[samurai_k]

I have a few new exterior mods that need paint, as well as the front bumper needing a respray.

My car is a Zenith Blue. It is a metallic based finish. I love metallics until you need to do paint work. The PO did a respray on the passenger side which is top notch work. I have had a few metallic cars and gotten paint work done so have a trained eye on paint work. You cannot tell other than with a paint meter and if you are in direct sun light in a certain angle where you can see an ever so subtle difference in the shimmer which is from a difference metallic base as I am sure they did not use the crazy expensive OEM Porsche paint.

I have heard that Porsche used a water based metallic finish on our 993s. I also heard that since then most paint shops use a organic based metallic finish, with the exception of California which has prohibited the use of organic paints within the last couple of years.

I have been to a few body shops to get estimates and understand what they use. PPG and Dupont are two paint supplier names.

I know a full respray is the only solution to get perfection, but I don't want to drop the coin on that.

Do any of you have had paint work done on your metallic beauties and what you found to be a great outcome? Any input for those that have Zenith Blue?