First City

In the shop recently was a fantastic Porsche that had been victim of abuse at the hands of another detailer. Despite the owner's best intentions this car had fallen victim to a cheap hack job dragging the name of good detailers everywhere into the mud. As you will see, with just a few thousand miles on the clock, this car had the scars to prove its abuse and was brought in to restore the paint completely. This previous detailer had given the car a "no-charge extra" in the form of some nasty chemical etching prevalent on all of the horizontal panels.

Setting to work right away, we eventually restored the finicky paint to a great shine without evidence of prior abuse.
The car received:
Full decontamination
Convertible top degreased, then sealed
Rims and Trim treated with Wolf's
Paint corrected in multiple stages with multiple passes
Two coats of sealant applied to paint, 12 hours apart
Tires degreased then three coats of dressing applied

Onto the pictures!
Initial presentation, from 8' back, doesn't look too bad for a non-daily-driver


Upon closer inspection, you can see the damage. That is not metal flake in the paint, but chemical etching presumably left from sloppy detail work and over-sprayed chemicals allowed to dry out on the paint. The circular scratches are a nice touch, too.


Quite a bit of reaction noted from de-ironiser treatment


Working it in


Clean enough to eat off of!


Foam soak to further strip decontaminants and any wax


After the wash and touchless air dry, The paint defects can truly be assessed. Marring and holograms came out to say hello in ample quantities!



Paint thickness readings were taken to gauge the health of the clear coat


And now the main event: Paint Correction!
Most of these shots show initial correction but are prior to refinement stages

Before


After


Before


After


50//50


Hood to bumper panel break 50//50


Hood before


Hood after initial cutting, not refined


Hood 50//50


Driver side mirror before


After


Passenger door before


After cutting, before refinement


Passenger door to rear quarter panel break 50//50


50//50 of trunk brake light bar/spoiler


Spoiler 50//50


Showing the subtle difference Wolf's makes. Left side of cowl has been coated, right side not yet



Finished shots








Thanks for reading, looking forward to any comments or questions!

TOGWT

Great job ...Kudos

medtech

Awesome job!!

Marine Blue

Beautiful. Would love to hear from the owner too.

Any shots of the interior?

TTLATION

What colour?

Marine Blue

Azure Blue.... PTS Color for Spyder. One of four in the states.

66mustang

That is stunning. Best color blue Porsche makes.

Marine Blue

To the detailer, did you happen to catch how many miles were on the car? The damage seems excessive for such a young car.

cabriolet

stellar work.

detailersdomain

great job!

pjmachineco

First city
You have some great detailing skills.
Keep up the outstanding work!