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Old 11-23-08, 02:25   #1 (permalink)
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Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

The owner of this vehicle approached me with the goal of winter protection in mind. He read my past threads, particularly my work with a Speed Yellow Cayman S, and really appreciated my attention to detail. He also appreciated how in depth my explanations of my services were, and how easy I made it to understand.

After an inspect with a Brinkmann Xenon light, it was determined that the owner took very good care of his Porsche as it was about 95% swirl free – my first client yet with near perfect paint. Easy day then, huh? Well, not quite so fast.

Because the vehicle was in such good condition, nothing less than perfect would suffice for both interior and exterior. Beginning with the interior, I removed all the mats and began vacuuming the rear seats.








The interior was very lightly soiled, and so it was perfected in about one hour.










Then the vehicle was removed from the garage and inspected in natural light before proceeding with a two bucket wash. This day was bitterly cold for October.










The finish was lightly soiled, save for moderate road grime across the lower half of the vehicle.

It was quite cool outside and there were no washing shots because of it. The vehicle was pulled back inside and clayed with Riccardo clay and ONR clay lubricant.





The gloss has improved tremendously already.

Then, it's on to the correction. Although the finish was in good condition, there will still a few swirls and so I needed more cut. I used White Lake Country pads with 1Z HGP for a bit more bite.





1Z HGP was gumming up the pads very quickly and I had to reduce the working time significantly. The finish was still exceptionally good. It was inspected in the full sun and was almost hologram free except for a small 2x2 section on the center of the hood, closest to the windshield. This section was re-polished by PC with a 4" White pad and HGP.

The windows have yet to be finished as you can see in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th photographs.







 
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Old 11-23-08, 02:27   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

After the correction was complete, a layer of KAIO was applied and topped with a coat of Swissvax Saphir by hand.




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Old 11-23-08, 03:46   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

Love the silver on the Porsche, looks great!
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Old 11-23-08, 03:49   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

Still detailing in jeans, I see...

Just kidding with ya, that Porsche looked absolutely fantastic. I liked the shot on the lettering at the end, as that is an area that can be difficult to get totally clean and you did a flawless job.
 
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Old 11-23-08, 04:05   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

Beautiful car and nice work. Love the pictures of the homes in the background. Looks like a very nice neighborhood.
 
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Old 11-23-08, 04:11   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

Very nice. What LSP did you use?
 
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Old 11-23-08, 04:29   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

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Still detailing in jeans, I see...

Just kidding with ya, that Porsche looked absolutely fantastic. I liked the shot on the lettering at the end, as that is an area that can be difficult to get totally clean and you did a flawless job.
Indeed, they are special "microfiber jeans" imported from Korea. Very, very rare.



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Beautiful car and nice work. Love the pictures of the homes in the background. Looks like a very nice neighborhood.
Thank you. It's a relatively new development not far from where I live, actually. Quite nice and the grass was quite green as well.

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Very nice. What LSP did you use?
Thanks, Pat. I forgot to slide that one in. It's the first sentence on the second page.
 
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Old 11-23-08, 04:41   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

Your overall thoughts on Saphir?. Glad to see Klasse still being used, great product.
 
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

Nice work on the C4S! What year is is and how many miles?

Porsche paint can be very soft as you may have found out.

Great job on the interior and seats. I have the Adaptive Sport Seats which on the drivers side seat area, the leather is "puckering". Porsche rep did not approve replacement, which I now have to escalate up the Porsche command to have it done.

Leather in these cars have a very unique odor more so than other leather. Trying to replicate it is difficult at best, but a few product work well with it. One being Sonus, another being 1Z Lederfledge and Zaino Z-10. Sonus seems to be the closest I've found so far.

If he's storing it for winter, hopefully he will increase the air pressure in the tires to 60lbs and or use Tire Cradles. And use some gas conditioner as well. Obviously a battery maintainer.

For paint, I've found mild polishes and pads work best. I still use Menzerna P085RD for most of the work. Any good sealant works well for winter storage. A cover wouldn't hurt as well.

Once again, great job!

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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

Sweet car, sweet post, and great work! Always enjoy your posts!
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Old 11-24-08, 05:29   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

Nice work Tyler. The silver looks very nice!
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Old 11-24-08, 04:21   #12 (permalink)
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Re: Apollo Detailing: 997 Porsche Carrera 4S

looks great.. but one question, did you do anything to the exhaust tips? look grimy in one of the after pics???
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