Restoration for 1996 Porsche C4S

Discussion in 'Professional Detailer's Studio' started by Auto Concierge, Jul 9, 2011.

  1. Auto Concierge

    Auto Concierge DB Pro Supporter

    Just completed, this car was purchased recently by a new client who heard about me through Moe @ Glistening Perfection in Aliso Viejo(Thank you Moe...) and his new to him car was in real bad shape, that being said it had the "Bones" of a good car and would eventually require 91 hours to restore the vehicle to a very nice condition.
    The vehicle as it arrived to the shop.

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    Dried out by UV rays the trim was in awful shape.

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    Peek at the wheel wells which later would be a horrific and time consuming task.

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    Start of the 2.5 hour de-con/wash step.

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    Dirty jambs.

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    "Un-tightness.

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    Even though it was a "Wheels off" correction I made a pass with Sonax.

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    Time to strip the finish.

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    Iron X made a tough job a little easier.

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    Heavy LSP present.

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    LSP removed.

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    Door jamb hinges cleaned.

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    Cleaning in every crevice.

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    After the wash, the car was brought back into the shop and all turn signals/headlights/ tailights were dis-assembled.

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    Seats removed.

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    Tailights/filler cap removed.

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  2. Auto Concierge

    Auto Concierge DB Pro Supporter

    Readings from the wing, good to go for the correction.

    It was nice using my new 200 series from DeFelsko, thanks Phil!!!.


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    Readings taken with DFT on the metal parts of the car.

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    Time to correct the finish, initial 50/50's during compounding stage.


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    Cowl area before.

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    After initial hit of compounding.

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    Wing was in bad shape, note dull reflection of halogen bulb.

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    Reverse angle.

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    Entire wing corrected.

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    Heavy wool pad compounding.

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    Right rear quarter before.

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    Took a break from paint correction as I had to clean the wheels which were sent out for repair/painting. The heavy dirt would later turn out to be "Slurry seal" which was on the wheels and entire wheel well area.

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  3. Auto Concierge

    Auto Concierge DB Pro Supporter

    Cleaness...............

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    A gift from the body shop........

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    Corrected.

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    More "Body shop gifts".

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    After compounding step.

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    More sand scratches, with deep tracers.

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    Reverse angle of hood.

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    Entire hood corrected.

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    Deep RIDS.

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    50/50 of lower rocker.

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    Deep marring.

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  4. Auto Concierge

    Auto Concierge DB Pro Supporter

    Dry trim paint.

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    Built up dirt in the leading edge of factory clear film.

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    Cleaned in the tailight housing.

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    While seats were out I steam cleaned those areas.

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    Even though nobody will probably see this part of the seat.......................

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    Front bumper turnsignal housings cleaned.

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    Correcting tailights after re-installation.

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    Lugs needed some help.....

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    Much better after some "Wurth's" was used in the re-spray.

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    Polishing stage.

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    On to the "Horror" of wheel wells covered in baked on for 10 years plus slurry seal.

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  5. Auto Concierge

    Auto Concierge DB Pro Supporter

    Before.

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    "As bad as you want........".

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    Making progress.

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    What can you say...............over 14 hours to get the crud comepletly off.

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    Engine pics.

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    Trunk area.

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  6. Auto Concierge

    Auto Concierge DB Pro Supporter

    "Home stretch".................

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    Interior was very clean(Compared to the exterior) so no before shots needed.

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    Clean glass.

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    Pic of the owner documenting "Certified tightness".

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    Painting the lugs made a big difference.

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    Long day..............happy client who is passionate about his "New Porsche".
     
  7. 911Fanatic

    911Fanatic DB Pro Supporter

    Bob, what can you say. Remarkable job. Car looks stunning.
     
  8. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    wow very nice! I believe you will have one happy customer.
     
  9. willjco

    willjco DB Forum Supporter

    Wow that was great turn around. The car look fabulous.

    If you don't mind me asking, what did you use on the wheel wells?
     
  10. TLcoats

    TLcoats Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Awesome job Bob. The car looks absolutely amazing! Probably in better condition then when it rolled out of the porsche factory.
     
  11. cnut

    cnut DB Forum Supporter

    Great save and turnaround on a very nice Porsche.
     
  12. froboy272

    froboy272 Obsessive Detailer

    wow. what a task this car was. amazing work!
     
  13. GTIDamien_407

    GTIDamien_407 Birth of a Detailer

  14. m3jasper

    m3jasper Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Amazing turn around!
     
  15. Frankastic

    Frankastic Detail Photographer

    O M G !! no he didn't do it again and again... absolutely stunniness!!!! is that a word?
     
  16. JSF721

    JSF721 Jedi Nuba

    Bob, simply an amazing job. I love white porsches. You certainly did that one some justice. What did you use to bring the trim back to life? Glad your are posting here. Awesome work!
     
  17. Danny

    Danny Nuba Guru

    :thumb:phenomenal work Bob you left no corner un turned. I cant believe you were able to clean all that road grime and build up out of the wheel wells, that was just amazing!
     
  18. stingray23

    stingray23 Jedi Nuba

    awesome job. I cant believe those wheel wells were actually white.
     
  19. Chaseme

    Chaseme DB Forum Supporter

    Most detailers wouldn't have noticed those wheel wells were covered in something.

    Of course, Bob is a supa-detailer and this definitely proves it.
     
  20. Supertuner

    Supertuner Jedi Nuba

    Outstanding work Bob, those wells were terrible, great save
     

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