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Michael Sorbera
aka San Antonio Silver Bullet
2002 VW Beetle TDI
2004 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
2004 Cherokee 33ft Travel Trailer
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis
1993 Amazon Green 968 Coupe (sold)
2002 Speed-Yellow Boxster (sold)
1987 Slate Grey 944 Turbo (sold)
1987 Guards Red 944 (first Porsche - sold)
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Looks great for 137k!
I do love those Amazon Green cars <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />
Ralph
2002 Carrera Coupe - Orient Red Metallic
'93 968 Coupe Amazon Green Metallic w/airbox mod (sold 2009)
'89 944 S2 (gone to live in the Midwest)
'77 911S (RIP)
And a whole bunch of VWs over the years...
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RPM - could you do me a favor? Could you look underneath your sunroof (gotta take it off) and see if on the bottom (underneath the plastic stuff) is painted a kind of forest green?
Reason I'm asking is because mine does. And I'm just trying to figure out if that's the way to paint our color. Bottom coat of green, then apply the metallic blue, then clear coat.
Let me know...
Michael Sorbera
aka San Antonio Silver Bullet
2002 VW Beetle TDI
2004 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
2004 Cherokee 33ft Travel Trailer
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis
1993 Amazon Green 968 Coupe (sold)
2002 Speed-Yellow Boxster (sold)
1987 Slate Grey 944 Turbo (sold)
1987 Guards Red 944 (first Porsche - sold)
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I fixed the broken links!!!
Michael Sorbera
aka San Antonio Silver Bullet
2002 VW Beetle TDI
2004 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
2004 Cherokee 33ft Travel Trailer
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis
1993 Amazon Green 968 Coupe (sold)
2002 Speed-Yellow Boxster (sold)
1987 Slate Grey 944 Turbo (sold)
1987 Guards Red 944 (first Porsche - sold)
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NeedPorscheSpeed - is that two 968's you own? What a stable! Can I see some pics of your garage?
Michael Sorbera
aka San Antonio Silver Bullet
2002 VW Beetle TDI
2004 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
2004 Cherokee 33ft Travel Trailer
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis
1993 Amazon Green 968 Coupe (sold)
2002 Speed-Yellow Boxster (sold)
1987 Slate Grey 944 Turbo (sold)
1987 Guards Red 944 (first Porsche - sold)
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Quote:RPM - could you do me a favor?
I'll take a look tonight. Just had some repairs done that involved paint. Shop sourced Amazon Green Metallic as a single paint - no layering of different colors to achieve the green/blue effect.
Ralph
2002 Carrera Coupe - Orient Red Metallic
'93 968 Coupe Amazon Green Metallic w/airbox mod (sold 2009)
'89 944 S2 (gone to live in the Midwest)
'77 911S (RIP)
And a whole bunch of VWs over the years...
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May be a clearcoat/no clearcoat difference.
Ralph
2002 Carrera Coupe - Orient Red Metallic
'93 968 Coupe Amazon Green Metallic w/airbox mod (sold 2009)
'89 944 S2 (gone to live in the Midwest)
'77 911S (RIP)
And a whole bunch of VWs over the years...
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[quote name='RPM' date='May 4 2005, 12:15 PM']May be a clearcoat/no clearcoat difference.
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Looks a lot more blue than my amazon green cab .............
'93 Amazon Green cab
32K miles just as it came from Posche
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That's what I'm thinking! I guess I need to get together with some other 968's and we'll compare "amazon greens"!
Michael Sorbera
aka San Antonio Silver Bullet
2002 VW Beetle TDI
2004 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
2004 Cherokee 33ft Travel Trailer
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis
1993 Amazon Green 968 Coupe (sold)
2002 Speed-Yellow Boxster (sold)
1987 Slate Grey 944 Turbo (sold)
1987 Guards Red 944 (first Porsche - sold)
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<img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> wow, I'm flattered!
I'm trying to think of a name for this one - any ideas anyone?
Michael Sorbera
aka San Antonio Silver Bullet
2002 VW Beetle TDI
2004 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
2004 Cherokee 33ft Travel Trailer
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis
1993 Amazon Green 968 Coupe (sold)
2002 Speed-Yellow Boxster (sold)
1987 Slate Grey 944 Turbo (sold)
1987 Guards Red 944 (first Porsche - sold)
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Nice Coupe! Grats on a fine purchase.
One note though on using Dish Washing Liquid on your car, you shouldn't. That stuff is harsh and designed to cut grease and it will do nasty things to paint over time. Anything you can buy at your local autoparts store that is made specifically for car washing should be used only. I personally use Griots.
Cheers!
'92 968 Cab 6-speed
'99 Audi A4 Avant
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Seric lots of detailers use Dawn to cut through the old wax and polish on cars. It is great to strip these down to do claybar, wax and then polish. I bet the chemical makeup of Pepboys car wash soap is very similar to dish soap. They just don't advertise it.
Eric
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I only use the Dawn when I want to strip the car for polishing and waxing.
I normally use Mequiars car wash - cleans the nasty stuff but is very gentle on the wax.
Michael Sorbera
aka San Antonio Silver Bullet
2002 VW Beetle TDI
2004 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
2004 Cherokee 33ft Travel Trailer
1990 Mercury Grand Marquis
1993 Amazon Green 968 Coupe (sold)
2002 Speed-Yellow Boxster (sold)
1987 Slate Grey 944 Turbo (sold)
1987 Guards Red 944 (first Porsche - sold)
