Porsche Paint Part I A high level of skilled craftsmanship and experience has always been required when painting the Porsche vehicles on account of the curvature of the body. Determined by the increases in production new premises were required over time, which led to the construction of a new building in 1969, the paint shop or building 40. In 1975, Porsche was the first manufacturer to introduce hot-dip galvanized steel for the entire body. This considerably improved corrosion protection. From 1980, painting of aluminum parts (hood, fender and doors) was added for the Porsche 928. In February 1986, a new body paint shop (in building 40A) was brought into operation with the first coating procedure in the cathodic dip tank (KTL). It was subsequently brought up to the stage in July 1986 where it was capable of handling production quantities. The old paint complex for painting plastic add-on parts was used until 1992. The new paint shop brought a number of benefits with it:
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The first picture cracks me up; "Look Mom; no face mask." But it's pretty cool to see how hand-on things were a few decades ago. |
great post Moe! keep them coming. |
One of the pic's looks like Bill Murray and Dr. Phil handling the bonnet. |
Originally Posted by TampaBrian
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One of the pic's looks like Bill Murray and Dr. Phil handling the bonnet. |
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