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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 05:24 PM
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Pavegeno928: What is that in the back of your car that looks like a wrapped-up Porsche blanket?
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 06:05 PM
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Nice car....enjoy!
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Mondrian
Welcome geyser - you will love all the different shades of grey.


Mondrian: beautiful shot. I assume the UK? Where, exactly?
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 10:46 PM
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In the 'clean room' applying Opticoat.





Xpel on front completed and initial coat of Opticoat Pro. Next comes Opticoat Pro Plus layer.
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 12:25 AM
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One of my favorite cars of all time. I absolutely adore the 911-50 package and Geyser Grey. I think it's the perfect car as-is.

Congrats and enjoy her in good health!


Edit: How is OptiCoat treating you so far? That is, if you'd had time to experience it. I had my GTS coated with CQuartz in early December. I've yet to wash the car, but any rain we've had slides right off and the hydrophobic qualities of the coating are obvious. I think it'll make washing and cleaning these cars a breeze.
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 12:37 AM
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Edit: How is OptiCoat treating you so far? That is, if you'd had time to experience it. I had my GTS coated with CQuartz in early December.
Picking up car tomorrow from the detailer so can't give report yet. Will follow up on another thread after a few months. Hopefully it's worth it because it's not cheap, especially with the 'Pro Plus' layer on top that is supposed to add shine and extends warranty to 7 years.
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by holgum
Pavegeno928: What is that in the back of your car that looks like a wrapped-up Porsche blanket?
It's a wrapped up Porsche blanket! Not available on Porsche website anymore. I picked it up at the Porsche Museum Gift Shop last year. Looks awesome and rolls up nicely. It's a picnic blanket as the bottom is waterproof and quite heavy. You roll it up and it has a nice strap harness to carry.

Found it on this website, but not sure if they still have them:

http://teile.com/en/porsche-driver-s...-blanket/20896
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by holgum
Picking up car tomorrow from the detailer so can't give report yet. Will follow up on another thread after a few months. Hopefully it's worth it because it's not cheap, especially with the 'Pro Plus' layer on top that is supposed to add shine and extends warranty to 7 years.

Great. Yes, most of these coatings are not cheap, and it really does depend on the number of coats and the coating level itself.

What you'll immediately notice is the hydrophobic tendencies; water slides right off, especially during a rain storm. Quite the sight to see.
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Mondrian: beautiful shot. I assume the UK? Where, exactly?
Its just outside a little village called Aynho which is on borders of Northamptonshire/Oxfordshire (dubbed Banburyshire), this area is also aircooled heaven as all the top tuners such as Autofarm, Tuthill, Nick Fulljames, Neil Bainbridge are only a few miles away as well as HQ of impactbumpers.com/Ferdinand magazine and home of British F1, the Silverstone circuit .... Landscape is typical Oxfordshire (home).
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Old Jan 7, 2016 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Mondrian
Its just outside a little village called Aynho which is on borders of Northamptonshire/Oxfordshire (dubbed Banburyshire), this area is also aircooled heaven as all the top tuners such as Autofarm, Tuthill, Nick Fulljames, Neil Bainbridge are only a few miles away as well as HQ of impactbumpers.com/Ferdinand magazine and home of British F1, the Silverstone circuit .... Landscape is typical Oxfordshire (home).
Very nice. Was in London and Cambridge for some business a couple months ago. Will ping you if I head over again.
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I look forward to it, best time to visit the countryside is late spring.
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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 11:55 PM
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Detailer took some nice photos of the finished product:





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Old Jan 13, 2016 | 12:13 AM
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Old Jan 13, 2016 | 12:33 AM
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Old Jan 13, 2016 | 10:50 AM
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Very very nice. Congrats.
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