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Mike1
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Good Morning Guys
Yesterday I had the pleasure of working on a beautiful Porsche 928GT in Slate Grey. With this shape being one of my favourite Porsche shapes I was extremely excited to do an Enhancement Detail for the client, a member on Carforums.co.za
Some interesting info on the 928GT taken from Wikipedia:
The aim of this detail was to restore clarity, remove a large amount of swirling and bring back that showroom shine the car deserved.
The Porsche on arrival was covered in a decent layer of bugs and dust.
I started off by giving the nose of the car, windscreen and rear of the car a spray with some tar and bug remover and allowed that to dwell for 5 minutes whilst I used the same product to clean the mag wheels. The wheels were in fantastic condition (refurbished I assume).
The degreaser destroying the bugs:
The car was then foamed with Chemical Guys Maxi Suds and allowed to dwell for a further 10 minutes whilst I attacked the badges, weather strips, grilles and arches with more degreaser and a variety of brushes.
Once this was done the car was hosed down with a high pressure hose, followed by a quick hand wash before being dried:
At this point I inspected the paintwork to get a better idea of what damages their were before deciding on which products to use.
As you can see, the paintwork was layered with quite a lot of rather bad swirl marks, holograms as well very little paint clarity because of the imperfections on the paint.
The car was pulled under the shade port and taped up for polishing:
At this point things became a bit difficult...
I did a test section using Chemical Guys Pro Cut polish which removed the heavy swirls but left loads of micro-marring. I then tried using the Pro Polish which left a swirl free finish yet gave very poor paint clarity leaving a hazey finish. Finally I tried a combination of pro polish, along with Meguires Ultimate Compound and was then satisfied with the correction received.
The car received three to four passes per panel using a medium cut pad with the final pass using a finishing pad.
Pulled outside to inspect the paintwork under direct sunlight:
With the paintwork looking much better I set to work with the wax. As agreed with the owner I applied two even payers of Collonite 746 Wax to the paintwork. This wax has a one year paint protection warranty from the manufacturer and is considered one of the highest grade waxes available on the market.
This is why:
Collonite provides not only exceptional durability but also amazing gloss and depth. Often when I use this product the actual colour of the paintwork changes slightly especially on darker cars. The finish looks wet and rich in colour.
The exterior was then completed with a layer of Chemical Guys Wet Butter Wax (For even more gloss) and the following:
Chemical Guys Trim Dressing - Tyres, plastics, arches and spoiler as well as seals and rubbers.
Smart Wax Rim Wax - Two coats were applied to the cleaned Mag Wheels.
Autoglym Glass Cleaner - Windows and mirrors as well as badges.
Megs NXT Exhaust Polish - Used on metal finishes.
The engine bay was also given a clean up and dressed with trim dressing whilst the interior was vacuumed, wiped down and leather was treated to some Smart Leather Moisturizer and Conditioner.
With all of the above out of the way it was time to get to work with some after pictures:
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed working on this beast. From the look, to the sound of the V8 this car was an absolute pleasure delivering fantastic results.
I hope the owner is happy with the work done on his Porsche.
What do you guys think?
Mike
Definitive Detailing & Valet
www.definitivedetailing.co.za
Visit our Facebook Page
Yesterday I had the pleasure of working on a beautiful Porsche 928GT in Slate Grey. With this shape being one of my favourite Porsche shapes I was extremely excited to do an Enhancement Detail for the client, a member on Carforums.co.za
Some interesting info on the 928GT taken from Wikipedia:
The aim of this detail was to restore clarity, remove a large amount of swirling and bring back that showroom shine the car deserved.
The Porsche on arrival was covered in a decent layer of bugs and dust.
I started off by giving the nose of the car, windscreen and rear of the car a spray with some tar and bug remover and allowed that to dwell for 5 minutes whilst I used the same product to clean the mag wheels. The wheels were in fantastic condition (refurbished I assume).
The degreaser destroying the bugs:
The car was then foamed with Chemical Guys Maxi Suds and allowed to dwell for a further 10 minutes whilst I attacked the badges, weather strips, grilles and arches with more degreaser and a variety of brushes.
Once this was done the car was hosed down with a high pressure hose, followed by a quick hand wash before being dried:
At this point I inspected the paintwork to get a better idea of what damages their were before deciding on which products to use.
As you can see, the paintwork was layered with quite a lot of rather bad swirl marks, holograms as well very little paint clarity because of the imperfections on the paint.
The car was pulled under the shade port and taped up for polishing:
At this point things became a bit difficult...
I did a test section using Chemical Guys Pro Cut polish which removed the heavy swirls but left loads of micro-marring. I then tried using the Pro Polish which left a swirl free finish yet gave very poor paint clarity leaving a hazey finish. Finally I tried a combination of pro polish, along with Meguires Ultimate Compound and was then satisfied with the correction received.
The car received three to four passes per panel using a medium cut pad with the final pass using a finishing pad.
Pulled outside to inspect the paintwork under direct sunlight:
With the paintwork looking much better I set to work with the wax. As agreed with the owner I applied two even payers of Collonite 746 Wax to the paintwork. This wax has a one year paint protection warranty from the manufacturer and is considered one of the highest grade waxes available on the market.
This is why:
Collonite provides not only exceptional durability but also amazing gloss and depth. Often when I use this product the actual colour of the paintwork changes slightly especially on darker cars. The finish looks wet and rich in colour.
The exterior was then completed with a layer of Chemical Guys Wet Butter Wax (For even more gloss) and the following:
Chemical Guys Trim Dressing - Tyres, plastics, arches and spoiler as well as seals and rubbers.
Smart Wax Rim Wax - Two coats were applied to the cleaned Mag Wheels.
Autoglym Glass Cleaner - Windows and mirrors as well as badges.
Megs NXT Exhaust Polish - Used on metal finishes.
The engine bay was also given a clean up and dressed with trim dressing whilst the interior was vacuumed, wiped down and leather was treated to some Smart Leather Moisturizer and Conditioner.
With all of the above out of the way it was time to get to work with some after pictures:
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed working on this beast. From the look, to the sound of the V8 this car was an absolute pleasure delivering fantastic results.
I hope the owner is happy with the work done on his Porsche.
What do you guys think?
Mike
Definitive Detailing & Valet
www.definitivedetailing.co.za
Visit our Facebook Page
