Black Porsche

[Cosmin]

The condition of the vehicle call compound and 2+ steps for correction , surprise... 1 step 205 did it! the car has original paint.
mission: get the paint to a better shape
i will go over the paint process:
after claybar , a test spot was done to see who`s the winner.
for my surprise DA with hex polish pad and #205 did the magic. the paint was ipa wipe down and 2 coats of duragloss105 with DA.
on the front and rear bumper the defects was worse so i step to Flex da and same pad and polish.
the car is not defect free but way better than what i start with, and for only 1 step on black is just great.
Total time 7 hours, interior included and the leather seats was clean with brush and cleaner conditioner. no shampoo or engine detail.

test spot , so i have an idea what should i use for correction

Door before:

Door after:

All this are AFTER:

 

[jlb85]

Knowing black 997s I would have opted to do a final pass with something softer, but the car looks great nonetheless! But you got to give us some more after pictures of that beauty, man!

 

[01MUSSL]

Nice work and beautiful car

 

[Rob T]

Very impressive for a 1 step job, especially on black!

 

[fishnugget]

7 hrs, wow, I wont even tell you how long its taken me to finish mine. I guess I am really slow.

Fantastic job on the car.

 

[Cosmin]

Very impressive for a 1 step job, especially on black!

i was surprise too , i usually plan extra time for black paint

 

[BES225]

7 hours and how many hundreds of helper?!! WOW!!!!!!!!

 

[ESSO]

What your wax or sealant ?

 

[Kurt_s]

Nice job. I didn't know that 205 would clean up swirls so nicely. Duragloss 105 left a nice finish too.

I noticed that you used Hex pads, what size? How do the Hex pads compare to other pads that you've used.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

In this picture it looks like after removing all the swirls and scratches the finish is flawless except for what looks like tiny holes in the paint or what looks like dots...

I see this all the time in all kinds of cars after the defects are removed, usually just the hood which indicates it's some type of impact defect from particles hitting the front of the car.

You can see the same thing here on this Porsche hood...

Before - the blob above the light is touch-up paint

Great work as usual Cosmin!


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[LegacyGT]

In this picture it looks like after removing all the swirls and scratches the finish is flawless except for what looks like tiny holes in the paint or what looks like dots.




I see this all the time in all kinds of cars after the defects are removed, usually just the hood which indicates it's some type of impact defect from particles hitting the front of the ca

Kinda like my front bumper?

80k of Iowa and Colorado winter driving results in lots of rock hits.

 

[Kurt_s]

Kinda like my front bumper?

80k of Iowa and Colorado winter driving results in lots of rock hits.

What do you guys and gals think of Dr. Colorchip for a black Porsche? I'm also thinking about it for my white BMW. There is so much road debris on SoCal freeways, that it's a battle to deal with rock chips and sand blasts at times.

Feed back please

 

[Kurt_s]

In this picture it looks like after removing all the swirls and scratches the finish is flawless except for what looks like tiny holes in the paint or what looks like dots...


I see this all the time in all kinds of cars after the defects are removed, usually just the hood which indicates it's some type of impact defect from particles hitting the front of the car.

You can see the same thing here on this Porsche hood...

Before - the blob above the light is touch-up paint

Great work as usual Cosmin!


:dblthumb2:

I've been wondering what those tiny little pin holes or dots were. They drive me crazy as I hope for perfectly clear surface and I always see them in my car projects and in many pictures.

Do they disappear with wet sanding? I assumed that I should just leave them alone to preserve the CC.

Thanks!

 

[rwright]

Great job Cosmin! Nice decision with DG 105 :xyxthumbs:

 

[Rob T]

I've been wondering what those tiny little pin holes or dots were. They drive me crazy as I hope for perfectly clear surface and I always see them in my car projects and in many pictures.

Do they disappear with wet sanding? I assumed that I should just leave them alone to preserve the CC.

Thanks!

It depends on how deep they are. Obviously if they are down to primer or metal (and they usually are), wet sanding isn't going to help.