2004 Porsche 996 GT3

lecchilo · 03-30-07, 10:55

Well, I finally got to detail one of my favorite cars so thought I'd post a little before/after.

Client is a friend of mine who wanted the car done before HIN, here in Chicago.

I spent the first half hour or so admiring the car haha.

I used Meguiar's Gold Class Car wash and a waffle towel to dry it after.
Wheels were cleaned with P21S/water before washing
Before drying, I clayed the hood, roof, and fenders.
As you can see in the pics, the car was swirled BADLY, and it also had some holograms, I think from a previous rotary job.
After clay, I tried out a few different polishes on the hood to see what would work out best, and Optimum Polish with white LC pad was without a doubt the one... took out pretty much all the swirls and most of the holograms with 1-2 passes @ 1200-1400. Few deeper scratches were left over, but looked much better than before.
After polishing, the Porsche got Natty's Blue paste wax, which gave it a really nice depth and shine.

Nothing special on the interior...
Lexol Cleaner and conditioner on the leather (seats, shifter/ebrake, steering wheel, etc.)
Stoner's for all glass (roll cage + porsche rear window cleaning do not mix well at all, especially if you're 6'2"

)
Turtle wax shine protectant for dash and door panels
vacuumed everything

Hope I didn't forget anything

On to the pics:
Few before shots:

Afters:

While the last pic is just pure sex, I think the lamp, pic 3, is awsome.

All in all a great time and I hope Mo was as happy as I was with the outcome

-Ivan

GregCavi · 03-30-07, 11:16

Stunning transformation! Great job.

Greg

Mayur · 03-31-07, 08:06

Dont tell me you did that right on the street. Either way is he entering HIN? Im going today so maybe Ill see it. Im going with a buddy who also wanted his car detailed before HIN but hes not entering. Its sitting in my garage right now because he lives in an apartment complex. Gonna suck cus it looks like it might be raining on the way there.

lecchilo · 03-31-07, 10:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayur

Dont tell me you did that right on the street. Either way is he entering HIN? Im going today so maybe Ill see it. Im going with a buddy who also wanted his car detailed before HIN but hes not entering. Its sitting in my garage right now because he lives in an apartment complex. Gonna suck cus it looks like it might be raining on the way there.

haha no no i didn't do it on the street... the M3 (i made another thread about that one) came in the morning for a detail, and the porsche was still sitting in my garage... since i needed to detail the M3, porsche had to be moved... I called my buddy like 3 times asking "are you sure it's ok to move it to the street?" haha... that's why i parked it about a foot onto the grass, fearing today's GREAT drivers

norcal450 · 03-31-07, 12:49

pics dont work for me...

edit: nevermind

lecchilo · 03-31-07, 02:44

pics should be fine for everyone now... yes?

Nimble · 03-31-07, 03:31

Yep, they work Ivan. NICE work! It appears you like that OP? hehe Did you have to use less product than you're used to with the Meg's stuff?

lecchilo · 03-31-07, 03:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nimble

Yep, they work Ivan. NICE work! It appears you like that OP? hehe Did you have to use less product than you're used to with the Meg's stuff?

Hey Justin... I did like the OP quite a lot... it's a lot less messy than the Meg's polishes I'm used to... I used about the same amount of product, maybe a bit less

Nimble · 03-31-07, 04:29

Nice, and less mess on a black car is VERY nice.

Scottwax · 03-31-07, 10:39

The car looks beautiful!

That soft black Porsche paint is kind of a pain but at least you can correct it pretty easily.