Brand New GT3 RS Gets the ‘Full Monty’ (Video)
You might expect your new Porsche to come with a perfect paint job, but chances are, it won’t. Here’s how one GT3 RS went from flawed to flawless.
For most people, the factory finish on their brand new car is perfectly acceptable. But Porsche enthusiasts aren’t most people. And as most of us already know, a lot of things happen between the paint booth and final delivery. Clear coat imperfections and various residue are the most common problems. And oftentimes, dealers simply cover up these imperfections with waxes, sealants, or polish jobs.
Which is exactly why so many Porsche guys have paint correction services performed. Often before they even take delivery of their cars. Such is the case with one particular customer of Rennlister and Atlanta based Porsche experts Detailed Designs. The customer had already employed their services on one of his cars. And he was so impressed he decided to send his new GT3 RS over there as well.
There are seemingly endless choices when it comes to paint protection services. But in this case, DD performed what they like to call the “Full Monty.” And in addition to a video highlighting the process and results, they posted the back story here in the forums. The results of which pretty much speak for themselves. But we’ll let them explain it anyway.
“We picked the car up from the dealership out of state and towed it back to our facility in our enclosed car hauler. Once back in our facility, we began by performing a thorough and safe wash and decontamination to strip away any wax, sealant, glaze, bonded contaminates or polish residue. This allowed us to inspect the condition of the clear coat. As you can see in the video, the clear coat had intensive sanding marks, scratches and haze. We performed a paint correction service to level the defects before installing paint protection film.”
The most interesting part of the whole process is just how much damage the customer’s GT3 RS had to begin with. Without ever seeing a public street or a previous owner. That’s why paint correction services are so popular these days, of course. But a job like this isn’t exactly easy, with roughly 100 hours of labor involved.
Despite that initial investment, caring for a car after an extensive job like this isn’t nearly as involved. Which is a huge relief. And paint protection wrap helps minimize the heartbreak of damage caused by various road debris. Obviously, it won’t keep everything from messing up your paint work. But it helps with things like sand blasting and rock chips, as DD explains.
“How one cares for the car after this service is very straight forward. Use proper car care. There is nothing complicated to the ongoing care and that’s a big benefit that moves many to do it. One just washes with the right tools and right chemicals. There are some maintenance sprays used once in a while but they are as easy to use as a quick detailer. It will reward proper care with a car that looks better than otherwise possible.”
“Impact damage from debris thrown up off the road will be greatly minimized(in most cases, owners never have a penetration but it is possible to have something penetrate as it’s not a silver bullet for keeping a car perfect), scuffs from people rubbing against the car will be completely gone, vandalism isn’t near as great a concern, natural elements will never penetrate the film and affect the paint and it will look pretty incredible with just good car care habits.”
But at the end of the day, the proof is in the pudding. And in this case, the finished product is quite simply stunning. Plus, we’re guessing the owner of this GT3 RS is sleeping better at night knowing his paint is perfect. And protected.
