Light Scratches on Porsche Twin Turbo

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imported_Totoland Mach

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One of my customers just bought a 2001 Twin Turbo Porsche with a remarkable 850 miles. The car was rarely driven and covered with, what I suspect, was not a good car cover. There are light scratches on the parts where the cover was taken off/on.



He had an earlier black 911 that I did a great job of horrible swirl removal.



This car didn't appear to need clay (I checked) and I'm thinking a good wash, then some M21 sealant with a 9006 pad and buff with a good mf.



Any suggestions for the light scratches before I use the M21? Other steps needed?



Thanks folks



You can just catch the scratches where the sun is breaking on the body line



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Rear view: this car is a horsepower MONSTER!!!!!



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Totoland Mach
 
Mad iX said:
#80, SSR2, SFX-2, FPII, maybe even PO85RD if they're light enough.
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Thanks Mad iX: I've got #80, but not SSR-2 (I jumped to SSR 2.5). The sratches are pretty light and seem to be where the cover was removed/applied. It's another couple of months till then, but I will be washing the car and making sure the owner doesn't! His last Black 911 wide body is in my photo gallery and he swirled it completely.



Totoland Mach
 
Doesn't Porsche have pretty hard paint though? Would a light polish like FPII or 85RD have enough cut to remove the defects? Or would they work ok via rotary?
 
IMO, you will just have to try different products when you get there. My last experience with Porsche paint wasn't the best, but this could be totally different.



While the swirls *look* mild, I would be willing to bet that it will take a more aggressive approach than one might initially think. Will you be using the rotary, or PC only? IME, *some* halo scratches look mild, but are actually fairly deep. If he wants it perfect, keep this in mind.



FWIW, if I am detailing porsche paint (came to this conclusion after the cayenne) I will not show up without 3M PI-III MG or 1ZMP, they saved my tale. Also, bring lots of pads for test spots. If the paint is anything like I have seen, it will be soft--too soft for even my standby Meguiars 80's series.



Just some food for thought......
 
ebpcivicsi said:
FWIW, if I am detailing porsche paint (came to this conclusion after the cayenne) I will not show up without 3M PI-III MG or 1ZMP, .....
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for the twin turbo 911, I figure the paint would be very similar to that black cayenne that you did, and that one turned out un-freakin-believable. Your post made me start searching for some 3M PI-III MG, and it's not like I need any more product!



The cayenne had scratches that were 100x worse than this 911, and after the detail it looked brand new.
 
Porsche paint is soft, not hard, Easy to correct but also easy to mar.



Light marring can be dealt with with something like OCP, a PC and a mild polishing pad, work your way down from there to a fine finishing pad and OCP or FPII.



If I were doing the car I would use my rotary with a green correction pad followed by a black then white pad, also with OCP.....but that's just me :grinno:



Anthony
 
Anthony Orosco said:
If I were doing the car I would use my rotary with a green correction pad followed by a black then white pad, also with OCP.....but that's just me..
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Anthony- Whose pads are those you're referring to (the colors don't jibe with ones I'm familiar with, given your progression) :confused: Sheesh, I'm so out-of-date these days, good thing I'm not working on any unfamiliar paints....
 
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