Midnight Blue Porsche 911 GT3 (996) - Detailed by Lawrence

[LawrenceSA]

This detail was booked before the owner had even purchased the car, and so when it arrived the day after he collected it I could quite possibly have been more excited than he was :oops: `:lol:`
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Day 1
Inspection on delivery
Surface dirt and TOGW (The other guys wax)
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Wheels
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Horrendous tire dressing
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Exhaust Tips
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Swirls/RIDS
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And some buffer trails
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Window Rubbers
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Greasy trim
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Hacked up bumper (under where the license plate holder was)
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Arches: Cyclo APC / Mothers Fender Well Brush / HP Rinse / Glossworx - Extreme Tyre Shine `(This is a definite winner in my books so far. A little goes a long way and the spray pattern of the bottle it comes in assists here. Its priced really well at R108/500ml and it left the arches looking good.)
Tires: Glossworx Wheel and Tire Cleaner `/ Mothers Tire Brush / 2 coats Optimum Optibond Tire Gel`
Wheels: Glossworx Wheel and Tire Cleaner / Daytona Jnr / Various brushes/ Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover / APC rinse / AF Iron Out / Daytona Jnr / HP Rinse / Flooding Rinse / Menzerna Powerlock
Door shuts, window rubbers, fuel flap, badges: Cyclo APC / Various Brushes / HP Rinse / Collinite 845 / Chemical Guys Pete`53
Wash: Chemical Guys Maxisuds II via foam cannon / Glossworx Shampoo / 2BM with Lambswool wash mitt / Rinse
Dry: ONR at QD strength / WW Drying towel / Compressed Air
Decontamination : Autoglym Fine Grade Clay / ONR at clay lube strength - I decided not to use any tar or iron remover for possible side effects on the decals.
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Kyle was then kind enough to come around and let me test drive his PTG. The following readings were taken in microns:
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Roof - `min 102, max 135, avg 110
Bonnet - min 107, max 450, avg 250
Driver fender - min 130, max 265, avg 200
Driver door `-min 87, max 185, avg 150
Driver rear panel - min 110, max 172, avg 134
Passenger fender - min 142, max 247, avg 210
Passenger door - min 127, max 195, avg 150
Passenger rear panel - min 80, max 183, avg 140`
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With the paint now decontaminated it was easy to capture the water spots
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I then set about taping up `- this was a tedious process and took well over 3 hours to complete :crazy:`
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[LawrenceSA]

Day 2
Paint correction:`
Roof, doors, bonnet: DA / Menzerna PF 2500 / Hydro-Tech 5.5 Inch Tangerine / Menzerna SF 4000 / Hydro-Tech 5.5 Inch Crimson`
Wing, engine cover, bumpers, under door handles, door jambs: Hand / FG400 / LC Orange CCS hand foam applicator
Tail lights: DA / Menzerna PF 2500 / 4" Lake Country - CCS White Pad / Menzerna SF 4000 / 4" Lake Country - CCS Grey Finishing `Pad
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Only the deep RID remained
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Paint looking much better and pulled out in the sun to check polishing work
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Some cell pics
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Day 3
Glass : Autoglym Fine Grade Clay / ONR at clay lube strength / Autoglym Fast Glass / StreakFree Microfiber Glass Cleaning Cloth`
Door rubbers, plastic trim : Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner / Collinite 845
Interior: Blown out with compressed air / Vacuum / dash and trim wiped down`
Leather: Glossworx Leather Cleaner / Various brushes / Damp wipe down / Compressed Air dry / Glossworx Leather Conditioner.
Exhaust tips: Cyclo CM30 APC / Various brushes / Autofinesse Mercury Metal Polish / Mothers Powerball Mini
Protection : Collinite 845`
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Day 4
Protection : Chemical Guys Pete`53
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I managed to take some very quick pictures before the owner arrived to collect
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And even though this pic is out of focus, I included it because I liked the lighting and is how I remember the end of an enjoyable few days with this lovely car.`
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Total time spent `= 40 hours
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Thanks for looking and as always any comments or questions are welcome
`:hi:

[DaGonz]

Very nice...`


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I love Porsches, but I am not a fan of the GT3`s graphics scheme or the radical wheel colors... to each his own.

[LawrenceSA]

Very nice...`


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I love Porsches, but I am not a fan of the GT3`s graphics scheme or the radical wheel colors... to each his own.



Thanks


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To be honest neither am I but like you say, each to their own, so whatever makes the owner happy!

[jimmie jam]

Outstanding result! I too am not crazy about the graphics color but it`s not my car. It`s just an interesting`"fashion statement". I`ve been using 845 since 1974 and i`m glad to see that others find the quality in Collinite products. Well done!

[LawrenceSA]

Outstanding result! I too am not crazy about the graphics color but it`s not my car. It`s just an interesting`"fashion statement". I`ve been using 845 since 1974 and i`m glad to see that others find the quality in Collinite products. Well done!



Thank you


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Yes bang for buck (and in terms of durability) #845 is hard to beat

[House of Wax]

Sweet Jesus those wheels are hideous, but the color of the car is gorgeous now....top notch job