TrevMcRev Posted 24November, 2017 Report Share Posted 24November, 2017 Diggin the black stained wood! As Borat would say....very niiiice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symsy Posted 24November, 2017 Report Share Posted 24November, 2017 Yes Polish are quite attractive ...interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 24November, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 24November, 2017 13 hours ago, TP-993 said: I am not sure if I am on the right thread. It seems you are actually doing something and getting your hands dirty. I thought you swore an oath to just talk Sh!t. I am impressed. Thanks Timmy. I think.... 58 minutes ago, symsy said: Yes Polish are quite attractive ...interesting Well said. You and Borat have the same sorta ways of getting the message across 11 hours ago, TrevMcRev said: Diggin the black stained wood! As Borat would say....very niiiice! Naice! This is my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 24November, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 24November, 2017 11 hours ago, TrevMcRev said: Diggin the black stained wood! As Borat would say....very niiiice! Yep it's come up very nice after the second coat. I think I'll leave it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 25November, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 25November, 2017 Well the door glass frames were much less fun than the rear qtr windows. These are 2 uprights at the front of the glass and on one the black don’t come off halfway up the piece. I’m assuming that’s black anodising, but only half the piece? Adding to the fun is the glue residue used to hold the glass channel in place. What a mess! The rest of the door frames seem painted so I just need more evil paint stripper to get that part of the job done. That shit burns your skin through double thickness disposable gloves! All pieces will need a good professional strip to get everything off them but at least I now know what lurks beneath which will help my cause with possibly the hardest to deal with type of person I’ve come across, the electroplater. So how does one strip anodising? Mechanically I’m guessing? In other news Skunk have installed their Classic Retrofit electric AC and apparently it works a treat . Good news, if not expected. @Jonny Retrofit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 26November, 2017 Report Share Posted 26November, 2017 Reckon a grinder with poly strip disc, then mechanical 2 stage polish them on a wheel would work fine....or palm them off for the plater to worry about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevMcRev Posted 26November, 2017 Report Share Posted 26November, 2017 On 25/11/2017 at 10:44 AM, Pork Chops said: Yep it's come up very nice after the second coat. I think I'll leave it now. Those are some nice looking tomato's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 29November, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 29November, 2017 On 11/26/2017 at 10:55 PM, TrevMcRev said: Those are some nice looking tomato's You should see my juicy mangos. On the advice of the veneer guys I tried epoxy to laminate the veneer to 1.6mm flat alu and it works really well, except it's messy and bled through the veneer when I clamped it. I'll give it another go as I've got plenty of raw materials and suspect I used too much glue so will see if I can improve my work. The epoxy dries very hard so it stabilises the edges of the veneer and they can be sanded back 100% flat so they look perfect against the die straight angles. Rivers of epoxy In another development there is this stuff from Polytec. Looks really good and would wear well and the finish is totally perfect and mega glossy. The sample comes pressed on 3mm board but the stuff you can buy comes on 18mm sheets...It's like a paper that's pressed onto boards so you can't buy it like a benchtop laminate and stick it to your substrate of choice. I guess I could buy a sheet and use the router to mill down the board from 18mm to 3mm, but that's a lot of stuffing around and cost. Lastly there is this which is a High Pressure Laminate (HLP) that does come in a sheet that you can cut and laminate. You got to buy a big sheet and it ain't cheap and then you've got to use a panel saw with the right blade to cut it with a nice edge. This product has a texture and is satin (verging to matt). Both these options would be more robust and less home made looking than the stained veneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troubleshooter Posted 29November, 2017 Report Share Posted 29November, 2017 Your original one looks better and plus the satisfaction of doing it yourself.. if you're applying this much brainpower and finesse to a dash trim, will love to see the entire car when it's completed Can you come and do my family room floors?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 29November, 2017 Report Share Posted 29November, 2017 Sorry for the late reply. Stripping anodising you need oven cleaner. Not the low odour crap, the good toxic stuff. Leave it about half an hour wipe it an wash it. Try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 6December, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 6December, 2017 So I reduced the width of the flat to 69mm and then milled 100mm of depth off the angles and glued it all together using contact adhesive. I then grabbed my 964 vent and trial fitted it. It’s too tight so the flat needs to be 70mm so the vent fits properly. Also I found out the clamping leaves marks on the clear coat on the veneer so I’ll have to find another way of protecting it while clamping. The clips on the vents fall in exactly the wrong spot so I’m not sure how the vent will actually fix once it’s all in the dash. Next step is to get the angle depth (protrusion) milled down and polished and getting the anodising to look ‘correct’. Looks pretty good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 6December, 2017 Report Share Posted 6December, 2017 Wow, that is looking really neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 6December, 2017 Report Share Posted 6December, 2017 I'd f..k that up in a heartbeat! Nice work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 6December, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 6December, 2017 https://instagram.com/p/BcW27bOl69s/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 6December, 2017 Report Share Posted 6December, 2017 So, you're going to have the car wrapped in LED lights? I hope nobody has epileptic weaknesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-faktory Posted 17December, 2017 Report Share Posted 17December, 2017 3.6 is a thing of beauty Nick...........is it too late to provide a color option for the 911? How about Willow Green.........(my old 914) regards, al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 17December, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 17December, 2017 1 minute ago, x-faktory said: 3.6 is a thing of beauty Nick...........is it too late to provide a color option for the 911? How about Willow Green.........(my old 914) regards, al G’day Al, locals here will wearily tell you the decision is not made yet. I’ve got Willow on the list, but locals will point out that not much isn’t. I think green is the way I’ll go but which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 18December, 2017 Report Share Posted 18December, 2017 Uuuugh, not green surely.... ....we can't let you get off that easy. We need at least another 30 pages of colour speculation or a Porsche fairy will die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 18December, 2017 Report Share Posted 18December, 2017 many shades of green..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregAx Posted 18December, 2017 Report Share Posted 18December, 2017 https://drivetribe.com/p/this-guy-went-and-painted-his-ferrari-BQ4QHlSCQMG2s_Dxw6lDoA?iid=T2vdGA4tQtyRHWR59NcK4w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 18December, 2017 Report Share Posted 18December, 2017 I thought Pork Chop had decided on a color ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 18December, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 18December, 2017 9 hours ago, MFX said: Uuuugh, not green surely.... ....we can't let you get off that easy. We need at least another 30 pages of colour speculation or a Porsche fairy will die Chartreuse is green bro 7 hours ago, GregAx said: https://drivetribe.com/p/this-guy-went-and-painted-his-ferrari-BQ4QHlSCQMG2s_Dxw6lDoA?iid=T2vdGA4tQtyRHWR59NcK4w It’s Irish Green! 4 hours ago, Raven said: I thought Pork Chop had decided on a color ............. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Ha. I have not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 18December, 2017 Report Share Posted 18December, 2017 10 hours ago, Pork Chops said: Chartreuse is green bro Chartreuse is a great colour, but you know we are all just here to mess with your head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Retrofit Posted 19December, 2017 Report Share Posted 19December, 2017 I couldn't decide so I chose a bipolar colour with two names. Saturn Yellow or Delphi Green. I call it 'grold' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 19January, 2018 Report Share Posted 19January, 2018 Just sold for $60k US.. http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1971-PORSCHE-911T-CUSTOM-COUPE-212548 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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