914 6 Paint Options

[xsurfer]

I have to paint the car, something I've never done. What paint is correct for showing? I'm starting read about paint. I'll start taking the car apart over the winter.

Color change is acceptable to Judges I think. Can someone verify that please.

Thanks from the newbie. Say, when to I loose the newbie title? After a restoration? LOL

Gene

[xsurfer]

Thanks Guys!

I need to re address this. I'm not going to paint it, rather I am looking for a painter. I want to know about the paint to use? Do's and don'ts of project. Where to focus. The paint escapes me completely.

[Rusty]

Thanks Guys!

I need to re address this. I'm not going to paint it, rather I am looking for a painter. I want to know about the paint to use? Do's and don'ts of project. Where to focus. The paint escapes me completely.

Having done some paint, and having paid to have the job done... I can offer this small piece of advice.

Find a paint guy who's work you appreciate and you can trust... then trust him. If he knows what you're going for, he'll choose materials appropriately.

Not all paints lay down the same way. Don't box your paint guy into a corner insisting he use Product X. He may have a style and talent that works best with another paint product... and you'll be far happier in the end.

kind regards,
L

[Pat Garvey]

Thanks Guys!

I need to re address this. I'm not going to paint it, rather I am looking for a painter. I want to know about the paint to use? Do's and don'ts of project. Where to focus. The paint escapes me completely.

Having done some paint, and having paid to have the job done... I can offer this small piece of advice.

Find a paint guy who's work you appreciate and you can trust... then trust him. If he knows what you're going for, he'll choose materials appropriately.

Not all paints lay down the same way. Don't box your paint guy into a corner insisting he use Product X. He may have a style and talent that works best with another paint product... and you'll be far happier in the end.

kind regards,
L

Yeah, I did that in '79. Swore to the painter that it had to be the VERY same single stage Glasurit paint that came one the car (this was/is a Mercedes guy). He pronounced to me that my '72 may or may not have come with Glasurit, since the '72 year was a time of change - AND, that he would NOT do a single stage paint on my 914 - AND, he would only use the latest Glasurit compound (which I forget). We argued about this & he finally said that's the only way he would touch my car, paticularly since I was stripping it to a shell myself. On good advice, I finally agreed.

28 years later - I couldn't be happier. He did excellent leadwork & paint (still does). Still looks almost like it just came out of the paint booth. The ONE thing I insisted on, and he agreed, was to not paint the engine lid. I wanted him to use that as a guide to the proper level of orange peel from the Factory. To this day, it's a perfect match & that's the only area I get a red rag from polishing.

Yep, hire a pro & let his have his head (within reason). Make sure he knows what you want - then leave him alone. It really bothered my guy that I came over weekly to take pics, but I think it kept him a little bit more honest.
Pat