Hello from MA

**mhackney** · 07-16-2016, 05:52 PM

Hello, I`m Michael and I live in the Boston, MA area. I`ve been a classic Porsche enthusiast for 16 years or so. My first car was a 1962 Twin Grill Roadster (Porsche 356) black on red and was a garage queen! I loved that car but as it appreciated in value I couldn`t justify driving it. Porsches should be driven - often!

So I got a 1970 911S, white on black, to drive... often. It was a nicely preserved car and a lot easier to keep looking good in white. But then it started to appreciate and I couldn`t justify driving it.

So I ended up with a 1983 Porsche 911 SC Cabriolet in Moss Green Metallic on Champaign and Brown leather. I drive it lots, about 12K miles a year and she has 169K on the odometer today. It is a fantastic machine but I haven`t done any detailing or even polishing the paint since getting it 8 years ago. I know, but it was either drive or detail. I was looking at the old girl a few weeks ago and thought "Wow, I bet she would look fantastic if I polished the paint and got the swirls out, fixed the door edge chips and dings and some front end chips and some other minor things." So I`ve spent 6 weeks doing exactly that. Meticulously filling chips with color and many many thin coats of clear and then carefully sanding (Meguiar`s block) and polishing. The door edges took the longest and although they aren`t perfect (maybe another 10-15 coats of clear would do it) they are MUCH better than before and most people wouldn`t notice. I just finished the final prep for sealant today and hopefully tomorrow I`ll seal (if I can get an answer to the question I am about to post about white spots in tiny paint chips). And then I can finally get some good photos of the old girl. This one is the day she arrived 8 years ago.

Once I have the paint work and bumpers and other plastic and wheels one, I`ll put some attention to the interior.

**Ronkh** · 07-16-2016, 05:55 PM

Hi

Nice cars !!!

What ya sealing em with?

**GearHead_1** · 07-16-2016, 05:59 PM

Welcome to the forum.

**Mary B** · 07-16-2016, 06:03 PM

Welcome .
You put that many miles on and they still appreciate ? Nice !

**rlmccarty2000** · 07-16-2016, 06:07 PM

Welcome to Autopia!

**mhackney** · 07-16-2016, 06:12 PM

Wow, this is a really active forum! Multiple replies within a few minutes. Thanks everyone.

I am using Meguiar`s products. I`ll use Meguiar`s Ultimate Liquid Wax to seal. I`ve posted my question now: Seeking advice on how to clean small front end chips of polish

@Mary B - I did`t put that many on the `62 or `70. but I did drive the frequently. The Cabriolet is getting more miles because I`ve been driving her to Rochester, NY 2 times a month - an 800 mile round trip. I take back roads through NH and VT (twists mountain roads) so it is therapeutic!