COLOR: Porsche Aquamarine Blue

Ton's of research went into figuring out exactly what color I wanted for the car.  Finally seeing the color I was after was just the beginning.  Internet resources and digital pictures can be poor sources of info, as to exactly what a color is or how it's supposed to look.  Hours of online reading, ordering of Porsche magazine back issues, contacting Porsche restoration specialists around the country, and even visiting Will Hoit Restorations in California for an in-person look at a freshly Aquamarine coated 356 A model, were all necessary steps to finding the perfect color.

As you can tell by the quality of this paint job, I've only posted pictures of a small fraction of the work it took to do this.  It came out absolutely gorgeous! 

On to polishing.

 

More Body and Paint

Fall 2013: 

Deluxe posted over 400 photos of work progress on their website while the car was in Tempe.  Weekly picture updates and a phone call every two or so weeks gave me confidence the job was being done right!

Back from blasting and looking solid!!

Body work begins.

Undersides of lids and compartment areas are to be finished as beautifully as the exterior.  It's going to be ridiculous!

Sanitized engine compartment.

At some point in the car's life it had it's trim holes filled.  Had them re-opened in stock form to fit polished stainless moldings from Germany.

European cars had a cool side marker, or city light, mounted just in front of the doors.  I always really liked the look so decided to add those too.  Here the holes are being cut to factory spec.

Ready for first coat of primer.

 Wheel wells, undercarriage, inner doors, and inner fenders all get a light duty poly-undercoating for corrosion protection, sound deadening, and future drivability.  

(Notice the body sealant reapplied in the front wells.  Details) 

Speaker holes gone.  NICE!!

Clean line between undercoating and what will be a color matched compartment.

Back together for more sanding.  In all I think the panels were apart and put back together four times for various stages of preparation and fitting.