The Porsche bay, part 5 of 5
The newest thing in the Porsche bay is not steel. This coupe body is up on the lift with a carbon fiber door fitted, and you can see the weave in the panel. The green tape marks the spots being checked along the bottom edge. A lightweight panel like this has to be fitted with…
The Porsche bay, part 4 of 5
Another shell from the Porsche bay, in white and seen from the rear quarter. The engine lid, glass and bumpers are off, and the dash is still in place. With a car stripped this far you see the shape of the body on its own, and there is nowhere for uneven work to hide.
The Porsche bay, part 3 of 5
Further along in the Porsche bay, a different car at the color stage. This classic coupe shell is in light blue, rolled outside into the sun with the doors, glass, lights and trim all off. Painting a car as a bare shell lets the color reach the door jambs, the edges and the openings, the…
The Porsche bay, part 2 of 5
Back in the Porsche bay, a white car with the hood up and the front bumper off. In this photo the front fender is being worked by hand. A lot of body work still comes down to this: a person, a sanding block and the patience to keep checking the panel until it is right.
The Porsche bay, part 1 of 5
The Porsche bay starts at the stage nobody photographs. This coupe has its glass, lights and trim off, and the body has been sanded down. The light patches on the hood and fender are spots that were filled and sanded level. Nothing about this stage is pretty, but it decides how the finished paint will…
