964Andrew

I have purchased 89 Carrera 4 for a race car project and had it shipped from Ontario to Alberta. The car had an engine issue and therefore was a perfect candidate for a rebuild and upgrade. Previous owners have to be commended for paint care as the car presented itself beautifully and did not show the years or millage in paint quality.



Unfortunately the shipping company have not taken similar care of the car and allowed this to happen. It looks like an battery acid drip from the car up top and it is on every panel on the car. The worst is the roof and rear of the car. It has eaten through the clear coat and in some cases through the paint as well.







Im in the process of dealing with the shipping company and insurance, but legal and financial responsibilities aside, what would be the best way to remedy this? Strip and paint or sand the clear, correct the paint and re-spray clear?

creaturecat

jeez.
that hurts.

911Jetta

Wow, those pictures look ugly! Really sorry to see what happened.

Vandit

Wow, that sucks, but at least it is not on you. Force them to pay for a complete high-end respray.

964Andrew

Absolutely! It sucks to have this detour thrown at the project so early before it even started.

Anyway, its "go car, not show car" so on to...

964Andrew

Day 1 (After hours on the phone dealing with shipping company and insurance)

2 hours in to removing the interior (20+ years have not treated the floor insulation well and there was some water damage (previous and current). What is this stuff made from anyway, and what it is glued with - it still holds extremely well.

Driver, passenger, front and rear floor panels are now naked. No rust - Yeeey!

Looking at the floor layout, it looks way different than other cars I worked on. Is there a common direction as how to fill the hollow areas between tubular frame if at all, or just leave it as is, spray some sort of bed liner and mount alu floor plates?

Weight saving is important to me.

boxsey911

Yes the glue is tough to remove and yes you need to get or make floor boards for the front foot wells.

You'll find lots of threads on here about this. Here's mine for starters:

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-foru...ll-thread.html

FeralComprehension

If it's a race car I would pocket the (substantial!) settlement and use Plasti-dip to cover all blemishes.

Owning a race car will drain the receiving pocket in short order I believe

Rocket Rob

Sorry to see the damage. Hope you can get it repaired and on the road soon.

Back in the mid-70's. My parents bought a Mazda GLC. The car was yellow but had white spots all over the roof and hood. Turns out it had been damaged by battery acid during shipment. The dealer painted the whole car for them to repair it.

911Jetta

+1

For a track car, Plastidip would completely hid any imperfections and add an additional layer of protection. Plus you can easily change the color or design a unique livery or a jelly bean color...

creaturecat

make them pay. big time. they are insured. no compromises. get it fixed right.

J81 JKR

+1, THEN get get it plasti-dipped to protect it whilst on track

John Rygg

Or have it vinyl wrapped in gulf colors...

rstarga

It should get a glass out repaint. You might have to completely strip down to metal as who knows how deep the acid went. That would cost over 10k here in Texas.

Mr.Alex

Depends on your wants, but I'd get compensated for the job of a full respray, but instead just have the exterior cleaned and prepped for a nice vinyl wrap. Its easier to clean and you won't feel bad if it gets thrashed at the track as much as fresh paint.