Light Scratches on Porsche Twin Turbo

[Totoland Mach]

One of my customers just bought a 2001 Twin Turbo Porsche with a remarkable 850 miles. The car was rarely driven and covered with, what I suspect, was not a good car cover. There are light scratches on the parts where the cover was taken off/on.

He had an earlier black 911 that I did a great job of horrible swirl removal.

This car didn't appear to need clay (I checked) and I'm thinking a good wash, then some M21 sealant with a 9006 pad and buff with a good mf.

Any suggestions for the light scratches before I use the M21? Other steps needed?

Thanks folks

You can just catch the scratches where the sun is breaking on the body line



Rear view: this car is a horsepower MONSTER!!!!!



Totoland Mach

[Totoland Mach]

Any suggestions at all? Come on, Scottwax...the King of detailing should chime in with some suggestions LOL

Totoland Mach

[Mad iX]

#80, SSR2, SFX-2, FPII, maybe even PO85RD if they're light enough.

[Totoland Mach]

Originally Posted by Mad iX

#80, SSR2, SFX-2, FPII, maybe even PO85RD if they're light enough.

Thanks Mad iX: I've got #80, but not SSR-2 (I jumped to SSR 2.5). The sratches are pretty light and seem to be where the cover was removed/applied. It's another couple of months till then, but I will be washing the car and making sure the owner doesn't! His last Black 911 wide body is in my photo gallery and he swirled it completely.

Totoland Mach

[Bill D]

Originally Posted by Mad iX

.......FPII, maybe even PO85RD if they're light enough.

Yep, they look pretty light and this would be what I would reach for.

[Neothin]

Doesn't Porsche have pretty hard paint though? Would a light polish like FPII or 85RD have enough cut to remove the defects? Or would they work ok via rotary?

[ebpcivicsi]

IMO, you will just have to try different products when you get there. My last experience with Porsche paint wasn't the best, but this could be totally different.

While the swirls *look* mild, I would be willing to bet that it will take a more aggressive approach than one might initially think. Will you be using the rotary, or PC only? IME, *some* halo scratches look mild, but are actually fairly deep. If he wants it perfect, keep this in mind.

FWIW, if I am detailing porsche paint (came to this conclusion after the cayenne) I will not show up without 3M PI-III MG or 1ZMP, they saved my tale. Also, bring lots of pads for test spots. If the paint is anything like I have seen, it will be soft--too soft for even my standby Meguiars 80's series.

Just some food for thought......

[ceiol]

Originally Posted by ebpcivicsi

FWIW, if I am detailing porsche paint (came to this conclusion after the cayenne) I will not show up without 3M PI-III MG or 1ZMP, .....

for the twin turbo 911, I figure the paint would be very similar to that black cayenne that you did, and that one turned out un-freakin-believable. Your post made me start searching for some 3M PI-III MG, and it's not like I need any more product!

The cayenne had scratches that were 100x worse than this 911, and after the detail it looked brand new.

[Anthony Orosco]

Porsche paint is soft, not hard, Easy to correct but also easy to mar.

Light marring can be dealt with with something like OCP, a PC and a mild polishing pad, work your way down from there to a fine finishing pad and OCP or FPII.

If I were doing the car I would use my rotary with a green correction pad followed by a black then white pad, also with OCP.....but that's just me

Anthony

[Accumulator]

Originally Posted by Anthony Orosco

If I were doing the car I would use my rotary with a green correction pad followed by a black then white pad, also with OCP.....but that's just me..

Anthony- Whose pads are those you're referring to (the colors don't jibe with ones I'm familiar with, given your progression) Sheesh, I'm so out-of-date these days, good thing I'm not working on any unfamiliar paints....