As stated before, burning through paintwork with HD cleanse is strange. The product is meant to have almost no cut as it is a cleaner fluid prior to wax application.

How long have you had the HD cleanse as it does go off and lumpy ?

I also managed to burn through paint on my Carrera, but it was because i used a rotary polisher with some polish.... My own fault. The problem is that the only way to get a good match is to repaint the panel :-(

When i got my Carrera new in 2008 i had a detailer take some paint depth readings. The results were quite shocking. On the metal panels the depth was around 100 microns and on the plastic front bumpers in places it was as low as 60 microns.

Anyway i am so sorry to hear about your problem, i was gutted when it happened to my new car.

Although you are angry with yourself, a decent paint shop of detailer will get it back to new in no time.

 

you can alway give it a quick blast of touch-up paint and wait until another silver GT3 suffers an accident and buy the front fender off the wreck given that it is untouched.

but the odds of that happening.....

 

Jim Newton of Automobile Associates is a brilliant restorer. He has performed miracles for me on several cars, from a 60 Roadster to a GT3RS. NO ONE is better. I also like Paterek - he restored a car for me as well, but John is right, Newton is more familiar with newer cars.

(He is, however, in f**king Siberia - West Hartford. But it is worth it.)

 

Sounds like a good endorsement!

I've seen similar trouble and a local, equally high caliber, paint guy was able to reverse the surface damage without using paint (most of the damage I see in those pics looks like you've "clouded" the clearcoat with a coarse cutting compound.)

 

Wow! Glad to hear such a glowing endorsement. I have been speaking to ken at AA and he seems confident he can fix the problem with as little painting as possible. Thinking of installing a roll bar and six point harness while the car is there.

I know, he's so far away. 128 miles from NYC. Not sure if I want to drive it myself and put the miles on the car, or have it trucked.

 

You can't be serious! It's a P-car, not an F-car...

 

I know, he's so far away. 128 miles from NYC. Not sure if I want to drive it myself and put the miles on the car, or have it trucked.[/QUOTE]

Drive it and deliver it in person face to face. Any excuse to do 128 miles is a good excuse in a porsche.

Definitely plan to have roll bar installed with harnesses while downtime at the body shop. One stop shop!

now, get busy ordering a clubsport bar with factory plates and Schroth harnesses!

 

Drive up the Hutch / Merritt to CT 8 North. Up to 41 East (I think) and then just a quick pop over to AA. If you leave the City at about 10:00 AM on a weekday, very little traffic, nice drive.