Theostoubos
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Hi all,
I wanted to repost this old write up that I did for a friend’s Black Porsche 944 Turbo, as the embedded photos from Photobucket could not be displayed properly anymore and I was hoping to share the write up with a local facebook group.
I’m not a pro, but every now and then I will do a friend’s car. I try to work on cars of people that will promise to start taking care of them. Nothing annoys me more than to put my heart and soul to bring a car “back to life” only to have it “destroyed” again.
So Andrew, the owner, promised me back in 2012 when I did this work, that going fwd he would take care of his 1985 Black Porsche 944 Turbo and he asked me if I would like to work on his car. So one cloudy Saturday morning I ended up with this outside of my garage.
Here is the car on arrival….
1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
4 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Looks OK Right ? For a few minutes I thought that I might have it easy but when I started to look closer I saw the first “bad” signs… Evidence of the “previous guy”. I’m pretty sure we have all seen them.
Polish and Wax Residue….
2 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
So first step was getting the car clean and stripping any protection in order to inspect the paint and get to see the real picture.
I re-write this post 8 years later and back in 2012 there were no ceramic coatings that I can remember of…. so after stripping by snow foaming with Meguiars APC 4:1 dilution, hand washing with “all-time classic Dawn”, and finally Claying with 3M Cleaner Clay, it was time to inspect the paint. Not very encouraging to say the least.
I was faced with all kind of defects, and the Black Flat paint was not forgiving at all.
So have a look. Pretty beat up…
Front Right Fender - Before 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Front Right Fender - Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Rear Left Fender - Before 2 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Door Left Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Right Door Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Hood by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Left Door and Rear Panel - Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Anyway, enough with the “torture”… You get the point…. Lets move on….
The agreement with the owner was not to hunt perfection but to shoot for the best finish that I could accomplish within the weekend.
So after a quick test on the paint I decided on:
Menzerna Powergloss POS34A on a LC Cyan Pad, followed by
Menzerna PO106 FA/SF4000 on a Tangerine HT pad.
I also tried finishing with Blackfire Finishing Polish and I was very pleasantly surprised with it as well.
Slowly but steady I was making some progress. This was my first time that I tried in the little time that I had, to document this and try some 50/50 and some before and after shots. So here is my effort on showing a bit of the story…. Don’t judge too hard and excuse my splatter as photos were taken after compounding but before final polishing.
Left Door 50-50 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
P1020880 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
P1020883 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
5050 1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Front Right Fender - 50-50 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Before – Rear Quarter Panel
Rear Left Fender - Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
After – Rear Quarter Panel
Rear Left Quarter After by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Before – Front Right Fender
Front Right Fender - Before 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
After – Front Right Fender
Right Front Fender - After by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Before – Left Door
Door Left Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
50/50 – Left Door
5050 4 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Completed – Left Door
Door Left After by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Before - Right Door
Right Door Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
After – Right Door
Beauty 7 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Before – Roof
P1020837 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
After – Roof
Roof - After by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
That last roof shot and correction was a tricky one. Someone once said “life is a like a box of chocolates. You never know what you ‘re gonna get”…. Well after I started compounding that roof this is what I ended up with….
Single Stage…
Single Stage Evidence by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
After the end of day 1 there was just a bit of compounding left to be done. But I was definitely feeling that I was getting somewhere….
One of my favorite shots…
Right Side - Halfway Through by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Next day I started early and after finishing the little compounding that was left to be done, the car was taken out to be foamed again and power washed in order to get rid of all the dusting from the compounding.
Finishing was done mainly with Menzerna SF 4000 and in some parts or panels I tried some Blackfire Finishing Polish. I was very happy with it.
After a thorough IPA wipe down the car was ready for LSP. No fancy stuff here. Two coats of Collinite 845 by a Random DA and then one coat of Zymol Creame by hand.
Didn’t have time to do a lot more, further than the paint, so I dressed the tires and treated the faded plastic trims. The main focus was the paint so please don’t judge too hard.
It was time to get the car out in the sun and get some final shots. I was very lucky as the sun is definitely not so generous in British Columbia (at the time of the work). Now in Edmonton.
So here are some final shots… I think it turned out pretty good considering where I started.
Enjoy and Thank You for reading.
Theo.
:xyxthumbs:
:buffing:
[/URL]Top Beauty 2 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Top Beauty 1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Top Beauty 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
15 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
6 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Beauty 1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
9 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
6 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
4 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Beauty 11 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Beauty 12 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
21 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Top Beauty 8 Roof by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
Top Beauty Right Side by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
My Favourite Shot.
19 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
I wanted to repost this old write up that I did for a friend’s Black Porsche 944 Turbo, as the embedded photos from Photobucket could not be displayed properly anymore and I was hoping to share the write up with a local facebook group.
I’m not a pro, but every now and then I will do a friend’s car. I try to work on cars of people that will promise to start taking care of them. Nothing annoys me more than to put my heart and soul to bring a car “back to life” only to have it “destroyed” again.
So Andrew, the owner, promised me back in 2012 when I did this work, that going fwd he would take care of his 1985 Black Porsche 944 Turbo and he asked me if I would like to work on his car. So one cloudy Saturday morning I ended up with this outside of my garage.
Here is the car on arrival….
1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr4 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrLooks OK Right ? For a few minutes I thought that I might have it easy but when I started to look closer I saw the first “bad” signs… Evidence of the “previous guy”. I’m pretty sure we have all seen them.
Polish and Wax Residue….
2 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr3 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrSo first step was getting the car clean and stripping any protection in order to inspect the paint and get to see the real picture.
I re-write this post 8 years later and back in 2012 there were no ceramic coatings that I can remember of…. so after stripping by snow foaming with Meguiars APC 4:1 dilution, hand washing with “all-time classic Dawn”, and finally Claying with 3M Cleaner Clay, it was time to inspect the paint. Not very encouraging to say the least.
I was faced with all kind of defects, and the Black Flat paint was not forgiving at all.
So have a look. Pretty beat up…
Front Right Fender - Before 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrFront Right Fender - Before by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrRear Left Fender - Before 2 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrDoor Left Before by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrRight Door Before by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrHood by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrLeft Door and Rear Panel - Before by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrAnyway, enough with the “torture”… You get the point…. Lets move on….
The agreement with the owner was not to hunt perfection but to shoot for the best finish that I could accomplish within the weekend.
So after a quick test on the paint I decided on:
Menzerna Powergloss POS34A on a LC Cyan Pad, followed by
Menzerna PO106 FA/SF4000 on a Tangerine HT pad.
I also tried finishing with Blackfire Finishing Polish and I was very pleasantly surprised with it as well.
Slowly but steady I was making some progress. This was my first time that I tried in the little time that I had, to document this and try some 50/50 and some before and after shots. So here is my effort on showing a bit of the story…. Don’t judge too hard and excuse my splatter as photos were taken after compounding but before final polishing.
Left Door 50-50 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrP1020880 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrP1020883 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr5050 1 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrFront Right Fender - 50-50 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrBefore – Rear Quarter Panel
Rear Left Fender - Before by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrAfter – Rear Quarter Panel
Rear Left Quarter After by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrBefore – Front Right Fender
Front Right Fender - Before 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrAfter – Front Right Fender
Right Front Fender - After by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrBefore – Left Door
Door Left Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr50/50 – Left Door
5050 4 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrCompleted – Left Door
Door Left After by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrBefore - Right Door
Right Door Before by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrAfter – Right Door
Beauty 7 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrBefore – Roof
P1020837 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrAfter – Roof
Roof - After by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrThat last roof shot and correction was a tricky one. Someone once said “life is a like a box of chocolates. You never know what you ‘re gonna get”…. Well after I started compounding that roof this is what I ended up with….
Single Stage…
Single Stage Evidence by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrAfter the end of day 1 there was just a bit of compounding left to be done. But I was definitely feeling that I was getting somewhere….
One of my favorite shots…
Right Side - Halfway Through by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrNext day I started early and after finishing the little compounding that was left to be done, the car was taken out to be foamed again and power washed in order to get rid of all the dusting from the compounding.
Finishing was done mainly with Menzerna SF 4000 and in some parts or panels I tried some Blackfire Finishing Polish. I was very happy with it.
After a thorough IPA wipe down the car was ready for LSP. No fancy stuff here. Two coats of Collinite 845 by a Random DA and then one coat of Zymol Creame by hand.
Didn’t have time to do a lot more, further than the paint, so I dressed the tires and treated the faded plastic trims. The main focus was the paint so please don’t judge too hard.
It was time to get the car out in the sun and get some final shots. I was very lucky as the sun is definitely not so generous in British Columbia (at the time of the work). Now in Edmonton.
So here are some final shots… I think it turned out pretty good considering where I started.
Enjoy and Thank You for reading.
Theo.
:xyxthumbs:
:buffing:
Top Beauty 1 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrTop Beauty 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr15 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr6 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrBeauty 1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr9 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr6 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr4 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrBeauty 11 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrBeauty 12 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr21 by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrTop Beauty 8 Roof by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrTop Beauty Right Side by Theodore Stoubos, on FlickrMy Favourite Shot.
19 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
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