Paintless Ding Repair

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Minor dings in your Porsche body panels---typically the door panels---can be repaired. Being a "paintless" repair, this is for dings where the body panel has been deflected but the painted surface remains in tact. Where a ding includes paint that has been penetrated, this usually represents a more aggressive ding that may or may not be possible to eliminate. Call the shop for more information.

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Paint & Body Consulting, Prep & Support

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GP AutoWerks does NOT do P&B work. Instead, GP serves two roles in this area: a.) As a quality assurance supervisor for Porsche owners that prefer not to deal with the intricacies of P&B work. b.) GP preps car and/or body parts for the paint & body shop that will do the P&B work. In either case, GP can assume responsibility to fine tune body parts once P&B is completed. This ensures Porsche fit standards being satisfied.

        Does it cost you more for GP to assume responsibility for quality assurance? If you value your sanity and only want to see your Porsche in good order when all's said and done... GP body work supervision is a bargain you'll value.

        For older Porsches, it's increasingly difficult to find body shops willing to work on these fine cars no matter their condition. There are any number of reasons given. Bottom line: older cars are not profitable for most paint & body shops to deal with. Reason: nuts, bolts, and body panels may be rusted or modified making disassembly and reassembly more time consuming than insurance standards allow.

         If there's an insurance claim being dealt with, be sure at the outset that all parties are agreeable to the repairs required. If damages not found initially are discovered later, a "supplement" will likely be required.

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NOTE: An intelligent practice is to have photos of your entire Porsche in a secure location. If there's ever any question as to the status of your car, you'll have that reference. More, if your car's involved in an accident and now in for body repairs, take photos of the entire car---inside & out---doing so in front of the body shop manager. He or she will then know there's a conditional record of your car. When body work is completed, inspect the ENTIRE car before making payment or accepting the car as "done." Reason: It's not unusual for body shops to make repairs while at the same time DOING damage. This is increasingly prevalent as body shops hire and allow unqualified workers to make repairs. 

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