[autobonrun]

To clarify my point, what I am wrestling with is whether to repaint a car I plan to keep and know inside and out. Owning a Porsche makes you somewhat of a perfectionist but I'm not anal about it and I'm not looking for a concourse contestant. I still plan to drive it like hell (over 202k miles now and it had 22k when I bought it in '84)

From 10' away it looks great. It has no rust. Add a bra and it looks even better.

Except I KNOW that the front bumper needs a repaint from a piece of truck retread. The touch-up job shows if the bra is off. There are some door dings that should come out. The rear bumper is fading along the top portion and near the exhaust. There is a scratch on the rear deck lid from 10 years ago when a pool ladder fell over in the garage. That still irks me like it was yesterday every time I look at it. It has stone chips along the front valance. If you get up close and look, these things become obvious. I think it's knowing that these items exist that bug me somewhat, and a total repaint would carry me another 18 years.

Maybe I'll straddle the fence and do a partial on the rear deck lid, front and rear bumper, mirrors, and front valance; then use the dent removal service for the door dings. That way the main sections of the car would still be original.

Thanks for the input, I think this will be my compromise position.