The project 911R something...

[78SCRSMAN]

Yes... I chose the 2010 Sport Classic Grey or AKA, Beige Grey, an old 356 color as I understand. I sprayed the trunk and engine compartment already and will have some photos soon.

[Igofastr]

Your work is inspiring me to get my rear in gear again. I'm doing much the same work (although less of it....knock on wood) on a '67 912 shell.

And yes, the rotissory makes a huge difference.

Good work.

Ron

[78SCRSMAN]

Igfastr... thanks.

Here is where I'm at so far: I have the undercoat applied to the fender wells, the engine bay and trunk area are painted the body color (due to time constraints with the epoxy primer), and the first coat of sandable primer has been sprayed on the tub, doors and fenders. Bodywork is finished save for the front hood which still needs to be media blasted.
The last photo is a bit of Independence day cheer taken from my 40D.
Oh yeah, I decided on a Getty ducktail... great product and fit! Check ebay, I did and saved $140 over their normal price!
Time to let the dust fly... first block sand will be 180 grit... til' then.

[78SCRSMAN]

A few updates:

Well I've been pluging away at this and here's where I'm at...
The body has been blocked w/180 and re-primed. Awaiting final blocking w/320 & 600
All of the unattached parts have been Painted, Sanded w/1500 and buffed once!
Yep, getting close to the big dance. I've learned a few things with the first panels. Check for pinholes in your primer vary carefully... if you have some, sand more and/or spray more primer if need be. What has happened is there were some small pinholes in the primer and have become evident in the clear as tiny craters as I call them. You need to get very close and have the right light to see them but there are 6-12 of these on each panel. Thankfully I chose a lighter color (Black was my original choice) so they don't show up. Anyway, I will be scrutinizing the primer much closer before painting the color as well as spraying 4 coats of clear just in case I miss something, I can safely sand them flat!

Overall, I'm very happy with my garage spray job... so far.

Here are some money shots:

Bunch of stuff ready for paint

[78SCRSMAN]

A few updates:

Well I've been pluging away at this and here's where I'm at...
The body has been blocked w/180 and re-primed. Awaiting final blocking w/320 & 600
All of the unattached parts have been Painted, Sanded w/1500 and buffed once!
Yep, getting close to the big dance. I've learned a few things with the first panels. Check for pinholes in your primer vary carefully... if you have some, sand more and/or spray more primer if need be. What has happened is there were some small pinholes in the primer and have become evident in the clear as tiny craters as I call them. You need to get very close and have the right light to see them but there are 6-12 of these on each panel. Thankfully I chose a lighter color (Black was my original choice) so they don't show up. Anyway, I will be scrutinizing the primer much closer before painting the color as well as spraying 4 coats of clear just in case I miss something, I can safely sand them flat!

Overall, I'm very happy with my garage spray job... so far.

Here are some money shots:

Bunch of stuff ready for paint




I decided to paint one side at a time and used a trick someone taught me awhile back. You tape along the bottome side of the panel you're painting, leaving the tape to stickout slightly. Reverse the procedure when painting the other side. The edge ends up slightly less than smooth but there will be no tape lines.





The jams turned out great. No runs yet... Look at that gloss!





Got some color down and now getting ready to shoot some stripes. Not a task I recommend doing sober. Lots of colorful language going on here.

[78SCRSMAN]

I used the traditional, wet sanding for two hours minimum and buff for another hour or so... on each panel! Method. Yet to come is another hour with the swirl remover for that perfect deep shine.

Here's where I started. That inevetible orange peel.




After sanding a couple hours w/1500 and a spray bottle of water.




The final pruduct after an hour of compounding.




Here's how the stripes turned out. The hood is ready for compounding and the duck still needs the full treatment.

[blee]

Very nice! Going for the full-bore limited edition "Sport Classic" look eh? I like it! I'm obviously biased, but I love the color too. My last proj:
You're going to have to give me tips on painting when I'm at that stage - nice work.

[78SCRSMAN]

Thanks, that's the direction I'm heading with this. I'm used to seeing stripes that go all the way around the bumper like a big ribbon. When I saw the Sport Classic I thought the stripes were very classy. I decided to adopt the idea and the color.
Glad I did!

Love your car. where in WA are you?

[911t Fanatic]

Interested in buying your rotisserie after your done!

[blee]

On the dark, cold and rainy side! Just north of Seattle in Mukilteo.

[D911SC]

subscribed. nice work!!

[78SCRSMAN]

Rotisserie will be for sale but probably only for local sale. It weighs a lot and is homemade. I can send you some pictures if you're interested in making one. Shipping might be cost prohibitive?

blee Lived over there for 8 years... it's sunny here... still. We like to take short trips over there sometimes just for fun. Can't wait to take this car on one!

[78SCRSMAN]

Here's a hood shot... next time it will be bolted to the car! The tub is now ready for cleanup and taping off AGAIN for paint. It required 16 hrs of my time to block w/400 and again w/600. This is very rewarding work but has required so much time... that first rock chip is gonna kill me.
Here ya go:

[blee]

Dang - that's nice work Derek! Did you use Glasurit?

[78SCRSMAN]

Thanks, I'm very anxious to see the car painted and the doors, hoods etc. on the car. I'm running out of time (weather) so the bumpers will need to wait till spring.
The paint is SPI stuff (aka: Southern Polyurethane's) products. Only the basecoat is Martin Senour, TEC line. (their top-o-the line paint)

[78SCRSMAN]

Got the color on today and the stripes... clear is tomorrow! I must say, painting the body is much more challenging than I was hoping for. It's just so much bigger than the doors and hoods. The rotisserie is key... still.
The strange coloring is due to the lighting. More pics tomorrow.

[78SCRSMAN]

It's done!?!... well almost. I have 4 coats of clear on and have yet to block and buff. I'll wait a week or two for that.
After the second coat, I had zero runs and it was looking pretty good to go all the way. The 4th coat produced a few runs that will need to be sanded. I think I slowed down a bit on the last two coats as I used more paint than the first two. Oh well, this is why I chose a Base/Clear method.
I'll post a few more pics when the whole thing has been blocked, buffed and polished to a high gloss.

[Fishcop]

Fabulous work!

[Competizione]

Amazing work so far... It's going to be a stunner!

[blee]

Woohoo!