Hi All,
I have owned my 89 C4 for around 4 years now and am now in a position to have her painted.
I'm very lucky that I have a great local paint shop that has a lot of experience in older 911's and are good friends so I'm confident that they will do a lovely job on the body, I took the car down a while ago and after a good poke and a prod they are suggesting a glass out job due to rust around the front and back windows, so that's all set.
I have started making a list of other things to address while this is happening but as I add things to this list I've realised I'm out of my depth as I've never done any sort of restoration work before.
I have been reading some of the restoration threads and wondered if there is a 'best practice' for planning the work?
I really want to focus on getting things done during the paint that are a pain in bum to do in normal circumstances but don't have a huge budget so I'm sure I'll have to prioritise some jobs.
My aim is to have a standard(ish) car that is going to be used on the road only, that my wife and daughter can drive comfortably and isn't hard to live with.
Any advice great fully received
Steve
I have owned my 89 C4 for around 4 years now and am now in a position to have her painted.
I'm very lucky that I have a great local paint shop that has a lot of experience in older 911's and are good friends so I'm confident that they will do a lovely job on the body, I took the car down a while ago and after a good poke and a prod they are suggesting a glass out job due to rust around the front and back windows, so that's all set.
I have started making a list of other things to address while this is happening but as I add things to this list I've realised I'm out of my depth as I've never done any sort of restoration work before.
I have been reading some of the restoration threads and wondered if there is a 'best practice' for planning the work?
I really want to focus on getting things done during the paint that are a pain in bum to do in normal circumstances but don't have a huge budget so I'm sure I'll have to prioritise some jobs.
My aim is to have a standard(ish) car that is going to be used on the road only, that my wife and daughter can drive comfortably and isn't hard to live with.
Any advice great fully received
Steve