| Before anyone else says it, yeah, the title sounds like a scorching attack of Herpes, jajaja. My '95 TT came with lots of scratches and dings on the front lip. My paint is otherwise in great shape so this was a weak spot. Five inches ground clearance doesn't help, but I don't need to tell you guys about that. The wheels were off the car getting new skins, and the car needs to be jacked up to do a good job painting the lip. There are jack stands holding the car up. 
Color code AJ4 Ultra Red. Clear coat is needed for it to look right in the end
First, go over the lip once lightly with Goof-Off and a rag to clean and tack up the paint a little
Rough spread Glazing & Spot Putty with a plastic edge to fill the larger dings. You want it to match the pebbly finish so don't sand it.
Tape it up so you don't get overspray on the black pieces and your intercoolers. My pet peeve is a front-lip paint job with overspray all up in there.
Came out better than I hoped for. Clear coat makes a big difference. 
Too much glare in the photo, but trust me, looks like new. As always with paint, a few light coats are much better than one heavy coat. I did multiple coats of color and clear but did not use up either can. 
Before anyone asks, I love my Hella horns, seen in the photo above. I kept the stock alarm horn under the battery and replaced the other stock horn front driver side with a pair of Hellas wired in parallel. 
Had Hellas on my '92 z32 also. Bernie hates them, jaja. I used the oil cooler mounting bolts for their nicely centered and forward facing orientation. Also, another good view of my chewed up front lip before painting. 
Stock compared to Hella 
Testing my wiring hook-up before mounting the horns. Note: relay supplied with horns NOT needed 
Hellas are as loud as you will get with an electric horn
"Straight-line acceleration is probably the first aspect of
automotive performance that any intelligent driver gets bored with."
Peter Gregg "We owe a lot to the dragsters.
They always break something,
figure out a way to beef up the part
and then the benefit trickles
down."
Robo "Not everything that can be counted counts. Not everything that
counts can be counted."
Einstein
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Painted my front pebbly lip the other day - 
