Porsche 911 Full Detail and Front Wrap

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JohnKleven

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One of my good clients brought me his newly acquired 911 last week. A beautiful example Carrera, with low miles. This car had not seen any real detail work for a long time. The leather was stiff, the paint was swirled up, and needed a nice overhaul. Having owned several older 911's before, this car is very special to me, and I went a little overboard. I started by spending several hours in our prep bay cleaning and washing every nook and cranny on the car including all door jambs, engine compartment, wheels, wheel wells, and paintwork. For this I used SONAX Gloss Shampoo, SONAX Wheel Cleaner, Einszett Anti-Insekt, and Einszett Blitz-Reiniger All Purpose Degreaser. The wheels came off the car, and a variety of brushes were used to clean inside the wheel wells. Wheels were cleaned, clay barred, and sealed with Nanoskin Brake Dust.



After getting out of the prep bay, the paintwork was corrected and paint touch up on the front for preperation of clear mask. A full front protection package was installed, including full fenders, full hood, and bumper. All film was tucked wherever possible for a crystal clear installation.



After the clear mask was finished, I corrected the remainder of the paintwork, including a 3000 grit wetsand on the roof to remove some minor pitting in the clearcoat. Nanoskin Hydrophobic, and Shield spray on sealant were used for long term protection on both the paint and Venture Shield.



Interior was detailed using a variety of Envy detail brushes, Sonax Dashboard, and Auto Glym Interior Shampoo. Leather was given the royal two day Leatherique treatment, which not only brought back the color to life, but also softened the leather dramatically. Windows were cleaned and sealed with Nanoskin RAIN, and tires dressed with SONAX Tire Gloss Gel.



It was a fun and rewarding project. Please enjoy the pictures.



John
 
Nice work John! I love to see these semi old cars look good again. I don't care how luxurious and technology has made cars these days, it's nice and all but the truth is you see less and less cars looking good after 10 years and it's nice to see these cars as if they were new.
 
John I didn't think you actually worked! LOL I thought you just sit around and play with toys all day. Ok all jokes aside. This is how its done. Outstanding work on a great ride. A very high level of detail here man. Loved it. Oh yea What is Nano skin and how do you like it? By the way thanks for the tip earlier. My wife thought that was a great idea! LOL now she will have something to be apart of with the new shop. Great work again.

Barry
 
Thanks everyone, it was definitely a fun project.



Barry, I'm glad you liked my idea. IT WORKS. Nanoskin, I will send you some next week, just been up to my eyeballs in work every day.



John
 
JohnKleven said:
Thanks everyone, it was definitely a fun project.



Barry, I'm glad you liked my idea. IT WORKS. Nanoskin, I will send you some next week, just been up to my eyeballs in work every day.



John
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Thanks John!!!! :D:D:D:D
 
When you do the full wrap on these full wraps do you use a special or certain type of film that stretches easier or can you use any film on the market like 3m or X-Pel. It seems like most people are using Avery for these full wrap jobs. I was just wondering if it stretches better than the others.



I know most of these pre-cut kits are hard to stretch in certain areas like Corvette bumpers etc, I could only imagine trying to do an entire front end with no re leaf cuts.
 
This particular front end could not be done with 3M, X-Pel, or Avery. We used Venture Shield film, which has a lot more stretch than the others. Also, V/S is the only company who offers a 60" roll of film to be able to cover large hoods, and body panels.





John
 
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