[marsosporsche]

thank you for the picture.

here is one of some parts i primered.

[pookie]

What setup are you using from primer and paint? I'm working on a 73 VW I'm thinking of trying to paint.

[marsosporsche]

Acrylic Urethane frome TRINITY 1945
I know for the purist this is not the guard red

but this i can afford to do it myself.

i'm using a husky 30 gallons(I think) and important, a good spray gun so you can adjust air and paint. so invest in a good one(about$150 for mine)

____i'm using Acrylic Urethane because this is the kind of paint that as a novice you can take your time and do almost panel per panel at you pace.
and then you polish the all car and it looks like a pro!

[Vicegrip]

Great work on your car! Thanks for positing the progress I look forward to seeing it along the way and finished up. (I hope that you understand unlike a soufflé old Porsche rebuild projects are never "done")

BTW, Will trade OK welding work for good French cooking.

[GoThingNC]

Is that a hard top for a VW Thing in the backround?

[Rick V]

Originally Posted by pookie

If you need help putting the rear targa window back in after paint, call Rick V, Tito and Clarke, they LOOOOOOVE doing rear windows on targas...

I am going to smack you, little man

[marsosporsche]

no it is my friends, and from a mid 70's triumph (TR6?)

[marsosporsche]

Finally after a nice weekend and some free-time, i painted my car

With 2 coats of primer, and 5 yes 5 coats of paint!(it gives me plenty of room to buff it

The color matches almost perfectly!

Here are some pictures.

[slbates]

Nice job for DIY. The factory fiberglass targa top will fit your car (if you ever run across one) with very little modification. You can feel the original cut-outs beneath the vinyl covering of the windshield frame. They are about 28" apart IIRC. The only additional parts needed are 2 rose plates pn 911.565.221.40

[marsosporsche]

low resolution but some more..picts...