KMASS993

So this past weekend I began removing my cracked stone guards... of course to reveal that the paint underneath had taken a similar look. I don't know if they have never been changed, but the paint underneath the stone guards actually has a permanent "cracked" look to it, and which you can feel with a finger nail. Now I am afraid that w/ new stone guards, you will still be able to see this... any ideas on how this would be removed? I am guessing some wet sanding? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Regards,

Kevin

P.s. has anyone ever seen black stone guards for the 993?

SKM

What color is your 993? A few of the factory stone guards for 993s were painted body color underneath. Not sure how this done, but perhaps these can be ordered or made for yours.

KMASS993

My car is black. I tried looking for black stone guards, but it appears that they only come for a 930, which look a little thinner. The strangest part about this whole thing is that the paint under the passenger side stone guard is completely smooth. I just don't understand how the paint could even get like it is now, I mean the cracks in the stone guard are so small, very strange. Maybe the car was always parked in the sun in that direction at the po's residence? I am wondering if a body shop would be able to wet sand it down to be even or if a detailer could do paint correction on it.

95_993

Sounds like it is worth taking to a detailer like RickRack (no affiliation - just seems highly recommended in the Bos area) to take a closer look.

As for the black stone guards, I would swear that a black 993 c4s I passed on I-95 a week ago had matte black stone guards on it.

KMASS993

I called Rick at Unique Car Care... we will see what he can do (for that spot and the rest of my car)... I have only seen 930 stone guards in black, I wonder how they stack up in size against the 993 ones.

MarkD

They are pretty different in size and shape.

Good luck with the paint repair! That is really odd..

If you get a chance maybe you could post a pic or 2? I am just curious.

KMASS993

Here is a pic, you can see in the reflection the lines that I am talking about. You can feel these when rubbing your hands across the paint. Looks like alligator skin!

Akerlie

are you sure that isn't remains of the stone guard glue ? Try some citrus cleaner on it and check what happens. When i changed mine the glue was a PITA to remove and the paint underneath was good as new.

KMASS993

There is no glue left on the panel... the lines you see are actual depressions in the paint that are noticeable when you run your fingers over the panel. It is just the strangest thing ever, def wasn't expecting this when I took them off. What is even more strange as I said above, the other side doesn't appear to have this.

MarkD

was that side repainted?

If so, I'd guess the guard was applied before the clear was cured.
Just a guess... from a non-professional, arm-chair paint guy

NC TRACKRAT

It would appear to me that the paint took on the mirror image of the degraded stone guard. If you have non-clear coated paint, wet-sanding may well be the potential solution. If it's a clear coat, then you can only go so deep w/o going through the clear coat into the base coat. Try some rubbing compound on a rag. If it turns black, you don't have clear coat.

KMASS993

I am having the whole car looked at by a detailer and will get input on what happened and how it can be fixed. Worst case scenario I will get a black stone guard (made if I can't find one) and cover it up until I plan on painting the car.

95_993

Of you find the material that the black 930 stone guards are, you can then cut a pair for yourself.