You will get three circular marks on the hood, this is because in the folded position the hood material is pressed against something, and I know a man who will be able to tell us what. Creasing of the material is normal, and even some 997 cabs for sale at a nearby Porsche centre have visible fold-lines/ creases in the material. There are some good restoration products on the market if the colour has faded. I have used Renovo in the past. It is a three part process; wash, recolour, waterproof. If you go down this road then just hope the hood has not been previously treated with Autoglym hood cleaner and waterproofer. The waterproofer is so good that the renovo dye will not properly penetrate evenly and the result will be worse than when you started which is why my 994T cab needs a new hood. When you use the recolour you need a perfectly dry day without even the slightest risk of rain; the dye is water soluble and will run even it feels completely dry to the touch; in my experience, until treated with the water proofer, you will get some intersting streaks on you paintwork which conversely will be the very devil to remove once dried on. Mask up all the body work around the hood completely; it will drip and you will get it on your paint if you don't. Once done and reproofed, the result is a dramatic tranformation that from five feet looks like a new hood. Not cheap mind you. Probably £60 in total, for a litre each of cleaner restorer and proofer. Don't skimp; nothing worse than not being able to waterproof the hood and have to leave it over night. You will probably fare better if you have a reasonable size garage but my garage is too narrow to be able to get around both sides of the car, so had to be done in the open. Start from the centre work outwards or your clothes will touch, and soak up the wet dye which will transfer to anything you brush past, including piantwork.
