unterbergamotten3

Curious about opinions if detailing the undercarriage was a good or bad thing to do. It took me literally weeks to do this. I am kind of happy with the clean of sticky Cosmoline wax look. Too much detailing done (since I have decided to sell)? Should I re-apply the Cosmoline or leave it clean?

Salute, Tom



About the car:
2002 Porsche GT2, black /black. Mlg 14,790. Car is So California.
Car is stock with the addition of exhaust tips, colored bumper guards, custom front bumper grilles (to protect radiators) and Porsche Stainless Steel bolt-on roll bar.
The classified ad:
https://rennlist.com/forums/vehicle-...rsche-gt2.html

993GT

Wish mine was that clean Dreading the cleaning I will have to do...
I'd say any potential buyer(unless planning to winter drive it) would be happy to see how nice the car is underneath and has less to 'hide' under the cosmoline....leave it in the beautiful state it's in now IMHO

dubyaTT

Do you have any before and after shots?

If you can document the procedure I dont see any problem with it.

FWIW, I wish mine were that clean underneath!

GLWTS

theporscheguy

Great looking GT2. I like the detailed look, it just makes it harder to drive knowing that you will have to put all that effort into it again. GLWS.

Igooz

I love the car and the clean chassis! I try to do the same, but I am not this good!
GLWS!

Bailey-86-MA

Please come do mine.

sanyata

I bought my TT from a concour fanatic. The undercarriage was spit shined and polished to perfection. It was a big plus for me and said a lot about how the car was taken care of. I'm about a 3k miles per year guy and have found that I can detail the under carriage in less then two hours. This is due to all the labor the PO put into the cosmoline removal and attention to detail. I'd say it's an added value that many GT2 buyers would love.
Heres a few shots:







GLWS.... Your pricing in right on !!!! Great car !!!

unterbergamotten3

Thanks for the feedback guys. Good to know that all the tooth brushes I wore out have not been waisted
Noticed that sanyata's car undercarriage has some grey undercoating applied to the floor pan?

unterbergamotten3

Here is a pic taken at the beginning of my "vacation" that was spent under the car. Everything was covered with super sticky wax coating. What I have to say though -that Cosmoline stuff really protects the parts very well from the environment. For So Cal though, it's just a nuisance

993GT

His is a TT, the Turbo's/TT's got a full factory undercoating, GT2/GT3 did not get that skim layer of sound deadening/rust proofing.

tomofva

What do you use to remove the cosmoline? What desolves this stuff?

unterbergamotten3

The only stuff that worked for me without damage to the painted surfaces was bug & tar remover. It does soften the cosmoline enough so you can start brushing & wiping

P_collector

Wow..this car has how many miles..?? - looks like factory new..!

P_collector

Hi Tom,

Congratulations..looks very good I spent some time duriung my christmas holiday under my 997 GT2...this where my avatar picture is coming from

Its a pitty youre selling this beauty...they dont make them anymore like this. Also congrats to such a nice garden..from what I could see..(besides cleaning cars from below I also like nice gardens

all the best,

P_collector

Hi Tom,

Congratulations..looks very good I spent some time during my christmas holiday under my 997 GT2...this is where my avatar picture is coming from

Its a pitty youre selling this beauty...they dont make them anymore like this. Also congrats to such a nice garden..from what I could see..(besides cleaning cars from below I also like nice gardens

all the best,