johnnypiedras

i went to a very reputable place, i did a total repaint , and fond a number of parts to be mismatched, all was done at the same time with the same paint, they gave me the reason is that the cars different parts arent all the same material, so different parts of the car will look slightly different, is this true? i know if you paint the black part of yor deck lid to match yor car it might be a little off because of the plastic, but i notice the difference in color between the fenders and doors, can anyone compare their original painted glacier white and see if they notice in any color difference between doors and fenders? they say reds and whites are the hardest to match, im sre the car came ot all in one color went it left the factory.

Gasser

It should NOT look different from door to fender. Same material. They may have sprayed the color coat a little thin over a dark primer and did not catch it until after clear. Id make them re do it...

No excuse

johnnypiedras

feners and hood are different too

Nurburger

If it's a reputable place, then there should be no argument. Re-paint...

poorb0yw

Definitely have it re-done. Even if it were not a full respray, the panels should be blended to the point that there is no noticeable difference. Mismatched total repaint is unacceptable and pretty shoddy work.

Cactus

Taking mine in tonight to have the front bumper resprayed/license plate holes filled and the sideskirts repainted/refitted......nervous!

Stealth 993

A good shop can match all the metal parts to the "plastic" parts, or at least 90-99% so only a very trained eye can tell. All the other parts should match 100%. I bet they didn't spray the whole car at once, & they slightly changed the paint in doing it.

Yes, it should be redone, & YOU should not pay for it!!

Dr. No

Slightly different opinion here. The new paint may be slightly darker than the original, 15 yr old, and faded paint, with the idea that it will fade to match. But if that's the reason, the shop should be able to explain this to you, not give a BS reason.

pcarhombre

I certainly am not expert in this area, but the poster said it was a complete repaint, and so one would think the current color should be totally uniform and not be referenced by the previous now-covered original paint.

poorb0yw

Maybe if he only had a few panels redone. But he said it was a complete respray of the car so there shouldn't be any of the "15 yr old, and faded" paint left to see.

Dr. No

My mistake. Thought it was a partial. Will read more closely next time.

UTnick

Where did you take it? I had mine (964) resprayed at a reputable shop in San Antonio this past summer and also had some issues. However, the shop eventually took care of the problem spots.

RollingArt

Isn't paint work fun!




Phil

Damien Lewis

Agreed - a quick way to determine if a car has less material on one panel vs. another is to use a paint meter - a paint meter determines thickness in paint and is often used by used car dealers to determine if parts of a car have been resprayed. Also - good detailers use paint meters as well to insure they dont burn through the paint. They can be expensive, however if you are friendly with a used car dealer (or your local Porsche new/used car store) or a good detailer, i'm sure they'd be happy to help you determine if the paint on your fenders is indeed thinner or thicker than other parts of the car.

Either way...the shop should take responsibility and repair the work - my Dad owned a chain of auto body shops here in Southern California for many years and always made sure his shops work was outstanding bar none. Unfortunately, with the economy and labor rates they'll probably not go to the full extreme and merely patch up the parts with less paint.

Good Luck!

Damien

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+993.


Andreas