2013 Porsche 911 Turbo S Coated with WG Uber Ceramic Coating

[FrankS]

I recently had the opportunity to detail this beautiful Porsche.

The owner wanted it detailed inside and out, including engine bay to get it ready for another car show.

I was under time restraints on this project so I didn't take as many pictures as I liked.

Products Used

Wheels: Tarminator, WG Uber Wheel Cleaner, Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus, Iron-X and various brushes
Wheel Sealant: CarPro Hydro2 Sealant
Tires: Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner and Tuf Shine Tire Brush
Tire Dressing: DP Gloss Tire Gel
Wheel Wells: Meg's APC+ diluted 1:4 and Speed Master Brush
Engine Bay: Mostly a damp MF utility towel, also Meg's APC+ diluted 1:4 and various brushes
Exhaust Tips: Pinnacle Exhaust Cleaner & Brightener and 0000 steel wool
Car Wash: 2 bucket wash w/grit guards, Duragloss Car Wash Concentrate and Gold Plush Micro-Chenille Wash Mitt
Mechanical Decontamination: Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay & Pinnacle Clay Lubricant
Chemical Decontamination: Iron-X
Drying: Cobra waffle weave drying towels and Metro Blaster SideKick
Compounding: Flex 3401, Orange Hybrid pads, Pinnacle Advanced Compound. Hybrid Wool Pad was used on the worst areas
Polishing: Flex 3401, White Hybrid pads and Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover
Coating Prep: Wolfgang Perfekt Finish Paint Prep
Coating: Wolfgang Uber Ceramic Coating
Interior: Vacuum and wipe down with MF towel
Leather seats: Pinnacle Black Label Hide-Soft Leather Cleaner & Pinnacle Black Label Hide-Soft Leather Conditioner
Glass: Pinnacle Crystal Clear Glass Cleaner and waffle weave MF glass towel
Touch-Up Paint: Dr. ColorChip system

Before Shots

Wheels and Tires Being Cleaned

Wheels Completed with Hydro2 Applied

Exhaust Tips - Pinnacle Exhaust Cleaner cleaned the majority but had to use 0000 steel wool & the exhaust cleaner to remove the carbon build up

Car Wash

Chemical Decontamination - Iron particles present

Compounding/Polishing Prep

Interior

Existing condition of rear seat

Close up

Close up of the other rear seat

PBL Leather Cleaner applied with MF applicator

After cleaning

PBL Leather Conditioner applied with foam applicator

Final Beauty Shots

The car won 2nd place in the car show but the day after, the owner and I were going over the score card and we realized that they had made a mistake in adding up the total score. They had actually only deducted 2.5 points for the entire car. He is checking into it, but he may have won 1st place.

 

[parshooter]

Nice car and great job. Two things: those dirty seats are why I HATE light interiors and who puts a sticker on the bumper of a car like that? UGH.

 

[FrankS]

Nice car and great job. Two things: those dirty seats are why I HATE light interiors and who puts a sticker on the bumper of a car like that? UGH.

I asked the owner if he wanted me to remove the bumper sticker and he said he wanted to keep it on. He wants to keep it as a memorial.

The sticker was from a trip he made to the Grand Canyon with this Porsche from South FL. I actually coated over the sticker with the WG coating.

He doesn't just keep it in the garage and bring it out for car shows, this is one of his daily drivers.

 

[tenblade2001]

nice work

 

[DasBurninator]

Looks like you might need a little bit stronger of a cleaner on the leather seats.

Otherwise the car looks really good. Hydro2 seems like it does really well on the wheels.

 

[FrankS]

nice work

Thanks

Looks like you might need a little bit stronger of a cleaner on the leather seats.

Otherwise the car looks really good. Hydro2 seems like it does really well on the wheels.

Didn't want to use anything too strong on the leather seats but the PBL Cleaner cleaned them up pretty good.

Hydro2 is a great product to use on wheels...quick and easy.

 

[Andre]

Great work Frank!

 

[Nick McKees37]

Great work Frank! :xyxthumbs:

 

[Jaretr1]

Very nice!

 

[Formula1_AC@NYC]

Looks awesome!

 

[fly07sti]

Great job Frank. Nice to hear that the owner drives it regularly.

 

[FrankS]

Great work Frank!

Great work Frank! :xyxthumbs:

Very nice!

Looks awesome!

Great job Frank. Nice to hear that the owner drives it regularly.

Thanks guys!

Yes Don, the owner drives it regularly, he really likes that car and I can understand why.

 

[Sicoupe]

Outstanding work Frank

 

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Looks fantastic! Do agree you needed a stronger leather cleaner, though.

Did you have to polish and coat outdoors? I used to do that, never again. Having to fight dust in the air is a real PITA, even if it feels like no wind.

 

[FrankS]

Outstanding work Frank

Thanks!

Looks fantastic! Do agree you needed a stronger leather cleaner, though.

Did you have to polish and coat outdoors? I used to do that, never again. Having to fight dust in the air is a real PITA, even if it feels like no wind.

I didn't want to use something too strong and take the risk of damaging the leather since it's about a $200K car. It's hard to tell from the pictures but it did clean up pretty good. What would you suggest?

It was at a condo right off the beach and it was pretty windy. I started polishing outside and it was a loosing battle dealing with the dust and debris.

The guys at the condo were kind enough to let me work inside the parking garage even though it's not normally allowed.

 

[Mp0wer]

Thanks!

I didn't want to use something too strong and take the risk of damaging the leather since it's about a $200K car. It's hard to tell from the pictures but it did clean up pretty good. What would you suggest?

Maybe a APC with a 10-1 dilution ratio and a detail brush, give it a light scrub to get it foaming, and wipe clean

Great job on sweet Porsche :dblthumb2:

 

[GSKR]

I asked the owner if he wanted me to remove the bumper sticker and he said he wanted to keep it on. He wants to keep it as a memorial.

The sticker was from a trip he made to the Grand Canyon with this Porsche from South FL. I actually coated over the sticker with the WG coating.

He doesn't just keep it in the garage and bring it out for car shows, this is one of his daily drivers.

nice job frank very nice and the quality products used to resurrect that porche from the dead.frank has been to every extreme makeover at ag,highly trained to tackle any car that comes his way.nice good luck frank and keep up the good work,within one year you will be swamped with work in south Florida.:xyxthumbs:

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Beautiful!

Frank took my 3-day ACR class in September and has also attended the majority of Autogeek's Thursday night garage projects plus a number of other Autogeek projects.

Anyone reading this into the future considering hiring Frank to work on their car I completely vouch for his skills and recommend him.

He's certified Copetition Ready!

My next class is coming up in January, click the ACR picture at the top of any forum page to get signed up!

 

[builthatch]

Frank, i definitely vouch for Power Clean on fine, coated leather. just to a test spot at a 10:1 ratio and a little agitation to see if it is strong enough. 3:1 is about as strong as i'd go for a really aggro stain situation.

 

[FrankS]

Maybe a APC with a 10-1 dilution ratio and a detail brush, give it a light scrub to get it foaming, and wipe clean

Great job on sweet Porsche :dblthumb2:

Thanks!

nice job frank very nice and the quality products used to resurrect that porche from the dead.frank has been to every extreme makeover at ag,highly trained to tackle any car that comes his way.nice good luck frank and keep up the good work,within one year you will be swamped with work in south Florida.:xyxthumbs:

Thanks for the kind words...work is already picking up rops:.

Beautiful!

Frank took my 3-day ACR class in September and has also attended the majority of Autogeek's Thursday night garage projects plus a number of other Autogeek projects.

Anyone reading this into the future considering hiring Frank to work on their car I completely vouch for his skills and recommend him.

He's certified Copetition Ready!

My next class is coming up in January, click the ACR picture at the top of any forum page to get signed up!

Thanks Mike for the recommendation...I've learned from one of the best in the business rops:.