Restoration for 1996 Porsche C4S

[autoconcierge]

Just completed, this car was purchased recently by a new client who heard about me through Moe @ Glistening Perfection in Aliso Viejo(Thank you Moe...) and his new to him car was in real bad shape, that being said it had the "Bones" of a good car and would eventually require 91 hours to restore the vehicle to a very nice condition.



The vehicle as it arrived to the shop.

Dried out by UV rays the trim was in awful shape.

Peek at the wheel wells which later would be a horrific and time consuming task.

Start of the 2.5 hour de-con/wash step.

Dirty jambs.

"Un-tightness.

Even though it was a "Wheels off" correction I made a pass with Sonax.

Time to strip the finish.

Iron X made a tough job a little easier.

Heavy LSP present.

LSP removed.

Door jamb hinges cleaned.

Cleaning in every crevice.

After the wash, the car was brought back into the shop and all turn signals/headlights/ tailights were dis-assembled.

Seats removed.

Tailights/filler cap removed.

 

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Readings from the wing, good to go for the correction.



It was nice using my new 200 series from DeFelsko, thanks Phil!!!.

Readings taken with DFT on the metal parts of the car.

Time to correct the finish, initial 50/50's during compounding stage.

Cowl area before.

After initial hit of compounding.

Wing was in bad shape, note dull reflection of halogen bulb.

Reverse angle.

Entire wing corrected.

Heavy wool pad compounding.

Right rear quarter before.

After.

Before.

After.

Dried

out paint.​

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Took a break from paint correction as I had to clean the wheels which were sent out for repair/painting. The heavy dirt would later turn out to be "Slurry seal" which was on the wheels and entire wheel well area.

 

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Cleaness...............

A gift from the body shop........

Corrected.

Before.

After.

More "Body shop gifts".

After compounding step.

More sand scratches, with deep tracers.

After.

Before.

After.

Reverse angle of hood.

Entire hood corrected.

Deep RIDS.

After.

50/50 of lower rocker.

Deep marring.

After.

 

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Dry trim paint.

After.

Built up dirt in the leading edge of factory clear film.

After.

Cleaned in the tailight housing.

While seats were out I steam cleaned those areas.

Even though nobody will probably see this part of the seat.......................

Front bumper turnsignal housings cleaned.

Correcting tailights after re-installation.

Lugs needed some help.....

Much better after some "Wurth's" was used in the re-spray.

Polishing stage.

On to the "Horror" of wheel wells covered in baked on for 10 years plus slurry seal.

 

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Before.

After.

"As bad as you want........".

Making progress.

What can you say...............over 14 hours to get the crud comepletly off.

Before.

After.

Engine pics.

Trunk area.

 

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"Home stretch".................

Interior was very clean(Compared to the exterior) so no before shots needed.

Clean glass.

Pic of the owner documenting "Certified tightness".

Painting the lugs made a big difference.

Long day..............happy client who is passionate about his "New Porsche".

 

[Barry Theal]

Bob,



How are knee's and back after that one? Thats a ball busting detail. Alot of wash and cleasning on that car. Wow Bob thats one outstanding job. Car looks immaculate. Great attention to detail. Now go get some steak, you can afford it now with that job! Incredible for sure!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Awesome write up!

 

[mikenap]

That is some amazing work on that Porsche, Bob. Your write-ups, pics and attention to detail never fail to impress. :wow:

 

[DeanSweet]

That is some amazing work on that Porsche, Bob. Your write-ups, pics and attention to detail never fail to impress. :wow:

My sentiments exactly. Attention to details are amazing.

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

That is unreal, Bob! 91 hours... how many days did you have the car?

 

[imported_animes2k]

I think I just passed out for a second there, thinking about 91 hours of detailing. Awesome documentation and amazing attention to detail, no corners cut. :up



It looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor (only better).

 

[BluBrett]

WOW! I don't know what to say... this car looks amazing!

 

[gtpaul]

Wow Bob, it's not even my car and I appreciated all the work you've put into it!



lol,

Paul

 

[CosminTX]

wow ...

 

[Todd@RUPES]

I really don't know if there is anything that I can say that would accurately describe how impressed I am with this detail/write-up. The amount of care, expertise, and experience displayed on this thread should serve as an inspiration to all: those who are just staring, those who have been doing it for a long time, and those who think they already do everything. I seriously cannot express how impressive the work and documentation in this thread was, and the results are amazing. Great work Bob!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JohnKleven]

Amazing work Bob, on a beautiful 993.

 

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Thank's to everyone who commented, I am still recovering from that job as it sucked the "Lifeforce out of a brotha"( doing a scratched black car now......................of course).

 

[PAR Detailing]

Wow Bob that car looks amazing now. You got super indepth with this one. I love the attention to detail and the little "extras" that you did making this car now better than brand new. If the owner doesnt take care of the car you are well within your legal rights to punch him in the nose :wacko:

 

[E300Diesel]

Great job Bob! 993 = Gorgeous, especially that one!