SpeedFreak Detailed: 4 day Black 996TT MESS

S

SpeedFreak81

New member
Joined
Jul 14, 2011
Messages
213
Reaction score
0
I was called in by Designo Motoring to do a full correction on a 9k mile '04 Black 996TT Cab this past week. I was told the car was getting ready to be sold, and they were after top dollar. When I arrived, I found one of the biggest MESSES I've ever seen. It was evident immediately that the car had been brutalized by some idiot with a rotary buffer. Thanks Porsche of Rockville......get your "detail guy" some training.:rolleyes Buffer trails, holograms, and buffer installed swirls covered the car throughout. It literally looked like someone had grabbed a handful of steel wool, and washed the car with it. The rear spoiler had been repainted, and was absolutely FULL of sanding marks that were never finished down. Surprisingly, the paint on the spoiler was hard as ROCK, not the norm for the usually soft Porsche paint. It required multiple passes with a wool pad and would not level completely. Since the shop didn't want to spend the extra money on sanding, this would have to do. I spent the majority of the afternoon and well into the night Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and about 6 hours on Saturday to restore the finish. Most of the before and during shots were taken with my iPhone, so I apologize about the quality of some of the photos.



Products used:

Meguiar's APC
CG Citrus Wash
Pinnacle Speed Clay
DoDo Juice Born Slippery clay lube
M105 on LC PFW pad via FLEX 3401
HD Uno on LC Hydrotech Cyan pad via FLEX 3401
HD Uno on LC Hydrotech Tangerine pad via FLEX 3401
Pinnacle Advanced Finishing polish on LC CCS White pad via FLEX 3401
Menzerna PO85RD on LC CCS Grey pad via FLEX 3401
HD Poxy
Pinnacle Souveran carnauba paste wax
Stoner Invisible Glass
Optimum Metal polish
Poorboy's wheel sealant
Wolfgang Black Diamond tire gel (applied after pics)



Buffer trails visible on the hood



photo (21) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (22) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Front bumper, this was removed and sent to the paint shop




photo (23) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Various hood and fender shots showing defects




photo (24) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (25) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (26) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (27) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Hood 50/50 after initial hit with the Tangerine pad, had to step up to Cyan after this shot




photo (30) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (31) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (28) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Moving on to Pinnacle's Advanced Finishing Polish



photo (34) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Hood and fender fully corrected



photo (35) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (36) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (32) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (33) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (37) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (38) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



This was about as far as I got on the first evening, at midnight I called it quits until the following day



Here we can see just how bad the paint is, in the driver's side door




photo (48) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (49) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



And a few afters




photo (50) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (53) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (52) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (54) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Rear engine cover/decklid




photo (46) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



50/50 after initial passes with Cyan




photo (45) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



After correction




photo (47) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (55) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (57) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr
 
50/50 spoiler shots after multiple passes w/M105 & PFW




photo (40) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (39) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




Quarter panel before correction




photo (42) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (41) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



50/50 quarter panel




photo (58) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Passenger side door 50/50




photo (43) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (44) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



After 4 days of correction, I'm happy to present the AFTERS!!!!




DSC_0601 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0584 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0582 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0585 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0600 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0610 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0609 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0626 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



The scuffed up bumperettes will be topped with painted caps before sale




DSC_0629 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0631 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0632 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0603 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0586 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0602 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0590 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0591 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0598 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0597 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0594 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0596 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Thanks for looking!


-Brian
 
50/50 spoiler shots after multiple passes w/M105 & PFW




photo (40) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (39) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




Quarter panel before correction




photo (42) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (41) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



50/50 quarter panel




photo (58) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Passenger side door 50/50




photo (43) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




photo (44) by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



After 4 days of correction, I'm happy to present the AFTERS!!!!




DSC_0601 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0584 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0582 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0585 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0600 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0610 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0609 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0626 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



The scuffed up bumperettes will be topped with painted caps before sale




DSC_0629 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0631 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0632 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0603 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0586 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0602 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0590 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0591 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0598 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0597 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0594 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr




DSC_0596 by SpeedFreak81, on Flickr



Thanks for looking!


-Brian
 
WOW. Awesome awesome job man, It still blows me away how Porsches can even look like this. It's also pretty bad when your 50/50s aren't just a noticeable difference, but you actually see a white line as if the clean side was 2 inches below all the swirls.

Great work!!:props:
 
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you did an AWESOME job on that car man!!! Thanks for sharing!
 
Very nice work! By any chance did it have a diamond detail sticker in the windshield?
I see a whole Bunch done like that up here from stoler a valley Porsche
Mike
 
I think you did an outstanding job!! That came out great! The paint just looks perfect.

Did you do all those steps throughout the entire car?
 
Sweet sweet sweet!!! Awesome work Brian! :dblthumb2:

:rant: It's crazy how bad that paint was before!! :mad: :rant:

It looks blacker than black now! :hungry:


-Rick
 
Thanks guys! Yes I did all those steps on the car, except for the 105/PFW combo which was used on the spoiler.

Didn't see any diamond decal on the windshield, maybe they'd like to pay me for some classes?? ;)

Brian
 
6962160849_35731ee93a_b.jpg


This picture is going to cause me to have nightmares, and I don't even own a black car:eek:

Once again, rich person with a car and just abuses it, good things there's shops out there to make it all nice, so I guess you guys out there don't give a rip how they take care of it, its why/how you make your money, good for you but as a car enthusist those pics were disturbing!

GREAT JOB ON THE FINISHED PRODUCT:xyxthumbs:
 
That's Awesome Brian. It was threads like this one that got me into detailing in the first place. Terrific work on that car. It's just a shame that someone could use a coarse wool pad on a car like this and then say that it's done.
 
Very good work, it looked horrible before!


This is your moneyshot! :xyxthumbs:

6816028464_2c89bdedcb_b.jpg
 
Seriously, that car looks good enough to eat!!!
:hungry:

6816029302_529abaf581_b.jpg


:hungry:
 
I bet your detail added seven thousand to the value of the car.

Hard to believe that some detailer was able to charge for that work. I wouldn't be surprised if his "work" didn't add two days to your job.

And I'm sure that you will get a lot more work from that dealer after he sees what you were able to do with that finish. Better than new.
 
oldmodman said:
I bet your detail added seven thousand to the value of the car.

Hard to believe that some detailer was able to charge for that work. I wouldn't be surprised if his "work" didn't add two days to your job.

And I'm sure that you will get a lot more work from that dealer after he sees what you were able to do with that finish. Better than new.
Click to expand...

I hope he does!! lol
 
...wow. I love black cars when they're perfect, and you definitely nailed it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top