Sorry to hear about your car getting keyed. Where did the vandalism happen? I would like to avoid the area.

 

Sorry to hear about this brother. It's one of my own worst fears... FWIW, I have a black box surveillance camera which takes videos of oncoming traffic while driving and anyone in front of the car while parked. +1 re JH's recommendation. Find a reputable Porsche shop to do the respray and wait 30 days before applying a clear bra. BTW, I've noticed that these acts of vandalism seem to occur randomly and regardless of where I've parked. Some $hit-bird spat a piece of chewing gum onto my rear spoiler while I was parked at the Four Seasons hotel in Dallas. Another driver leaving the parking lot noticed it as I was entering my car to leave and warned me off it... we commiserate on the nature of s-birds. Not sure if it's the brand, the 911, G-Red, or all of the above but like all things desirable the car will get it's share of notice by good and not so decent individuals. Keep all records of the repair including pics before and after. That will be valuable towards minimizing the impact towards resale value down the road. I'm sure I'll be in your shoes someday with my own '08 G-Red C2S so keep us posted on the end result. Best of luck in getting her back in tip top shape.

 

I'm pretty sure it happened while I was at Slick ******* in Montrose. I've been going there weekly for a pool league, but I believe this kind of thing can happen anywhere.


Exactly... I view it like door dings, you try hard to avoid getting in a position where someone will ding you, but staying 100% vigilant 100% of the time is too much mental effort/stress for me. There's always a chance someone will ding you. There's always a chance someone will decide that your car represents something he doesn't agree with. I've taken the same level of care of all my previous cars (including a Toyota Celica), but I try to balance the risk of getting the car damaged against the irritation of constantly worrying about it.

 

Who is the P-shop in CA? What city?

 

$1800 doesn't sound too out of line and guards red should be an easier match than metallic. Be sure to ask many questions though, like the type of paint they're using, finishing techniques and warranty coverage.

 

Sorry to hear of that. This happened to me, as well, about two days out of Zuffenhausen. With a solid paint you are ahead of the game. Solids are much easier to match. However, red is a color with a reputation for accelerated fading. If you have kept its exposure to the sun to a minimum (garaged mostly and covered during the heat of the day) it may not be too bad.

The process used for my driver's door (very limited, thankfully) was for them to wet sand the scratch area and adjacent inches, and then spray into the keyed area a filler. That will bring it up to the level of the other adjoining paint. Then they sanded again, sprayed on the color (a perfect match) and ultimately, reshot the entire door with a clear coat, going around the edges. They will have to replace the gasket material on the door.

The key is--there are shops out there that are very competent. It can be fixed--so don't sweat it!

 

"the key is.." Nice!

 

Hah! Way to rub it in. Got a quote from the Porsche collision center. Was a few hundred higher, but I'll likely go with them. Going to get the rest of the chips/scratches repainted as well. Then clear bra. So, roughly $2k for the keyed part. Another $2k to get the rest of the car up to snuff. And however much the clear bra is gonna cost. Good thing the mechanical/performance upgrades are self-limiting on this car.

 

Don't forget to ask the paint shop for estimate of cure time before you do the clear bra.

 

Maybe your Porsche collision center is a good shop. Let's hope so. The Porsche collision center in my home town is referred to as such only because the Porsche dealership recommends it. And the only reason they recommend it is because it's owned by the same dude who owns the dealership. I trusted their recommendation once and I'll never go back. I told the service manager as much and he said he understood.

 

David (pissedpuppy)

The shop in CA that quoted me the re-paint for $12K+ (windows out, bumpers off, new seals, etc.) was 911 Design in Montclair, Ca. Do a google on them for more info.

Tony

 

I thought there was some sort of qualification process to go through to be certified as a Porsche Approved Collision Center...maybe your guys just decided to use the name??
https://www.porschecollisioncenter.c...che/index.html

 

If you plan to clear bra def make sure the body shop uses a quality primer, proper prep is key and of course good quality paint.

Cheaper shops will lack in these areas and this is when the clear bra peels upon removal years down the road. Like some stated make sure you allow the paint to cure, PIA cause at the same time you want to drive the car and not chip it up too.

 

They may not have used the exact words "Porsche Approved Collision Center" but the message was clear enough: This is where we get the dealership's cars done and this is where you need to go to get it done right.

 

Hmmm... looks like my one and only local p-dealer in Austin is also the only local Porsche Approved Collision Center here - Roger Beasley Porsche. Has anyone ever used them? Just asking JIC I ever need to use them.