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InTheAir
08-01-2005, 06:23 PM
Well, considering this is my "first", I failed to take any before pictures the day I started. I guess I was too eager to get started. :drool:



Anyway, I started the cleaning on Friday and ended on Sunday, although I took a number of breaks along the way. It also helped to allow the Zaino to cure. Here is all that I did:

Wash entire car with Dawn (twice) to remove anything and everything

Clayed with Clay Magic (Blue)

Aerospace 303 Cleaner on the Engine and scrub

Aerospace 303 Protectant on the engine

Vacuum interior

Shampoo all mats and removable carpets

Raggtopp Cleaner to convertible top (scrub)

Raggtopp Convertible Protectant (3 Coats)

Wash Zaino Z-7

Zaino ZFX Fusion twice, especially around the door handles and fenders (lots of small scratches)

Zaino Z-5 (each with ZFX)

Zaino Z-6

Zaino Z-5

Zaino Z-6

Zaino Z-5

Zaino Z-6

Zaino Z-2PRO

Zaino Z-8

Zaino Z-2PRO

Zaino Z-8

Sonus Leather Cleaner to all leather (seats, doors, etc.)

Zaino Z-16 Tire Dress

Sonus Leather Conditioner

Invisible Glass to windows

Plexus to rear window

Aerospace 303 Protectant to all door seals





All in all, I am incredibly happy with the Zaino products. :xyxthumbs I was really amazed with the amount of dead paint that came off with the Fusion and how well the Z-5 made the light scratches disappear. The depth added by the Z-2PRO was even fun to see.



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imported_truzoom
08-01-2005, 06:39 PM
B-u-ti-ful



:)
JasonATL
08-01-2005, 06:50 PM
:bow :cooleek: :bow :drool:



Whoa!
imported_DARKSTI
08-01-2005, 07:00 PM
good looking porsche!
whiteg240
08-01-2005, 08:52 PM
You forgot the exhaust tips ;) haha.. Awesome Job!!
03BlackGTP
08-01-2005, 09:17 PM
Do you have a ballpark time as to how long you where working on the car, without breaks???? And where are you located because I want you to meet my car. :xyxthumbs
Clean Dean
08-01-2005, 10:59 PM
Awesome job !!! Car looks great !!! I love that body !!! Nice avatar !!!
InTheAir
08-02-2005, 04:49 AM
You forgot the exhaust tips ;) haha.. Awesome Job!!Didn`t forget :grinno: , just postponed. As you can see, the tips have never been polished and have a lot of baked on gunk and tarnish on their stainless steel bodies.



My plan is to get some of the Luster Lace at a local detailer (which I finally found yesterday) and polish them up. It looks like David B. suggested the same in his polishing tutorial.



Let`s just call this the "first" attack in a long war against tarnish and the evils that be!! :clap: :clap:
InTheAir
08-02-2005, 05:10 AM
Do you have a ballpark time as to how long you where working on the car, without breaks???? And where are you located because I want you to meet my car. :xyxthumbsWell, I spent about 6 hours on Friday afternoon (left work, too eager to get started :nervous: ), which included:



Wash entire car with Dawn (twice) to remove anything and everything

Aerospace 303 Cleaner on the Engine and scrub

Vacuum interior

Shampoo all mats and removable carpets

Sonus Leather Cleaner to all leather (seats, doors, etc.)

Raggtopp Cleaner to convertible top (scrub)

Raggtopp Convertible Protectant (1 Coat)



On Saturday, I spent another 6 hours on:

removed all turn signal housings to clean behind and minimize wax edges

Aerospace 303 Protectant on the engine

Clayed with Clay Magic (Blue)

Wash Zaino Z-7

Zaino ZFX Fusion twice, especially around the door handles and fenders (lots of small scratches)

Zaino Z-5 (each with ZFX)

Zaino Z-6

Zaino Z-5

Zaino Z-6

Zaino Z-5

Zaino Z-6

Raggtopp Convertible Protectant (1 Coat)



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On Sunday, I spent about 3 hours finishing up and gazing at it:

Raggtopp Convertible Protectant (1 Coat)

Zaino Z-2PRO

Zaino Z-8

Zaino Z-2PRO

Zaino Z-8

Zaino Z-16 Tire Dress

Sonus Leather Conditioner

Invisible Glass to windows

Plexus to rear window

Aerospace 303 Protectant to all door seals
BillyBarou
08-02-2005, 05:29 AM
Looks awesome! :)
whiteg240
08-02-2005, 06:59 AM
Didn`t forget , just postponed.



Thats it. Detailing our cars are always a work in progress. :waxing:
stilez
08-02-2005, 02:28 PM
Man, that looks absolutely stunning!
Scottwax
08-02-2005, 10:18 PM
Excellent! The paint looks terrific!
imported_series1
08-02-2005, 11:17 PM
Great work! The car looks flawless!
PhilS
08-03-2005, 01:53 PM
Fantastic job! The 993 is still my all time favourite. One day I will own one, the only trouble is here in the UK a 10 year old model still costs the equivilent of $42k+