Street Dreams Detail - 1989 Porsche Speedster + 930 Slantnose Turbo

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Two Porsches originally booked for "light correction" and cleanups which ended up becoming moderate paint correction and light restorative detail work on both vehicles.

First, 89' Speedster...

Wheels and tires cleaned with light mix of AutoGlym CWC 1:1

Paint looked like this before correction up close...

After all prep, claying and paint readings the correction process started on the single stage paint.

Paint correction carried out with M105, Menzerna Powerfinish and PO85rd

Some correction shots...

Under the Fenix LED @ 640lumens

Pads after polishing single stage paint...

All plastic and rubber trim was treated with Pre-Wow and then Black Wow, prior all trim was scrubbed clean with isopropyl alch. to remove old dressing and dirt

Using a foam detail stick to dress the engine cover

After

Interior treated with Leatherique, doorjambs lightly polished and waxed, door trim dressed etc.

Faded door latch before..

After..

Interior finished

Final photos:

Inside for the final wipedown before delivery...

Next: 930 Slantnose Turbo Cab

The condition of this car was actually a bit worse than the Speedster, the finish lacking in gloss and clarity and the trim work looking very dry and faded.

Sometimes picking up defects on white is hard to show on camera so here is a 50/50 using just the T8 setup in my garage to show the difference in color and clarity...

 

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4"pads used to polish near the window cowl

Wing rubber needed multiple applications of black wow to restore a natural black sheen..

Fan cover before...

After..

LSP: Werkstat AJT x3

Finished shots..

Total time: About 40hrs. between the 2 cars.

Thanks for reading!

All the best,

Dave

 

[rurocking]

Great job on both cars. Thanks for sharing.

 

[JSFM35X]

David,

40 hrs on 2 cars you were mmoving! Nice work. The red looks drippin wet and that white is my all time favorite classic Porsche for sure.

 

[Pats300zx]

Beautiful work Dave.

 

[Rocket]

Good job. The red one is my favorite

 

[TLMitchell]

Sensational results, as usual! :bigups

Pads after polishing single stage paint...

Hang on to those for a couple of months, they'll make a festive addition to your Christmas decorations.

I was on the fence re: Black Wow for quite a while. Seems to work best for me on pebble-grained or textured trim. A definite improvement since Richard introduced Pre Wow. Prep seems to be the key.

TL

 

[Concours.John]

Both look Great. I really like how the older Porsche paint comes to life after it's done right.:bigups

 

[broker99]

Great job on both cars. Great gloss.

 

[Todd@RUPES]

More top-notch work from Dave! :yourrock

The Slantnoses are some of my favorite '80s rides. Do you know if that one was a dealer add on or a factory? I have worked on two 'factory' models and the paint quality was absolutely terrible; apparently the factory ones are rare, but the built quality was blah....

Amazing work again Dave, thanks for sharing! :bigups

 

[Ron-M]

Both look fantastic but the red is really a WOW.

 

[RaskyR1]

Great work David! :bigups


In my earlier years my bedroom walls were covered in car posters, the Slantnose being one of them and an all time favorite too! :drool:

 

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Great work David! :bigups


In my earlier years my bedroom walls were covered in car posters, the Slantnose being one of them and an all time favorite too! :drool:

Thank you Chad.... my childhood bedroom had posters too, but only one hung above my bed, McLaren F1. When I get to work on one of those I'll consider retirement

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Thank you Chad.... my childhood bedroom had posters too, but only one hung above my bed, McLaren F1. When I get to work on one of those I'll consider retirement

+1 for the greatest piece of automotive amazing to ever be created (and yes I am aware that I used amazing as a noun, and I don't care because it is in reference to the almighty McLaren F1).