2005 Porsche Carrera S paint Correction 45+ hours by Richie's Custom Detailing

[jeff warden]

Hi All,

Just finished with tha AIO/SG treatment on the M, and the car looks terrific! The finish has never looked this good. You can see a few more pics that I took about an hour ago at the link.

THANKS for the advice.

Cheers,

Jeff:up

Need an aspirin, arms sore...

 

[BradE]

Nice Job Your bimmer looks great.:up :up

 

[vdubrick]

Wow! that's a bella macchina !:up



Deckard

 

[Redcar GUY]

NICE:up :bounce

 

[imported_doug]

it is GORGEOUS. Congratulations!

 

[imported_nihoole]

What year is that beauty?:up

 

[muttgrunt]

Simply Awesome !!!



TBone

 

[jkochis]

Way cool. Very nice.

 

[Lowejackson]

Great shine, is the car an E28?



Paintwork would be better if you removed some the plant roots from the hood though



Excellent work



Steven

Alfa 164

 

[jeff warden]

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' >

<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Todd [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>What year is that beauty?:up [/b]</blockquote>
Hi Todd,

It's a 1988. The paint is original, except for the hood. A bonehead mechanic shut the hood with a wrench on top of the engine a few years back and mucked it up.

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[jeff warden]

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' >

<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Lowejackson [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>Great shine, is the car an E28?

Alfa 164 [/b]</blockquote>
Hi Steven,

Thanks! Yep, the car is an E28. This is the last year of the E28 body style, and is still my favorite body of modern BMWs. The proportions are just right to my eye.

Jeff

 

[Lowejackson]

Jeff

As an ex E28 owner, I agree with you on the proportions of the car. I dont know if the E28 is considered a 'classic', but it should be. A very distinguished car which to my eyes has not dated.



Steven

Alfa 164

 

[Langley Interior Car Kare]

:up great job...even for a Klasse user............j/k

 

[rstype]

Looks incredible! Wow!

 

[imported_Dude]

Fantastic!

 

[93mr2]

Beautiful car!!

I just bought the E39 M5 and I hope it looks that good 13 years from now!

I agree that the E28 is a classic style and very distinctive. Of course I'm biased, but I think that's what people will be saying about my M5 13 years from now.

How's it running compared to new and how many miles?

On a side note, come on over and join us on the M5 message board at:http://www.bmwm5.com

Chris

 

[jeff warden]

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' >

<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Big D [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>Beautiful car!!

I just bought the E39 M5 and I hope it looks that good 13 years from now!

I agree that the E28 is a classic style and very distinctive. Of course I'm biased, but I think that's what people will be saying about my M5 13 years from now.

How's it running compared to new and how many miles?

On a side note, come on over and join us on the M5 message board at:http://www.bmwm5.com

Chris [/b]</blockquote>
Hi Chris,

I'm sure your car will look perfect 20 years from now if you keep hanging out here! :up

The car runs perfectly. I am the second owner and the car has 106,000 miles. Two weeks ago I added the only performance enhancements that I plan to: a computer chip and a short shift kit. As you may know, this car was sold in two flavors, US and European. The US version was equipped with a "go slow" chip which allowed it to run on our lousy 87 octane. Switching to a "normal" chip and running the car on 91 octane replaces the lost horsepower making it much more fun to drive. It has about 290 hp, which is plenty for me.

Cheers,

Jeff

 

[Don2000g]

Just wanted to echo some of the similar sentiments as my fellow Autopians. Great looking car. Its great to see "older" cars that look that nice. Keep up the good work. Laters

 

[Richie's Custom Detailing]

This beautiful Carrera S was booked for a comprehensive paint correction detail with clear film removal and prep for new clear film.

The vehicle as delivered.

Clear film removal.

Rear emblem removed to ensure complete defect removal.

On to the wash and decontamination.

Crusty tips.

Wheels before.

After.

Foam bath.

Paint readings.

Parts of the car that were covered in clear film had readings in the 150-160 micron range while others averaged 100 with readings as low as 89.

 

[Richie's Custom Detailing]

Defects.

Factory installed holograms that were covered up by the clear film.

50/50s

Tail light before.

After.

Afters.

Remember the exhaust tips?

Before

After.

Shots taken after being dropped off at the clear film installer.