 Repainting the 914: Down to metal, always?, Curious to get your thoughts |
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| horizontally-opposed |
 Apr 26 2007, 09:09 PM
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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 |
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May 12 2007, 10:51 PM
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QUOTE(John @ May 12 2007, 09:27 PM)  If the factory applied primer was so good, then why are there so many rusty 914's???? I have to agree......Paint has come a long ways in 35 years. The coatings are so much better now. Why not take advantage of that? Pete already knows how I feel about this one. I would be reluctant to paint a car this old and not get it down to bare metal. Just too many unknowns hiding. On my car there were a few blisters that turned into complete rust throughs after it was media blasted. You couldn't tell until it was blasted. If they were painted over, the rust would have crept through the new paint. The downside is to go to bare metal, the entire car has to be stripped and it triples the price of the job. If you knew positively (and I don't know how you could) that no rust existed under the OEM paint, I can't see a problem with a re-spray. If you miss a spot of rust and it bleeds through, you wasted all the money initially spent and still have to strip it. It's a tough decision if you are on a budget..... |
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horizontally-opposed Repainting the 914: Down to metal, always? Apr 26 2007, 09:09 PM
Kona Cruisers depends on your budget...............
comeing fro... Apr 26 2007, 09:19 PM jd74914 Always take care of rust. Rust bubbles will be the... Apr 26 2007, 09:23 PM Borderline Pete, if I recall correctly your car looked pretty... Apr 26 2007, 09:46 PM SirAndy
So I'm curious to see what the collected wisd... Apr 26 2007, 09:53 PM
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we just found 8 (eight!) layers of old paint... Apr 29 2007, 08:37 PM Vacca Rabite Down to metal. Only way to be sure.
Besides, if ... Apr 26 2007, 10:23 PM boxstr This is the black widow....naked Apr 26 2007, 10:28 PM horizontally-opposed
This is the black widow....naked
How many pain... Apr 27 2007, 01:18 AM boxstr The black widow....basic black Apr 26 2007, 10:30 PM thomasotten Focuas on the rusted sections. Not the non-rusted... Apr 26 2007, 10:40 PM Lou W Damn, I feel disenfranchised.... I wanted to vote ... Apr 26 2007, 11:12 PM Spoke My bud just had his 69 Camaro painted by a reputab... Apr 27 2007, 06:37 AM 9146986 For an optimum job a total strip down is probably ... Apr 27 2007, 08:10 AM gopack I voted for strip it to bare metal, both here and ... Apr 27 2007, 08:20 AM rick 918-S A couple of issues:
I have painted over factory ... Apr 27 2007, 09:01 AM dr914@autoatlanta.com
So I'm curious to see what the collected wisd... Apr 27 2007, 09:08 AM black73
When the cars were painted at the factory the me... Apr 29 2007, 08:35 PM 914-8
When the cars were painted at the factory the m... Apr 30 2007, 11:38 AM Garold Shaffer
So I'm curious to see what the collected wisd... Apr 27 2007, 09:11 AM boxstr The black widow was an original black 74. I purcha... Apr 27 2007, 09:32 AM andys I just had this conversation with a custom car pai... Apr 27 2007, 11:05 AM Gudhjem
So I'm curious to see what the collected wisd... Apr 27 2007, 12:24 PM turtleturtle What about cars that have the Chalon body conversi... Jan 14 2008, 08:27 AM John By reading this post you will know how I voted.
I... Apr 27 2007, 12:53 PM horizontally-opposed There is a LOT of good info filtering into this, a... Apr 27 2007, 01:17 PM JPB If your car has a few layers of paint, thats good ... Apr 27 2007, 09:24 PM jk76.914 I too was worried about being able to get as durab... Apr 28 2007, 05:47 AM crash914 Hi Jim, looks great!
I got your pressure plat... Apr 28 2007, 08:51 AM ClayPerrine I don't think you need to remove all the old p... Apr 28 2007, 08:44 AM Thomas J Bliznik My paint process was very similiar to JK76.914 in ... Apr 28 2007, 10:16 AM tracks914 I took 2 different approaches on my 2 cars. Both c... Apr 28 2007, 08:34 PM PanelBilly There is only one way for sure to know what the ba... Apr 28 2007, 08:36 PM dgw The paint guys I used to talk to always said that ... May 3 2007, 08:45 PM John
The paint guys I used to talk to always said that... May 12 2007, 10:27 PM BigD9146gt This is a tough one, I think it ultimately depends... May 13 2007, 08:59 AM smj I've got a factory 1970 914-6 that was origina... May 14 2007, 07:49 PM 2-OH! 1st two 75's I restored, I just sanded down to... May 16 2007, 05:04 PM 1970 Neun vierzehn
I would be reluctant to paint a car this old an... May 16 2007, 07:51 PM computers4kids I'm on my second strip job now, first was my 7... Jan 14 2008, 09:04 AM warrenporsche If this is THE 914 you love, then you will proabal... Jan 14 2008, 09:47 AM degreeoff :DRUNK: I will (and have ) vote for the bare metal... Jan 14 2008, 01:48 PM Mark Henry Depends on the car...
Factory primer is tough...
... May 14 2008, 12:59 AM Krieger914 Hey Pete,
I don't know if you remember the det... May 14 2008, 06:54 PM kwales OK, WTF with the date?
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Only paint over paint if it is the original facto... Mar 19 2010, 04:14 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com It NEVER fails to get into cracks and crevices and... Mar 19 2010, 04:27 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com Here are some of the cars in our body shop. Anyon... Mar 19 2010, 04:10 PM kwales There is an electro process used here in Cincinnat... Mar 19 2010, 04:38 PM bandjoey I AM THE HARBINGER OF JACKSTAND DEATH. :chair: :c... Mar 19 2010, 10:11 PM PH1
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I AM THE HARBINGER OF JACKSTAND DEATH. :chair: :... Apr 16 2010, 06:42 PM horizontally-opposed Well, I planned to sand down to the last fill coat... Apr 16 2010, 03:28 PM crxnug if your going to spend money on expensive paint wh... Apr 16 2010, 06:13 PM bandjoey Run a new poll like this and you'll have your ... Apr 16 2010, 07:09 PM charliew I've been painting my cars since 1967. There w... Apr 17 2010, 09:42 AM PRS914-6 My painter wouldn't even give an estimate unti... Apr 17 2010, 10:48 AM jcb29 Great discussion and informative, folks - my probl... Apr 22 2010, 07:00 PM MrKona
Great discussion and informative, folks - my prob... May 1 2010, 09:11 PM pillay2k Stripped by hand, all over, under and inside. Tota... May 2 2010, 03:29 AM charliew There is nothing like the feeling you get knowing ... May 3 2010, 10:39 AM |
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