I see there's a lot of guys on here that know their way around the mechanics of a boxster, but are there any body guys on here? I love body work and only do the mechanical stuff because I have to. I would so much prefer to paint a car than rebuild a motor. To me, spraying a layer of paint on a vehicle is better than sex. The excitement of dramatically changing a vehicle's appearance in under ten minutes is very exhilarating. Hours, days, weeks or years worth of work comes down to that last pass of the spray gun. If you messed up, got lazy or rushed your work. That's when it will show up. But if you did all your prep work correctly and nothing popped up during spraying, it's
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I started this thread because I have some questions about painting my boxster. It's Arena Red Metallic and I have some body parts I need to paint. I have a hard top, bumper covers and side skirts I need to match. The paint overall is in great condition and might have slight sun fade. The factory base coat paint is water based, correct? Can I paint my parts with urethane paint/clear coat and it will match the shine color of the water base/clear coat? Should I just use the water base/clear like the factory does? I've never sprayed a water base before. Does it flow like urethane single stage or base coat?
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