How far to disassemble a 914 for new paint? Options

[draganc]

Hello folks!

I’m in the planning phase of painting my teener.

The car is very original but it has a dull non original top coat (silver),
hence I’m contemplating how far I shall disassemble the car.

I’m planning to go down to bare metal for the new paint. However, the
inside of the body, trunk’s inside and door seals have great looking original
paint that I want to preserve.

What’s the forums experience/verdict?

Paint assembled or build stands for the doors and remove trunks to
paint them off the body?

Thanks!

PS: i do plan on removing the windshield.

[DRPHIL914]

too many factors to say one or the other, but I disagree that you should always go back to bare metal and here is why as it was explained by my painter/body guy with 40 years experience restoring and painting old cars---- the best base for you to bond new paint to is the original primer UNLESS there is rust in an area, that's different. but think about it, this makes sense. once you expose that metal, you just opened up a can of worms. Time will tell but this is what we did to my car- I also agree with George that if the trunks and interior are in good shape don't paint just to paint, keep them original if you can. this also saves a ton on your total restoration cost.
some cars you may have no choice and the best thing is to go all the way especially if you have had a lot of rust to cut out and replace. I will see how mine holds up over time but right now only 2 years in, no bubbling or blistering or peeling. we are looking good! Now I also found myself replacing almost every screw bolt trim seal part etc in the process. I have the original dash face and lower knee pad as they are original and in great shape. While my car is not perfect or the best I think its probably in the top 10% at this point, so I am pleased with decisions I made during the process. if you have deep pockets and you want a full restoration and someone that can handle doing the proper job if you strip it all the way, well then do it, especially ifyou are changing colors. look and Cairo(Michael's) car he went all the way but it had so much repair and replacement and he changed color, it was the right way to go for him - good luck on your journey, enjoy it and don't rush it, just do it right and don't cut corners.