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black paint, engine compartment/valances/rockers |
porbmw |
Apr 9 2014, 04:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 10-September 08 From: Vancouver, B.C. Member No.: 9,534 Region Association: None |
I know that, by and large, this has been discussed, here and there....but with some apparent gaps.
I'm going to see if I can summarize what I have garnered, mainly with direction from Steve Gaglione, who owns one of most pristine and unmolested 914s in existence. My quest started with the engine compartment. I have done a complete bare metal paint on a previously painted car. The color is done..and is getting wet sanded...but that leaves me to do all of the black....and that led to my contacting Steve. Issue #1 The 2 uprights in the engine compartment... the ones that house the rubber bumpers on top, upon which the engine lid rests. The uprights are painted body color....until one gets to the top, where they are black. Question...the top part of the bracket...is it a soft or a hard line, where it meets the upright part of the brace. Answer...it is a soft line, about 1/16inch down from the flat top. Steve thinks they likely were hand painted, the line is not perfectly straight..he suggests spraying some flat black into a container, then with a 1/4 to 3/8 artist's brush painting it by hand Question...color...as noted...flat. Issue #2 Sheen of the engine lid that is below the mesh...Steve believes that it is the same as the uprights...flat. Issue #3...Sheen of the mesh on the sides and the engine lid. Steve believes it has more of a gloss, perhaps Wurth Satin. I found this particularly interesting...in that it means there are 2 sheens of black paint in that area. That lead me to the next query. Issue #4....the front and rear valances and rocker panels. I will comment that I recently bought an almost pristine snowplow that appears to be unmolsted, barely used, with factory paint...it has a satin appearance, very little sheen. Steve's car has all factory original paint...he used a Meguiars' Swirl Remover and some Cleaner Wax on them way back in 2003, says they looked great....and not as much sheen as was put onto a 6 (powder coat) semi-gloss of about 65-70%. He concurs that they are closer to a satin than a semi gloss Issue #5....texture. The snowplow I bought...and from my very vague 40 year old recollection, the 74 that I bought new and sold within the year....have essentially no texture....smooth.... Steve concurs..."a smooth texture but with some orange peel" So..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif) |
Cuda911 |
Jul 12 2014, 10:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,489 Joined: 20-May 14 From: Oceanside (N. San Diego County), CA Member No.: 17,376 Region Association: Southern California |
Hey guys, I read through this thread but still can't quite figure out what black paint I need.... I want to touch up the front bumper valence. '74.
Can someone let me know the exact brand, color name/code, etc. of a spray can paint that I should use? Thanks! Attached image(s) |
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