Suggestions for correcting Black 911 GT3

Hi guys,

Ive got a job booked in next week for paint correction on a 911 (997) GT3 in Black( pretty sure its metallic).
Its for our local Porsche dealer and they generally want 90% correction only.

In the past I would use Menz 85RD3 and RE5 to correct and possibly 3M perfect itIII if I needed to.

However Ive gotten into the whole CG thing and have their diamond cut range (1.0, 1.2, 2.0, 7.0) Plus their Pro Polish, which Id really like to give a go on the Porsche paint.
I also have the hex logic range of pads (Orange, Green, White, Black and Blue).
Ive also got the Makita 9227 Rotary and Makita 6040 RO/DA.

My stocks of Menz are basically nil, but i could possibly get one more car out of what i have left.

What do you reckon my plan of attack should be, based on the paint being moderately swirled?

Cheers
Brett

PS I also plan to protect with Jetseal and either E-zyme or Petes 53.

PPS Id like to have the job finished in 6 hours or less. The car will be washed and clayed before I get to it so I wont need to do anything other than an IPA wipe down and tape up.

 

On that I'd suggest using Menz Power Finish with the Orange or Green pad on the DA. Gets me excellent results every time. I doubt very much that you'll be able to knock that out in 6 hours though. On a moderately swirled Porsche, its still going to take you at least 5-6 hours to polish it alone.

 

^+1 on the time unless you have someone helping you?

Did you see this thread?

http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20358&referrerid=75

 

I agree with Ken. Why not grab Power Lock and seal/cure in 15 minutes? Could be a place to save some time...

 

Well it turned out to be a solid black 996. It had previously been buffed (badly) with a wool pad, after some repairs. Essentially what they wanted was for me remove the holograms rather than try correct the paint entirely. Still you guys were bang on with your times.
I ended up using CG diamond 2.0 on green hexlogic pad then 7.0 on black hexlogic. All done with the makita bo6040 dual action/ ro

 

I started off trying to take pics of progress, but as the job progressed I realized time would be against me. So here's a few of what I got.
Befores





50/50s



Random corrected panels









Apologies for the rubbish pics. I was using my iPhone and the area I was working in wasn't great either.

 

Looks like it turned out nice. How did you find the CG polish for dusting and working time?

 

To be honest they had to be worked a lot. They would start to finish done nicely, but before getting really good it'd get worse again. I put it down to needing more product on the pad, or another spritz of conditioner. I probably would have got the job done quicker with menz but I really wanted to give the CG diamond series a go. I've got CG's correction polishes coming to me soon, so I'm hoping they are an improvement on working time.
The reason I'm persisting with the CG polishes is because I've actually started distributing a small range of their products. I love the rest of what they do, and I'm a bit of a nut for brand loyalty. Plus their compounds and polishes are heaps cheaper than menz.
That gt3 needed two days minimum. It was in real bad shape.

I ended up using CG butterwet wax as the lsp, purely due to time constraints, and the fact that I had to keep the job in budget for them. For such an inexpensive and easy to use wax, the results were stunning. I didn't get any pics of the finished job due to the fact it was dark and the dealership was closed.