rebuilding my 99 986

[Brucelee]

"If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!"

[chpanther69]

my roommate brought home a cat and let it loose in the garage, so tonight was the first night i could work on the car without the cat getting out.. i got the back end sanded and bondo'd and ready to go. and found another nice ding while doing it that i hadnt noticed. im still waiting on getting the frame straightened. the high school i used to go to has a autobody class and he has a frame straightener there and i have the correct map for my car to upload to it. so i'll take the free route rather than getting it done right now. the radiator and ac condensor are being purchased money as well. so after all that all i need is a key. and well paint, which i will also be doing myself. any ideas on what color i should do? im leaning more towards the silver already on it, but who knows.

heres some pics.






it still looks good from that side. lol i kinda like it without doors.. hmmm

[chpanther69]

i forgot to mention, incase you notices the missing passenger side air bag, im actually going to put in a dvd screen right there. hook up some navigation and a dvd player to it. i think it will add a nice touch to the boxster

[insite]

so what's the process for painting these damaged areas? prime / paint the damaged area and clear entire panel? or do you sand all the paint off of the entire panel & paint the whole panel?

i'm familiar with painting 'new' stuff, but always wondered how they spot repair. i'm assuming they repair the damaged area, blend the color w/ surrounding paint, and clear the whole panel. do they rough up the surface of the entire panel before clear, or does it stick well to the factory color? thanks.

[chpanther69]

Originally Posted by insite

so what's the process for painting these damaged areas? prime / paint the damaged area and clear entire panel? or do you sand all the paint off of the entire panel & paint the whole panel?

i'm familiar with painting 'new' stuff, but always wondered how they spot repair. i'm assuming they repair the damaged area, blend the color w/ surrounding paint, and clear the whole panel. do they rough up the surface of the entire panel before clear, or does it stick well to the factory color? thanks.

yes you can spot paint the damaged areas, and yea you got the technique down pretty good. you just rough up the rest with 1500 grit sandpaper and water, then spray the primer on the damaged part and then paint it. you have to "feather edge" the new paint into the existing paint to get it to blend together. then you clear the whole thing. altho i know some people who only clear the part they need to. but for my project i think im going to just paint the whole car, so i will have to sand down or scuff the entire surface to get the new paint to stick.