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DetailersDomain.com - revives an 05 Porsche Carrera S

A customer brings in his new to him 05 Porsche Carrera S to bring it back to life from its former track duties.

Customer wanted to stay within a budget so we concentrated removing the vinyl wrap, cleaner film on the bumper, the paint and headlights.

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 steamed
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with Optimum No Rinse
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
- Paint Cleaner - Sonax Paint Cleaner
- Last step - Sonax Polymer Net Shield
- Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and protected
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed
- Headlight Restored
- Headlight Coated

Products used:
Optimum No Rinse
Stoner's Tarminator
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
Sonax Multi Star
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Yellow Poly Clay Bar
Sonax Perfect Finish
Sonax Paint Cleaner
Sonax Polymer Net Shield
Adam's Super VRT
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish
Optimum Opti Lens Coating


Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber Quick Detail MF Towels
Uber All Purpose MF Towels
Rupes LHR75E
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Orange Foam Pad
Uber Green Foam Pad
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Uber Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam's Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Before

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Clear Film and Vinyl removal using steam




as well as using a heat gun here on the vinyl




after the film was removed we tackled the headlights

here they are a bit hazed up and cloudy




Close up will show some sanding marks from possibly another detailer that attempted to fix the headlights





improvements on the headlights
50/50 shot of the restoration using just the Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6 - 3 passes required on this one - Uber Orange Pad and Rupes LHR75E





Prep was done inside with ONR



Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action


Utilizing steam to clean up the mess


Drying with an Uber Super Drying Microfiber Towel


Using the Uber Yellow Poly Clay to clean remove contamination


For the correction we use Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6 with an Uber Orange Pad and the Rupes - big improvements









Rear fender before


After (much improvement, the customer will be back to replace the fender guard film in the spring)


Rear spoiler - before


After - some very hard water spots were tough to remove may need some compounding on the next go around


A quick wipe down on the motor/dressed with Adam's In and Out


Exhaust tips were polished out with Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish

Before


After


Inspection sticker clean up

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After shots























Hope you enjoyed this one.

myw

AMAZING. i am always in awe at the quality of work in these paint restores/detailing.

Caughtacab911

Remarkable - well done!

beden1

Where in NJ are you?

detailersdomain

thanks everyone.

we are located at 55 Oak St, Norwood, NJ 07648

Phil

Robocop305

WOW!!!!

Lvt19672

May I ask how much did it cost to perform the service above?

SFZ GT3

Fabulous! Real artwork, wish I was closer!

fbfisher

And how long did it take?

Edgy01

Yous guys did a great job! Detail shops exist because too many Porsche owners don't take the time to stay up on keeping their rides nice.

Comanche_699

I've never understood how you get in around all the letters on the rear deck lid. Folks always say "elbow grease and Q-tips" but I guess I haven't seen that trick yet.

How do you do it?

- dan

wheeler

Love the idea of steam to remove the clear wrap, the heat gun or hair dryer always makes me nervous.

The paint correction is a work of art. I've not had a car in a LONG time, until I bought my 911 back in Oct, that I really did any sort of detailing too. I can heavy-hand my gel coat boats with acetone and wool pads...but PAINT...uuughhh, I've got a lot to learn.

detailersdomain

thanks guys.

this one billed out at $1250 took about 15 hours, 3 hours spend on the vinyl and clear film removal and prepping the paint for polishing.