A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of working on our 1967 Porsche 911S. We had just got the car in about a week before and the car had very bad swirling and wet sanding marks across the car. We were displaying the car at our local Porsche concourse show that weekend so I had to get right to work. First I reviewed the paint in the sun. It was very apparent that it was going to need a lot of work. I then tried a test spot on the hood. After on test spot--- 50/50 Up close you can still see a few RIDS, but without a PTG I was not wet sanding any... More pictures of the swirls... As you can see here, the paint is somewhat dull with no depth... After this I then pulled the car back inside and it was left for another day. Day 2 I started by pulling the car out and giving it a full wash and clay. I went panel by panel with ONR and green Sonus clay making sure to remove all contaminants on the paint. Here is my ONR bucket ready to go with my new Lowes Proline Grout Sponge. Here is the clay and a couple of drying towels. I would wash one panel at a time, mist a bit of clay lube on top of the already pre-soaked panel, clay that panel, and then re-wash it with ONR. Here I am making sure that every bit of the car is free of contaminants; even in between the badges. Here is the clay after 3 panels. Here is what the paint was left looking like today, as the polishing will wait for a later date. It was then time to get some work done on the interior. I first removed all carpets, and then cleaned all interior surfaces with a woolite and water mix of 1 to 8. After all of the surfaces were clean I then went over and applied Optimums Protectant Plus to all vinyl on the interior. After all surfaces had been dressed, I then moved on to conditioning the seats. I applied Leatheriques Pristine Clean to the seats by hand, as shown here--- After the seats had been conditioned, it was time to vacuum all the carpet that had been removed from the vehicle. After this I then cleaned polished, and sealed the door jambs. They were cleaned with Poorboys Spray and wipe and then polished with Sonax Paint Creme as shown here. After the polishing was complete I then sealed them with Optimums Opti-Seal. At this time I then cleaned the glass and gave the interior a final wipe down and took these pictures. Day 3 I then waited until the day before the show to get the paint correction done. I originally planned on taking many pictures of the paint correction but since I was short on time I only managed to take a few during pictures. I used Menzerna SIP with a Yellow Cutting Pad for all correction. After the SIP, I then followed up with Menzerna 106FF. Befores--- Afters--- After all paint correction was done, I applied Poorboys new Black Hole glaze by machine with a blue finishing pad. After the glaze I then applied P21S 100% Carnauba by hand. The next morning we drove to the show. At the show I gave the car a simple wipe down with Optimums new Instant Detailer. Here are some pictures from the show. Even though the car was not being showed, only displayed, we did manage to win the peoples choice award!
WOW! I love that car. haha typical card board under the engine bay . I think it should have been in the show! Shows up that cayman and both of those boxters in the background.
I agree - this car would have made a great show entry. All your work deserved something! But all things considered, I would rather have a People's Choice award than a class trophy - it reallly shows what the people attending the event thought of the car. Well done and then some.
I agree with everyone here, you should have entered that vehicle in the show...I personaly feel that the old school Porche have better curves compared to the new ones....I still like the new Porches don't get me wrong but the older models have something that the new ones are missing, not sure what it is I can't discribe it but it's just the stance/look/apperance that they have that seperates them. Any who, great turn around on that gorgeous vehicle, the engine bay looks good...you wouldn't happen to have a picture of the engine bay would you? Just wondering that's all. Thank you for sharing with us eace:
Thanks for all the compliments... Even though the car looks great in the pictures, it is not quite up to a true concours quality. My dad and I both judged for the show, and just wanted to display the car. We do have a '65 356SC that is being finished up right now though that will be a concours level car. So I will be sure to post pictures of it after it gets here! Nica- here is the only picture I have of the engine. Excuse the dust and dirt, this is before it was wiped down.
Oooh those old school engine bays look great, no wories about the dust it's all good I just waned to see it. I'd love to get me an old school Porche, it will go well with my future collection :thumb: Thank you for sharing. Oh I look forward to the 65 356SC :cheerl:
NICE!! Question: when you say you applied the P21s by hand did you mean with a pad as in not by machine or did you mean you applied it with bare hands? Just wondering...
