Coating

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by threpwood

Got the car back yesterday and took some pics.

The coating is very nice. The finish isn't as thick as what I expected, but it gets the job done. The scratches on the front end are practically gone.

The body shop told me to not use any kind of wax or polish.

Hi,

Your Car looks GREAT!! Good Luck with it! BTW, you might want to ask them how this coating is removed. As ALL finishes do age, there may come a time when you need to strip it and either reapply or go with something else if this turns out not to meet your expectations. Let us know what you come up with...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[threpwood]

Thanks! They said they will need to buff it for a while to remove the old coating before applying new ones and will be difficult. They do not recommend the removal until at the last 1 - 2 years of the coat lifetime (5 years lifetime in this case), or at least until the coat starts to loose its glassy look.

hi threpwood
tell me can you actually drive your boxster fast in japan, we always hear about road congestion in the main cities or do you track your car too?

[threpwood]

The road congestion only happens in bigger cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya etc. I live in a smaller city in a rural area quite far from Tokyo, so there is not much traffic here, although local street is quite small. I can still drive fast whenever I want to though, just have to make sure to watch out for rabbit, goat, skunks etc that might cross the street Seriously, the boxster has an awesome handling and can do corner in AMAZING speed so it helps.