dsms detail - 2010 Porsche GT3 MKII

Booked for a complete new car prep and paint correction, car is driven almost daily.



Wheels and tires first. Porsche carbon ceramic brakes = no wheel cleaner. Some pH car shampoo mixed in a bucket was all that was needed. Tires/wheel wells scrubbed as well.



Removing dealership dressing from tires



Car was prepped at the dealer and wearing some kind of wax or glaze which needed to be completely stripped

Started with a pre-soak using diluted Optimum powerclean



Followed by foaming with CG citrus wash + Dawn



Lastly the 2 bucket wash with a lambswool mitt and CG citrus shampoo as well



Used the electric blower to blow out the crevices and wheels



Some shots of the defects in sunlight

RIDS + holograms



Water etch on the film, entire front hood has clear film as front bumper



A piece of tar on the film which tried to be removed left a 1 inch long gouge of scratches



Up close



Brought inside for claying, paint only... do not clay clear film as you can seriously marr it.



Clay after passenger door



After claying I prepped the car for correction using IPA mixture, again took caution on the film and opted not to use any IPA as the alcohol can dry out the plastic

Paint treated with IPA/water for prep and after each polishing stage..



For wiping down film I like final inspection, slick enough not to mar yet does a fine job cleaning without adding any real protection (which is what you want for prep and post polishing)



After taping up trim and badges I measured the paint, standard readings, no dangerously low areas



Onto correction, started with the hood clear film and the scratches. Taped off the one area which needed extra work, then taped up all edges and lines where the film ends



Up close of the cluster



Some of the deeper marks showing through



As most of you know I prefer using a DA machine on film, I began correcting this area with the DA, cutting pad and M105 even after several passes only minor marks were removed.

I opted to use a 3" pad on the rotary with the same combo and overloaded the pad with M105 liquid to keep the heat down and reduce the cut of the pad just a tad as to not burn the film. After 2 hits with the combo I was able to cut out a good bit more defect from the spot. The deeper marks would not budge short of wetsanding.

Although not 100% it was lightened quite a bit...





After the spot compounding was done I moved back to DA machine to clean up the rest of the film, this was a 3 step process.

As for people say that you CANNOT improve gloss on clear film heres a bit of proof...

White polishing pad after a 2x2 area, you would be surprised how much dirt is pulled out of the plastic when polishing. I changed out the pad 4 times to keep working clean. I moved onto the finish stage only when my pads showed clean foam after polishing.



All finished



Moving onto the rest of the car I used the rotary for both cutting and finishing.

Passenger door correction shots

50/50 left side shows the holograms left by the dealer



Close ups using halogen and the Fenix TK40 LED

Haze before



After polishing



50/50 difference in clarity and a hologram split in 2



Cleaning up after compounding



Working rear wing area, lots of tight spaces took a bit of time to get perfect

Light compoudning



Finishing, switched up to the 3" pad to get in between the two ducts







Taillights before



After



Polishing front fender



After all correction and polishing was done I began the jeweling step







Wing after jeweling



Gave the car a last IPA wipedown and pulled it out in the sun to inspect my work, no LSP applied

Sun shots...






No more rids or holograms





Back inside for the rest of the detail. LSP was powerlock x 2 topped with Collinite 915 for maximum protection. Tires dressed and wheels sealed





Polished out the doorjambs then applied powerlock sealant





50/50 trunk area plastics treated with 303



Sealed hood jambs with AJT





Interior did not need much work. Alcantara treated for protection, all plastics treated with 303 etc. 303 Fabric guard put on the carpets



Engine compartment cleaned



Front spoiler treated, 50/50 before and after





Finished shots... it came damn close but the rain held off







Not bad for silver







High altitude photography, :headbang:




Low altitude photography, :headbang:







Inside for the final wipedown using DI water













I saved 2 favorites for last





Time spent: 20hrs

Video walkaround

YouTube - 2010 Porsche 997.2 GT3 by Street Dreams Detail
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Thanks for looking :thumb:

 

Excellent job. That car is an amazing piece of machinery.

Im sure the owner was happy.

Thanks for posting.

 

Sick car!!!!
You also used many smart techniques. Thanks!

 

amazing attention to detail as always.
what DA is this http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Porsche GT3/DSC08356.jpg

 

Great job looks great! GT3 is a effing beast of a car!

Griots Garage

 

Amazing work. In awe everytime you post:worship2:

 

looks outstanding! hard to believe it had so many surface defects at such a young age. she's in good shape now. I sure hope you'll be hired for maintenance on this beauty!

 

Amazing work! You're attention to detail is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

 

Sweet job and a great write-up.

Thanks for listing the products used. :thumb:

 

Whatever trim dressing you are using is amazing. Tires look real nice too. Nice work bud.

 

Your just having too much fun David, car looks great!

 

Awesome job Dave...

 

Ah, what a very fine automobile. Just stunning from a design perspective. Gorgeous!

 

i always love your posts, and this one was nothing short of awesome.

 

you've perfected perfection. stunning work.

 

can't say it enuff ... your work is amazing. I can't work 20 hrs straight on a car! props!

 

Great job as usual Dave and thanks for posting the products you used. Last two shots are money!

 

Great Job David! How do you feel the Griot's compared to your g110 V2?

 

great job man. THat porsche really came out nice!

 

your details RULE!:applause::applause: