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Detailer's Domain: 1989 Porsche C4 - Getting it right for the new owner

The new owner found this gem in the mid west, the car had not been touched for 4 years.

This 1989 Porsche 911 C4 was at the shop for a few things including install new wheels, mount and balance new tires, H&R coilovers, clear corners new steering wheel, seals, fluids you name it we got it done.

I believe we put over 60 hours into the complete restoration less the mechanical work.

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with Adam's Car Wash
- Decon with Auto Finesse Iron Out
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Compound - Menzerna FG400
- Compound - Adam's Paint Correcting Polish
- Final Polish - Sonax Nano Polish
- Last step - Sonax Polymer Net Shield
- Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Interior:
- Complete interior steam cleaned
- Complete interior vac
- Vinyl/Plastics cleaned up
- Leather cleaned and condition

Engine
- Clean
- Dress

Links to products used -

Adam's Car Wash
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Stoner's Tarminator
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Menzerna FG400
Adam's Paint Correcting Polish
Sonax Perfect Finish
Sonax Polymer Net Shield
Adam's Super VRT
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
Adam's Metal Polish 1
Adam's Metal Polish 2

Interior
1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner
1Z einszett Cockpit
Leather Master Rapid S
Adam's Leather Conditioner

Engine
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Adam's In and Out Spray

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes LHR75
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Adam's Orange Pad
Meg's MF Cutting Pad
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Uber Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam's Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

For those of you that can't wait here is the video - read below for the complete story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyrEiZWxEsE Some teasers of the process......







Click here to view the complete write up

Vandit

Let me help you out there.

detailersdomain

thanks!

swesna

Great job to Phil and the team at Detailers Domain. No doubt another happy customer.

detailersdomain

customer was quite happy.

swesna

Phil you make me want to clean my wheel wells after watching this.

detailersdomain

LOL I know what you mean.

BigMikeATL

NICE WORK!

detailersdomain

thank you.

Vandit

The brown stuff on the fenderwells and general undercarriage of the car that refuses to come off is Cosmoline. Depending on what you plan to do with your car in the future (e.g. winter driving), you may or may not want to remove the Cosmoline. The best product for cutting through Cosmoline is WD-40. Spray it on, let it soak (softens Cosmoline), then scrub off.

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-foru...y-to-nice.html

detailersdomain

that is correct, customer wanted this to be pristine and this car will not be driven in the winter months, it will be a weekend driver.

BigMikeATL

I'll be crass and ask. How much does something like that cost to have done?

detailersdomain

if you would like send me an email I'm not sure your going to like what you hear.

sml

wtf? giving a car a clean is a complete restoration?

BigMikeATL

Really? I didn't ask what you charged that customer, I asked what something like that effort would cost. Unless you feel like you overcharge your customers, why should it be a private conversation? Most here know what quality works costs. I saw quality work there. If I email you and you tell me, I'd just post it here anyway,