Hand stripping the chassis.  Since lots of carbon fiber still attached to chassis i.e. quarter panels.  Paint must be stripped by hand.

Tub out for more stripping

Epoxy primer applied to tub

Sanding through literally 1/4" of paint uncovered every single paint job and color scheme for each sponsor throughout its life.

Sanding through to find original Autumn Maple paint scheme for Flextronics sponsorship in 2000

Sanding through to find original Autumn Maple paint scheme for Flextronics sponsorship in 2000

Stripping the tub was like an Archeological Dig.  Every paint job for every sponsor through its life was intact.  Literally a 1/4" of paint was removed

Carbon completely gone and improperly repaired previously

Carbon Fiber repair work begins

Carbon shapes made from opposite fender and modified for opposite side

Carbon fiber "patch"

Carbon fiber "patch" being shaped with heat before sections cut out one at a time

Carbon repair work begining to take shape

Right quarter being stripped down to bare carbon fiber

Right front fender being stripped

Right front fendercontinued: Stripping layers of paint down to bare Carbon fiber

Right front fendercontinued

Right front fendercontinued

Stripping layers uncovered the air exit ducts blocked in long ago

Restoring the air exit ducts in the front fenders and removing unnecessary body filler throughout

10 Years of paint and filler seems to have been the perfect thing for keeping the carbon fiber inact!

Right front fender now ready for final repairs and paint back to original

Left front fender in very bad condition, but is original fender

Layers of paint, bondo, fiberglass and stuff we don't know what they were thinking of??

Left front fender turning the corner close to start of correcting a lot of bad repairs

Stripping layers of paint down to bare Carbon fiber reveals another original body part

Wet sanding after stripping of old paint and body work

Carbon fiber weave of rear trunk lid

Color Matching the original Autumn Maple from the Flextronics International color scheme, not quite right

Welding up torn frame weld by suspension pickup (front drag link).

Stripping of passenger side door begins, nasty.

Another archeological dig reveals original paint,

Original Doors, right and left!

We estimate over 100 lbs of paint and filler was removed in the process.

Once again, stripping reveals original hood from 2000 ALMS PTG season with Flextronics sponsorship

Passenger door carbon repair

Passenger door carbon repair continued

Driver door first coat of Glasurit filler primer

Restoring the cockpit.

Right front fender in filler primer undergoing wet sand blocking

Rear trunk lid filler primed and wet sand blocking

Chassis primed, blocked then painted BMW Alpine white as originally done

Chassis primed, blocked then painted BMW Alpine white as originally done

Test samples and then Mirrors, still not quite right

Last test panel and mirror test, FINALLY a match

Body in White

Body in White

Before

After

PTG E46 GT 00-001 "Arrival"