Big "A" Detailing 1990 Porsche 911 C2 Polishing Guards Red SS Paint Back to Life

AndrewBigA

AndrewBigA

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Photoshoot in College Point, Queens NY


 


http://www.ronniecphotography.com/Automotive/1990-Porache-964-Carrera-2


 


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Polishing older single stage paint can be tricky. If you don't cover the edges with tape it will get you in big trouble. I found a few burn marks & tried to touch them up the best I could.

I was able to remove all of the swirls & finish down hologram free in 2 steps with the Dewalt DWP849X + Makita 9227C Rotaries. Some deep marks remain but it was not smart to go fishing for them with anything more abrasive than Meguiars M205 Polish on 6.5" & 4.0" green BS pads. The paint transfer on low speeds was enough to make me nervous. The next step was done with 3MUF Polish on black BS pads. I was still getting some paint transfer on these very soft pads. For protection I gave this German beauty 3M Performance Finish on her paint & lights!


Others: Exhaust Tips polished with #0000 steel wool then Ardex Metal Mania. Wheel Lips polished with Ardex Metal Mania. Tires were treated with Optimum Opti-Bond. Head & Tail Lights were rotary polished with green/M205 + black/3MUF + 3MPF.









































 
I will close the sunroof to seal the tape around the felt & rubber. 3/4" masking tape + 1/4" fine line tape were used.















The hood was polished & put up & out of the way. This pic shows how much paint transfer I was getting! Look at that layer of red!











Lots of TLC & time was invested on the rear of the Porsche.















I'm in THE ZONE!



 
Hunting for MILFS & restoring guards red single stage paint with my two favorite rotary weapons of choice!







MILFS = Many Irritating Little Friggin Swirls.Thanks to Yvan Lacroix for that one!







I was still getting some transfer with a black BS pad + 3MUF but that's ok, it's almost done!







 




















































Stop for a "Victory" pic before one last shot by the brick wall. =)











I hope you enjoyed this writeup & appreciate the hard work taken to make it to the finish line!



Thanks!
 
The afters are great!! They could pass as pictures taken in 1990 when the car was brand new.. Awesome work!!
 
thank you everyone again. the customer was very happy with the car after i was done. the gas cap had a little burn from a previous detailers polishing work. i cant remember but there mightve been another burn on another edge in the rear? anyhows, i took the time to do extra taping so i did not make those areas worse! some people do not take the time to prep & thats when mistakes are made. 


thanks again! single stage red FTW! 
 
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