dsms detail - Porsche Carrera GT

I finished this car a while back and finally got some photos together. I have to say I am disappointed I did not get to do my usual step by step documentation for this car as it was done in the owners other garage where several other vehicles are housed, for the sake of professionalism and his privacy I opted to snap only a few photos down there and not go crazy as I usually do at my own garage.

The Carerra GT has been on my to-do list since I started detailing and I finally got my hands on one. If I had my preferance this would be a 200pic. writeup :shrug:

Out of 1200 built this is an early car. Objective was to thoroughly clean, decontaminate and protect the paint. The owner and I decided full correction was not needed after we inspected the car together and found just light wash marring, I went for jeweling it out instead to create a nice level gloss and follow up with the protection.

I was able to carry out a full wash outside before going inside.

Wheels first, Porsche carbon ceramic brakes should be handled gently and without wheel cleaner. Simply some Zaino Z7 soap in a bucket with various brushes did the job just fine.



The car was cleaned using the FK1 decon. wash, very mild shampoo w/ the 2BM.







After the wash





I clayed the car with fine clay using LT 1:1 as lube, by the time I finished it was dark already



I finished the remaining process indoors.

Wiped down the engine and protected all the carbon fiber trim with JetSeal which I let cure for 30mintes





Carbon fiber roof(s) removed for cleaning and interior work



Placed in cloth bags

Leather was cleaned and conditioned, doorjambs hand polished and sealed as well as the CF door trim and part of the CF tub.



The woodgrain shiftknob is one of my favorite things about this car, just classy,



Jetseal on the door and tub carbon, also sat for 1/2 hour



Keith Collins matts again, vacuumed and cleaned with Folex mist



Wheels and calipers were hand polished and sealed, PCCB's dont emit much of any brake dust really so these will be clean for a while



Total polishing time with the makita was 3.5hrs. Car was given 2 IPA wipedowns to ensure no oils were left and then a coat of Werkstat prime was machined on using the DA. Opti seal was applied to the glass.



Applying sealant...



Finished product



















And here is the GT a few days later at an outdoor event...



Time spent 17hrs

Definitely a pleasure to work on one of my favorite cars. Thanks for looking.

 

Great work as usual Dave.

How do you like the KR Decon kit? I don't know if I should get the KR or the Valugard Decon kit.

BTW, I have seen so many of the Keith Collins mats on your writeups that I decided to check them out for my car ... needless to say, the mats are works twice as much as my car ... LOL

I love the garage too!!!

 

Great work again! Such a great looking P-Car! Nice work.

 

Wow ! That is impressive work ! I envy you for working on such beautiful cars, you really impress me with every one of your jobs, so I'm sure the clients are too ! :thumb:

 

Wow. Everything about this post is win. The work is superb as always, pictures are top notch, and the cars + garage = game over. Nice job Dave!

 

You got to love that guy's cars and garage. Car looks great!

 

Stunning work there Dave, the vehicle looks lovely!

 

Damn Dave that is one sexy car and your work was phenomenal

 

Did the owner of this Carrera GT just pick this car up about a year to a year and a half ago used from another guy from NJ. I detailed a Carrera GT about 1-1.5 years ago with the exact color combination from NJ but the owner sold it to another gentlemen from NJ because he couldn't handle the car, it was way out of control for him. I figured this may be the car since you needed little polishing time to correct the paint. My brother and I got the car almost perfect when we detailed it. Car is SICK!!!! By the way, great job with all the cars you do, I have been following your work on here and Exotics rally, I am a member on there as well. My brother and I used to detail high end cars in NJ but I am a doctor now so no more time for my passion of detailing cars, :-( keep up the great work!!!!

 

Great job as usual David.

 

Looks Great!

 

Damn that is freaking hot.

 

another superb job ... nice car...

 

such a beautiful ride. Now THATS the perfect porsche

 

Simply amazing work, Dave! Considering the cost on this one, yes, I' would expect it to be 200 pics write up, plus an HD video...

 

Great work, Dave. Amazing opportunity!

 

Nice work!!

 

Fantastic work Dave!. So happy for you and the work you've been getting. I think I've seen that garage and home in a magazine lol. It looks amazing!

 

Great work David!!!

 

Terrific work Dave, thanks for sharing with us :thumb:

Must have been a special place to spend some time working on these beautiful motor cars!