Repainting the 914: Down to metal, always?, Curious to get your thoughts Options

[horizontally-opposed]

So I'm curious to see what the collected wisdom and experience here says -- and I'd like to hear from those who are NOT/have NOT stripped the car of every part for a "rotisserie" style restoration.

This is for those of us with running, driving 914s considering a paint job yet less than enthusiastic about disassembling the whole car.

I'd especially like to hear from Dr. 914 and others who have restored multiple 914s over time and seen how the paint jobs held up. Is a rust bubble the kiss of death for all surrounding metal?

Thanks, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

pete

[Katmanken]

There is an electro process used here in Cincinnati that is amazing. I've had them remove the foam from inside a rusty rear trunk, and killl all of the rust inside and out without chemicals that will screw up paint. They also took a 914 front fender and killed the rust INSIDE the rear double walled area as I requested.

For me, $65 a panel and darned well worth it. They also do rusty cast iron engine blocks without any dimensional bore or finish changes, and can do whole cars.

I watched them pull a Model-T from their in-ground car size tank, and hose it off without protection. No rust anywhere on their work. I asked about 5 years ago and they rough quoted $1000/car.

Here's the site.

http://www.americanmetalcleaning.us/