I have some road rash as well. Just out of curiosity, what is the approximate cost of a bumper and hood respray?

 

If you have ever taken a paint meter reading of a 911, you'll find it incredibly thin. The paint is always thicker on an aftermarket job.

 

It probably depends on how you intend to eventually sell the car. If you intend to trade it in at a Porsche dealer, I would ask a couple their view. If you intend to sell it to a private party, it will depend on how **** the buyer is.. I was always told never repaint unless you absolutely must by a few body shop guys. I had some chips, but after my extensive research, I decided to touch up the chips and clear bra the entire front end of the car.

 

everyone feel different about how much they work on a car should cost, but the average i would say for both front and rear bumpers is about 1000-1500 just to paint both bumpers.....

 

I've heard the the same thing about only painting if you absolutely have to. That's one of the reasons I posted here. This metallic silver is hard to touch up I hear... I spoke with a few people about touching it up and they said for the best clear bra application have it resprayed.

 

agree +1

 

Resprays are fine in my opinion. I wouldn't put a clear bra on afterwards. For the price of the clear bra, I would just get it shot again if it gets too chipped. I agree with getting the paint to match may be a problem. The problem is not in the color but getting the metallic to lay right.

 

I agree with taking before and after pics as well as retaining the paperwork from the repair .
Since scratches do not effect the structural integrity the effect will be minimal .

However --it's not "perfect" .
Beyond the doubts any buyer faces , the potential for a two tone car exists over time . At some point he will have to sell the car and face the same questions as you are facing .. except you actually know the before and after.

Bottom line -- the rest of the car can make up for a lot if it's clean, well maintained, and reliable .
Given two identical cars where the only difference is the paint -- figure 1K -1500 less.

 

Ok so let's say the dealer dings me 1K to 1.5K (or private party) for the repaint from the dealers recommended body shop. What are they going to ding me for having a hood full of rock chips that can't really be touched up? I'm guessing about equal if not more... Right?

 

I feel so. In fact -if you leave the chips it gives the buyer the opportunity to see exactly what needs to be fixed (along with an estimate from a reputable body shop) and this way there's never any doubts . In fact the buyer now would get the chance to ask the body shop any questions to get it repaired the way he finds satisfactory.

Most owners repair a chipped or scratched car because they find it unappealing rather than when they go to sell it.You can always offer to fix it but it simply leave the buyer with choices and full awareness of the car.

 

I was told the respray will chip much more easily than the factory paint by the body shops I contacted because it isn't "baked" on.

 

However, if I had enough chips, I may just spray it and clear bra it so it looks great to me. I would worry about the resale when I have to worry about it. I think the idea of taking pictures and documenting everything is excellent and can only help.

 

True, and that's really why I'm doing it. I'm just always thinking ahead... This won't be my last Porsche and eventually I will sell it, but not any time soon.

 

On it... Going to take some good pictures in the sun today. Thanks for the advice.

 

After you get it painted, add some protection. I bought my first Porsche back in August and one of the first things I did was have a protective film added to all of the exposed areas. Looks great, and much less than repainting a bumper or the hood. Here is the company that I used. http://www.speedfilm.net/index.html