Respray

[Guest]

I am considering partly respraying my black sc - doors, wings , bonnet due to very minor stone chips / scratches. My local bodyshop (with excellent reputation) says no problem but i need to know that the job will be done properly. Does anyone know what questions i should be asking him before he starts work?

 

[Guest]

How much(!) and will he guarantee a colour match?

Until I had a black car repaired, I thought 'black is black'. Wrong - in some light (in my case, under sodium street lamps) the match can be way off.

Visit the workshop. Tidy (good sign) or crap everywhere? Discuss the method with him and be sure he understands you want an undetectable repair. A poor job will devalue the car more than the stone chips.

Hope this helps.

Sideways

 

[Guest]

THanks for the reply. I have been to his workshop many times and it is always tidy - even the reception area is spotless.
The first thing he said about black is that there is more than one shade of black which confirms your view.
I am more concerned with the method of preparation and the make of paint used - I know he is a Glasurit agent.
Cheers

 

[Guest]

Malcolm

Please let me know how you get on. I would be interested to know what paint system they select as I will be doing the bumpers on my car before long.

Do you know if Glasurit (BASF) is the OE paint? Being Germany's leading car paint company, it seems likely and a good choice if so. Glasurit will not be cheap, but you get what you pay for.

Sdieways

 

[plhorner]

ORIGINAL: malcolm davies

I am considering partly respraying my black sc - doors, wings , bonnet due to very minor stone chips / scratches. My local bodyshop (with excellent reputation) says no problem but i need to know that the job will be done properly. Does anyone know what questions i should be asking him before he starts work?

Malcolm,
I started down this road about two years ago with my 3.2, you need to be carefull you don't end up with a patchwork quilt ! Check that they can match not only the colour but also the type of paint used i.e. two pack or base coat and laquer. All paints will age and change colour slightly with exposure to the elements, it might all match up initially but a couple of years down the line it could be a different story.
As my car is guards red, one of the worst for discolouration, I opted for a full respray. As you are looking at doing about half the car anyway, it might be worth asking the bodyshop how much extra they would charge.
In the end the total job on my car worked out at about 3k, however I really went to town on it and out of that figure only £1800 was for the paintwork. The car was flatted back with any areas of corrosion fully sorted. The remaining £1200 is accounted for by new rubbers and front and rear valance panels.
I know it sounds like a lot of cash, but if a couple of years down the line it all needs re-doing because the match isn't good you won't have saved that much in the end. I'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed.

Regards,

 

[grant_goulding]

Hi
I had a quote to respray my 911sc which had been resprayed before with an excellent finish. They quoted about £3500! The point they made was that preparation will be a third of the total cost, paint a third and after it is sprayed the rubbing down and shinning up another third. Also you can't do just a few panels as has been stated fade, angle of spray, temp at time, etc etc all affects colour match. I ended up doing it myself and it took me three attempts to getit right. But a very good finish in the end but still not as good as a true professional. Also paint life is greater with the better quality paints so don't skimp on the paint grade. But then with stone chips and possible rust issues it will probably by resprayed in ten years.

 

[Guest]

I have obtained some information that you may find useful.

According to Porsche HQ, my 1987 Guards Red Carerra Sport was factory finished in Glasurit Unicolour ('22 Line') acrylic with no clear coat.

That is not to say that at some point your car has not been refinished, in which case you do not know what you are trying to match.

However, no harm in starting with the OE paint - maybe get your selected shop to refinish a sample panel e.g. lower bumper, and see how it compares?

A full repsray may not be necessary if your sprayer is confident about blending out into adjoining panels. This would get around present or future mis-match problems.

Sideways