speedfreak81
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These 2012 Cayman S Black Editions are pretty rare, with a run of only 500 being produced. We were lucky enough to have not one but TWO of them in the shop at the same time. This is the first, and I will post a separate thread dedicated to the second.
This visit was pretty straight forward. The client picked this car up from a dealer in North Carolina with a hair over 4k miles on it. Having dealt with my fair share of Porsche's, I was sure the black paint would need correction. Under the halogens, it didn't disappoint. The surface was riddled with scratches, swirl marks, and even evidence of improper use of a rotary buffer. After inspection, I took a dozen or so photos and emailed them to the customer. I place value not only in my ability to fix issues, but also in educating my clients on WHY and HOW paint gets like this. After fifteen or so minutes going over the photos with him, he was in agreement that a correction was needed. So, hopefully this spring the car will be back for a correction on the rest of the car.
The Cayman was first washed, decontaminated, then the entire front end was corrected prior to the application of the film.
Products used:
<ul>[*]Sonax Full Effect wheel cleaner
[*]ZEP Citrus Degreaser
[*]CG Citrus Wash
[*]Pinnacle Speed Clay
[*]DoDo Juice Born Slippery clay lube
[*]Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish on LC Microfiber pad via Rupes LHR21ES
[*]Pinnacle XMT 360 Spray Wax
[*]Adam's Super VRT tire dressing
[*]HD glass cleaner
[*]Xpel Ultimate self healing paint protection film
[/list]
Here is a shot of both cars in the shop prior to beginning the work
DSC_0041 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Headlights removed, front end corrected, and ready for film application
cayman13 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
cayman12 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
cayman15 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Afters:
DSC_0026 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0036 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0030 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0029 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0033 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0018 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0022 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0020 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0024 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Thanks for looking!
-Brian
This visit was pretty straight forward. The client picked this car up from a dealer in North Carolina with a hair over 4k miles on it. Having dealt with my fair share of Porsche's, I was sure the black paint would need correction. Under the halogens, it didn't disappoint. The surface was riddled with scratches, swirl marks, and even evidence of improper use of a rotary buffer. After inspection, I took a dozen or so photos and emailed them to the customer. I place value not only in my ability to fix issues, but also in educating my clients on WHY and HOW paint gets like this. After fifteen or so minutes going over the photos with him, he was in agreement that a correction was needed. So, hopefully this spring the car will be back for a correction on the rest of the car.
The Cayman was first washed, decontaminated, then the entire front end was corrected prior to the application of the film.
Products used:
<ul>[*]Sonax Full Effect wheel cleaner
[*]ZEP Citrus Degreaser
[*]CG Citrus Wash
[*]Pinnacle Speed Clay
[*]DoDo Juice Born Slippery clay lube
[*]Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish on LC Microfiber pad via Rupes LHR21ES
[*]Pinnacle XMT 360 Spray Wax
[*]Adam's Super VRT tire dressing
[*]HD glass cleaner
[*]Xpel Ultimate self healing paint protection film
[/list]
Here is a shot of both cars in the shop prior to beginning the work
DSC_0041 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Headlights removed, front end corrected, and ready for film application
cayman13 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
cayman12 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
cayman15 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Afters:
DSC_0026 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0036 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0030 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0029 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0033 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0018 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0022 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0020 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
DSC_0024 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
Thanks for looking!
-Brian