What are the little things ................

[marine boy]

That make the difference between a good bare metal respray and an excellent bare metal respray job.

I have a 20 year old Porsche 930 that I would like to have resprayed in it's original colour black. so as the cars condition reflects the relatively low mileage it has done.

On my list of obvious parts to replace with new parts while putting the car back together are as follows.

light lenses, glass and plastic
rear reflective centre strip
all rubbers gaskets, seals, trim etc.
rear spoiler rubber edging
front spoiler rubber edging
door handles
give the glass a polish
re-coating black door frames
wheels refurbed to orginal spec
new tyres
new number plates

What I am after are the small details that people often miss or don't know about that in an experts eye really shows that the job has been done to the highest standard.

Suggestions please!

[paintman]

marine boy said:

That make the difference between a good bare metal respray and an excellent bare metal respray job.

The care & attention to detail in the preparation of the surfaces before painting.
With black the panels must be absolutely perfect as the slightest ripple or dent will show out. Fantastic colour, but totally unforgiving.

Edited by paintman on Monday 22 June 22:53

[Defcon5]

Given its in good condition, would paintwork correction be a viable alternative?

[marine boy]

Defcon5 said:

Given its in good condition, would paintwork correction be a viable alternative?

You may well be right, it's not in a bad condition and would certainly improve with some paint correction but I don't think it would get it to a level I would be happy to settle for.

It has no visible rust but there a few areas which have been repainted to not a fantastic standard when a previous owner deceided it would be good idea to update it with 964 bumpers.

Part of repainting it is to return it back to 'as manufactured' spec. and to get the best finish I think it worth going the extra mile to start from metal again.

[red_slr]

Look up MarkF355's Ferrari bare metal job on here... very good results.

[alsaautomotive]

Check that the painter uses hand held blocks (440mm is perfect) rather than doing any filler/primer sanding work with a machine sander (DA), gaps & levels need to be right - a trial fit prior to painting is the correct way to go.
New fittings & fixings (I use new stainless stuff on everything!)
Screw & bolt heads lined up correctly.
If you are supplying any aftermarket (i.e non Porsche) items, make sure that these are also trial fitted before painting and any necassary work to make them fit is done.
Also ALWAYS check how they intend to strip the paint from the body & how far they intend to go - many firms will just strip what you can see - the outer bodywork - & leave the door shuts etc to be painted over; I am not a fan of chemical paint strippers as it is IMPOSSIBLE to warranty effectively after using them, soda blasting is the ideal, but dry sanding (DA sander is fine with this!!!!) is just as good.
Check their warranty situation, reputation & don't be afraid to ask to see work they have done & speak to former clients.
Hope this helps?
BTW cheers Red-slr - that was one of ours

[marine boy]

alsaautomotive said:

Check that the painter uses hand held blocks (440mm is perfect) rather than doing any filler/primer sanding work with a machine sander (DA), gaps & levels need to be right - a trial fit prior to painting is the correct way to go.
New fittings & fixings (I use new stainless stuff on everything!)
Screw & bolt heads lined up correctly.
If you are supplying any aftermarket (i.e non Porsche) items, make sure that these are also trial fitted before painting and any necassary work to make them fit is done.
Also ALWAYS check how they intend to strip the paint from the body & how far they intend to go - many firms will just strip what you can see - the outer bodywork - & leave the door shuts etc to be painted over; I am not a fan of chemical paint strippers as it is IMPOSSIBLE to warranty effectively after using them, soda blasting is the ideal, but dry sanding (DA sander is fine with this!!!!) is just as good.
Check their warranty situation, reputation & don't be afraid to ask to see work they have done & speak to former clients.
Hope this helps?
BTW cheers Red-slr - that was one of ours

Just had a look at the Ferrari thread and that's exactly the way I would like to go, pure craftsmanship there, you sir are an artisan.

I just need to save up now and could well be knocking on your door this time next year.

[Nightmare]

alsaautomotive said:

BTW cheers Red-slr - that was one of ours

as you will know from the thread I thought that was utterly brilliant work. utter genius.