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Never got around to asking them about their namesake in Calgary; I've decided not to have anyone do anything.

When the weather gets warm, I'll try it myself. Been watching Youtube

In the meantime, I got vaseline on the scratches so they don't rust in all the freezing rain & salt

danmartinic wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 8:09 am Never got around to asking them about their namesake in Calgary; I've decided not to have anyone do anything.

When the weather gets warm, I'll try it myself. Been watching Youtube

In the meantime, I got vaseline on the scratches so they don't rust in all the freezing rain & salt

Post some pics of the scratches so we can armchair quarterback your approach I've used that spraymax 2-part catalyzed paint (in a spray can) with pretty good success on my old Mercedes. The key is having panel lines nearby to isolate the painted part. If you have a scratch in the middle of the hood, for example, most bodyshops these days won't even try to blend in a spot repair.

Warning: pictures may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised

https://photos.app.goo.gl/oNHL4m5YqrUYaU7n6

danmartinic wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 1:11 pm Warning: pictures may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised

https://photos.app.goo.gl/oNHL4m5YqrUYaU7n6

Oh no, ouch. Sorry about that. I was thinking a couple little scratches or something. That looks more like bona-fide body work. I'd throw in the towel on that and get a good body shop to do it, but that's just me. If I tried to fix that myself, it would take me 10 times as long and end up costing more than a shop (after my 7th attempt at spraying it....)

A few things to understand why I plan to do it:

Car is a daily driver and over 300,000kms;
There are tons of stone chips, cracks in paint, and general blemishes all over it;
Paint is original;
It looks terrible up close but from 10 ft, it's a beauty

Give all this, I feel I either spend massive amounts of $$$ restoring the entire car (not gonna happen) or continue enjoying it for what it is: a blast to drive daily and generally cool looking.

Even before I got that guy to punch out the dents (for a miserly $300 CAD), I continued getting waves and thumbs up.

I'm gonna give it a shot and frankly, nice from far is all I'm after. Some blemishes far outweight rust, thus I'd rather have old original paint with factory protection intact than a glossy, shiny car that rusts after one winter. Been there.. done that.

Now.. back to those Youtube videos lol

Ah, did you have a paint-less dent guy remove the dents, leaving just the scratches to deal with? Do you have base/clear paint or single stage? Totally get your logic. In fact, sometimes a like-new repair on an older, non-perfect car can stand out and look out of place.

I luv it that you’re gonna tackle this yourself
Look for “Paint Society” vids on YouTube if you haven’t already found them.
Don’t worry about sanding to bare metal, that’s definitely NOT a problem to do, since you are painting over it.
Make sure you use a “2K” clear, available in spray cans, look for vids on this.
If you are patient and do one panel at a time, you will absolutely amaze yourself.
Painting is not hard, you just have to be patient and make sure that the part that you’re painting is smooth.
Hopefully you have a garage that you can work in.
I can advise you on other aspects of this if you’d like.

Tom wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 4:47 pm Ah, did you have a paint-less dent guy remove the dents, leaving just the scratches to deal with?

Yes: in the pics there is a guy in a shop doing just that. Amazing what these guys can do with simple tools.

I have whatever the car came with; it's original finish.. complete with 1980s factory orange peel. I would take some up-close pics but no point showing off the pimples, eh?

JDSpyder thanks for the tips

PS.. that rig switched lanes right into me.. this was on the I90 in Buffalo, approaching Peace Bridge exit.. full highway speed... tons of traffic. It's a miracle--or good Porsche design--that the car didn't totally spin out, skid over lanes, etc.. I felt & heard the big bang.. felt rear end whip into a turn.. then suddenly it straightened out and I was able to pull over to the shoulder.

My wife thinks if we were in her Toyota, darn thing would have spun out and into nearby traffic. Perhaps there is something to these low cars with wide tires