Porsche 911 Carrera in Black

[SilverLexus]

Some photos in slide show form from the weekend's detail...

Polishing was PC with CCS pad from Lake Country with ZPC plus Makita 9227 with ZPC followed by Z6/Z5/Z2/Z8:

Picasa Web Albums - Jim - Pete's Porsche

Couple of observations:

1. Makita is a really fun machine to use. As my rotary skills have improved over the past two years I seen how good this machine can be and it's relatively quiet and stable. Still I would like a Metabo at some point.

2. I initially did not prefer the CCS over the variable contour but I've seen the benefit of a longer "work in" time for tougher swirls and water spot problems.

3. Z2 adds some nice gloss and reflection to a Z5 surface - you get the best of both worlds!

Enjoy.

[Deanski]

Nice work!! And this comming from another black Porsche owner!

Wait till you have to do a later model... very soft.

Deanski

[SilverLexus]

Originally Posted by Deanski

Nice work!! And this comming from another black Porsche owner!

Wait till you have to do a later model... very soft.

Deanski

Thanks Deanski. High praise coming from you.

P.S. The new Car & Driver has a Cayman S with FarnbacherLoles mods!

[Deanski]

Originally Posted by SilverLexus

Thanks Deanski. High praise coming from you.

P.S. The new Car & Driver has a Cayman S with FarnbacherLoles mods!

You're quite welcome and it was well deserved. Black is one tuff color to get just right. I see too many times people can get the defects out, but then there's always that slight haze. It takes time and finish polishes to get it looking like "piano black". Which is just what you did!!!

The FBL Cayman S has my 3.8 X-51 motor with Revo remapping, then they add the nice exhaust. Follow that with full Cross coilovers, PCCB brakes and you have one very sick street/track car! That thing sticks like glue, is fast as all hell with lots of bottom end torque. If I knew about this car they were making, I'd go for one of those since the engine is in the middle as opposed to hanging past the axle in my 997 C2S.

They had one at Limerock one day, and while at our Porsche club Tech Tactics event at FBL, one was in the process of being built. You could walk under it to view what was being done.

Learing to really drive a 997 911 Porsche is a learing experience. At one event, they disable all stability management so you feel the car first, then next time enable the PSM.

What's great is that I'm driving one of the worlds best handling cars in GT2 class for ALMS as Porsche is winning quie often and beating "big red" from Italy quite a few times.

Or... you can get RUF to build you a Cayman that has a blower on the motor and 400 HP.! They just did a review of one in Exellence mag that has the picture of the new GT2 on the cover. Care to go 200MPH+ in a Porsche? The 997 GT2 is sooo sick!

Stopped by my dealer, and what do I see in the showroom? A black/orange combo 997 GT3-RS!!! Gotta get a picture of that one and post it. It only has 46 miles on it! Not many dealers were able to order a GT3-RS.

But I know my dealer is getting a GT2!!!! Now THAT one I HAVE to see up close and listen to it. Some lucky SOB has the order in for it. Ah, it's only about $191K.

Keep up the good work!!!!!

Regards,
Deanski

[gmblack3a]

Great work Lee!

[SilverLexus]

Thanks everyone!

Deanski, the owner of this Porsche has it up for sale and he plans to get a Cayman S. I look forward to doing some detailing on that as well. I'm maybe 1-2 years awya on my own Cayman but that will likely be my next car as well depending on what comes out between now and then.

[zoomzoom mazda5]

Awesome is only thing i can say! .............

[JoshVette]

Nice work, beautiful reflections.

[SilverLexus]

Thanks!

[baseballlover1]

Looks good! Ive worked with some porsche paints before and i love both. But that looks great!

As to the GT3RS... my local dealer had i think 3. They also had a Carrera GT along with a SLR Mclaren. And they are just a porsche, land rover, mercedes, jaguar dealership.
... the owner of the dealership owns 1 of the GT3RS's and took it to VIR and put probably about 20 grand worth of damage to it. My dads friend was in the car with him giving him pointers on driving (i am guessing). The friend gets out (after smacking the owner of it smacked the wall) and says "gee im so sorry, it happens to all of us". THe owner is chuckling a little and says "o well i wanted the carbon doors anyway".

[SilverLexus]

Thanks Baseball!

I'd love to drive one of the GT3RS's one day.