Originally Posted by CRex

Looks spectacular--job well done!

I wished the car had more original parts on them..

Originally Posted by Detailed Designs

I believe the only non-stock parts is the shift **** and e-brake handle which are easily replaced. Am I missing something else?

Originally Posted by CRex

Turbo S wheels in addition to the mods mentioned by others... that's probably the first thing that caught my eye...

Originally Posted by Petza914

I just love looking at the pics of this car after the detail. The only thing I see in any of them that sticks out now that it's so nice everywhere is the milkyness or discoloration on the ignition cover inside (3rd to last pic in first post). Is there a way to correct that or have the plasticizers evacuated from the material making it look like that?

Originally Posted by Petza914

I just love looking at the pics of this car after the detail. The only thing I see in any of them that sticks out now that it's so nice everywhere is the milkyness or discoloration on the ignition cover inside (3rd to last pic in first post). Is there a way to correct that or have the plasticizers evacuated from the material making it look like that?

Originally Posted by Detailed Designs

When it comes to reviving and turning back the clock on existing paint, paint restoration(paint correction) is the bee's knees. This 21k mile 1994 3.6 Turbo got just that. As the pictures show, her paint was wanting some attention.

As a relatively new acquisition that would be daily driven (2 miles per day) by my client, absolute perfection was not the goal. Something beautiful, but livable and manageable was the primary target. We set the target at a 7 out of 10 on a restorative detail scale...though, I think he came away a bit better than a 7...

We picked her up from my client's home in our enclosed custom hauler, took our time with the restoration and then delivered the car to him at the Caffeine and Exotics car show in Atlanta(which we sponsor). It is not uncommon for a client's car to get featured in our spot at the show but more often than not we are showing a newer car getting paint protection film, Modesta coatings, etc., etc. So having a 3.6 Turbo that got extensive paint restoration and no new car protection services was really neat for us as paint restoration and extensive restorative detailing was what my business was founded on 10 years ago. It was like stepping back in time and getting to share it with others was a treat for me.

At the show, the car was a huge hit. There were a lot of drooling car enthusiasts enjoying this rare bird.

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Loaded up at our client's home and ready to make the trip to "Pork and Bean County"(hah) where our shop is located.



She's definitely ready for some sweet sweet attention. (Our client knew he was about to drop some coin so he was okay getting his money's worth not washing it prior to us picking it up )







After a wash and decontamination we could see what was really going on with the paint. Here are some before and after shots of the paint showing the payoff on the investment.





















Emblems removed to get 24 years of junk out and paint properly restored.



Too many years without this being done means intense etching occurs and cuts through the paint. Not uncommon on on classics at all though. But now when it all goes back together it will look 100x better.



All plastics were restored to a former glory that was a distant memory.





The paint was not the only surfaces to be restored. The rubber seals and trim were given the same care that the paint got. The devil's in the details. Learn how we did it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TkB3hQW6a4

When the dust settled, this rare bird looked better than it had in decades.

























Although it was not featured in this piece. The interior got many hours of attention to restore the look, feel and smell of the leather seats, the hard vinyl surfaces were stripped on years of oily products and conditioned and carpets were steam cleaned. In short, this girl was made up for the ball.



Before loading it in our trailer we shot a bit of video showing off the attitude this car now had.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GRw88-tsgc

After all this work was done, we scheduled to deliver the car to our client at the Caffeine and Exotics car show in Atlanta where it would be featured.



Before the show opened up and was surrounded by drooling car enthusiasts...



It was a fun project that my staff and I really found a lot of joy in working on. I hope that all of you enjoyed this brief write up. If you have any questions, fire away!

Originally Posted by Doms964TurboII

Hi, nice job, can I ask how you did the rear lights?
flat and polish?
Thanks

Originally Posted by yahh

Absolutely gorgeous car, wish my car cleaned up a about a 1/10th of this.

Originally Posted by Petza914

Jean-Claude, I followed up with you via email a couple weeks ago (11/16) on the Cayenne we've been casually talking about. Though we're still a few weeks out, can you get back to me on that? Thanks a lot.