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techniques. We also hold some membership meetings at local Porsche or racing
shops, where you can hear experts talk about topics from racing equipment
to changing the oil. We recently visited Dearing Automotive
and learned how to take care of the Boxster.
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356 Inspection and Paint
contributed by Jeff Gamble
If you live in Maine, and are thinking of buying a 356 in Oregon,
you'll
be way ahead of the game to pay someone who's very familiar with 356's
to
thoroughly inspect the car for you, preferably on a lift. It's not
enough
to have a guy you know with a 911 check the car out. There are too many
details
that a non-356 freak would miss. I once bought a Speedster in Pa. that
was
described by a 'car guy' as really nice. I paid Bruce Baker to check it
out,
and got back a 3 page typed report with enough incorrect details to
choke
a horse. It also allowed me to renegotiate the price with all this new
information.
It was the best $300 I ever spent.
On the subject of paints, the rule of thumb in the Mercedes, and
Ferrari
world is that a color change doesn't hurt the value of the car if it's
done
correctly, and in a color that they offered in that period. We use
Glasurit
products in the shop, and I can guarantee you that if you have a
formula
from 1959, and use today's products, it will not match. The EPA has
taken
many ingredients out, mainly chromium, for safety reasons. If you're
trying
to paint the door on an original Silver car, you're going to need a
painter
who can color match, and mix his own formula. You may also be lucky
enough
to find a modern color that's a close match to your desired color.
That's my $.02.
Alex Finigan
Paul Russell & Co.
www.paulrussell.com
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