Glacier White paint question

[pmkazz]

Anybody with a Glacier White 996? If so please let me know the color matching of the bumper, etc., to the body.

Apparently Porsche, at least on the MK1s, painted the soft parts of the body separate from the metal body. Soft parts include front/rear bumper, mirror casings, rear spoiler, trim around the door handles, and the strips that run on each side along the roof. Apparently they were painted elsewhere and then integrated to the body. It is not extremely noticeable but you can see the difference.

All those items on my 996 are the same white but a different shade from the body. Nothing has been repainted and all paint is original.

The reason for the question now is that I had a GT3 bumper and side skirts installed yesterday. The paint guy did everything he could to match the color to the body include bring the gas lid to the paint supply house to match. However, now that everything is installed, the color of the bumper and side skirts look like the original bumper color. It is not too noticeable on the bumper but the side skirts are—I guess because they are noticeable against the door, etc. And it kind of bugs me…

Anyway, does anyone have any thoughts? Is it due to plastic retaining paint different than medal? Anything..

[phillipj]

Hey my friend,

My old 996 (which was Glacier white) got ran into in a parking lot. It punched a small home in the rear bumper and I had it replacd. I had the front bumper and skirts repainted at the same time.

My body shop was able to match the paint perfectly. I could never see any difference between the body and bumpers.

I would go back to the body shop and have them make it right. It's not like it's some kind of exotic metallic or something. A skilled paint shop should be able to match it.

Please send pics! I want to see you baby with the kit!!

Phillipj

Edited June 27, 2009 by phillipj

[pmkazz]

Hey my friend,

My old 996 (which was Glacier white) got ran into in a parking lot. It punched a small home in the rear bumper and I had it replacd. I had the front bumper and skirts repainted at the same time.

My body shop was able to match the paint perfectly. I could never see any difference between the body and bumpers.

I would go back to the body shop and have them make it right. It's not like it's some kind of exotic metallic or something. A skilled paint shop should be able to match it.

Please send pics! I want to see you baby with the kit!!

Phillipj

Hey I was going to get in touch with you.... Yes I understand the paint should be able to be matched... It is funny, as I explained above, all the soft parts have never matched and they are all original.. I am in the garage checking it out now and the color difference, espcially on the sides is very noticable.. i will take some picture and send them to you this weekend..

Peter

[mikefocke]

The parts have to be sprayed separately

because the bumper paint has to have a flex agent added to it. Add in the fact that the texture of the surface they are painting is a bit different and you have a challenge. Having said that if you look at the rear of my car you'd see 3 different surfaces painted years apart and 400 miles or more apart. The original body, a repaired bumper and some Bumperettes. And the match is perfect. Where the front bumper painted at the factory seems a bit off from the hood. I had a Lincoln with a white that had a bit of a rose tint to it that the best paint shop in town took 3 tries before they got it right. It never left their shop before they got it right.

[pmkazz]

The parts have to be sprayed separately

because the bumper paint has to have a flex agent added to it. Add in the fact that the texture of the surface they are painting is a bit different and you have a challenge. Having said that if you look at the rear of my car you'd see 3 different surfaces painted years apart and 400 miles or more apart. The original body, a repaired bumper and some Bumperettes. And the match is perfect. Where the front bumper painted at the factory seems a bit off from the hood. I had a Lincoln with a white that had a bit of a rose tint to it that the best paint shop in town took 3 tries before they got it right. It never left their shop before they got it right.

I know. My concern now is having to redo the paint especially on the side skirts as they are not coming off the vehicle and will have to be done on....