Great video. Interesting to actually see the proper process of Porsches going through the body shop and work get undertaken. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Used a similar company called Body Technics in Slough for a few of my cars years ago - yes they were a Porsche approved body shop but the guys always did a grand job even on my non Porsche’s. The Audi dealership around the corner (when it was Aston Green Audi) even recommended them.
It should be an interesting journey. Will definitely be looking at Bob's car. An interesting project worthy of some air time, we just ran out on this occasion. As Arnie says, we'll be back !!
Great video Henry. Love the unique viewpoints you share on your videos. Very different and informative. Thanks for taking the time. Love this journey 👍
Thanks for the kind words. I guess I've learnt on the job for thirty years, bought the T-shirt, burnt my fingers, made mistakes and ultimately discovered what works and what doesn't. Always open to new ideas - every day really is a school day.
Henry ,Very well explanation and technical break down how the paint is created and changed over the years. I've been using Porsche Specialist, Auto Body Technic Nick and Bob for years now, Bob is a professional and very passionate about his work loves working on 911's is Honest ,Genius at matching paint on cars,What happened to Bob's car you was going show us?
Yes, we missed Bob's car - but don't worry. I suspect we're going to make a few trips there and there are quite a lot of things I want to cover. Bob's project is an interesting one so we will definitely be featuring it.
@@askiff1415 No, that's one of our cars, a 964 cabriolet. Bob's is some way off being in colour. Don't worry, I will definitely make sure it features in the next video.
Hi Henry, most interesting. I had my 993’s vulnerable areas painted a couple of years ago ( windscreen out to address first signs of corrosion just below screen on drivers side, bonnet, wings, nose cone, mirrors etc). Would be interested in your views about paint protection film after paintwork.
Henry, I like it! Nice to get an insight into body work and how professionals go about it. You mentioned colour matching on cars that may have already had paint on different panels in the past. This can really open up a can of worms so sometimes you have to bite the bullet and go for a full respray! Just a thought but would Bob recommend mixing extra paint when doing a full respray so that he has spare paint for future touch ups or would he not bother as he has the code/mix on his computer? Anyway, great video and can’t wait for the next instalment👍🏻💪🏻👏🏻
You would generally mix new paint as and when it's needed. That way you're sure of it performing properly. As you say, when it's coming from the same paint mixing scheme there should be absolutely no issues.
Enjoying this a great deal so far. Interesting to hear about the different batches of paint and variations of colour. I had some front bumper work done on my old (NOT by these guys) and the "Atlas Grey" that was used ended up fractionally more purple than the rest of my car! I think it was a later batch, and while at first I didn't really notice, it really bugged me after a while. Good to see that these guys are aware of the potential issues. I'm interested to know whether you'll be using the period-correct (cellulose?) paint, or a more modern and environmentally-friendly water-based version? I hear that the water-based midnight blue is *really* prone to scratches (found this out just after buying a midnight blue car :-)
Hi there. We will be using water based colour coat with 2K clear lacquer on top. The colour makes no difference when it comes to scratch resistance as the clear lacquer is identical regardless or blue, red, green or purple. With darker colours you tend to notice surface imperfections more, white is extremely forgiving. You can find that plastic panels change colour over a period of time differently to metal panels so even when painted at the same time polyurethane bumper panels go off colour compared to the metal body panels.
Talks about paint matching against the roof as it's the panel that's not normally been painted.....except this car. It must hide some stories with all those cracks and crazing on the roof.
Really hard to say without seeing the car but as a very crude estimate work on around £5,000. It will depend on lots of factors, the base condition of the car, what gets found during strip down and so on.
