Back to the beginning?
Posted by: rob
We needed a car to work on as part of our refinishing modules at SIT, so I volunteered the Karmann Ghia to be prepped and painted by the class. It's only going to cost me the paint and a nominal fee for materials and use of the spray booth/bake oven.
We are going to be painting it with PPG two pack paint (the good stuff), so all the single pack primer that I had put on has had to come off again as well as most of the previous red paint as well which contained a lot of humidity blistering (from having water in the air lines when it was sprayed on).
It's great seeing the progress on the car with a whole team working on it -- and also getting the job done properly -- something I could never do at home. Peter, our tutor, is keeping a close eye on everything and so far the bonnet, decklid, roof and both the doors have come up very well, and should look pretty smooth in the finish.
Thanks also go to our panel beating tutor, Roby, who has done a fantastic job getting the worst door back into shape. The bright pink epoxy primer looks pretty hideous, but will soon enough disappear under some undercoat and top coats at the rate my fellow students are ripping into the job.
