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Originally Posted by tonypeoni View Post
Cool thread...
BEWARE - Swirls and scratches, bubbles, "orange peel". The original factory paint applied on most of the early 930's was single stage. Paint meter is a must!
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Originally Posted by infraredcalvin View Post
...I've got similar orange peel on my rear fenders...
Check with a restoration expert, "orange peel" on most early cars was the result of Porsche's inexperience with the underlying galvanizing process. There is a lot of discussion suggesting this "orange peel” resulted in many low mile 930 owners repainting their cars. Might have seemed like a great idea back then but too bad for a lot of otherwise nice 930's today. Repairing "orange peel" on a '70's 930 may be counterproductive to maintaining originality.

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Originally Posted by krasuskyp View Post
…careful on wetsanding guys, it not terribly hard but I'd practice on not my 930 first... like... the wife's rig or something heh heh
Spot on Paul! Better yet, original or a decent repaint, leave it to an expert - unless you don’t give a ***t about your car.


Heed what Hams930T and quattrorunner say. Original paint is only original once.
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