Detailer's Domain: Porsche 911 CS - Paint Restore

New Porsche 911 CS Correction.

I got a call from my customer telling me he just got a new 911 CS and asked me to take a look at it, I guess to my surprise I got a pretty swirled/hologram imperfect new 911! It always surprises me that dealers selling cars can do this, I feel its the dealers' job to present a perfectly prepped new car to a customer in fact they should do this for pre-owned cars as well.

Enough ranting, here is the write up.

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheel Wells were cleaned and dressed
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 3 Step Paint correction (Meguiars M105 with an Uber Yellow, Menzerna Super Intensive Polish with an Uber Green and Menzerna PO85RD with an Uber Blue)
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step - Menzerna Power Lock
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Engine Cleaned up and dressed

Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Lusso Auto Bathe
P21S Total Auto Wash
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Meguiars M105
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Power Lock

Wheels/Tires
Sonax Wheel Cleaner
Swissvax Pneu

Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Cam Spray Pressure Wash and Foam Canon Attachment

Before



The paint imperfections!







Closer


Dirty wheels



Sonax in action



Clean wheels



Before shots of the engine




Cleaned up



Einszett Vinyl Rubber Care was used to dressed the engine


After shot of the engine



Sorry no foam actions shots

Clay



Masking




Paint Depth Measurements


Corrections shots (50/50)







Rear fender (50/50)


After


Final Rinse before Power Lock


Menzerna Power Lock


Power Lock was applied using a Porter Cable 7424XP


Removing Power Lock


Before exhaust tips


After tips where cleaned up


Swissvax Autobahn on the wheels



After shots













(Permission for the write up granted by the customer)

 

Nice job Phil. Beautiful car :applause:

 

awesome job as always Phil! :mounty: I used to work in the parts department at several dealerships and it always amazed me the condition in which they would give cars to customers. The worst part is that they had already been "prepped" by the "detail" hacks for several hours and still look like crap.

 

Awesome job Phil and DD team, car came out gorgeous.

 

thanks guys!

 

Looks amazing, cannot wait to try Power Lock on a black car. Seems to be stunning in results.

 

how can that be a new car?????
ayayayyyyyyy

Well, the correction work is stunning Phil!

Notice you really like this powerlock stuff...

 

Take it from someone who used to work as a dealer detailer...

the dealer new car prep consists of a wash with bucket of soap used on the same cars all day, a nylon bristle wash brush, dried off with an absorber (such a horrible scratch monster) then slapped a coat of glaze on. done. Oh and don't forget the cooking grease on the tires!:applause2:

 

Nice work PY.

 

nice!!!!!

 

looks great phil

 

thanks!

 

Lovely work!

 

"Supercleaness" Phil!!, engine bay looks real nice with the matte finish.

 

Phil it looks like your detailing skills are slipping. That's the worst detail I've seen you do in a long time. Looks like you need some extra practice, so I've decided to offer you my personal vehicle for you to practice on. LMK.:thumb:

 

Love it!

 

Great work DD team looks great as always !!!!!!