vbizguy

Thanks for the information on the Glasurit. I'll ask if that's what they use. I've got meteor grey so matching the metallic is a concern. As I was told to spray the whole bumper, I'm hoping that it matches with the rest of the car.

I'm having a crazy thought of following Edgy's bumper removal instructions and and just dropping it off to be repainted. Do you guys see any problems with that or is it plain nuts? Hate the thought of having the car sit around in a shop for so long.

vbizguy

It was the one off MacArthur. I made the mistake of going there toward the end of the lunch hour when people are whizzing around trying to get back to work.

phaphaphooey

I am considering doing this as well when I get my front bumper resprayed. Thought that as an added bonus of not having the car sit there for a century, it might also save a bit of money on labor since it is you that is pulling/reinstalling the bumper. Thoughts anyone?

Deanski

I see there is a Howard Stern fan on... phaphaphooey.... tatatoothy....

Do you have Sirius in your 997?

Anyway, for damage, I always would not only check with dealers, but your local PCA chapter as they may have really good shops overlooked by dealers.

Deanski

cascade

I had a similar parking lot scrape on my meteor gray back bumper. The paint shop up here (recommended by the Porsche dealer) did a great job - also did a blend on the adjacent quarter panel. Absolutely cannot tell where the scrape was (mind you -- we haven't seen the sun up here in 3 months...so I haven't been able to look at it on a sunny day). Comforting to know, because I am sure it will happen again. Good luck.

phaphaphooey

Congrats sir, you are the first one to have ever made the connection with my user name. I use this handle on several forums as well.

Mad_AL

Usually when I have to park near in a lot near a not perfectly parked car or a "woman's" car i take a pic of the plates with my camera phone, because you never know how unconsiderate people are

Da Hapa

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. It is amazing to me that some people can have such blatant disregard for other people's property.

Have you tried calling GMG or one of the other good local, independent Porsche shops? GMG, in particular, would likely have a good lead on paint shops given their race program.

Good luck and again, sorry to hear about this.

vbizguy

I called GMG and they referred me to Spectrum Collision. Called Spectrum and learned that they didn't shoot Glasurit, so they're off the list.

Trying to stick with Glasurit because it is OEM and because I'm only taking the bumper to have repainted. I did seriously consider Sterling, but they said they wouldn't do it unless I left the car because of "insurance" reasons. Not sure what that means....

So I'm dropping the bumper off at an independent shop that came highly recommended and uses Glasurit this Monday. We're going to find out how good Edgy's (Dan) bumper removal instructions are this weekend.

vbizguy

All is right in the world.... my car is finally back together. Perfect.

Thanks to everyone for sharing their knowledge and experience. I would have never known about Glasurit paint.

A big thank you to Edgy01 for his step by step instructions on removing the bumper. There were a lot of fastners and I could only imagine how many pieces left over had I let someone inexperienced remove the bumper.

MartyB

Glad to hear everything worked out.

Edgy01

I would take it off for the sake of keeping the car from sitting around (using my guide) but remember the painter will want to consult with the body much of the time as he is nailing down the match of the color and metal grainularity. He'll need regular access to the car.

rockrich

Who is that for future reference?

vbizguy

The match was perfect so I guess I got lucky.... Dan, thanks for the bumper instructions!

westlaker

I part waaaaay at the back with no cars around me if I can.