost.
Let's see a photo....place a coin next to it in the photo so show the scale....there is no gouge that is too deep to repair, there are plenty of small job fillers out there. This is a DIY spot repair from what you have written so far.
GT Silver is 2-stage, but if small it won't matter
1) Brush the touch up paint into the blemish, slightly more than needed to fill. Let dry and cure a few days
2) 1500 grit wet sandpaper to knock it down flush, Microfine papers will not gouge your paint, dip them in water and keep them wet.
3) Buffer wheel with polish of your choice to shine it up. You'll never see it.
Blending into the hood and fenders for a minor blemish is ludicrous. NEVER agree to that. When you run these silver metallic paints, the way the actual metal flake lays on the body depends on that particular paint mix, the brand of paint gun and who is spraying on a given day. The reflectivity of the flake will be off considerably when you start doing panels. You have to paint the entire car or it will look patched in the sunlight. That's the real downside of any metallic paint finish vs solid colors. If I have a silver metallic car that needs a repair on a panel, I always have them shoot the entire vehicle.
Here's a photo of a Meteor Metallic Car for sale currently in California. You can see the front fender has been repainted as the reflectivity does not match the door.
NEVER agree to that. When you run these silver metallic paints, the way the actual metal flake lays on the body depends on that particular paint mix and who is spraying on a given day. The reflectivity will be off considerably when you start doing panels. You have to paint the entire car or it will look patched in the sunlight. That's the real downside of any metallic paint finish vs solid colors.
From many personal experiences, can confirm this is the case.
Something must be missing from this story. I honestly can’t imagine any body shop recommending doing anything to an adjacent undamaged panel. This can’t be the whole story.
Something must be missing from this story. I honestly can’t imagine any body shop recommending doing anything to an adjacent undamaged panel. This can’t be the whole story.
This IS the story when car listings say “no stories”.
Years ago, I took my BMW to a BMW authorized body shop. They screwed it up so badly, I couldn't believe it. I asked the manager to come out and look. I asked,"Are you serious? Would you accept this?" He apologized and said they'd redo it. After the second attempt it was only bad instead of horrible. Fortunately, I've never had any experience with a certified Porsche body shop, but I don't think "certified" means anything. Over the decades, I've had at least 10 significant deer encounters (yes, no exaggeration). The body shop I used was so great (and I'm the pickiest guy on the planet) that I didn't worry about body work anymore. Unfortunately, the owners retired. That's why i tried the certified BMW place. It sounds like the guys you are talking to are either exceedingly incompetent or con artists or both.
I will tell you that I decided to go with repainting the bumper rather than a spot touch up and it came out perfectly--looks like new, paint matches perfectly, can't tell anything was done at all. It's not cheap but given the overall cost of the car not too bad (I paid about $1500). Many rennlisters weighed in saying that any significant spot/scratch repair would become visible over time and very difficult to fix thereafter--specifically, the line/seam where the new clear coat is applied after the scratch/issue is repainted apparently becomes pretty visible given UV issues, etc.
To be clear, when proceeding in this fashion, i.e., repairing the entire bumper or panel, they don't "re-paint" the entire panel/bumper. Instead, after removing the bumper entirely, they prep and repaint the affected area and then re-do the clear coat on the entire bumper so that the repair is completely seamless.
Also, there was absolutely no "blending" with the other panels, they never even mentioned that idea.
So, a touch up might work if the spot is really small, but otherwise, if you want the car to look perfect you'll need to redo the entire panel as described above.
Original damage is always better than a shoddy repair. That being said, a little touch up paint can go a long way if it really bothers you.
I wouldn't respray anything here unless you're planning to take some step like PPF... or not drive your car ever again. There will be other things that hit your bumper.
Save the respray for when it comes time to sell the car. Even then, only do it if deemed necessary.
10-26-2023, 06:35 PM
Paint question
