I am a fan of 2k clear coat finish. I think it gives a great finish, tough and it can stand oil, petrol an other sorts of abuse. I haven't done it on calipers, but if you want I can give you the rest of my 2k clearcoat ive used on my wheels for testing. Main thing is preparation. Getting it clean and oil free and some sanding with 600 sanding paper or similar sanding sponge.

 

Been thinking that while Lola is on blocks I could do a few titivating jobs like this too John. So looking forward to seeing how your handy work turns out.

After spending the weekend poring over Lola and the Porsche PET to get all my parts lists together from Razzo's list I've sent them off the suppliers in the UK and USA for comparative costs.

If I do get parts from overseas, and they're big parts (2xguards, full front bumper assembly, drivers door, etc) they may ned to be freighted by sea to make them affordable.

As John says, if anyone knows of an unloved 964 I'd love to know about it as another option. It can be tippo and any type of 964. It's panels, steering and suspension parts I'm after. And the plus would be a massive parts supply for the future if any of us 964 owners break something. Anyway, just food for thougth.

 

Doug, I have the 964 decals as well. Yes, they are different from the Turbo 3.6. Not some thing I knew before mis-ordering. Tell me if you want them.

 

Success on the leather embossing.
CNC'd pattern plate seemed to work but a few modifications will be required. I set the machined posts up at 3mm high and this almost punches the leather through. Final plates I will set at 1.5 - 2mm. The leather shown isn't the correct type, just scraps for the test. The press is quite the beast. The embossing plates are double sided taped to the underside of the head and the leather sits on the bed. The plates are heated and a combination of that and lots of force from a gigantic hydraulic ram permanently embosses the leather face as the bed comes up to meet the plate.

 

Out of the 3mm dots and 6 x 3 ellipses, I think I'm favouring the dots.

 

Dots

 

Ellipses

 

Dave, what's the end use for the patterned leather? For some reason I prefer the elipses.

 

The dots look good, really nice pattern.
I agree looks better then the ovals.

 

Because of the pressing process, pattern matching will not be possible. Small plates and moving them to try and index the pattern will result in a lot of waste so I face the reality of making a plate as big as the biggest embossed piece i need, which is a door panel size. This will be a challenge. Will have to machine up several plates and locate them together jigsaw style prior to loading into the press. Either that or work out where I'd like to have a sewn seam or two in the door panel to reduce the plate size. Getting tricky. Ostrich pattern would have been much easier - the leather guy has big plates of that as well as crocodile and various ugly others

 

The middle panels of the seats, the door panels and the flat parts of the rear side panels

 

The ellipses would accentuate a panel direction. However, I suppose you can produce a test panel in vinyl and see for sure what works.

 

Best price so far http://www.hyperdrive.co.nz/product/...ociated=184009

 

Thank you John. Sure you won't want them for Herman? Are they stick on decals or are they stencils? I'd like the word porsche painted on to the calipers for durability.

 

Herman has RUF calipers. They are stick on decals. I'm using the same type for the Turbo 3.6. Red coat first, then decal, then clear coat. I'm not sure about stencils as I figure it's a one shot go to make sure they have a crisp line and I'd be annoyed at a sub standard job after all of that prep.