Porsche 911 T Targa freshly painted green

Porsche 911 2.2 T, Part 2: Back to Green

This is Part 2 of our Porsche 911 2.2 T restoration series. Missed Part 1? Read how the car came to us.

With the metalwork right and the doors finally shutting as they should, the shell went to the paint shop.

Primer

Everything was masked, then the shell went into primer, panel by panel. The lids and doors were done off the car.

Rear quarter of the 911 T in primer

911 T in the paint shop, rear three-quarter view

Door shut of the 911 T in primer

Fuel filler area of the 911 T in primer

Front of the 911 T masked in the paint shop

Underside of the 911 T front lid in primer

911 T engine lid in primer

Side of the 911 T Targa in primer

911 T in primer outside the paint shop

Rear of the 911 T in primer

911 T in primer, front three-quarter view

Front of the 911 T in primer

Targa bar and rear of the 911 T in primer

Getting it straight

Then the slow part: guide coat and sanding, over and over, until every panel was straight.

Rear quarter of the 911 T being sanded

Front wing of the 911 T in primer

Front of the 911 T in light primer

Guide coat on the 911 T front lid

911 T doors in primer

911 T in the paint booth before colour

Side of the 911 T in the paint booth

Rear wing of the 911 T ready for colour

Green again

And then the colour. This 911 T left the factory in green, so green is what it went back to, inside and out.

Front of the 911 T freshly painted green

Side of the green 911 T in the booth

Rear of the green 911 T

Freshly painted green 911 T door

Rear quarter of the green 911 T

Front of the green 911 T in the booth

The green 911 T shell outside in the sun

Targa bar on the green 911 T

Black dashboard inside the green 911 T shell

Painted interior floor of the 911 T

Inside of a green 911 T door

Edge of the painted 911 T door

Next: Part 3: The engine

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