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[1972 911]

Hello All !

Brand new to the forums and I'm looking for some help. Have a 1972 911, original paint, solid yellow, with some minor corrosion issues on the exterior that I want to touch up.

A local paint shop told me about the Glasurit coatings and that the Glasurit 22 line would be about the only single stage system that would work. My car has the original baked enamel and none of the modern base/clear coat system will work.

I am in Virginia and any help pointing me in the right direction would be most appreciated.

Thanks !

[Cairo94507]

You have done the right thing. You will get answers from members recommending shops in your area. I would add that when you have narrowed the list down to a few shops, go in and see the shop and look at their work. Don't go off a photo album of work they did 10 years ago- lots of things can change dramatically in 10 years when it comes to work and quality. Don't be in a rush - there are some very talented people out there who work on our cars and there are some real fraudsters too. Good luck with your search.

[1972 911]

Thanks Cairo. I am definitely taking my time. I used to paint cars and motorcycles way back in high school (1974) and really want to do this job myself. I found a shop in VA Beach, Eurofinish LTD owned by Phil Rowland, and he pointed me to the Glasurit paints. I honestly had never heard of the stuff.

[Cairo94507]

My pleasure. Glasurit is one of the Porsche factory paint suppliers and was the paint used on most of our older cars. In CA, where I am our painters are restricted from using anything but water-based paint now. Small independent shops are allowed to spray non-water-based paint a few times per week. I used the Glasurit on my rotisserie restoration and it looks like glass. Funny I painted my '73 914 2.0 (my first Porsche) back in 1976 myself and it came out beautiful. I worked as an apprentice painter at the time so I knew a little bit and was able to do my car entirely by myself. Nowadays I no longer have the skills to do that my car was painted in southern California by a true master. Good luck and stay safe. Michael (aka Cairo)

[962porsche]

BSF G lasurit was and is the paint supplier for Porsche in fact they supply paints to all the top auto makers like BMW, Benz,
in 1972 your car was painted with a urethane enamel Porsche and M Benz were the 1st auto makers to use it. today the same basic paint would be BASF's Limco line. you can get limo in single stage or a base clear.
you could also go with the Glasurit line but the paint will not be a urethane enamel. for a newbe the Glasurit 22 line will be easier to use and clean out using single stage then a urethane enamel will be.
the 22 line has a good blending reducer to melt in the edges of the blends.
because most all shops now just deal with base clear and most shops do not hire painters they hire sprayers most shops will not be able to even blend or know how to blend a single stage finish.
they base out the repair area and just Clear the hole panel.