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Porsche 997 in black + upgraded brakes= track beast
The Porsche 911 series cars are without doubt some of the most beautiful and balanced of all time. With this latest write-up, I bring you a beautiful black 997 Carrera S sitting on upgraded wheels and brakes.
I was originally contacted by this owner who jumped at the chance to own his dream car, and has since cared for it dearly. Even though the paint was in the top-tier of the population, the owner wasn't satisfied, and was contemplating using his Ultimate Detailing Machine and other goodies. With a family and full-time job however, he found it a better alternative to outsource the work. Upon the initial inspection with the client, there were very light swirls and very few Random Isolated Deep Scratches, and the paint would be the only thing to see work.
I picked the pretty lady up, brought her back to my place, and started a long day of work. It seemed with a detailer soon to perform their trade, the car gobbled up at much dirt and grime as possible....
Inside the front air dam there were dead dried-out leafs, cigarette buds, and trash that needed to be cared for before the Porsche got her bath.
Vacuumed out
Door jams in need of love
There were several areas with wax residue that needed attention as well - here are a couple
Gas cap area could use a little help as well
To begin, wheels and expensive brake components were doused with P21S wheel cleaner gel
While the wheels dwelled, hard to reach areas got hit with Meg's APC (10:1) and a Swissvax brush while the wheel wells got APC (4:1)
Return to the wheels
Griot's wax residue cleaner was used around the sun-roof then agitated with a precision brush
A thorough rinse followed by a good two bucket wash helped to clean off dirt and grime very easily
Danase mild clay was used and yielded very light contamination while exhaust tips were cleaned with P21S finish restorer + #0000 steel wool
Once rinsed and dried with waffle weave microfibers, we taped off any areas not fit to be hit by buffing pads
Taped off, we tested a section for the best pad+polish combination.
From this we chose Menzerna 106 on a Lake Country black pad, followed by Menzerna 85RD on a blue Lake Country finishing pad, and got to work.
The Porsche 911 series cars are without doubt some of the most beautiful and balanced of all time. With this latest write-up, I bring you a beautiful black 997 Carrera S sitting on upgraded wheels and brakes.
I was originally contacted by this owner who jumped at the chance to own his dream car, and has since cared for it dearly. Even though the paint was in the top-tier of the population, the owner wasn't satisfied, and was contemplating using his Ultimate Detailing Machine and other goodies. With a family and full-time job however, he found it a better alternative to outsource the work. Upon the initial inspection with the client, there were very light swirls and very few Random Isolated Deep Scratches, and the paint would be the only thing to see work.
I picked the pretty lady up, brought her back to my place, and started a long day of work. It seemed with a detailer soon to perform their trade, the car gobbled up at much dirt and grime as possible....
Inside the front air dam there were dead dried-out leafs, cigarette buds, and trash that needed to be cared for before the Porsche got her bath.
Vacuumed out
Door jams in need of love
There were several areas with wax residue that needed attention as well - here are a couple
Gas cap area could use a little help as well
To begin, wheels and expensive brake components were doused with P21S wheel cleaner gel
While the wheels dwelled, hard to reach areas got hit with Meg's APC (10:1) and a Swissvax brush while the wheel wells got APC (4:1)
Return to the wheels
Griot's wax residue cleaner was used around the sun-roof then agitated with a precision brush
A thorough rinse followed by a good two bucket wash helped to clean off dirt and grime very easily
Danase mild clay was used and yielded very light contamination while exhaust tips were cleaned with P21S finish restorer + #0000 steel wool
Once rinsed and dried with waffle weave microfibers, we taped off any areas not fit to be hit by buffing pads
Taped off, we tested a section for the best pad+polish combination.
From this we chose Menzerna 106 on a Lake Country black pad, followed by Menzerna 85RD on a blue Lake Country finishing pad, and got to work.
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