The Bob Joyce thread!: Restoration of a 1968 911 L Targa

[bob joyce]

took advantage of a nice bay area afternoon and shot the clear on the quarter panels...
(Maybe i should have jumped on a bus to Reno .... not a single bug or other foreign object landed in the clear!).
The reason i am painting things in pieces and with the doors wide open is because my body can't tolerate the atmosphere...
So far .... this works for me....
I chose the PPG water base for this reason, but the jobber could not mix this Light Ivory in any other single stage paint any way...
Ironically ... If I had shot, this car with single stage I would have been done 6 months ago ....

[bob joyce]

Final prime for front passenger fender...

[bob joyce]

Final prime for the driver front fender....
this will (hopefully) be the last part to paint....

[bob joyce]

warm enough (plus, i put the paint cans out in the sun to warm up) to shoot the clear on the passenger front fender...

[Simonjjb]

Great thread.

[bob joyce]

while i was waiting for paint to dry....
It was pointed out by a 912 Registry Member from across the pond that the Restoration Design front slam panel for the 1968 had an irregular shape
Because the car is already painted i decided to cut a piece off of my original 1968 Targa latch support ang graft it in....

[bob joyce]

For St. pat's day... The final car part painted and clear coated.
Now I will allow the finish to settle and then shoot another clear coat on the intire car.....

[72targa]

Can’t wait to see the finished product!

[bob joyce]

This is the first part to get the final clear coat...
The driver side rear bumper

[bob joyce]

Final clear coats for front bumper and gas tank door...


Special Note: I have accepted the reality that hanging the clear out all the way will be way too risky due to fly's/debris etc.


I will color sand a little more and buff a little more and still achieve my desired finish