Boxster Resurrection: 2001 Boxster S back from the Dead

[P_Carfahrer]

Originally Posted by MWS

Huge bonus points for spending the effort to refurb the car after your most unfortunate accident. Most people would have just taken then money and walked away. I'm sure some people might think you are insane, but love is love, and you obviously love your car... It's a shame more people don't.

It is beyond rational. I guess I need to change the title of the thread to Boxster Resurrection: 2001 Boxster S back from the Dead .....twice

[BruceH]

Looks great! A silver lining perhaps

[P_Carfahrer]

Pics below after wet-sanding and polish. 1500 grit by hand to remove peel and denib followed by 3000 and then 5000 trizact with the DA. Polishing after these steps is cake. Sanding with the DA with such fine pads goes very fast and afterwards requires very little compounding with two passes in each direction.

In researching Seal Grey (L6B4/6B5) before painting, I learned that Porsche actually has five different variants of the color with the differences being in the metallic flake grain size and tinting between blue/grey. The variant I went with called for a whole quart of blue pearl to make two quarts of paint. It also doesn’t cover well so three base coats is minimum. I bought two quarts originally and had to go buy more paint as I wouldn’t have enough to paint bumpers and the other trims pieces.

[P_Carfahrer]

Removed the console to have it body color painted when I paint the bumpers and exterior trim pieces and installed Ben's short shifter. Nice snick-snick feel and the throw travel and weight feel really good. I haven't driven the car in months so I don't really feel a change that will bother me until I get used to it.

[507fan]

Looks great! Congrats on the labor of love. Painting the center console body color is a great idea. I also have a seal grey Boxster w painted center console. My winter project is going to be painting the door pocket covers seal grey too. There are also a few threads on here where guys have painted the front center console (stereo surround) and/or the molding strip on the dashboard. Thought I'd mention in case you hadn't seen it. While you're in the paint booth...