Hi All,
Just a couple of updates. I stripped the front trunk and sanded back ready for priming and painting. Part of my stripping ( hours.. ) involved trying to clean up the wiring loom. IMO the Porsche loom is a nightmare. How such a simple car can need so many wires I have no idea.. :-) Anyway, I cut, relocated, and soldered one of the looms to neaten things up, and I stripped out stuff like power mirror wires, stereo loom, etc. The PO had spliced in all kinds of crap that I also removed. A custom loom would be ideal I think, although not so good for the NO ( Next owner ? ). I'd also like to run the main loom through the inner guard - anyone done this?
Anyway, I've now shot the trunk in primer and Mexico Blue.
Another small issue was the amount of signficant surface rust around the fuel tank flange and in spot areas. I wire brushed all this back, used rust converter, and then have coated the area in POR15. Next step is to replicate the factory finish with some proof coat type rubberised spray pack, and then a coat of light grey Epoxy.
I;m still not satisifed with my paint either. Too much peel. I also had a couple of runs that I sanded back and tried buffing, but you can see their shadow. So I'm waiting for another dry and hot day to do a final top coat on the tub. I'm really looking forward to being done with paint so I can move onto the mechanical clean up and interior fitout.