New Porsche 911 CS Correction.

I got a call from my customer telling me he just got a new 911 CS and asked me to take a look at it, I guess to my surprise I got a pretty swirled/hologram imperfect new 911! It always surprises me that dealers selling cars can do this, I feel its the dealers' job to present a perfectly prepped new car to a customer in fact they should do this for pre-owned cars as well.

Enough ranting, here is the write up.

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheel Wells were cleaned and dressed
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 3 Step Paint correction (Meguiars M105 with an Uber Yellow, Menzerna Super Intensive Polish with an Uber Green and Menzerna PO85RD with an Uber Blue)
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step - Menzerna Power Lock
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Engine Cleaned up and dressed

Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Lusso Auto Bathe
P21S Total Auto Wash
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Meguiars M105
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Power Lock

Wheels/Tires
Sonax Wheel Cleaner
Swissvax Pneu

Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Cam Spray Pressure Wash and Foam Canon Attachment

Before



The paint imperfections!







Closer


Dirty wheels



Sonax in action



Clean wheels



Before shots of the engine




Cleaned up



Einszett Vinyl Rubber Care was used to dressed the engine


After shot of the engine



Sorry no foam actions shots

Clay



Masking




Paint Depth Measurements


Corrections shots (50/50)







Rear fender (50/50)


After


Final Rinse before Power Lock


Menzerna Power Lock


Power Lock was applied using a Porter Cable 7424XP


Removing Power Lock


Before exhaust tips


After tips where cleaned up


Swissvax Autobahn on the wheels



After shots













(Permission for the write up granted by the customer)

 

It really is surprising how "new" cars are delivered like that. I mean, they come out of the factory well enough. I would think that the collective complaint of every customer would make the dealers wise up to proper washing techniques. I used to request that my car not be washed by the dealer back in it's warranty days to avoid something like that.

Good work with the Porsche though. So how long did the customer stop and stare before moving again? Is it Basalt Black Metallic? The car seems to loose the metallic flake in those last shots.

 

thanks!

I think its Basalt.

As for the customer he now takes care of his car with the proper wash products and tools.

 

Wow, that was terrible - it looked like the dealer washed it with a rock!

Beautiful work getting the car to where it should have been (and then some!)

 

I had watched a show once about the 911 factory. They went on about the high quality of Porsche paint. Is the 88*units* thick as far as automotive paint goes? Does it vary from panel to panel on the same car? What about on the same panel? I find this interesting. I assume you measure to see how much can be buffed away safely, and if too much is gone, that thing will tell you that you cannot buff anymore.

 

correct figure on each panel its, +/- a couple microns, most dealers will go with mils and you will not be able to see the difference.

I have seen paint as low as 50 microns and as high as 700 plus on resprayed cars.