diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/controllers/portal.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/controllers/portal.py
index 6ca07f0a..89b9ff2e 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/controllers/portal.py
@@ -197,17 +197,18 @@ class FpCustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
         if backend_job and 'sale_order_id' in backend_job._fields:
             so = backend_job.sale_order_id
         if so:
-            # IMPORTANT: use the FP custom sale report, NOT sale.report_saleorder.
-            # Per CLAUDE.md, sale_pdf_quote_builder gates on report_name being
-            # 'sale.report_saleorder' EXACTLY and produces broken output when
-            # the standard template is hit on FP-customised sale orders.
-            # report_fp_sale_portrait is the customer-facing template.
+            # IMPORTANT: route through /my/jobs/<id>/so_confirmation, NOT
+            # /report/pdf/ directly. The FP sale report template walks into
+            # fp.part.catalog which portal users don't have ACL on; our
+            # controller renders with sudo() to bypass that. Also avoids
+            # the sale_pdf_quote_builder gate that broke the standard
+            # sale.report_saleorder (CLAUDE.md MEMORY.md gotcha).
             groups[0]['docs'].append({
                 'label': 'Sales Order Confirmation · %s' % so.name,
                 'sub': 'EN Plating · %s' % (
                     so.date_order and so.date_order.strftime('%b %d, %Y') or ''
                 ),
-                'url': '/report/pdf/fusion_plating_reports.report_fp_sale_portrait/%s?download=true' % so.id,
+                'url': '/my/jobs/%s/so_confirmation' % job.id,
                 'icon_class': 'o_fp_doc_icon_input',
                 'icon': '📄',
             })
@@ -800,6 +801,57 @@ class FpCustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
             attachment, 'raw'
         ).get_response(as_attachment=True)
 
+    # ==========================================================================
+    # JOBS -- download Sales Order Confirmation PDF
+    # ==========================================================================
+    # Renders the FP custom sale report with sudo so the QWeb template can
+    # walk into restricted models (fp.part.catalog etc.) that portal users
+    # don't have direct ACL on. We still gate on _document_check_access for
+    # the portal job, so the customer only ever sees their own data.
+    @http.route(
+        ['/my/jobs/<int:job_id>/so_confirmation'],
+        type='http',
+        auth='user',
+        website=True,
+    )
+    def portal_download_so_confirmation(self, job_id, access_token=None, **kw):
+        try:
+            job_sudo = self._document_check_access(
+                'fusion.plating.portal.job',
+                job_id,
+                access_token,
+            )
+        except (AccessError, MissingError):
+            return request.redirect('/my')
+
+        # Resolve SO via the backend fp.job link.
+        backend_job = (
+            job_sudo.x_fc_job_id
+            if 'x_fc_job_id' in job_sudo._fields
+            else False
+        )
+        so = (
+            backend_job.sale_order_id
+            if backend_job and 'sale_order_id' in backend_job._fields
+            else False
+        )
+        if not so:
+            return request.redirect('/my/jobs/%s' % job_id)
+
+        pdf, _content_type = request.env['ir.actions.report'].sudo()._render_qweb_pdf(
+            'fusion_plating_reports.report_fp_sale_portrait',
+            res_ids=[so.id],
+        )
+        filename = 'Sales-Order-%s.pdf' % so.name.replace('/', '-')
+        return request.make_response(
+            pdf,
+            headers=[
+                ('Content-Type', 'application/pdf'),
+                ('Content-Length', str(len(pdf))),
+                ('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="%s"' % filename),
+            ],
+        )
+
     # ==========================================================================
     # PURCHASE ORDERS -- list
     # ==========================================================================