How can a bare metal respray retain original factory labels?

[rocketdogbert]

Thers a very nice looking 911T in the classifieds, (and on ebay), the ad makes a point of saying it retains it's original build labels, yet has had a full bare-metal respray.

How is this possible?

Edited by rocketdogbert on Saturday 22 September 15:13

Edited by rocketdogbert on Saturday 22 September 15:13

[ooral]

Steamed of or hairdryer? Most likely to be copies or new labels, as it would be difficult to get them off without damage I would think.

[williaa68]

i understand from a conversation with the peter morgan bloke who did an inspection for me on a 993 a couple of years ago that there is quite a market in fake "original" stickers. Once they became seen as an article of authenticity it seems there was an incentive for people to forge them...

[graemel]

rocketdogbert said:

Thers a very nice looking 911T in the classifieds, (and on ebay), the ad makes a point of saying it retains it's original build labels, yet has had a full bare-metal respray.

How is this possible?

Edited by rocketdogbert on Saturday 22 September 15:13

Edited by rocketdogbert on Saturday 22 September 15:13

I think you'll find that they are metal tags and not stickers. Hence it retains its original build labels

[Slippydiff]

Depends which labels they're referring to. Pretty much all of them are available from one source or another, added to which just because you do a bare metal respray, it doesn't mean you [i]have[/] to bare metal both sides of the panel . . . .
The metal foil stickers are difficult to remove without it being obvious, most of the others can be removed if care (and the right technique) is used.

[kitesurfer2]

If you look carefully, the B-post decal appears to have overspray, so probably is the original and they masked around it once or twice in the past.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Just mask around them