Porsche 997 Turbo - Full Paint Correction and Opti-Coat Pro

[gofast908z]

Good client brought her 997 Turbo in for the works after I gave it a quick cleanup at her work along with a few others. Plenty of defects on this one and she wanted it looking as good as possible and protected for the long term with Opti-Coat Pro. 30+hrs went into this one.








As it arrived

These waterspots were a concern of the owner. Even after the dirt was gone, they were still very much present. Extreme measures would be required to remove the extreme etching.

After washing, IronX, claying, and drying I took it in and put it under the lights to start hunting and destroying all the defects

After compounding the hood

Before and after by the Porsche crest

Looking better!

Before

After

Opposite angle on the hood

One side corrected, the other not yet

And after correction completed

 

[gofast908z]

The rockers were corrected as much as safely possible. There were some deep scratches that could not be removed without compromising the clear, which measured on the thin side.

Sunroof had some issues...

Wetsanding was required to remove the water spot etching on the spoiler. 1500 grit and then 3000 grit. Some of the deepest etching I've ever seen from waterspots.

Once all compounding was done I took it outside to check the paint in the little bit of sun that remained at the end of day 2.

Owner kept interior very clean, so just some minor tidying up was done.

After medium polishing was complete, the Turbo got an alcohol wipedown to remove any polishing oils and an inspection out in the sun before final polishing was done.

After all correction (compounding, medium polishing, and final polishing) was verified under direct sunlight, Opti-Coat Pro was applied for permanent protection for the paint. Here are the final shots of 3 long days of work.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Beautiful work! That Porsche looks outstanding!

Thanks for taking the time to document the thread and share.

 

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Looks like 30 hours well spent, great job! Did you find the paint to be on the hard side? Did you take paint thickness readings at all?


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[DetailedTaco]

Great job! Those water spots look like they where a real pain to get out. The exhaust tips also look outstanding. They really tie the rear end of that car together.

 

[TundraPower]

That looks just great! Wet sanding that tail must have been interesting, paint tends to be real thin on those. Probably no other way to get the water spots out though. Again, looks just great!

 

[David at LC Pads]

Looks Great! Nice Work!

 

[Techietruckguy]

Looks amazing. Great Job


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[thebamboo23]

Great job on getting her lookin right!

I bet the owner was stunned when she saw the results

 

[gofast908z]

Thanks guys!

The paint was typical p-car soft, save for the spoiler/engine cover/rear bumper. Also read lightly on the thin side, averaging 90-95 microns. The spoiler read 120+ though.

 

[DevilsNDetails]

That is a beautiful color! Great work!

 

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Great job!

I don't understand how the paint wasn't marred from an IPA wipe, especially being soft paint.

 

[gofast908z]

Great job!

I don't understand how the paint wasn't marred from an IPA wipe, especially being soft paint.

VERY good towels and wiped very carefully. Its all in the timing and pressure.

 

[Wes Bremec]

Great job!

I don't understand how the paint wasn't marred from an IPA wipe, especially being soft paint.

I'm confused by this statement?

 

[Pats300zx]

Raising the bar yet again Jeff !!!

 

[jayshut11]

Nice looking 997. Great work!

 

[gofast908z]

Thanks guys!

 

[281]

Thanks for sharing! Whatever color blue that is I freakin love it! Great job :dblthumb2:

 

[Znig22]

This looks great! Very nice work!

 

[gofast908z]

Thank you