1986 Porsche 911 Cabriolet, 2-step paint correction

RaskyR1

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I love working on older cars like this as they always take you back in time. This particular one reminds me of my childhood days of hanging out in the local mall and being in Spencer Gifts with my friends browsing through all the large wall posters. Although the poster I bought that day was actually of a red Porsche 911 turbo slant nose, I can’t help but think of those days staring at the poster on my wall and admiring the beautiful work of art it is. Of course the Kelly Lebrock poster next to it wasn’t bad either. ;)

This vehicle was no garage queen and it is/was driven and enjoyed as all cars should be. With that it did have a few bruises here and there but overall it was a very nice car and appeared to be mostly original with only some moderate oxidation and heavy washed induced marring. The trim had faded down a little too and needed to be addressed.

Process:

Wash – Meguiar’s Hyper Wash and natural lambs wool mitt
Wheels – P21S Wheel Cleaner Plus & various brushes.
Tires - Cleaned with Megs D143 and Tuf-Shine brush. Dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing 3:1
Convertible top cleaned with RaggTop cleaner and a brush
Paint Prep – Griot’s Fast Surface Prep Mitt and Glide as lube
Paint Correction - Groit`s Fast Correct Cream on the G15 with Griot`s MF BOSS pads followed by Optimum Hyper Polish on the G15 with yellow BOSS pads. Griot’s BOSS Innerflex pad was also installed during polishing on the fenders and quarter panels. Tight areas were done with Megs G110v2 and the Rupes Nano.
Trim – Solution Finish
Glass – Megs D120 and Griot’s PFM glass towels
LSP – Griot’s Best Of Show Paste Wax


Before pics




Engine vent was really faded and grey looking


The oil cooler had to be dropped in order to get access to the bolts holding the vent piece in.


The Carrera badge was removed for polishing and reinstalled after correction. You can see how faded and dirty it is between and around the letters.


Test spot of Solution Finish


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All I was seeing this day was red, lots of red! 
Trying out the new CarPro MF pads too, only had one though.


The car had a few burned edges from previous detailers so they were taped off during correction.


Door cups were bad, sorry, forgot to get an after pic of these.


Rupes Nano got LOTS of use on this car!


This part was not fun



After pics!




























Thanks for looking,
Rasky
 
Love these older air cooled Porsches. You brought this car back to its former glory and than some. Nice Job!
 
Great recovery Chad. I to grew up with a neighbor that had a late 70's 911 with a whales tail and it was red as well. He is the one that taught me a lot and got my detailing addiction started as a little boy. Love it!
 
Great job. Thank you for listing all of the products you used in the detail. Love that the car is from Wisconsin!
 
Thanks guys!

paul_g said:
Wow! came out awesome! Did you use the Rupes mini to get around the headlights? That has to be one of the most difficult areas to polish...
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Yes, I used the Nano there, on the bumpers, taillights, small sections on the top of the boot lid, front cowl, around the mirrors, gas door, and the front windshield frame. :props:
 
Awesome job as always man. What would you do if u could not take of the letters? Polish my hand? Just curious as some of my customers won't pay for removal.
 
RaskyR1 said:
Thanks guys!



Yes, I used the Nano there, on the bumpers, taillights, small sections on the top of the boot lid, front cowl, around the mirrors, gas door, and the front windshield frame. :props:
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Seems that the Nano would be the perfect tool for that 911. Ever since this tool came out I kinda look at how I can attack small areas instead of kinda dreading the tight spaces. Good job reviving that classic!
 
Beautiful work! How do you like Solution Finish? I need to find something better for exterior trim.
 
Not sure what I like better, the finished product or the Spencers story! Great work!
 
Thanks everyone!:thankyousign:

david b said:
Beautiful work! How do you like Solution Finish? I need to find something better for exterior trim.
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This was my first go with Solution Finish and I was very pleased with how well it worked. I can't say for sure how long it will hold up but you can always top it with Dlux for more durability.

Bigry18 said:
Awesome job as always man. What would you do if u could not take of the letters? Polish my hand? Just curious as some of my customers won't pay for removal.
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I would just polish by hand the best I could. It's more of an issue on these older SS cars where the paint gets faded. It added a good hour to the job.
 
Good job man.

I did a red '76 about a year ago. I'm supposed to do the guys' dads' early 80s this year. I masked the heck out of that red one. So much rubber trim. I didn't want to risk it, since it was a full on "frame-off" resto job!
 
Great job on that Porsche. I haven't used my Nano yet, but looking forward to it.
 
Chad, it looks amazing! Just curious as I did a similar one years ago: did you find the black paint on the wheels to be stained? They were on my car and I couldn't fix it.
 
VERY nice Chad!! It looks simply amazing!!! That paint looks dripping wet. I want a nano more and more!
 
richy said:
Chad, it looks amazing! Just curious as I did a similar one years ago: did you find the black paint on the wheels to be stained? They were on my car and I couldn't fix it.
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Thanks Richy!

They looked stained when wet but after they dried they just looked dull. The wheels/tires were the first thing I did and I had one mishap with one of them. Mist from spraying the Megs D143 on the tires got on the wheel and when I wiped the wheel with my mitt it took the paint off a little on the upper portion of the painted spoke. I just used soap and water on the other 3 but what a crappy way to start a job. Not sure if the finish was OEM but it was very delicate, especially and for a light mist of Megs D143 to take it off like that. Owner was very cool about it and I would have gladly paid to have it refinished if needed. Never seen anything like that before with Megs D143.
 
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