Porsche 911 Turbo (930) Martini Special Edition

Hi bobby, 5spdfrk, sixty7mustang22. Thanks for the kind words. It was a lot of work but the results made it all worthwhile.
 
Bumped into the  Porsche 911 Turbo which I detailed about 4 1/2 months ago:

http://prodetailing.blogspot.com/2009/09/porsche-911-turbo-930-martini-special.html



I had gotten the owner some ONR, microfiber towels and instructions on how to properly take care of the paint.



Managed to take some pictures of the car this morning. Still looks pretty good.



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4 1/2 months later:

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I was also a bit concerned about the plastic trim at the rear of the car. Managed to correct it but was not sure how long the plastic would last.



Plastic trim before correction:

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A 50/50 shot of the plastic trim while carrying out the correction:

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After 4 1/2 months:

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Still looking pretty good!

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Thanks for looking. Comments and feedback always welcome.
 
Nice job, you did an excellent job with the wetsanding. Would you list a brief run-through of your wetsand procedure? I mostly detail as a summer job, and I am dreading the day I run in to something as bad as that.. haha
 
RyanFlemington said:
Nice job, you did an excellent job with the wetsanding. Would you list a brief run-through of your wetsand procedure? I mostly detail as a summer job, and I am dreading the day I run in to something as bad as that.. haha
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Hi Ryan. I hope no one runs into something as bad as the Porsche. In this case I actually started with 800 grit sandpaper (I know, I know, its a bit too aggressive but the defects were quite severe and I needed to speed things up) followed by 1500 then 2000. Keep the pressure on the sandpaper light and consistent. Applying too much pressure may result in some very deep sanding marks which may be difficult to remove. I used a sanding block where possible to keep the sandpaper as flat as possible to the paint. Also keep spraying the area you are sanding with clean water to remove as much of the sanding residue as possible. Wipe and check your work. The objective is to get the area as flat as possible.



I followed that up with a few passes of M105.



Most importantly, take your time. Don't forget to discuss the wetsanding with the owner and explain the risks involved also.
 
Nice work.



The paint was NOT like that from the factory. And factory paint won't do that (maybe Chrysler paint from 80's will lol).



One of two things happened:



- The car was repainted and the paint was improperly prepared or improperly applied

- OR it was exposed to some type of caustic agent, maybe even something in the air (stored in fertilizer shed?)



The bubbles look like severe solvent bubble, so again I think it was the painter that made an error somewhere.





Question: What process/product did you use on that rear reflector?
 
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