2007 black 997 Carrera S - autoLavish at it again... - Page 2

TheMethod · 09-21-09, 05:24

Great work, great attention to detail on this one.

Glad to see some other clean cars here in MI.

Deanski · 09-22-09, 07:28

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Originally Posted by MuttGrunt

Thanks for the words fellas

And trust deanski, everything was done carefully - surely don't want to undo all the works we put into it

Good to hear as you found that this paint is so soft, you look at it the wrong way and it starts to mar

I did it after washing. Damn it!

Problem with new mit.

I went through towels trying to find the best to remove polish or sealants and ones for QD work. And God help you if you have one bad hard spec of dirt or whatever caught in a towel with this paint. Jeez this is soft! I have a few DF towels and some from Dave at Autopia which are really soft and plush for QD work. Use the wrong nap and get ready to start over!

You'd think they would offer a Ceramiclear finish, but nope. Maybe my next one I'll do paint to sample and see if they can do that clear as well.

Wheels can be difficult being deep. Some of the special wheel brushes that fit on drills work well.

I love 1Z Cockpit Premium for all the plastic in the engine bay and elsewhere, gives a nice mat finish.

Leather, I find that the Sonus does really well for Porsche leather, not overpowering smell of leather from it, but what it does seems to be quite wonderful. Give the leather a more firmer new feel, no greasy feel at all. Just a more "grippy" feel when you sit in the seat as opposed to other conditioners where you swim in the seat.

Also, it releases natural Porsche leather odor. After treatment, I shut the doors and in hours, opened them up and it was like it rolled off showroom.

Paint film is a wise choice for this paint as I too did film as I do to all of my cars I had (have) etc. Sure easy to remove film than to re-shoot a panel!

Mezerna with the right pads seem to really bring out the best in this paint. Some of the Menzerna can get dusty, but you can work it longer with water if needed. 85RD and other final finish polishes from Menzerna can make black look insane! Most don't lie working with Menzerna due to dusting or it gumming up if not used and matched correctly to pad/paint/tool.

If Mercedes, Porsche and Maybach use Menzerna and telling from some of the finishes coming out from factory are stunning on the high-end lines.

Lately, I've seen some high-dollar cars from all mfg's come into port looking terrible. Orange peel, poor clear application and others.

Waterborne paints just don't have that perfect look like true oil based paints. I'm sure in time it will improve with better application tools and better paint finishes.

Wonderful work and keep this up!!!!!!

Regards,
Deanski

MuttGrunt · 09-22-09, 09:06

hey I feel you buddy, but if you think these 911's have soft paint, try living with a berlina black s2000 or NSX. Even softer!
I couldn't even finish down on my red s2000 with a rotary without trails no matter what I finished with. Had to go to the PC.

I don't seem to hear much good about the new water-based base-coats. Seems the solvent-based paints still take the cake. Of course once folks learn what it takes to do water-based correctly, they'll no doubt be just as good, and much better for the environment

jw · 09-23-09, 07:14

I have one question on your routine. It looks like you're using a mitt and washing with foam still on the car. How does this work for you? Does that put you at greater risk for marring or does it just not matter because you were going to polish anyway? Car looks great.

MuttGrunt · 09-25-09, 12:33

^ very good question, and we've done several things to reduce any risk. We often will use the thick foam that the foam cannon puts out as a direct washing soap for a car as it can be quick and convenient, but always keep these things in mind:
1. Each wash gets a new mitt. There's no need to risk installing anything bad onto corrected paint you just spent hours on
2. You still use a rinse bucket with a grit guard. This allows the wash to be basically a two-bucket-method wash... but with only one bucket.
3. If you think you're putting the paint in risk of marring, you probably are. The same theory behind the two bucket method and what it does to mitigate the risk need to be applied each and every time the paint will be touched with anything.

There's a big difference in cutting corners and saving time/streamlining your process. Cutting corners is never what you want to be known as. With each change you make to becoming more efficient, I think it's important to constantly critic your work, your process, and the idea of why you do what you do.

Thanks for the compliments

xfire · 09-25-09, 07:11

Wow, those exhausts really did look sad. I was amazed when I first used steel wool on the exhaust tips. Now they have a gleaming smile!!

The work is top-notch! Great job.

O, and tell Jacob that the Sonus Green clay is a little bitter. The Mother's clay is sweeter lol.