On Super Bowl Sunday I had the pleasure of working on this brand new (337 miles) 2008 custom ordered 911 Carrera Cabriolet in solid black. The owner was quite disappointed with the car’s appearance and we both agreed that there was much room for improvement. I spent almost 12 hours washing, correcting & protecting the entire vehicle and if more sun light was available, I could/would have liked to get even more carried away. I was quite surprised in both the manufacturer as well as the dealership for allowing such a caliber of vehicle to be delivered to someone paying well over $100,000 with all the obvious correctable flaws and imperfections. Below are several examples of the flaws in this brand new vehicle:
Mileage:
Holograms in left door:
Holograms in Left ¼:
You gotta love how Porsche can’t even get their bumper covers to match their factory painted bodies! Notice the color variance?
Holograms in hood:
Holograms in front bumper:
Holograms in right ¼:
Holograms in trunk:
Holograms in right ¼”
Holograms in right door:
Here’s the wash/prep process:
I used Auto Magic Wash & Wax for the 1st wash through a foam gun & HD Grout Sponge:
Look how much junk was on these brand new wiper blades:
Wheels & tires were cleaned with AM Magnificent wheel Cleaner:
Check out the buildup of the dealer tire dressing:
Gotta love how brand new fabric tops bead up!!
Next, all the painted surfaces were lightly clayed with AM
Blue Clay Magic & Body Shine. After claying each panel, cellophane was used to feel any contaminants on the finish for additional touchups. I knew I was in for additional work when after claying the 1st panel, I noticed slight marring from the brand new clay due to the super soft paint.
After drying, every crack & crevice was blown out with my Craftsmen Air Compressor:
Next all the soft trim and certain cracks were taped off & protected:
Here’s an example of how precise I taped off certain trim (stone guard on ¼) to insure full contact with the painted surface for proper correction:
Most of the areas were able to be corrected with
Menzerna 106ff with a 7.5 white
Lake Country CCS foam pad. I then final finished with 85RD with a blue EDGE foam pad. I also experimented with different types/sizes of backing plates on certain sections of the vehicle. Each one gives a different feel.
Another thing that I did to insure clean buffing after spurring my pad was to blow it off with compressed air. I usually clean my pad several times per panel and after each section that gets buffed. You’d be surprised how much dust is still in/on your pads after just spurring.
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