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YOUR RESEARCH997.1 Center console touch up paint
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It also looks like you replaced the carbon fiber cup holder trim.
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If you are in need of Sand beige, the attached is the perfect match, provided to me, and used several times.
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Does anyone know if there is touch up paint available for the 997.1/987.1 center consoles?
I've got a little knick that i'd like to make look better.
I tried googling and didn't turn up much.
I went on a hunt for something similar recently to match a bezel to a modern Porsche interior. I came up pretty much empty. I did find this, and a few others like it:
https://www.colorbondpaint.com/products ... VwEALw_wcB
But with so many different Porsche interior colors in that same basic range, the odds seemed pretty low that it would match what I was looking for.
I also had someone who really wanted a bezel in Texas burnt orange. Weirdly, all efforts to get that color off the shelf failed, so I ended up getting a starter pack of acrylic paints from amazon, watching a bunch of videos on matching paint colors, and mixing my own in a little one once jar. If you got a set of metallic acrylics, like the one linked below, I bet you could get mighty close by just adding the white and black to the silver as needed until you have the exact color:
https://www.amazon.com/Shuttle-Art-Non- ... 11&sr=8-22
I wouldn't paint and entire car is this kind of paint, but for stippling in a little chip like that (or even airbrushing), I suspect you can get a great results that will last plenty long. My only hard-earned tip is that liquid acrylic is milky white before they add the color, but that milky white dries clear, so to get a good match you need to mix it to something that looks a shade lighter than you want, then dab a little bit and let it dry to see the actual/final color. Here's a video I did to celebrate the Texas-colored bezel, and you can see how many time I tried to get the color right -- and how many of them were too dark until I figured out that secret!
Great advice Tom. I may give that a shot if I don't find anything through further searching.
Sooo many 987 and 997s out there so i'm surprised this isn't a thing.
Yeah that does look great. Eric from bumperplugs.com can do it.
It's just more than I want to spend on this particular car. Was looking for a super cheap solution. LOL
Well, for $7.99 it's hard to go too wrong. My concern would be the paint needs to be very thin to flow in a pen like that, so less likely to 'fill-in' the chip. How about a bottle of Testors silver for $2.09
https://www.michaels.com/testors-metall ... cYEALw_wcB
Too bad real life isn't as easy as photoshop....
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Haha. You fixed it for me. Oh wait....
I suppose anything silver in that spot will look better than the black. It's a 17 year old car with 128K miles and this is what i'm nitpicking about. haha
New radio dials arrive today.
Maybe Dr. Colorchip has a solution. I have not looked beyond exterior colors on their site, but it might be worth a look. A lot priceier than Testors, though.
FWIW I find Bumperplugs pricing to be rather steep for this job. I have an aftermarket radio and asked about a quote since it should be less intensive given I don't have the 30 extra radio buttons. He quoted the same price as normal, which didn't go over well with me. A local customs shop half charged me a lot less than what he wanted.
I believe this might work for your touch up job:
https://scratcheshappen.com/shop/touch- ... ic-m7r-2h/
before and after of my 997.1 TT center console
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it was $500 and they did all the work. worth every penny, IMO.
with bumperplugs it's $700, you have to remove everything yourself, and pay for shipping both ways.
@signde
The center console looks so much better. It also looks like you replaced the carbon fiber cup holder trim. Any update on the delaminated gauges? IMO, prices are going to start soaring for the 997.1 MT turbos. They are truly amazing cars.
Can you post some more interior and exterior photos?
Thanks,
Larry
hey Larry!
i sure did replace that carbon fiber trim. not sure about the current stuff but porsche 997 interior carbon is pure crap. it all falls apart. when i bought my 997 the cupholder trim was long gone. the dash strip with cupholder trim from porsche has been out of stock for a very long time now. i did a lot of research as to who makes the best aftermarket carbon and finally settled on
MACarbon
. they were the only company i could find that even replicate the cup symbol that comes painted on the OEM strip. really pleased with the results, highly recommend them.
i'll poke around for a 997 picture thread or make one if i can't find one.
yes sir on both fronts to the best of my knowledge. visit any 997 turbo auction on BaT and you'll usually find those sticking points thrown out in the comments.
starting with the 991 turbo it was electric steering and PDK only. at one point wikipedia erroneously claimed some 991 were offered in manual but everyone knows this to be false - not sure if this has been fixed. 997.1 turbos are more common but the 997.2 turbos in manual are quite rare as many were configured with the newly offered PDK for that generation.
now, the new 992 sport classic is based on a turbo with the turbo power unit and does offer a manual, but it's a sport classic, not a turbo.
If you are in need of Sand beige, the attached is the perfect match, provided to me, and used several times.
It is a Home Depot computer match from a console.
It's a real plus that HD will make those small containers of custom color-matched paint. I've used them for several non-automotive projects in times past.
Thanks and welcome to Carpokes!
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