JasonAndreas

Kahmdus,
Did the wet sanding/polishing stage improve the finish at all?

NotTwinTurboYet

And finally, how many beers?


NTTY

Kahdmus

Yes it did - very much so in fact! However I would recommend sticking only with the 2000 grit paper. I used 1000 on the first side lense and it went right through the clearcoat along the edge (where the paint is thinner ). Once mounted you couldnt see it (but I know its there...grrr!). On the second side lense and the center reflector I used 2000 grit, 3M rubbing compound (just like T-cut) and swirl remover (no 3M so used a turtle wax swirl and scratch remover), then I applied a layer of wax before I reconnected and installed back on the car.

Another thing: use your fingers to hold the sand paper rather than a rubbing block - this way you can FEEL better whether the paper is biting, how smooth the paint is getting and how much pressure to apply.

One other thing I did was to tie up some of the wires using nylon ties - it wont serve any real practical use, but it will allow you to drive the car without the lenses and not scratch the paint or damage to wires/connectors. Afterwards its nice to know everything is tidy..even if its out of sight!

I think the results speak for themselves!

Thanks to everyone for starting a great thread and providing the motivation and 'know-how' to complete this, it looks just fantastic!

Kahdmus

Final tally still not in yet....

NotTwinTurboYet

Anyway, good job, that remembers something to me about the paint everywhere in the kitchen
What honey? You don't appreciate that much your new pink kitchen, is it what you're saying???



NTTY

Kahdmus

Funny that you mention the kitchen. I painted in the garage and then moved into the kitchen when dried to finish curing (so I could pull the 964 into the garage). I sent my wife the early pics via email so she could see my progress on Wednesday...IMMEDIATELY I get a phone call asking me if I was painting in the ktchen!!! Why do wives seem to have such little faith?

jenskleis

Howard,

Congratulations with the stunning result. Your car looks even better now.

I spent my lunch break today at the DIY store buying paint. So, tomrrow at the crack of dawn my rear lenses will be in for a bit of TLC.

Have a nice weekend!

Kahdmus

Thanks Jens! I am dying to see how yours turn out! What paint did you buy? Will you be posting pics?

Cheers,

--H

Tom W

Howard: I want to see the results. I may have to do it to make the Turtle look better. If I can't be fast, I might as well have a car that looks good.

bhensarl

Wow, she looks beautiful Howard. Great job. I don't know of any other "upgrades" this inexpensive that make such a huge difference.
Brian

Kahdmus

Thanks Brian and Tom W.

Tom - let me know when you want to take a look. I need to go past your place in the v. near future to buy some supplies from Camerons (I've been telling Arlene I need to drive up there for 2 weeks now).

I also want to clean my air flow meter, ISV and some other minor things. So if you want to do some painting and misc. DIY anytime soon I'm definitely up for it!

Tom W

Howard, I leave tomorrow for Korea and don't get back until Thursday. Will you be around next weekend? I'll be doing cars next weekend as I need to try and polish out the bits I painted on the Turtle and then clear coated.

I can help on the ISV, my 993 ISV was frozen in place with carbon when I first went to clean it a couple years ago.

jenskleis

Howard,

The shopw is about to begin. I will take a some before/after photos during the process.

The paint I bought is manufactured by Dupli-Color. I bought a red Transparent Acrylic Lacquer plus a 2-Coat Clear Lacquer.

The beers are Kronenbourg 1664.

BTW, following advise from Thomas Linser, I will also paint my rusty wheel hubs with zinc paint.

Take care

Kahdmus

Tom - I should be around, sounds good! Send me an email when you get back in town and we can set something up!

Jens - Good luck! I'm looking forward to the pics. BTW, is that French beer? I think I had some recently!! Refreshing, but I still prefer the Boddies for 'serious' jobs! LOL!

Cheers,

JoeW

My own beloved claims it is experience ... I think it's the infallible female crap detector.

Thanks, Howard, and to all. This is a great addition to the 'List. I'm not going to do this till winter -- looks like a good bad weather project -- but that's what bookmarks are for!!

Joe