Arctic Silver Porsche 993 C4S

[countrysquire]

This is my neighbor`s gorgeous `97 993 Carrera 4S with a whopping 26,000 miles. Prepare yourselves for the least exciting before & after ever. The photos do this car absolutely no justice. Between no sun, silver paint, and the photography skill of a chimpanzee, the quality of the car doesn`t come through very well. Plus, it wasn`t in bad shape to begin with. The paint had a bit of oxidation which `whitened` the paint. Not much contamination either, but the paint lacked the `snap` of the gloss that belonged there. Why can`t all cars be this wonderful to work on?



Process:

• Clayed w/ Sonus green clay
  
• HD UNO with a Meguiars MF cutting pad
  
• Meguiars D301 Meguiars MF finishing pad
  
• HD Poxy with a black foam finishing pad
  

The UNO 3.0 finished down very well, but since I had just gotten the D301, I figured I`d give it a try and was impressed. The improvement in gloss was noticeable, but I`m anxious to try it on a dark color where I think it will be even more obvious. I`ll get to see the car again tomorrow, and look forward to see how the Poxy looks after having a couple days to cure, as I noticed a nice improvement on my own Arctic Silver car. Anyway, on to the (underwhelming) pictures.



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After:





























Thanks for looking.

[Darkstar752]

Looks great man! The afters definitely have more wetness and gloss.

[Brad B]

This one is a beauty as well. You show off the curves well!

[Astro_ng]

Such a classy ride, love porsches!

[David Fermani]

Silver cars are the best to detail. Looks very nice.

[JohnKleven]

Beautiful car.

[Ch96067]

Definitely a change in the afters I will agree. I think it is the interplay of light with the curves of a polished/waxed car that makes the difference. Instead of just touching them it flows around them. This is the best I can put it.

[countrysquire]

Yep, the German silver just seems to glow in the sun. I only wish I knew how to capture it in a photograph...