Should this Pony be sent to the glue factory?

Hard to believe you were able to rescue that hood.

When I first looked at the pictures all I could think, "yes this pony needs to go to the glue factory".

Then you came along with extra ordinary skills and did an amazing turn around. Way to go! :dblthumb2:

BTW: If ever you have trouble finding room in your garage for your Porsche send it up to me. I will make lots of room for a Porsche :)
 
Did the hood feel rough before you started?

The way it looked reminded me of my parents car when I was younger that had some body work done on it (fix a dent and repaint). Sortly after the paint turned flat and felt rough on the whole panel. From what I remember it looked like there were sanding marks all along the panel where they had prepped it for the painting. I assume the clear coat failed but I don't recall seeing it flake off. Might have been a single stage repaint though

Anyway you did a nice job. I would have been afraid to touch it.
 
Great save Ed!!! I'm sure the owner will be happy with the way it turned out!!:props:

Correcting in those temps is a real PITA!!! Way To Stay Thirsty My Friend!!!
 
"Back in my bodywork days a condition similar to this would occasionally occur and it was called "sand scratch swelling". It was mainly associated with lacquers and would exhibit nearly a identical before condition. This happens when the solvents in the new paint cause the old paint to soften and swell. The sanding marks done during the preparation stage would actually swell leaving this condition."

Very interesting Bobby. My first theory was that the body shop caused this when they sprayed the hood. Then I went with the scouring pad theory. I really dont know what to think. The arcing of the scratches was so uniform and like you noticed, transitioned right over the raised edges.

Plus, when I exfoliated the dead paint, the pock marks started to show themselves. i am wondering if it was solvent pop and just a shoddy paint job to begin with.

The client received the car this morning and was beyond thrilled. I did let him know that I was not confident this was going to last too long. Even though it looked good, the paint was failed. He is not opposed to a repaint but wants to delay spending the money as long as he can. I can't fault the guy for that.
 
Great turnaround Ed!! Looks like it's brand new!

I've worked on 2 cars that had similiar paint condition and even if I was able to revive it, the clear coat failed soon after. I'm glad to hear that your conclusion is the same.
 
Good job Ed ! just my .02......by looking at the photos it looks like very poor prep work and paint! The sweeping motions could be consistant to somebody using a very paint or (surface) unfriendly towel(rag) to apply thier pre paint prep solvent.
 
Wow, that makes me feel better about the paint on my Redfire 2003 Cobra. Nice work on that.

Don
 
would a permanent coating help or is repaint the only long term solution?
 
Porsche Pilot said:
Thanks for props fellas! Buddy, have you always had the S4 or is that a new additon? I remember the 5 from DF...sweet looking!
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Hi Ed I just caught this today .......

The S4 is the same I had at Detail Fest, I never had an S5 Im the MAN
 
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