Paint - Original or New Tech?, '74 heading into the paint shop - Did I get sold? |
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Paint - Original or New Tech?, '74 heading into the paint shop - Did I get sold? |
ctc911ctc |
Oct 28 2019, 08:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 917 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States |
All,
I have attached a few pictures of the 74 pre-paint, my son did most of the body work (welding in filler, filings, Platinum and then sanding) and we finally found a shop that would do the work (40 miles away). We are in the Boston areas and nearly every body shop is booked weeks in advance doing insurance work. You have heard of Boston Drivers? When I met the shop owner, he was VERY familiar with doing re-stores at varying degree of accuracy. Though I went in thinking we needed to spray on PPG- L96D, he talked me into using his VERY German Spies Hecker system. Any opinions? I am not interested in a 100pt restore - just a solid, original appearing paint job, Thank you team 914. CTC911CTC |
mepstein |
Oct 28 2019, 08:24 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,518 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
It’s 95% prep and the painter, 5% the paint. It’s much better to use the paint the painter feels good about than to try to pick the paint for him.
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SirAndy |
Oct 28 2019, 09:51 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
It’s 95% prep and the painter, 5% the paint. It’s much better to use the paint the painter feels good about than to try to pick the paint for him. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) When i had mine repainted, i ordered the paint from Porsche in Germany and had it shipped over. However, the body shop was not familiar with that paint and apparently used the wrong thinner (or wrong amounts of the right thinner?). The paint looked great for the first 6 month and then developed spider cracks all over that eventually turned into full cracks. Fast forward to today and my (really expensive original German) paint looks like shit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) |
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