Ultra soft Black Porsche paint ... piece of cake!

Joe@Superior Shine

Joe@Superior Shine

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These little black cars have the softest factory paint that I know of. Because it is so soft, improper care of the paint results in a nasty finish.

This little darling had a finish that was beat! Scratches, swirls, water spots, bonded contaminates.... the list goes on.

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Our job was to rescue it. We were to restore the finish to like new or better. The paint being soft wouldn't stop us from achieving a perfect finish. We have done many of these before so our equipment, products and technique were dialed in.

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Approximately 12 hours later we had a perfect deep rich brilliant shine! All defects have been removed and the shine was restored much better than new. A durable coat of protection was applied and the trim, wheels and canvas top were detailed.

Our job here is done!!

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Soft paint can be a challenge. It will test your skills for sure. Here is another Porsche turbo we did a few weeks ago. When shined up proper they sure look sweet!!

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We corrected the defects with 105 and 205 on Meguiars MF discs. The 2011 Porsche last step I did with Menzerna SIP (I think) The 2008 Porsche Porsche last polishing step is something I am testing and isn't on the market yet.
 
Great job. The Porsche turned out amazing.
 
Thanks for the compliments. Keep in mind your looking at two Porsches. Indoor Porsche is a 2008. Outdoor with my van is a 2010 or 11
 
Really great work as always, Joe. When you say that these black cars have soft paint, do you mean that they use a softer clear coat on them than they do on other colors? They ARE clear coated, right?

Could it be that all Porsche paint is soft, but that a black car shows more defects, rendering any change made to the surface appear more dramatic than on other colors? (Because the contrast between the base coat color black and the whitish appearing scratches in the clear is simply greater than any other color)

I'm thinking you would know.
 
Great job Joe! Not all black Porsche paint is super soft, but the ones that are soft; are soft like butter.
 
I found all newer Porsche cars are soft regardless of color. The Porsche Cayenne has very hard paint. Go figure.
 
Joe@Superior Shine said:
I found all newer Porsche cars are soft regardless of color. The Porsche Cayenne has very hard paint. Go figure.
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It's probably because it's an SUV. I suspect that Porsche anticipated SUVs to see more paint damage, and thus a harder paint would show less damage over time.
Thank you for confirming my suspicions about all Porsche paint colors being equally soft.
 
Good work Joe :props:
Always look forward to viewing posts and threads from Superior Shine.
 
Looks amazing!

A question though - If the paint is very soft, why use m105 which is considered highly aggressive and not a milder compound? Isn't too much clear coat being taken off when using it on this type of paint?
 
I'M blown away with your results on both cars. And your shop as well very nice space.
 
Mc'lovin said:
Looks amazing!

A question though - If the paint is very soft, why use m105 which is considered highly aggressive and not a milder compound? Isn't too much clear coat being taken off when using it on this type of paint?
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I suspect because he wanted it done fast, and he knew when to stop with the 105 before going finer. AS long as he removed most of the scratches without cutting deeper than them with the 105, he could then switch to a finer polish to remove the remainder and then switch to a finessing polish or jeweling polish like 85RD last.

Joe has been doing this for a while now. Buffing is an art, and he clearly knows how to use his materials and judge how to get things done fastest with them.
 
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