[Oldporsche]

If I could find a "stable" painter that's reliable, honest and doesn't think he could make a million on each paint job, I could probably keep him in business for the rest of his life.

Yes, even original porsche paint jobs from the dealers are "touched up." I've seen it done.

One of our PCA members owns the best body shop in town. He tells me he can make more money doing insureance work on Toyotas! I have seen him turn out concours stuff and some things are so bad you can see the problems across the street! Most good painters are artists. It all has to do with how the painter feels about himself the day he's shooting the stuff. (what stuff?)

A lot of the cars we like have been "touched up" in areas you wouldn't believe. My hometown is home to 3 highline dealers that advertise in Autoweek. I know personally that some of these late model wheels that are on porsches advertised in Autoweek have been filled with bondo and painted.

Theres so much painted on a Porsche that a repaint in a different color is a real nightmare. I am driving a very poorly repainted one right now. When I was negotiating the price I promptly knocked off a couple of thousand for the paint job. Its really only good for scuffing up and repainting.

I guess its just the nature of the process, the people concerned with the actual work, and the way its presented that have to do with the value of the repaint job.

Good luck,
David Duffield