Most Insane Paint Job EVER! Step-by-Step Process on the AMMO Porsche 964

In last week's episode, we painfully stripped the original

paint

off the 964

ammo

, stripped it to perfection, rust-proofed and stained the body, all in preparation for a concours

paint

job, then added new custom wheels , removed the interior, repainted the row bar, installed custom headlights. He reassembled the car and then installed a clear bra on each painted surface. This is an episode not to be missed. In much more about this fourth and final episode of the 964

ammo

restoration, I paint here first. The paint prep team pushes the 964 into position near the Euro VAX hanging from the ceiling throughout, which will eventually collect dust as they sand the primer once again, but before that it must be taped off adhesive and carefully seal each window with plastic to prevent sand and paint from getting inside once. sealing Anthony and Joe inspect the primer for small imperfections by hand with an additional guide coat, basically starting where George left off last week, if you remember last week's video.

George's last

step

was 600 grit, so Anthony and Joe are refining it even further with 800. Honestly, as they sanded and sanded, the paint looks so good that I imagined keeping it white like they explained to me later. This slow

process

of sanding and priming is key to a concours paint job. Any perfection in the primer will now show. and cause imperfections in the final product, so careful refinement is essential here. The car is then thoroughly washed to remove any traces of primer dust left over from the previous sanding. It's all about cleanliness. In fact, more time was spent preparing, cleaning, and blowing air than cleaning. actually applying paint or primer to the car, it's definitely a case of measuring twice, cutting once or in my case cleaning a hundred and fifty times and then spraying once after washing and drying.

Anthony found a small spot that wasn't one hundred percent perfect, so he marked it with masking tape and his guys sanded it again. Then it was time to decide the color of the car. Now I've been going back and forth for weeks on what particular color I wanted but ultimately for me black is the best color when it's clean and as we all know it's a huge pain in the ass to keep clean , but that's probably why I'm a fan of the

process

and techniques used when cleaning and protecting a car, so I told Anthony I wanted black.

He said great, what color black, what do you mean what color black here in my hand there are about 20 different blacks, there are many different variations, it is blue or this red or this green, or you can go to many different areas outside of here, do you see any? the black be particularly light this Bentley Bentley l0 for one called Beluga black is a deep, oil-rich black, it is a much more wet or glassy ER look that contains no other pigments or tones now the original Porsche paint tends to have a white or light ash tone to its black color from what I'm told, but this particular color will have a lot more pop.

The next

step

s will be that the car has been fully primed and block sanded, we block it in 220 and 320 grit from that step forward, then I sanded it and the cleat body with the cleat primer with 400 600 800 and it is the Perfect finish for applying a base coat. The smoother finish gives it enough grain. It is thick enough for the base layer to embed into it. applying a water based paint on this vehicle which is why we use a water based paint it's less solvent it's so strong through the clear coat it gives it a nice clear finish so at that point we'll apply two base coats on the vehicle once the base has been applied and the coat has dried, we will inspect the entire vehicle for imperfections, anything we don't like, anything we see that we're not happy with, look at anything we've pointed out to you with you, remove it and we will get To get rid of those imperfections, at that time we will apply a final coat of base and then two coats of clear coat, once the clear coat is splashed, the entire car will dry and with faith in the paint For automobiles, we use three types of partners. the clear, oh there is a slope, this immediate man goes fast contrary to popular belief, people tend to think that a faster Horner will not dry the car faster, this is not true when using a slower hardener, each coat of clear can dry at the same time solids can escape, at the same time we will bake your car s

ever

al times to force the drying of these solvents to pass through the clear coat, this will ensure and allow you to be able to wrap your car after seven days, so there was a lot of information, but the important thing to take away from this is that the paint will be ready for waxes, sealants, and even a clear bra after about a week.

Well, I can feel it. Most of you are about to write a comment on YouTube. Saying this doesn't make any sense, but holding horses now in

most

body shop situations for 7 days is not normal because they don't sand the oven paint, oven paint is baked multiple times, same thing at Baking is what actually helps the gases reach the surface and be released from the paint now, if you force the off-gassing process or in other words make it easier for the paint to release the gases, then you will have decreased the baking period. Normal wait of 60 to 90 days now for

most

bodies.

It's understandable that shops don't take the time to allow the car to go through so many steps, it's just not economical for the average daily driver, but for a concours paint job, this step, as well as many others you're about to See, they are what make it unique. to normal paint jobs, so before you write your comment remember that the 60 to 90 day rule still applies, but if you add the extra steps J&B is doing for month 964, you can decrease the degassing period before Let the remaining pieces print. Lurvin another J&B veteran applies a light coat of sealant to prevent rust on the newly exposed areas of the frame.

After the last round of sanding, the guys also added epoxy sealant to the frame seams to prevent water from running behind the metal and rusting again. I said in the last video that this car could literally fall into the ocean and not rust with the entire vehicle equally primed. J&B did something I had n

ever

seen before: all the walls were covered with plastic sheeting from floor to ceiling and the floor itself was rinsed with water before any black paint was sprayed. This technique is used to minimize the chance of dust sticking to the surface while paint is being applied, which is a common mistake and headache that most body shops have to deal with on a regular basis.

However, plastic sheets attract dust through static electricity and the wet floor simply traps the floating dust and prevents it from accumulating in the car, creating dust particles. This extra thought will now prevent Dee from biting later on a spring cleaning job. Now is the time to add the first coat or base coat of paint notice how light or thin the first coat is. Its purpose is to give the following layers better adhesion. If you try to go too fast and too heavy so early in the process, you could see runs in the paint. the car is almost completely disassembled, painting the door frame and tight areas becomes much easier and makes the repair undetectable as no transitions or blends are needed after about 15 minutes base coat number one is dry and base coat number two is ready to apply this coat. is thicker than the previous step notice the slower movements of your arm this will deposit more paint the same idea when detailing a car and a polisher the slower the speed of your arm the more aggressive you will be with the pink with slower forward movements Joe sets up the blower, but these are not the fans or motors.

Typical air blowers, are wall-mounted magnetic air amplifiers that speed up the drying time of water-based paints in solvents by creating turbulent air that draws released gases away from the paint instead of a normal fan that will simply blow the gases away. gases back to the surface. Notice the rippling of the plastic on the windows. The turbulent air created by the blowers after the car is baked at 145 degrees for 40 minutes to allow the metal to reach approximately 90 degrees. This, along with the blowers above, allows the paint to cure quickly and J&B to continue adding layers of paint after the 40 minutes 964 sauna lurvin waits until the paint cools to about 70 degrees before a third can be added and final layer of bentley black.

This last layer was added for safety, making sure all the pieces from all angles are painted evenly is important so guys. I turned off all the overhead lights and used a powerful paint light similar in concept to our pens for smaller details, but this one has a little more illumination to reveal areas of the frame that are not evenly covered with paint, this requires a very good eye to discern between them. slight differences in pigment shades indicating how many coats there are in that particular area and if another injection of paint is required notice this square piece of metal on a wooden stick the square of metal represents my car now during each stage of the painting process lurvin paint would spray the The same paint used on my car in this test because from a manufacturing perspective we call this lot retention to ensure that each lot is exactly the same as previous samples.

I had no idea this happened in the body shop world, but it makes sense now, each one is unique. The color is tested and matched to a sample square when mixing is required to make the repair truly undetectable. Very good with three coats of paint on the car. Now it is left to cure overnight tomorrow, however the shine comes early the next day. Lurvin mixes the glass clear coat cocktail or at 9:23 255 and hardener 99 94 and slow reducer three five two two one six for those keeping track at home, the floors are washed again while driving through the night and with a suit put on the clear coat ready, apply the first coat of amazing shine.

Watch the relatively matte finish turn into a deep, dewy reflection. Look at the door on the left versus the door on the right. It's absolutely incredible and that's right after the first coat, again, the first coat of clear. It is relatively thin and lightweight to prevent runs, setting the stage for subsequent thicker coats. When the first coat is completed, our retaining panel is cleaned and placed next to the car to dry at the same time and under the same conditions. and after baking for another 40 minutes at 145 degrees another clear mixture is prepared and ready for coat number two notice again that your arm speed is slow and the gun is applying thicker and thicker layers of clear the camera is not here is doing it justice, it was so bright that I was actually having to reduce the aperture as the layers increased due to the brightness.

In fact, it was so clear that he was out three-quarters of the way through and needed to reload his weapon now, at this point in the restoration. Really sinking, I began to realize how incredibly impressive my car would look. To the point, the frame had the same deep and rich look as the exterior of the car, which is also crazy, so all the work over the last six months was becoming evident while I was filming this particular scene, a Once he finished adding the second coat of clear to the retaining square, he then inspected the panels for any areas that needed a slight touch-up or a slight imperfection repaired.

The panels literally looked like a piece of glass and in the adjoining paint booth, all the individual pieces have gone through the exact same process. Notice how each little piece is perfectly assembled with wooden sticks. My headlight rings, shark fins, brake ducts, mirrors, rear spoiler, rear deck and bumpers all suspended from their mounts. I felt like it was. a museum of Porsche parts. I wanted to take them home and hang them in my house like this Modern Art for the Car Guy, after a night of baking the art pieces were taken out of the cabin and put in the apartment next door or in the Jonah Sanding Department Anthony first discussed next steps regarding grainsused in sanding the 964.

They decided to scrape the door jambs first with yellow pads, then with blocks and 1000 grit to remove the heavier imperfections, all things being equal, block sanding. It's actually more aggressive than machine sanding, which is kind of counterintuitive because you think a machine is more powerful than your hand, which may be true, but the block used doesn't have an interface pad or cushion to smooth it out. the transfer of pressure from the arm to the paint. This results in more cuts for the next step, however, Anthony uses a machine on a large flat area to refine the sanding marks from the previous block with 1200, 1500, and eventually 2000 grit.

Note the black space between the machine or the power source and sandpaper. Called an interface pad, this pad absorbs power and softens aggressiveness for ever-increasing refinement due to extreme cleaning procedures. I only noticed that Lurvin removes a tip of powder after round 1 of painting to do it quickly. He uses a razor blade to do it carefully. Shave the tip by hand before sanding the entire panel along with the rest of the car. Note that the sides of the razor blades are taped to avoid unnecessary scratches. My favorite part of filming these videos is watching and learning the tricks that aren't taught in books or schools.

I have a lot of respect for this level of skill. Now this is where the Concours paint job starts to move away from a normal paint job after post-sanding, the 964 now heads back to the cockpit for a final coat of lurvin clear coat. Prepare the paint by cleaning it again with air wipes and solvent, then cover the floor with water one last time. I thought the previous coat of clear made the car stand out, but I was completely wrong after sanding the clear and then adding a new coat on top. It's a challenge to describe in words how incredibly wet the car looked in person after it was baked again overnight and the next day it was dry and warm and sunny, meaning I was out detailing cars after a long, cold winter, so the guys at the shop took the car out to bake it in the sun and then took a cell phone video to add to the story.

Healing naturally outside is another great way to speed up. With the gas removal process, it is even more guaranteed that you can wrap the car before it leaves the shop. The car was then returned to the sanding department to refine the body and all miscellaneous parts by hand to 3000 grit and then the car was pushed through the shop. I walked into the polishing department of all the J&B departments, this is obviously the one I felt most comfortable in. I really wanted to feel the difference between the new paint on my car and the factory cured finishes that I normally work on in most body shops.

I use rotary polishers along with wool pads to remove sanding marks quickly and efficiently, which makes sense; However, as a professional detailer, most of the paint I work with is highly cured or hard and usually comes directly from the factory, so using a dual action random orbit machine is more appropriate with the advances in technology and machines, pads and fluids, the gap between the cutting power and speed of the rotary and the efficiency and swirl-free motion of the powerful DAs on the market today has narrowed enough to prove against each other, so Anton and I took our respective machines in the middle of the driver's side door.

I was using the roof as a mark 2 with an additional McGuire 6 inch cutting disc in M ​​100, while Anthony was using a Dewalt rotary and a 9 inch wool pad and heavy cutting compound afterwards. In round 1, both machines cut surprisingly well and the 3000 grit sanding marks came out without much problem. Then we switched to foam pads and buffed. I used the yellow Rue PES foam pad and M 205, while Anthony used a pink foam pad and re-polished each one. The machine worked well and the results were quite similar. Dealing with new, fresh paint it is a challenge to manage the amount of residue that comes off the paint due to its softness and somewhat sticky characteristics of any new paint job, although the results were very similar, I believe that by having a pad of Larger size is useful in these particular situations to increase surface area and help control the amount of debris that comes off new or soft paint.

This was a very useful comparison, as you can see. I was absolutely excited to use this as a data point in My polishing skills and I always enjoy learning from other professionals. The old saying still holds true in paint polishing. If your method works for you, continue doing it. Variations between machines, pads, compounds, polishes, and ultimately the skills of the user give a definitive answer like this. That's a silly statement, the goal is to make the paint look flawless. How you get there depends on what works best for you with the paint polished and looking great.

Now it's time to see George again to put it back together when I arrived. The next morning, George was already in the car tearing up my carpet, which wasn't part of the plan. I later found out I had a small leak at the bottom of the car due to the holes cut for the jrz suspension, the rubber gaskets must have come off while on the track and allowed water droplets to seep in which caused the cushions under the rug would get wet, so at this point George wasn't going to move on to the next step without fixing the rug problem in the holes first once it got wet.

He removed the carpet and vacuumed the remains. He prepared the car for an interior paint job with the new roof installed. The metal inside needed to be primed and painted to prevent rust in the future, then a relative applied the base coat and left to dry for the final color. The coating was also applied by a family member, this again is a precautionary step as the headliner recovered the roof, but avoiding rust is imperative when you live in the northeast with the roof drying out. George then cuts out the soundproofing material for the floor of the vehicle using a template he made for each area of ​​the interior.

Meanwhile, with the interior getting soundproofing material, I take the opportunity to clean all the plastic panels removed from the interior once we find the leak. pretty good, doing an interior detail on my car without actually being in The interior and having everything on a table was too strange not to take advantage of this experience and clean up a little in the process as the interior started to come together. George needed some roofing advice from Frank. These metal hangers are what hold the headliner to the headliner and since every spare part on any car never fits perfectly, George had to cut and reshape the wires to match those on the headliner and he wanted to discuss it with Frank first.

The next morning. It was very exciting. My new headlights that arrived from the upgrade source. Don't worry, these came with a cut in the lenses created in a sandblasting booth. The new headlights would replace my original lights, which are absolutely horrible at night. You can't see anything. The customization options are endless. These kits come with the purchase of xenon projector headlights, 4300K ​​or 8000K HID bulbs with optional angel eyes and different colored clear or fluted lenses, chrome or plastic rings and all wiring necessary to upgrade the setup. previous to the new one to say I. I was excited, it was an understatement, for sure.

I felt like he gave the car a little facelift while also making it safer to drive at night. Now that the interior has also been renovated. I thought it was the perfect time to update the row bar color. From wrinkle black to wrinkle red for powder coating I visited my friend Mario at Performance Industries, you all know him from the wheel repair videos, but they also have an amazing powder coating booth and a huge oven to bake and cure the powder coat when finished Mario and Evan. I found the exact color that matched my seat belts, which added some pop to my monochrome interior.

I will be back in a few days to pick them up before installation, meanwhile at the store George was making templates on the roof to cut the The soft backing material that would be placed between the metal roof and the suede headliner will not only reduce noise and vibration, but it will also add a bit of softness or cushioning feel to the chamois after leaving the roll bar at Mario's. I visited Matt. At AI Design, these guys have been building custom cars for years, so I wanted to see if you had any extra suede I could use for the intricate finishing work on the interior.

Helped me understand the sizes and cuts I would need. For the carpet edges that once had vinyl, I will now upgrade them to suede to match the suede headliner you pre-ordered that will arrive this week while we wait for the pre-cut headliner. George continued putting the car together. in parts, first it was the side panels and doors, then the door panels, then the deck lid etc., each part is carefully handled like a scratch, now it would require a repaint and would delay the full restoration, then it was They installed the bumper and brake kits, freshly painted front spoiler. black window moldings and new rubber gaskets around all the jams, but at that moment one of my longest projects arrived from Canada: the 17-inch custom-designed 90 wheels originally designed for the Porsche, but only in this size of 16 inches, however, since installing the big brake 965 kit, the 16 inch rims no longer fit over the huge calipers, so my beloved D 90 rims became useless at this point.

I then contacted my friend Dan Pye at Augmented Wheel Company for some advice on how to remove this custom wheel so that the challenge for us was to make the D 90 wheel fit the big, stronger, lighter reds. and a more modern wheel based on all the other modern touches he's done to the car, so lo and behold, this is probably the first of his best in the world a 17-inch Ford 6061-t6 Porsche D 90. I only wanted to do this if the wheel was going to be one hundred percent accurate, otherwise I would see the imperfection or slight inconsistency, especially regarding the degree of concavity. of the front and rear wheels and I would go completely crazy now with the perfect set of wheels ready to be installed, we needed to clean the wheel wells before putting on new shoes.

Jorge added a thick layer of Raptor coating to the fender. walls to further protect the frame and create a clean backdrop for the big red brakes to come out of when the wheel is on at this point. I could not wait any longer. I had to quickly install the wheels just to see what it would look like against. ridiculously mirror clean paint, but if you notice I'm missing a center cap on the front passenger side wheel, I asked everyone where it was, but the only answer I got was uh, I'm not too sure, ask Joe or the ant.

Hmm, very suspicious, but I knew they were up to something, while our latest arrival finally turned up and it was the pre-cut suede headliner with white stitching to speed up the process a little. George asked his friend Steven and Hasan from Mobile Innovations in New Jersey. To help install the headliner correctly, you need to cut the suede slightly so that it fits snugly without sagging. The edges are then glued with upholstery adhesive, stretched and gently placed on the ceiling. The next day, Steve finished covering the B and C pillars with suede and surprised me with a custom-made spare tire cover with the ammo logo on suede.

This was a nice touch to hide the mechanical parts in the trunk. Well, now it was time to protect my track car. This is the part of the story we are in. I'm going to divide the crowd now, you might be wondering why I would put a clear bra over new paint. Well, I'm going to drive it like a demon and, of course, take it to the track. This is what they told me not to. I'm supposed to take it to the track or drive in the rain or take it out of the garage unless the stars on the moon line up right.

I can tell you now that that is not happening and I would not have gone through this process if I had. I'm not going to enjoy it, so a clear bra is the only thing that makes sense for this particular car again from my particular car in the amount of driving I'm going to do with it. I am using thesuspension of expulsion due to excessive tract abuse it will cause. Pretty soon, this film is about 13 mils thick and can withstand driving behind race cars on a regular basis. The installation process took approximately three days and three people covered each painted surface of the car.

I will now have a separate video on this process. to show you behind-the-scenes tricks, like double-placing sheer bra in high-impact areas, using surgical scalpels instead of razor blades, and how to properly stretch your bra to keep it as one giant piece instead of multiple cuts one once finished. The work was done. I added one more highlight and one more skin to the bra to give it that extra touch. The paint and set were stunning and I couldn't have been happier, especially now that our work is protected. At this point the engine had not been started for a few months and I wanted to make sure it was lubricated on initial startup, so I called my friends Mike and Dave from the Porsche 964 c4 Club and asked them to come out and help me ensure that we don't score the cylinders or cause unnecessary wear with the first crank to do this safely Mike unplugged the DME relay under the hood, this powers the engine management software and for our purposes turns off the fuel pump and prevents the engine start next Dave adds 93 new octane to the tank and starts He starts the engine several times to increase the oil pressure in the engine before officially starting the car for the first time.

This little extra step allows me to sleep at night knowing that the engine is as tight as the bottom of the car. The English start was a bit smoky, which is typical for my 3.8 liter, so everything is fine and your engine runs fine. Next is installing the new windshield and glass that recently arrived at the parts department. To do this, a cool trick was used that I had never seen before. String was added to the rubber gaskets along with a lubricant to help open the rubber and hold it to the car frame without this trick. I'm not exactly sure how you would secure the gasket from one side to the other, but anyway The exact same technique was also used on the windshield, then a plastic stick carefully pulled the rubber from the front side towards the frame to prevent it from water and dirt getting in behind the glass as it had before the roll bar was fitted to the seats.

I installed the hinged plate frame and went to the next building for its final wash, vacuum and inspection before I was allowed to leave the workshop first, the motor is covered with a plastic bag and the paint is rinsed off and then fired with foam ammunition. of a canyon, this may have been the hardest part for me to just stand still and watch. Later I realized, when watching the movie, that I became the client that drives me crazy, smeared and pacing back and forth as if waiting for a loved one to come out of surgery. With the paint and interior receiving a healthy bath, Frank stopped by to take a last look at his work before returning home later that day, which was unexpected and much appreciated, he is a unique artist and it meant a lot to me to have his approval. before I go, next up is Bogart, this is the Quality Control Manager, he inspects every car that leaves J&B Body Works, he makes sure every panel and every seam is perfect before presenting it to the customer, now it's the only feature of the car that is blatantly missing or unattached. it's the Porsche hood badge, I remember before when my center cap was nowhere to be found, as it turns out the guys surprised me with a new ammo shield badge and used the center cap as a template for consistency, like everything else, this was also painted.

I then cleaned it, hand sanded it and polished it to match the shine of the car. The last step was Joe Joseph and Anthony placing the ammo shield on the hood of my old new car and my long awaited ride home was finally here. If you've made it to the end of this four-part series, I hope you can see that it's not just the end result I was after, but the experience of observing and learning other trades that seem to be lost or at least pushed down the social ladder. because they don't sit behind a computer or trade stocks or give legal advice metal fabricators welders painters interior specialists real engineers Sanders and Detailers have taken the risk of dedicating their life's work to the letters we see and dream about in magazines and hope May this little peek behind the scenes give you a deeper appreciation of his immense talent, and with that being said, restoring, cleaning, and protecting the car is really just the beginning, as it turns out the most important part is simply driving it.