1997 Porsche 911 Carrera - Multi-Step Correction Wheels Off CQuartz Finest Service

[KMG]

This client was referred to be from a previous client I did work for earlier this year. They have owned this car from new and were not happy with how the exterior of the vehicle looked. We settled on a wheels off Platinum Protection Service with CQuartz Finest applied to the paint and wheels. The interior was also cleaned and the leather surfaces were coated with CQuartz Leather Coating.

Before Photos


A photo of the car just after being dropped off.


You can see the car was quite dusty when it arrived.


The paint on a majority of the car looked like this, with very heavy swirling and lots of RIDS.


A before photo from the passenger side rears shows the same condition present on the passenger rear quarter.


Before photo of the wheels. These were actually in not all that dirty on the wheel faces.


The convertible top was quite dusty prior to being cleaned. The exterior of the car was thoroughly washed along with the convertible top. It was then chemically and mechanically decon`d prior to being dried and pulled into the garage.

Correction and Coating Process


Once fully cleaned it was pulled inside to begin the paint correction process. Prior to that the paint was inspected.


It was pretty clear before even washing the car that the paint was in very poor condition considering the car only has 30k miles on it.


The paint was very dull and flat looking due to how heavily damaged the finish was.


Another before photo of the hood.


Another before of the hood from a different angle.


Before of the driver side rear quarter. This panel had pretty extensive scratches in the finish.


Prior to starting the correction process on the paint, the convertible top was treated with a protectant to keep the top clean and dry with great hydrophobic properties.


The hood was taped off to perform a test spot.


The paint cleaned up pretty nice after the initial round of compounding.


Passenger side front fender prior to correction.


Same panel after being compounded.


Passenger rear quarter prior to correction.


Passenger rear quarter after being compounded.


Top side of the passenger rear quarter prior to correction.


Top side of the passenger rear quarter after being compounded. You can see in these picture that the compound causes marring in the paint making it look hazy. The exterior will need to be polished to clean up this hazy appearance resulting in a deep glossy finish.


Scratches on the driver side door prior to correction.


Same after being compounded.


Driver side rear quarter panel prior to correction.


Driver side rear quarter panel after being compounded.


Once the exterior of the car was compounded and polished the wheels were removed to clean the barrels and face. You can see quite a bit of dirt built up on the barrel of this front wheel.


The barrels were thorough cleaned along with the faces. The faces were then polished prior to being coated.

Engine Compartment Detail


Prior to coating the exterior of the car the engine compartment was cleaned and dressed.


Finished Photos


The car looked amazing when finished with lots of depth and gloss.


Finished product.


Finished product.


Finished product.


Finished product.


Finished product.


Finished product.


Sun shots don`t lie. The hood looked amazing compared to the condition it was in when it arrived.


Finished product.


Finished product.


Finished product.


After photo of the interior.


After photo of the interior.

[tom p.]

Stunning transformation, KMG !!

[rlmccarty2000]

Nice save. Rough condition for 30k. Could you share what products you used on this beauty? I helps when members run into similar autos. Thanks.

[jimmie jam]

Beautiful result! That paint was brutal looking...

[ShakingHorizons]

30k miles looked like that!??!?! Did they wash it with an SOS pad weekly?

GREAT save!!!

[KMG]

Nice save. Rough condition for 30k. Could you share what products you used on this beauty? I helps when members run into similar autos. Thanks.

Thanks! Sure I can share some of the products I used on this. Used my Rupes mkii 15 with megs mf finishing pads and Americana IAT1500 compound. Polishing was done with Essence prior to applying the coating. The top was treated with Raggtop and the leather interior was coated with CQuartz Leather.

30k miles looked like that!??!?! Did they wash it with an SOS pad weekly?

GREAT save!!!

Thanks, and yeah the car was certainly not maintained the best. Although most people do not know how to properly maintain their vehicle.

Beautiful result! That paint was brutal looking...

Thanks! They were very happy with the results.

Stunning transformation, KMG !!

Thanks! This was a fun car to work on.

[Sizzle Chest]

Excellent work!!! The owners should now be proud to be seen in it! Fantastic!

[pmnewton]

Jeezus. Was he washing it with a brick? Great turnaround!

- Patrick

[WaxAddict]

Thanks for the save. I can`t stand to see a Carrera like that.

i have noticed your red tape. What kind is it?

[Pats300zx]

Nice save👍👍

[Ronkh]

Beautiful

[ellens2]

Wow, nice job. I hope they`ll take better care of it.

[Stokdgs]

I have never seen a Porsche with nice paint Unless its brand new and not yet hacked by the owner yet..

For some reason a lot of P-car owners do not know how to take care of their paintwork or do not care about their paintwork..

That one is easily one of the top 5 worst ones I have ever seen...

Great job on bringing it back to better than new again !
Dan F