964 Refurb Time ..... Oh dear

[Slippydiff]

This is Riviera's handiwork :







I'm about as fussy as they come when it comes to paintwork. I studied the car above at Boxengasse last year, then got the opportunity to chat to the owner briefly. The quality of the paintwork was unimpeachable.

[ras62]

Notsip8 said:

Not an R129 by any chance?

IMIA, between Autobody Technic and Riviera whose better?

Yes R129.

[IMI A]

Notsip8 said:

IMIA, between Autobody Technic and Riviera whose better?

Just based on those single cars themselves nothing else 993 nudges it (how can't it look at the car ) and happy with 997. AB have done lots of other small bits and pieces for me like bumpers etc very good. I'd let them both quote and go with best deal. Timescale important too. These guys a cottage industry so both will have lead times for bigger projects which take them more time. There's load of amazing paint shops out there it really just depends on your budget. I was pleasantly surprised at ABs quote. Hope this helps.

[Jerryberry]

Thanks for the responses I've got 3 good recommendations which I will look into. Thank to all , its a bit of a minefield out there .
Covid aside hope to get booked in before spring . Cheers .

[Notsip8]

ras62 said:

Yes R129.

Very nice, almost bought one just before turn of the century.
May have spotted your rides outside Jonny's.
Does pistonheads not support private messages?

[Notsip8]

Slippydiff said:

This is Riviera's handiwork :

Oh wow !
Maybe not to everyones taste, but that colour is absolutely stunning with the sunlight and grass to contrast.
Gulf Orange ?

[ras62]

Notsip8 said:

Very nice, almost bought one just before turn of the century.
May have spotted your rides outside Jonny's.
Does pistonheads not support private messages?

Yes that'll be mine. Are you a customer of Johns? Small world!

[Orangecurry]

Notsip8 said:

Oh wow !
Maybe not to everyones taste, but that colour is absolutely stunning with the sunlight and grass to contrast.
Gulf Orange ?

Ch3tman's Blood Orange.

It's rubbish....

[C2Red]

Slippydiff said:

This is Riviera's handiwork :







I'm about as fussy as they come when it comes to paintwork. I studied the car above at Boxengasse last year, then got the opportunity to chat to the owner briefly. The quality of the paintwork was unimpeachable.

What a lovely colour.

[Notsip8]

ras62 said:

Yes that'll be mine. Are you a customer of Johns? Small world!

Indeed. Come to think of it, have seen you a couple of times at the headshop.
Shame we cant PM without derailing the OPs thread.

[Notsip8]

Orangecurry said:

Ch3tman's Blood Orange.

It's rubbish....

Haha, I'm smitten with that colour.
Been contemplating gulf blue for sometime, but not so sure now since seeing that

[Jerryberry]

Thanks for the responses I've got 3 good recommendations which I will look into. Thank to all , its a bit of a minefield out there .
Covid aside hope to get booked in before spring . Cheers .

[nickpan]

Is the bodywork that bad? I only ask because this crazy classic car price appreciation in the last 10 years had provoked many owners to go down the £20k resto route and you end up with a new/old car. Is that what you want? Zero patina?

You mention Canford Classics. Check out the youtube video Alan did with Petrolicious on the pre IB 911 he pulled out of a garage in Japan. No resto - all patina and probably one of the only 911s I'd sell my SC for.

All of the outfits mentioned above will do a great job but in my humble experience, classic car ownership should be about preservation, not restoration.

[Steve Rance]

This^^

[AnotherUsername]

About 8 years ago I had my 993 turbo restored to as new - had a guy spend 3 days detailing it to an incredible finish and then I put it under its fitted cover in the garage.
About a month later I realised this wasn’t for me. I promptly got it back on track and ragged the arse off it. Now it has some memorable stone chips but is used as intended.
Cover has never been near the car since!

[Steve Rance]

Great post.

How many owners spend more time washing or polishing their cars than they do driving and enjoying them I wonder. How many potentially fantastic road trips or track days are ruined through the stress of a stone chip or - god forbid - the possibility of rain.

[IMI A]

Post glass out respray she normally looks like this most days. Looks better than when shiny to me

[Wozy68]

Steve Rance said:

Great post.

How many owners spend more time washing or polishing their cars than they do driving and enjoying them I wonder. How many potentially fantastic road trips or track days are ruined through the stress of a stone chip or - god forbid - the possibility of rain.

I’m certainly not one of them........ Orangecurry however

[IMI A]

I couldn't do it to a 993 or 964 in terms of regular salty grime. Chap on 911UK runs his Riviera 993 as a dd very cool indeed. Nicest 993 I've seen too colour combo. Riviera Blue with Carrera Red interior just looks nuts. Would love to do a project.

[Orangecurry]

I'm just upscaling my new invention for all of us proper owners...