Just picked up a brand new 2010 Porsche in GT silver metallic. I tried to touch up and buff out a stone chip on the front fender and i burned through the paint. Now I have a nickel sized spot on the fender. I really don't want to have the fender painted. is there any way to have the spot blended? If so who can do this type of work? I'm located in the New York City area.

 

Sorry friend....you'll need a repaint.

Contact Matt or Eddie and they should be able to point you to a good painter:

www.detailingdynamics.com

How did this happen?

 

I tried to touch up and then buff out a stone chip. I used a little Zymol HD cleanse on a microfiber cloth. There must really be no clear coat on these cars.

 

Did you use sand paper or polisher? HD Cleanse has no cutting properties so it's puzzling how the paint thinned out like that. Also, porsche paint is actually very impressive.

 

Wait, you were able to burn through the paint with a microfiber cloth by hand??? That does not seem possible. If the car is brand new, then someone polished it to within an inch of its life....

 

Nope. No sand paper or polish at all. All I used was soft microfiber cloth and HD cleanse. I've done this before on my other cars and this never happened.

 

Then something is seriously wrong if you were able to go through the paint with a cloth and HD cleanse on a BRAND NEW car. I have a feeling that fender was either scratched and then polished like crazy to get it out or it was repainted and polished/sanded like crazy to get out the orange peel. I would bring it back to the dealer if this is a recent purchase. I doubt they would do anything, but worth a shot.

 

You sure it's not touch up paint then? Have you tried cleaning the area well with alcohol?

It's just really tough to put my arms around this situation. Something's not right. Touching up an area, hd cleansing, and mf towel should not do what it did.

 

Ahh, good call Moe. Now that you say it, it sure looks like the touch up paint was not dried and has been pushed around on the surface! I'm sure you can recommend a way to remove that, I for sure don't have a clue!!!

 

Definitely burned through the clear all the way down to the primer. wish it wasn't the case. I'm more interested in finding the right place to fix the damage than focusing on how it happened. I should have just left it alone in the first place. I spoke to a few shops that can do the job. Just trying to figure out who the right one is. I'm leaning towards using Automobile Associates of Canton. they said they can blend the spot without having to spray the whole fender. I heard good things about them. does anyone have any feedback about them?

 

You are lucky that it's in the middle of the fender. Hopefully the bodyshop can blend out the basecoat, then reclear the entire fender without having to blend the hood or door. It looks like they will be able to. Best of luck.

John

 

Thanks to the Auto Jockies in my parking garage, I needed a fender replaces and painted. My car is silver also. It is more difficult to match than you think. I ended up using J&B Auto Body in Westchester County. Excellent work.

 

Dude, that sucks. Good luck with the repair!

 

OMG, I bet you were just sick to your stomach after that. I've learned enough lessons that hard way that you really can make something worse...sometimes it's best to live with little things. Looks like a buffing wheel was used. Hope it all turns out for you, I'm sure it will.

J

 

Wow. I really don't see how that could have happened simply polished by hand.

Good luck with the repair.