Porsche - "Speed Yellow" question ?

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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by admac [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>more on topic, does anyone apply sg with a pc? i haven't heard anyone mention it. [/b]</blockquote>
I have tried it but have found that the PC works a whole lot better for the AIO. I now apply the SG by hand using a Viper MF applicator. It allows much thinner layers to be applied.

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Thanks for the compliments guys, it makes all that waxing worthwhile (well, not to my wife, but still....)



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Once I got my PC, I tried applying both AIO and SG to my beater car with it - results? Well - AIO benefitted from the PC, getting better cleaning on the surface (I never would have seen a difference in my new car, but the beater showed an improvement over hand application). Of course - the downside - I wasted more product than I would have by hand.



SG didn't benefit at all - but here's what you use the PC for with SG.. Get the Microfiber bonnets, and use them for a final SG removal pass. Meaning - apply SG by hand, remove most of it by hand using a MF, then make a final pass with the PC and MF bonnet using some QD (can either use some SG mixed with water, or some FI or non-carnauba based QD). This resulted in a very high-gloss sheen, and was easy as pie (no hazing, no films, no NOTHING).



As far as getting down to the paint and not caring about durability - honestly, I think the more durable a product is, the better. I plan to go down to my paint 2-3 times a year myself, using a Dawn wash, a claying, AIO then SG. No matter how durable the product, I think freshening up the paint every 4 months or so will result in a much better looking (and much better protected) paint surface. Besides - is there any way I can keep myself from detailing the car in full every so often? I doubt it... :)
 
Anybody worked with Porsche's Speed Yellow ? (paint code L12G)

How does it look when at it's best?

I am looking at this car but it is a long distance purchase and I have never seen "speed yellow" in person. Any opinions?

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Jeff U said:
Anybody worked with Porsche's Speed Yellow ? (paint code L12G)

How does it look when at it's best?

I am looking at this car but it is a long distance purchase and I have never seen "speed yellow" in person. Any opinions?

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I am not sure of the paint code. But I saw in person a 2011 Yellow Turbo S in a similar if not the same color on a dealership floor and it looked great. Although I can appreciate it as a cool color, I would not want to drive it often as it is very loud and bright. This car I saw had a black interior with deviated yellow stiching. and it was very sharp. If Yellow is your thing, it is sharp.

In any case, That's my 2cents.
 
ive worked with more modern Porsche paints before, quite hard, Menzerna is the way to go. And that Porsche looks great! the BBS reps look good. but IMO it needs to be lower :driving:

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I've got a friend with one of those. I saw it last week and it looked a bit dull and blah. I was going to offer to polish it up and see what happens, but probably not until the spring
 
JSFM35X said:
... Although I can appreciate it as a cool color, I would not want to drive it often as it is very loud and bright. ...
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That is kind of where I am. I like yellow but I'm not sure I like it this much.

Other than color the car has everything I want. If it was black or Arena Red, I would have bought it already.

Audiguru said:
... it needs to be lower ...
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It has H&R springs and it has been lowered to the European height. It is kind of hard to tell in this photo since the tire side wall is just about invisible and disappears in the wheel well.

shizam1 said:
I've got a friend with one of those. I saw it last week and it looked a bit dull and blah. I was going to offer to polish it up and see what happens, but probably not until the spring
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Sure it was "speed yellow"?

There is a "pastel yellow" that I have seen and it is much more dull. (Paint code is L12L or L12M)
 
Audiguru said:
OHH NOOOO not black!
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I have a 25 year old black porsche that is my daily driver and I either need to do a bunch of repair work or replace it.

The yellow car is one of the last of the air cooled 911's (the 993 body style) and would be my replacement. The 993's are getting harder to find in good shape and at a reasonable price.

Black can be a pain but when it looks good, it can look really good. ...

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Jeff U said:
I have a 25 year old black porsche that is my daily driver and I either need to do a bunch of repair work or replace it.

The yellow car is one of the last of the air cooled 911's (the 993 body style) and would be my replacement. The 993's are getting harder to find in good shape and at a reasonable price.

Black can be a pain but when it looks good, it can look really good. ...

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mmmhhhmmmmm wet looking black looks great, i really like that body style of 993's, modern looking bud old school flares, beautiful cars
 
I really like Speed Yellow. We've been shopping GT3's and Guards Red or Speed yellow were our first choices. Ironically I think I'm going to buy a black one because it's absolutely the right car but that's a whole other conversation.

The Guards Red and Speed Yellow, non-metallic colors are just the right mix of hard and soft. Easy to work with from a detailing perspective, not soo soft that they're a nightmare. Very bright and vibrant when polished to perfection. Guards red that we had on our old car just glows like nothing else when it's perfectly polished up.

FWIW, I hated our guards red car when we first got it. Thought it brought all the wrong attention, but I really grew to enjoy that car AND it's color. I'm sure the same goes for Speed yellow as many of my clients have the same attitude. They weren't sure about the yellow at first but really grew to love it. If it's not a primary use daily driver then no harm in having it stand out every once in awhile.
 

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