In my garage a few weeks back was a piece of Porsche craftsmanship in the form of a 2008 Carrera 4S, dressed in a black metallic paint. The Car showed up with just about 12k miles on the clock and a mountain of brake dust on the wheels. Signs of hard driving from life in the Portland, OR area needed to be removed! Some heavy swirling was present on the clear bra and a variety of RDS, swirling and scratching were present across the painted panels. The car was brought back to proper form via the following process and over the course of 20+ hours: *All surface decontamination - Body panels, gaps, trim, glass, door jambs, wheels, calipers and arches - Degrease foam/wash, tar removal, forced air dry, clay, multiple IPA wipedowns *Wheels and calipers sealed *Trim sealed *Convertible top cleaned, then sealed *2 stage Paint Correction- compounding and polishing *1 coats of sealant, 1 coat of premium paste wax, 12 hours in between *Interior lightly cleaned, leather cleaned and conditioned *Engine bay degreased, water spots removed, dressed with protectant Initial presentation Massive brake dust accumulated on the wheels Exhaust tips before Halfway there Wheels looking much better, a small amount of grime still rinsing out of the brake area Foam soak to loosen grime before a hands-on wash Car dried with forced air to further reduce any chance of new paint defects Clay bar decontamination showing slight levels of contaminants Lint removal from the top Applying wheel sealant, my hand and forearm disappeared inside the massive rear wheels! Some 50//50 shots during the correction process Major scratching around the model badging After correction Taillight swirling After correction Engine bay before After Boot area before After Some stubborn water spotting on the side mirror After After shots, enjoy!
an excellent write up and explanation too. porsches sure get driven hard. nice to see all that tlc on a worthy car. your photos were top notch and i thought the write up flowed well. simply a great job hope the owner appreciated all the work. 20 hours on a small sports car! by the way i have the same rubbermaid car and have also drilled holes to let the oregon rain out of it. did you find a paint guage. i pm you that i have one arriving. dave
Thanks for the kind words. I'll follow up with you on the PTG, glad to hear you ordered one. That's funny about the rubbermaid cart! It only took me about 10 mins of use to realize I would need to mod it with drainage. Sure makes detailing easier on one's back and saves multiple trips back and forth to the garage.
Excellent writeup and a great color on that car. I did a red one a few months back and it certainly was a lot of fun to work on, but I think i like that metallic black much more!! Great work.
Car looks great. I love detailing Porsche wheels, they always clean up very nicely and the paint on them seems to really stand out, especially with the deep barrels like you mentioned. What did you use to dress the plastics in the boot area?
Engine grill photo is really nice! I like the swirl free hood shot too! Thank you for writing up your work for us. Great job on whole car!
I think the car came out great! I would definitely invest in some 3M fine line tape for masking off the clear film edges instead of using the large 1 1/4 inch painters tape Item Detail. It allows you to buff right up to the edge and is much easier to apply. It will make your life a whole lot easier!
Thank you thank you. That is called an 'air wand' and it is great. Google air wand and it should come up. the site is a bit dated but the attachment works well. ha ha, just picked some up the other day but hadn't even thought about using it for that! duh. Great idea! Sure will, appreciate it. Thank you sir! Thanks, it makes it all worth it to be able to share your work with fellow OCD-ers who appreciate the hard work that goes into proper detailing. thanks man! plastics were dressed with 303, engine bay too. Thanks, was it a flat red or was there some flake in it? :headbang:
Just red, fun car to work on for sure. Responded very well as it had been neglected prior to the new owner purchasing it.
