Enhancement Detail - Porsche 911 Carrera

[RussZS]

Today saw me breathing a bit of life into this 17 year old Porsche 911 Carrera.

The car is owned by my mates Dad, who is selling it after 13 years of ownership, so wanted it sprucing up a bit, before its sale.

I'd seen the car a couple of times before, so new the paint was a bit neglected - it wasn't covered in visible scratches and the paintwork was very rough to touch, so I knew it'd look a bit better after some love.

Here are some befores:


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Doesn't look too bad from a distance...

As ever, I tackled the wheels first.

So, one dirty wheel:


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AS G101 used on the arches and tyres, then agitated with various brushes:


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The wheels were sprayed with AS Smart Wheels (old formula) then agitated with various brushes, and rinsed:


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The rear of the spokes were cleaned with a Dodo Captain Crevice, then the wheels were treated with Wolf's Decon Gel, but it removed very little:


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Next up, the main bodywork was rinsed, then washed with Optimum Car Shampoo and a Sonus Mitt:


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and rinsed:


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Looking much better already...

However, the paint was VERY rough to touch, so it was treated with Wolf's Decon Gel, which was left to dwell and work for 15 mins or so:


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After rinsing off, the paint felt a lot smoother, but still felt rough to touch.  Tardis was used to remove tar, which did very little, so next I used Bilt Hamber Auto Clay Soft:


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After half of the roof...


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The car was then washed again, rinsed, then dried with Elite Uber Drying Towel:


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Meanwhile, amazed by how effective Wolf's Decon Gel was, we did Rich's Dad's other car, to show how effective it can be, on heavily contaminated paintwork...


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WOW!

At this stage, the paintwork felt perfectly smooth and was ready for the polishing stage.  Firstly, I took the opportunity to capture some pictures of the defects, to assess the magnitude of the swirls and scratches...


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Preeeetty bad then!!

Next up, I went round the car with my Paint Detective Paint Depth Gauge to assess the thickness of the paintwork, and identify any potential problem areas (respray or low level of clearcoat)

The range was:


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to...


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After spending the best part of 30 mins, scratching my head, trying to find the perfect combo, I stumbled across a shiny new bottle of Scholl Concepts A15+, which I'd bought last week from Elite.  I'd not used it before, so I went in relatively lightly with a Megs Polishing Pad (Yellow), which gave me...


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Not bad for an AIO!!

I was very conscious that this product may have been filling to an extent, so I did 3 IPA wipedowns, and found very little, to no, filling at all, which impressed me greatly!  Please note I didn't IPA the following sets, as it would have removed the sealant protection which A15 gives you...

I did have some deeper RDS's on the bonnet, which A15/Megs combo didn't touch, so I stepped up to S17 on a Spider Sandwich pad.

RDS before:


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After:


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RDS on wing:


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After S17:


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More A15 sets:


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Before:


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After:


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Please note that some RDS's remained, but I only had a day, so didn't have time for multiple sets, or heavy cutting, then refining.

RDS:


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50/50 in Sun


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Some pics after polishing, whilst the Sun was out :)


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I finished up with Dodo Clearly Menthol, Opti Seal on wheels, Pinnacle Black Onyx on tyres and CG 50/50 on the paint...


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Total time - 9 hours.

Thanks for reading :)

Thanks,
Russ.

[JoeDarKa]

Christ! Looks brand new!

[percy]

Well done there Russ, another great example of your work mate!

[stealthwolf]

Some excellent work Russ!

You've used some products that I'm not familiar with. Must look into things.

[rich83]

Flip me... that looks like a new car! 

[golf nutter]

Outstanding!  that's a proper shine there mate! 

[JackG]

Is it a sun gun your using?

[Frenzy]

brilliant - outstanding results