QUOTE(914-8 @ Nov 23 2006, 12:41 AM)
I agree, if the exterior of the car is being repainted, even partially, I'd probably go ahead and redo the bottom of the trunk to fix the blisters.
If the car is otherwise all original paint, I would first see if the corrosion under the blisters is getting worse. I assume this is not a car that sees a lot of moisture anymore and the corrosion is minor and not spreading quickly.
But assuming that the corrosion is getting worse, I'd do the minimum refinishing possible to fix those spots, and leave the rest as original as possible. There just aren't a lot of 36 year old unrestored Porsches around anymore.
Read his earlier posts. This car is under near-total resto.
But, he wants to keep little scars from 30+ years of owning/travelling. Not questioning repainting the ENTIRE trunk area, just the bottom third. I've done the same (27 years ago & it worked for me).
I think the right thing do do is to get rid of problem areas when you're in for a near-total resto. Why have to come back to the paint shop after you've already cleaned up the mess from the paint shop? Git 'er done - once.