I have a 2011 997.2S in Carrera White...there is a textured strip that runs from front to back on the outer sill and mine has got some razor thin scratches that collects dirt. Any ideas/suggestions on fixing them please?

Thanks

Gary

 

Not sure you are referring to the door sill where the trunk release and engine lid releases are located.

See this helpful post.

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...uff-plate.html

 

Here's a link to a picture of the scratches....

https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/sh...hare_link_copy

Thanks

Gary

 

have you tried polishing it by hand? I think some Meguires 105 on a microfiber and your finger will get it most of the way off.

 

this is textured under-primer sometimes called body schootz , it is painted with the body.
it is to disguise rock chips and scratches etc. you can fill the scratch with a primer or glaze and then paint over it.

 

Thanks OKB...I was thinking of getting something to fill in the hairline cracks as you suggested. Do you think this was done aftermarket or at the factory? I've seen many other 911's with that treatment

 

of course

 

Those are deep scratches. The embedded dirt really shows against a white backdrop. Try cleaning with a clearcoat safe cleaner and toothbrush. Fillers don't usually come in white so I would recommend getting a single stage paint matched touch up bottle. Google your local Auto Paint suppliers and bring your vin#. Ditch the thick brush attached to the underside lid and get a micro point brush. fill in the scratches without dragging the paint over the edge. Do 2-3 coats with 8 hour dry in between. The heavy texture will be forgiving to the eye and you should have no trouble wet sanding (2000-2500 grit) just the scratch and compounding after. Should be almost undetectable after that. Good luck!

 

Mine's an '05 so they may have changed something, but on mine the textured paint is covered with the same material used for the stone chip guards in front of the rear wheel wells, so sanding/compounding or paint touchup would not work, and in fact would ruin it worse. On mine the only way to remedy such a situation would be to have the film removed and replaced. Again, maybe an '11 is different, I don't know, however the fact those scratches are black makes me think it's cuts in the film filled with dirt.

 

OKB is right. That is a textured, factory coating that is somewhat like body schutz, although it's less flexible than traditional schutz. The factory applies it to the body, then paints over it. I am not aware of any plastic film over it. My car is an '09 and does not have a film over the top of this stuff.

Those cuts in the paint look deep. I would try to clean them out with a brush and apply touch-up paint. Because they are linear scratches, I might try to thin the paint and apply it to one end of the scratch. Maybe capillary action will draw the paint into the scratch?

 

Thanks for the tips and advice...I'm going to see if I can get the dirt out with a toothbrush and then assess at that point...I think the touch up paint may not cover up the scratch unless I fill them with something...now I'm curious how they got there...almost looks like someone did it on purpose

 

The idea is to use the paint as "filler". Let it dry a few hours between coats. 3-4 coats should fill in the scratch then proceed to wet sanding then buffing.

 

Use a toothbrush soaked in Krud Kutter to get the dirt out. Then use Dr. Colorchip to fill the scratch. The standard kit comes with a nitrile glove that you use to smooth the paint into the chip or scratch. If you have regular touch up paint you might be able to use the same technique. Patience and multiple coats are going to be needed, but I think you'll be surprised how much better the scratch looks after you clean the dirt out of it.

 

So got the Krud Kutter but to no avail....these scratches have been there for a while. I'm going to take it to a collision shop to see what they suggest.

 

Rather than fixing looks like a good reason to sell and move to gt3 or turbo.