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refinished my cookies
Getting ready to work on both 944s:
 Corroded (ie ugly) wheel:  The same wheel, after the long and painful job:  as soon as I can, I am going to hand-paint the center caps... but for now, I think you will agree that the wheels are a huge improvement.
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07-10-2003, 02:52 PM
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Location: Redmond WA Can anyone help me with my snorkle mod?
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What did you do to it?
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07-10-2003, 03:39 PM
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Used paint stripper to bubble up the clear coat, removed all this with steel wool, sanded away the corrosion gashes, used polishing compound to get rid of the scratches, and wheel polish to give them that nice shine.
All in all, took about 4 hours
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Current Stable: Black 07 Porsche 987 Cayman S: Long-Tube Headers; FabSpeed Exhaust; VividRacing ECU Tune; IPD Plenum; 997GT3 Throttle Body. Blue 1983 Porsche 928S. 1985.5 Porsche 944 Rat Rod. 2011 Acura MDX. 2008 Mazda 3. Gone But Not Forgotten:Garnet Red 86 Porsche 951("The Purple Pig"). Alpine White 83 Porsche 944 ("Alpine Wolf"). Guards Red 84 Porsche 944. |
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07-10-2003, 03:43 PM
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Clearcoat them or they will corrode again.
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07-10-2003, 04:39 PM
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Wow, what an improvement! What i had planned to do was sort of make my cookies look like the riviera type style on the 914s... with the low spots being black, and the high spots polished out. Be sure to use a nice high-temp clear coat. Engine enamel/clear coat works good too!
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07-10-2003, 06:12 PM
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Good Work CJFusco!!
I also refinished my cookies over the past winter. They were very very very corroded though. The pic below was taken right before I was about to paint the center, the lip was pretty much done though it just needed one more final polishing. I haven't got any pics since I finished them . They look alot better, but I really was just looking to make them tide me over till I can get my hands on a used set of 17 cup's or something. 
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07-10-2003, 07:51 PM
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Awesome job, I'm going to start doing mine soon...
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07-10-2003, 09:02 PM
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it was a long and painstaking job, but i think it was worth it...
... if i have time, i think i will start painting the center caps tomorrow... that is, if i have time
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Current Stable: Black 07 Porsche 987 Cayman S: Long-Tube Headers; FabSpeed Exhaust; VividRacing ECU Tune; IPD Plenum; 997GT3 Throttle Body. Blue 1983 Porsche 928S. 1985.5 Porsche 944 Rat Rod. 2011 Acura MDX. 2008 Mazda 3. Gone But Not Forgotten:Garnet Red 86 Porsche 951("The Purple Pig"). Alpine White 83 Porsche 944 ("Alpine Wolf"). Guards Red 84 Porsche 944. |
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07-10-2003, 09:30 PM
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Looks really good.
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07-15-2003, 04:08 AM
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2007 Porsche Cayman S
The Viridian Falcon
SOLD! -- The Purple Pig
SOLD! -- Mighty Mouse
SOLD!! -- Alpine Wolf
1984 Porsche 944 2.5
2017 Victory Octane
2005 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT
