Midnight Blue Porsche 911 GT3 (996) - Detailed by Lawrence

[lawrenceSA]

This detail was booked before the owner had even purchased the car, and so when it arrived the day after he collected it I could quite possibly have been more excited than he was :lol:

Day 1
Inspection on delivery
Surface dirt and TOGW (The other guys wax)

Wheels

Horrendous tire dressing

Exhaust Tips

Swirls/RIDS

And some buffer trails

Window Rubbers

Greasy trim

Hacked up bumper (under where the license plate holder was)

Arches: Cyclo APC / Mothers Fender Well Brush / HP Rinse / Glossworx - Extreme Tyre Shine (This is a definite winner in my books so far. A little goes a long way and the spray pattern of the bottle it comes in assists here. Its priced really well at R108/500ml and it left the arches looking good.)
Tires: Glossworx Wheel and Tire Cleaner / Mothers Tire Brush / 2 coats Optimum Optibond Tire Gel
Wheels: Glossworx Wheel and Tire Cleaner / Daytona Jnr / Various brushes/ Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover / APC rinse / AF Iron Out / Daytona Jnr / HP Rinse / Flooding Rinse / Menzerna Powerlock
Door shuts, window rubbers, fuel flap, badges: Cyclo APC / Various Brushes / HP Rinse / Collinite 845 / Chemical Guys Pete'53
Wash: Chemical Guys Maxisuds II via foam cannon / Glossworx Shampoo / 2BM with Lambswool wash mitt / Rinse
Dry: ONR at QD strength / WW Drying towel / Compressed Air
Decontamination : Autoglym Fine Grade Clay / ONR at clay lube strength - I decided not to use any tar or iron remover for possible side effects on the decals.

Kyle was then kind enough to come around and let me test drive his PTG. The following readings were taken in microns:

Roof - min 102, max 135, avg 110
Bonnet - min 107, max 450, avg 250
Driver fender - min 130, max 265, avg 200
Driver door -min 87, max 185, avg 150
Driver rear panel - min 110, max 172, avg 134
Passenger fender - min 142, max 247, avg 210
Passenger door - min 127, max 195, avg 150
Passenger rear panel - min 80, max 183, avg 140

 

[lawrenceSA]

With the paint now decontaminated it was easy to capture the water spots

I then set about taping up - this was a tedious process and took well over 3 hours to complete :crazy:

Day 2
Paint correction:
Roof, doors, bonnet: DA / Menzerna PF 2500 / Hydro-Tech 5.5 Inch Tangerine / Menzerna SF 4000 / Hydro-Tech 5.5 Inch Crimson
Wing, engine cover, bumpers, under door handles, door jambs: Hand / FG400 / LC Orange CCS hand foam applicator
Tail lights: DA / Menzerna PF 2500 / 4" Lake Country - CCS White Pad / Menzerna SF 4000 / 4" Lake Country - CCS Grey Finishing Pad

Only the deep RID remained

Paint looking much better and pulled out in the sun to check polishing work

Some cell pics

Day 3
Glass : Autoglym Fine Grade Clay / ONR at clay lube strength / Autoglym Fast Glass / StreakFree Microfiber Glass Cleaning Cloth
Door rubbers, plastic trim : Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner / Collinite 845
Interior: Blown out with compressed air / Vacuum / dash and trim wiped down
Leather: Glossworx Leather Cleaner / Various brushes / Damp wipe down / Compressed Air dry / Glossworx Leather Conditioner.
Exhaust tips: Cyclo CM30 APC / Various brushes / Autofinesse Mercury Metal Polish / Mothers Powerball Mini
Protection : Collinite 845

Day 4
Protection : Chemical Guys Pete'53

I managed to take some very quick pictures before the owner arrived to collect

And even though this pic is out of focus, I included it because I liked the lighting and is how I remember the end of an enjoyable few days with this lovely car.

Total time spent = 40 hours

Thanks for looking and as always any comments or questions are welcome
:hi:

 

[mightypudge]

Wow. That tape job. Crazy. Nicely done.

 

[Mike lambert]

Excellent work!

 

[Wes Bremec]

Beautiful!

 

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Incredible work as always Lawrence!


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[jamesboyy]

Excellent work on that Porsche you restored its beauty while adding horsepower

 

[Sicoupe]

Outstanding job buddy

 

[Radarryan]

Utterly fantastic job, Lawrence! Is this the one that you asked advice for? If so, I think I spot my often-said advice that there is nothing better than the HT Crimson pad and SF4500 on Porsche paint (in my case the "dreaded" PBP - Porsche black paint). It looks so good on this beautiful blue!

Thanks for sharing. It's always great to view your work. Happy detailing! :dblthumb2:

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Whoa, incredible work and dedication to that job Lawrence! There was a lot of tedious taping to accomplish and you took care of it. Nicely done!

I'm sure the owner was ecstatic and couldn't believe the outcome! Hopefully you get some referral work from him.

Looks good buddy!

 

[lawrenceSA]

Wow. That tape job. Crazy. Nicely done.

Thank you. Yes the tape job was a bit of a nightmare, but at least I got to practice my taping skills so there is still some positive in it....

Excellent work!

Thank you so much Mike.

Beautiful!

Thanks.

Incredible work as always Lawrence!
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Thank you

Excellent work on that Porsche you restored its beauty while adding horsepower

Thanks

Outstanding job buddy

Thanks my friend:xyxthumbs:

Utterly fantastic job, Lawrence! Is this the one that you asked advice for? If so, I think I spot my often-said advice that there is nothing better than the HT Crimson pad and SF4500 on Porsche paint (in my case the "dreaded" PBP - Porsche black paint). It looks so good on this beautiful blue!

Thanks for sharing. It's always great to view your work. Happy detailing! :dblthumb2:

Thanks Ryan. Yes this is the same one I asked advice for and like mentioned in that thread, I wish I had some SF4500. I had to settle on SF4000 for this one but still with the crimson pad. It is a combo I have used fairly often, especially on softer paints and love it. I can only imagine the amount of pop from the SF4500. I must be honest, I really enjoyed working on this paint. Corrects really easily and didn't have the 'stickiness' issues I have been experiencing on the Subarus. The wing and bumpers were a lot harder than the rest of the car, as they had some spray work done. Hand polishing the wing and engine cover was no joke.

Whoa, incredible work and dedication to that job Lawrence! There was a lot of tedious taping to accomplish and you took care of it. Nicely done!

I'm sure the owner was ecstatic and couldn't believe the outcome! Hopefully you get some referral work from him.

Looks good buddy!

Thank you Mike. Yes the owner was very happy and I thoroughly enjoyed detailing my first Porsche:dblthumb2: