AZ,
Great job! Back a number of years ago, I too had a 914 2.0 liter and loved the car. I can e-mail you some pics if interested. The car I bought was from a family member out east...flew out and drove it home to Michigan. I stripped the car down to bare metal...it actually had a nice paint job on it and was still pretty new..but wanted a custom paint job. I didn't spray the car...had Autometric shoot it...an amazing job. I did all the prep work...car needed no filler...took it right down to the metal. Should have never of sold the car. The car at speed was so neutral with the engine in the middle. Even with manual steering the controls felt so light...a joy. A question for you....did you add any sort of dryer/accumulator to your compressed air tank...at the tank or between the tank and spray gun to take out unwanted moisture? If so, which accumulator do you run? I have always toyed with the idea of shooting cars like yourself but have never taken the step. Your 914 appears to be the perfect car to paint...not big and pretty easy to disassemble.
There seems to be two kinds of car enthusiasts...well actually three kinds...those that don't know much, but like cars...those that can wrench and those that can paint. Rarely do any of the groups seem to cross paths. I always wanted to become a good body guy as I have played around with it a bit but never developed to the degree I would like....haven't put in the miles. Lastly, modern 2 part urethane enamel paint with epoxy catalysts are pretty toxic to the body and lungs. Did you take any precautions over and above using a good small particle face mask?
Thanks for sharing your story and pics.....what the car hobby is all about.
George
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