Porsche Carrera Convertible

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EcoAutoCT

Morgan
Personally, I usually taken the least aggressive approach first but knowing that this Porsche had some serious swirling I jumped right into 105 w/ green on my Makita and polished the entire vehicle to find the 'hidden' defects. Followed that with 105 w/ yellow for half a dozen difficult spots- right rear quarter scuffs, top half of hood, tops of the fender and rear lid. Finished those holograms out and worked the rest of the car with M85 w/ orange on a PC. Final polishing was done with 205 w/ blue and back to the Makita. Entire vehicle topped with my new favorite protectant- Natty's Red.



Prep was done with my usual ONR w/ 2 buckets (new formula is ), P21S gel on wheels, Megs APC on tires and wells, Megs Mild Clay w/ ONR as lube, 303 on the soft top and Megs Non Silicone Dressing for the tires. Trim masked with 3M Green tape.





Upon arrival. It's got a cover- it must be clean...

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Nope.

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EZ Detail Brush, what did I do without you? Not wheel barrels.

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Swirls.

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Scuffs and scratches, areas that needed yellow foam.

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50/50. Door done, Fender notdone.

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50/50. Quarter done, Upper notdone.

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50/50. Take a guess.

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All finished, approximately six hours.

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No more scuffs and scratches on quarter.

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I'd like to add that it's important to take extra care when removing a car cover- regardless of it's manufacturer advertising as 'scratch free'. Do not pull or slide it off- any debris trapped underneath will cause additional problems. Roll it front to back (or vice versa) in sections and remove by lifting straight up. A second set of hands would help while doing this but can be accomplished by one person with some fancy footwork.
 
tdekany said:
I am not surprised the see the quality that you produce - that is a given. But do a 3 step in 6 hours?????



YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! :bow
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Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it. And in the defense of those who may take longer to do correction, this wasn't really a full car due for the soft top.
 
maarten22 said:
Is that a woolpad on the ground??:eek::eek::eek: And on the picture before the last pic the car doesn't look 100% hologram free?!?
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I don't know what holograms you're seeing in the 'picture before the last pic'- maybe a cloud?



And yes, that's a 4 year old wool pad on the ground. I used it as a knee pad on the rock driveway. :think:



There's also a cigarette butt there too if you're still looking for flaws, I'm down to a few a day. :2thumbs:
 
EcoAutoCT said:
I don't know what holograms you're seeing in the 'picture before the last pic'- maybe a cloud?



And yes, that's a 4 year old wool pad on the ground. I used it as a knee pad on the rock driveway. :think:



There's also a cigarette butt there too if you're still looking for flaws, I'm down to a few a day. :2thumbs:
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Using the woolpad as a kneepad is really clever! Never thought of that. The holograms could be wax streaking or something else. Is hard to tell.
 
maarten22 said:
Using the woolpad as a kneepad is really clever! Never thought of that. The holograms could be wax streaking or something else. Is hard to tell.
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Still going? This is the pic you're referencing, correct?



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I just don't understand people that use a car cover especially when they put it on while the car is dirty. They're doing more harm than good.



How were you able to detail the car without any shade? Doesn't the product (M105) dry up before it breaks down?



Great job btw!
 
bri7 said:
I just don't understand people that use a car cover especially when they put it on while the car is dirty. They're doing more harm than good.



How were you able to detail the car without any shade? Doesn't the product (M105) dry up before it breaks down?



Great job btw!
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Thanks for the compliment, bri.



Polishing outdoors isn't too difficult, I'm sure others who operate a similar business model to mine (paging Scottwax) will have had similar experiences.



If it's a paint correction day I try to start it at 8AM or earlier to maximize my time before the sun is at it's high point, standard/full details don't apply and can be done at any time with the right product choice. I find that I can work one side in the shade as long as it's parked in the right direction; and by the time I'm done, the other side is in the shade. Obviously if it's 90 degrees and you can burn your hand on the panel a rotary can cause problems and a garage or canopy may be necessary, but this day was only 65 by early afternoon.



A notable difference when comparing outside or direct sun work to a job inside is priming the pad more often. Depending on the temperature and humidity, if I stop to wipe down a pair of panels I may have to reprime the pad because it has dried out that quickly.
 
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