detailfanatic vs 07 Turbo Cab

[911fanatic]

Client brought this turbo in as it needed some TLC. After discussing options with the owner, we decided on a single stage correction with full interior detail. A two stage would have made it perfect, but the swirls were light and I was confident that a single stage would leave the car looking pretty much perfect, even in direct sunlight.



Engine, jambs, trim etc cleaned with Exclusive APC at 3:1

Inner fenders and suspension cleaned with Exclusive APC straight

Top cleaned with Exclusive APC at 3:1

Washed with DP Extreme Foam and Megs MF wash mitt

Decontaminated with IronX

Polished with PC/ B&S Yellow/ Menz Power Finish

Wheels cleaned with Exclusive Tire and Wheel Cleaner straight and sealed with Blackfire All Metal Sealant

Tires dressed with Swissvax Pneu

Interior wiped down with AG Interior Shampoo

All leather cleaned and conditioned with Exclusive Leather Cleaner and Conditioners.

Prewax cleaner was Werkstat Prime Acrylic

LSP was Raceglaze Black Label.



Total Time - approx 21 hours over 3 days.



Upon arrival.

All the calipers were quite dirty.

Mud? In the fender of a Porsche? ***?

Brake dust buildup around wheel nuts.

Wheel weight residue was everywhere. More on this atrocity later.

Some wax residue on the third brake light.

Jambs were a little dirty as well.

Why do all Porsches seem to have this buildup of crud in the key hole area?

Motor wasn't bad, just a little dusty.

After washing and spraying with APC/rewashing to get rid of old protection. Water is sitting on the paint and not beading or sheeting. Perfectly clean.

IronX at work

After washing, ready for correction work.

Yikes!

With the wheels removed to clean the suspension and inner fenders, you can see the amount of brake dust build up on wheel barrels.

Inner fender before detailing....

and after. Werkstat Satin Prot was used to dress the inner fenders. Normally I won't dress these, just clean them but these were sandblasted pretty good from the 305 rear tires.

PTG reading. Not exactly confidence insipring given the paints condition.

This seemed to be consistent over the car.

50/50 on test panel

Drivers side rear 1/4 before....

and after.

Rear bumper before...

after BS Yellow / Power Finish

and then BS Yellow / Fast Gloss 500. It would take PFW / FG500 on my Flex rotary to clean this up.

Drivers side door 50/50

50/50 on hood.

Polishing pillars.

Rear bumper before....

and after Flex 3403/ PFW / Menz FG500

 

[911fanatic]

Under hood was a bit dirty but cleaned up easily with Exclusive APC and was dressed with Carpro PERL mixed at 1:1

As the car is driven lots with the top down, the interior was quite dusty. Not soiled mind you, just really dusty.

Rear seats were removed for cleaning and conditioning allowing access to the garbage underneath.

Cleaning the window channels

After polish, before LSP

Exhaust before.... ( this photo isn't dark, the tips were actually that dirty )

and after. Tips were cleaned with 0000 steel wool and Optimum Metal Polish ( old version )

Used AG Intensive Tar Remover to get rid of all the unsightly weight residue.

This wheel actually had 5 different weight residue locations, not including where the weights actually sat.:shakehead:

After applying Blackfire All Metal Sealant to wheels.

Water beading on calipers. Very nice. Calipers were also given 2 coats of BF AMS.

Torquing wheel nuts to factory specs. Newbies, if you don't have access to a torque wrench, DO NOT REMOVE WHEELS. Overtightening wheels can lead to warped rotors and other damage.

Sun shots before LSP applied.

Raceglaze Black Label drying.

 

[911fanatic]

Afters.

Yum!

Thanks for looking.

 

[usdm]

Nice job man!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kakeuter]

Very nice work, the 50:50 shots are incredible.



-Kody-

 

[mikenap]

Beautiful work Ken! It's good to see cars like this get driven. Looks perfect now, though.

 

[DeanSweet]

Very, very nice.... owner must have been very pleased.

 

[wascallyrabbit]

sweet car.

 

[Brad B]

Porsche lug nuts look really bad, really fast. I give them a quick spray with aluminum paint (or satin black) when I remove them and by the time they are ready for reinstall they are dry. Takes less than 10 minutes total. Really is a good finishing touch that a customer would appreciate.



And your statement about using a torque wrench is great advice. Torque specs are always in a cars manual.

 

[911fanatic]

Porsche lug nuts look really bad, really fast. I give them a quick spray with aluminum paint (or satin black) when I remove them and by the time they are ready for reinstall they are dry. Takes less than 10 minutes total. Really is a good finishing touch that a customer would appreciate.



And your statement about using a torque wrench is great advice. Torque specs are always in a cars manual.

Thanks Brad. What kind of paint are you using? Also, do you have problems with them marring when you reinstall them? I have another Porsche in my shop for a 3 day correction and may use your tip. Thanks!

 

[Brad B]

Thanks Brad. What kind of paint are you using? Also, do you have problems with them marring when you reinstall them? I have another Porsche in my shop for a 3 day correction and may use your tip. Thanks!

I like VHT hi heat silver. It sprays well, dries fast, and has little interaction with any contaminants on the lugs. A good wipe and spray and you are done. The VHT nozzles don't clog easily too, so you can always grab a can and know it works. I pull a bolt, hold it in my hand with a rag and move on. No big production.



The outside points of the bolt will mar after a use or two but you don't see that part in the wheel. The part that shows looks great. Just an extra pop to further impress your best customers.



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[jimmie jam]

outstanding result!!!!

 

[David Fermani]

Hi Ken - Welcome back to the forum. It's nice to see you posting here. Especially this incredible Click N Brag! Great work. Hope to have your continued support!

 

[Bill D]

A true Autopian detail! :xyxthumbs



The part about the crud in keyhole areas can definitely be a drag. Bumper Plugs has key hole plugs for Porsches which look fantastic. I wanted to eliminate the look of the exposed keyholes as well as that detailing chore on my Audi and they look great for that make as well

 

[911fanatic]

Hi Ken - Welcome back to the forum. It's nice to see you posting here. Especially this incredible Click N Brag! Great work. Hope to have your continued support!

Hey David. Glad to be here. I'll be poking around and posting some work occasionally.

 

[Envious Eric]

very nice!!!! love black porsches!!!!