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John Dyson Steve O'Brien is making a huge
contribution to our club. Steve photographed our May Autocross, and presented
all drivers with a beautiful 8 x 10 color action photo. Some of his photos are
now available at www.pca.org/cia , our
website created and maintained by Jason Walter. The June photos should be
available soon. Steve is a new member and hasn't even driven his Porsche at the
track yet, but we are already indebted to him for increasing the Behind the scenes, Tanya Meyer manages the clubs treasury and helps Bob host our monthly Steering Committee meetings. Bob and Tanya provide a great deal of enthusiasm and expertise in the planning stage and on site at every event. They are critical to the functioning of our club. Our thanks and gratitude to Sid Jepsen and his friend Mary Jane for doing the autocross timing. Also a thanks to Chris Mulhern for running the flags and keeping the event moving. It is so helpful to have all those bases covered for the drivers. My thanks to everyone who takes part in our events and makes our Porsche Club a fun and interesting activity. "It's not the Porsches, it's the people. I look forward to seeing you all again at the next event. July
Event: The biggest event in July is Porsche Parade at Milwaukee. There will be several cars from this region going over to Milwaukee to participate in the event. The opening evening is Friday, June 29th, with closing day of July 6th. We are all looking forward to the week. Tweeks: TWEEKS Summer Fun Fest is the 21st & 22nd of July in Effingham IL. Suncoast Porsche is a promotional partner with Mid America Direct and Tweeks and encourage you to join in the fun this weekend event will offer. Suncoast Porsche and Rennlist.com are contributing sponsors of the event. Michael Brown from Tweeks has indicated that there should be between 1,000 and 1,500 Porsches at the event and over 2,500 people. This will be a great time to see old friends and make new ones all around our common interest Porsche. Join us for this event. The Tweeks website is at: http://www.tweeks.com/funfest01.html June 16th Porsche Autocross Results Jason Walter 1:24.94 Bob Dideriksen 1:25.22 James Mulherin 1:25.40 John Dyson 1:25.76 Tanya Meyer 1:27.25 Mark Yost 1:26.34 Wayne Witten 1:26.60 Todd Jacobs 1:27.09 Mark Yost 1:27.78 Tom Rusk 1:30.11 Gary Milavetz 1:30.45 Mary Milavetz 1:31.26 Ryan O’Leary 1:31.56 Maralee Dyson 1:33.37 Wayne Melzer 1:35.22 June 16th autocross time for other than a Porsche: Kent Jacobs 1:24.50 Jason Felton 1:29.57 Ted Bleimehl 1:36.25 August Event: On August 5th we will be doing a different Ice Cream Social this year. We will be meeting at 2:00 pm in North Liberty, IA for a visit to an ice cream shop. We will gather across the street from there and socialize, look at one another’s cars, and then take a short scenic drive. The ice cream shop (Liberty Cones) is on Cherry Street just off of Dubuque Street. If you are coming from the east on I 80: exit 244 and go north on Dubuque Street. When you get to North Liberty you will find Cherry Street just after the second stop sign. If coming from I 380: exit the North Liberty exit and go east to the stop light, proceed straight at the light and turn right on Dubuque Street to Cherry Street. This is a small town and you can’t get to lost. For
Sale: Whale Tail: Black factory, fits 1984 to 1994 911, $1200 or best offer. Call Craig Axel, 563-263-2042, Muscatine, IA. 1983 Porsche 944 with 85,00 miles and all service records, reliable autocross winner, $5,000. Call Todd Jacobs at 319-378-4394 (home), 319-295-9130 (work) or tsj9197@yahoo.com. 2000 C4 Millennium. #403 of world-wide production of 911; 360 in U.S. Rare, exclusive factory limited edition car. Every available option, including navigation, extensive wood and leather interior, 18" chromed wheels, hi-fi sound, 6 cd changer, three spoke sport steering wheel, heated power seats, chrome exhaust tips, and much more. Viola chromaflair metallic paint with new brown supple leather. Under 10k miles, asking $85,500; Bill, 515-327-0710 Des Moines, IA The Club's Web Page Jason Walter is our Porsche-webmiester. He is doing a great job of keeping up the Central Iowa Region page. If you wish to look at the page go to, www.pca.org/cia If you have any ideas for the site or contributions please let Jason know at jasonray@sbt.net . Please visit our website, www.pca.org/cia Check out the pictures and our events calendar. Information Needed and/or Updated We would like to thank all of you who have responded and sent your information to us. We still hope to hear from more of you and we are in need of your phone numbers and e-mail address. There are times that we might need to contact you about an upcoming event that we don’t have time to send a mailing. Please consider getting this information to us. Some of you may have changed you e-mail and forgotten to let us know about the change. We have been making it a practice to send e-mail reminders just before an event. This has prompted us to check on some of the e-mails that did not get through. If you have a FAX number we can send information by that method. Send information to : Editor, Maralee Dyson: jmdyson@home.com, or 837 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City, IA 52240, or (319) 337-5367. President, John Dyson: john-dyson@uiowa.edu, or 837 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City, IA 52240, or (319) 337-5367 Just the Details:Paint Chip Repair by David W. Bynon, San Diego Region (from THE WINDBLOWN WITNESS) You'd be hard pressed to find a car on the road that does not have paint chips and parking lot scratches. While good detailing practices can't prevent nicks and scratches, repairing them will restore your car's like new appearance. In this article, I discuss the methods I've used for years to repair chips and minor scratches. What's Possible... What Isn't. Touching up mall nicks and scratches is well within the skill of most do-it-yourself car enthusiasts. Some nicks can be quickly repaired with a small dab of touch-up paint, while others will require more time, effort and skill. It's important to know what you should and shouldn't tackle based on your knowledge of paint and tools. By far the easiest colors to repair are black and white. Black and white are very forgiving on shade variations. Conversely, metallic paints (those with metal flakes) can be quite difficult to match perfectly. Before you get started repairing nicks and scratches, you should know what to expect. Small nicks are easy to repair by filling the nick with paint, leveling the filled area, and buffing the repair area to blend and restore luster. Repairing small scratches, from a key or shopping cart, is similar, but more time consuming. Fixing a ding (a small dent which may or may not have a nick out of the paint) is not commonly possible by the do-it-yourselfer. Here are some other things you should know: If you know your car's factory paint code, you can purchase an exact color match touch-up paint from your local dealer. If you don't know the factory paint code, look in your owner's manual for the location of the code, or ask your dealer. If you have a late model car, chances are you will find a color match at your local auto parts store. Use a small artist's paint brush (#2 is ideal) or a round, wooden toothpick to apply the touch-up paint, not the fat brush included with the bottle of touch-up paint. Always test the touch-up paint for color match in an inconspicuous area. The area to be repaired must be perfectly clean and free of wax, rust and oils. Don't attempt a touch-up if the temperature is below 60 degrees F. Here's what you need to properly repair nicks and scratches: 1. Color matched touch-up paint 2. Automotive or metal primer 3. Citric acid based cleaner like P21S Total Auto Wash 4. Prep solvent (Prepsol) or denatured alcohol 5. Foam swabs (from electronics supply) or pop swabs containing alcohol 6. Meguiar's Unigrit Sanding Block and 600 grit wet & dry sand paper 7. Medium grit hand rubbing compound 8. #2 Artist's paint brush and round toothpicks (wood) 9. Cotton terrycloth towels 10. New Pencils with unused erasers 11. Rubber cement 12. Plastic cups 13. Blue masking tape (easy release type) 14. Large diameter paper hole punch (hand type) Preparation Process: Before applying paint, you must prepare the chip to accept paint. Although paint may adhere for a while to a chip with rust, dirt or oil, eventually the repair will fail. The preparation process begins the day before you repair the paint chips and scratches. The afternoon before starting your chip repairs, wash your car. After washing with your normal car wash, spray the areas
you plan to repair with P21S Total Auto Wash, allow to sit for a minute, then
scrub well with your sponge. P21S Total Auto Wash will remove all wax and oil
from your paint. Dry your car thoroughly and put it away for the night. To make a chip ready for touch-up paint, you must make sure it does not have loose edges. Clean and sand it. I use a toothpick to check the edges of a chip. If loose or lifted, use the toothpick to knock off the loose paint. To clean, I like to use denatured alcohol or Prepsol and a foam swab. Pour a little into a plastic cup and use a foam swab to clean the chip and surrounding area. Next, use a sanding pencil to clean out the chip and rough-up the edges. Dip the sanding pencil into a cup of clean water, dab a few drops of water on the chip, and gently rotate the sanding pencil over the chip. Keep the area you sand as small as possible. Rotating the sanding pencil back and forth in your fingers 8-10 times should be enough to do the job. If the chip has exposed bare metal, or if you can see rust forming, use the edge of the pencil eraser to remove the rust. When finish sanding the chip, dry it with a terrycloth towel and clean it again with Prepsol and a foam swab. The Touch-Up: Once the damaged areas are cleaned and prepared, you can begin the touch-up itself. If a chip exposed bare metal, you must prime the chip before the color touch-up. After mixing thoroughly, pour or spray a small amount of your primer into a plastic cup. Next, use a clean toothpick to apply the primer. I do this by dipping just the tip (2-3 mm) of the toothpick into the primer. If I get a blob, I wipe it back. Next, I touch the tip of the toothpick to the center of the chip and allow the paint to flow off of the toothpick into the chip. You will be amazed how well the capillary action works. If you prefer, you can use the #2 artist's brush. Do not allow the primer to overflow the sides of the chip. Let the primer dry for 2-3 hours. You can speed dry the primer with a hair dryer after allowing it to air dry for one hour. Simply wave the hair dryer 3-4 inches over the primered chip for 30-40 seconds. Do not touch the chips with your hands, as the oils from your skin will prevent the color coat from adhering. Now, mix your color-matched paint thoroughly and pour a small amount into a clean plastic cup. As with the primer, use a clean toothpick or #2 artist's brush to apply the color coat. Touch the toothpick or brush to the center of the chip and allow capillary action to pull the paint into the chip. Apply a small dab at a time and allow it to dry for 2-3 hours. You must repeat this process several times, so don't try to fill the chip in one pass. Apply several thin layers, and you will get much better results. The color touch-up process is complete when you have applied enough coats to slightly overfill the chip onto the roughed up area surrounding the chip. Once you've filled the chip, allow it to dry for another 24 to 48 hours. The longer the better. I'm often asked if it's necessary to apply a clear coat over chip repairs. I don't think it's necessary or adds any noticeable difference. If you get the proper touch-up paint from your dealer, it will match without using a clearcoat. However, if you're a purist in pursuit of perfection, substitute a clearcoat for the last 2-3 coats. Level and Buff: Until you level or mill the paint repair down to the same plane as the original paint, all you'll have is an ugly looking blob. This is easily done using the Meguiar's Unigrit Sanding Block, which helps remove sags, runs and other isolated defects with surgical precision. Don't forget to soak it over night before use as the directions indicate. To level your paint chips, use your finger to put a small dab of car shampoo on the chip repair for lubrication. Next, use the Unigrit Sanding Block to mill the high spot off of the chip repair. I always pull the sanding block towards me. Never rub it back and forth or in a circle. When the block dries out, dip it into your bucket of water again. Keep the area well lubricated with water and shampoo. The sanding block will dull the paint. Don't fear, as your polish will easily restore the luster. When the surface looks level, dry it with a clean towel and inspect with your finger tips. If you can feel a high spot, it needs more work. The final step is to buff out the repair with a good hand polish. I like to use Eagle One Scratch Remover (a medium grit compound) followed by Meguiar's Hand Polish. Apply the compound or polish to a clean terrycloth towel or applicator pad, rub into the paint area using a short back and forth motion (not in circles), then buff with a clean terrycloth towel. Tada! The blemish is gone. Ed: David Bynon operates the website Autopia-Carcare.com. Visit this site for more information about car care and as a source for most of the products and tools seen in this column. |
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