Hat's Off To Driveway Detailers--Porsche Turbo Today

I

imported_Totoland Mach

New member
Man, I've gotten spoiled working in a shop environment! Snap-On lift, compressed air, AIR CONDITIONING when it's too hot...heat in the winter....all the goodies.



Today, I tackled a Porsche Turbo for an outside detail. Hot weather, no fan, worked on my butt in the customer's garage....you guys are Super Stars in my book!



The owner had a prior detail at a large Mercedes/Porsche dealership and they conveniently left 2 rotary burns on the paint. Nothing to do there but bypass the damage.



PorscheTurboGray_PriorBurn.jpg




Started with a wash and clay. This car is pretty much driven daily and it needed both.



PorscheTurboGray_Start.jpg




I got a bunch of samples of Zaino to try....First up was a test panel using Fusion dual action cleaner polish. I'm not familiar with the "Z" products, but this stuff caked up the pad on the rotary and left a bunch of caked up product on the panel. Soooooo....switched to my more familiar Meguiar's #83 and did the rest of the car in that for swirl/scratch removel.



PorscheTurboGray_Polished83.jpg




Next up was ZAIO. Pretty nice product and left a smooth finish. Felt like Klasse AIO to me.



Final step was Z5. Very slick stuff. I don't know about the durability of this line, but my customer is going to keep me informed.



Quick shot of the finish:



PorscheTurboGray_After.jpg




You folks that do this every day in the heat and humidity....I tip my Metabo to ya~



Toto
 
Yea Toto, it sucks. Going to be triple digits here next week, minus heat index.

I love mobile detailing....



But, I tip my hat to you Sir, on the awesome work you do. Look forward to seeing your work every time you post!
 
Nice and wet in the afters.



I hear ya on detailing in the heat-I did a Hummer H2 a few days ago when it was 85 and humid. I think it was hotter in the garage I worked in than it was outside.
 
Yea did a 650i today outside of an aparment complex. spent 6 hrs on an exterior detailed. heat slowed me down a lot. And as i was driving home I felt the need to go to the ER but didn't want to deal with the hassle. longest drive home
 
I did an M6 and a beetle last week at 95 degrees in a garage with no AC for 12 hours... O_O I went through about 10 little bottles of water. Owner gave me an extra $100 tip as well for working under harsh conditions... lol.



Sometimes I wonder if i'd enjoy working in a shop as much. I only do this part-time but I love doing it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top