Rocha928

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE really do your home work if you hire a so-called professional to buff/polish your Porsche. Not all are bad, but some hire kids.

Sadly I have had personal negative experience with detailer. The detailer I used even had a Porsche 928 in their TV commercials. Of course they are now out of business, but I am sure working somewhere else under a different company name.

Marine Blue

Very true.....I've seen some so called "professional work" that may appear good when initially done but shortly after the glaze wears off the damage comes through. I've owned cars that were "professionally" buffed out and the only reason I know is the damage which was left behind.

Personally I believe detailing is like mechanical work, make sure you qualify the person working on your car before you let them have at it. Paint/Trim/Glass cost a ton to repair and all can be easily damaged in the hands of the wrong person.

GeorgeM

Griot's orange pads are the bomb. I use their Machine polish system with great results. They have a #4now which is great for very light swirl marks. Toolsource.com is a good place to get the Porter Cable.

Alan

Humm - I guess thats an option in some places - I always immediately dry the car before clay because I cant keep it wet long enough to do anything...

With lower temps and higher humidity thats possibly a good option... here in Phoenix I have a hard time drying the car before it drys itself (streaky of course). I have to actually be spraying the lower portions of the car while I'm drying the roof - its a real pain actually...

So I spray just on the area I'm actually using the clay 'bar' - you are right it needs washing off after that too.

I don't do this anything like as often as I'd like - and at this time of year the only real option is really early in the am (5:30am start or so).

Alan

checkmate1996

All great information. The autogeek.net place is an excellent source of information...keep it coming!

Tampa 928s

The only thing I can tell you is I spent one day using 4-different pads, 3-different lotions and potions and it came out looking great. Take your time and read the instructions!

jcb928

It really is not that tough you just need to take your time. Did you see Porken's old 86.5? Here is how she turned out after a good detail,

https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ferrerid=16313

Marine Blue

Thought I'd bring this post back up.

For those of you who wonder what can be done with a Random Orbital and the right products, here's a few pictures of my neihbors jeep with before after pics.

Note that I didn't go further than the initial polish, to do the job right you should follow up with a swirl remover and then wax the car.

Here's the link: https://rennlist.com/forums/concours-and-car-care/439543-ot-polished-an-80-s-jeep-with-before-after-pics.html