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      12-25-2008, 11:37 PM   #1
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Detailer's Domain: 1997 911 C4S with Lusso Oro

1997 Porsche 911 C4S /Paint correction and LUSSO ORO
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I don't know what to say but my customer recently bought this beautiful 993 C4S and its in great mechanical shape, interior is in excellent shape, and the body is in great shape for an 11 year old car. However the paint is another story. The paint felt like sandpaper and was filled with tons of fillers, swirls, light scratches, tons of imperfections.

I had the car before the New Year and it will be delivered later today.....Take a look.

Hours: 15 hours!!!!!

Products used for the paint:
Adam's Car Wash (washed and stored in the garage a few days back)
Adam's Clay Bar/Adam's Detail Spray
Menzerna SIP with Yellow Pad
Menzerna 106FA with White Pad
Menzerna PO85RD with Blue Pad
Lusso Oro

Products used for the Wheel well/Wheels/Tires:
P21S Auto wash
P21S Wheel Cleaner
Adam's Undercarriage Spray
Adam's VRT
Einszett Metallic Polish
Einszett Glanz

Dressing used for grills and bumperettes
Black WOW

Products used for the glass (interior and exterior)
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Einszett Glas Polish (no longer available)

Products used in the interior:
Einszett Cockpit
Einszett Lederpfledge

Products used for engine:
P21S Auto Wash
Adam's In and Out (going out of production)

Outside trim (rubber seals)
Einszett Gumi Pfledge

Tools used:
Boar's Hair Brushes
Spoke Brush

Flex XC 3401VR (front bumper)
Metabo 12-175
3M Sun Gun
Karcher Pressure Washer
2 Buckets with Grit Guard
Tons of Microfiber towels

Here are the pictures:
Before shots, the paint was a mess!




Okay this one should tell the whole story:


Engine not too bad at all
Before:


After:


Wheels
Before:


After:



Grill on the Front bumper using Black Wow
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After:


Front bumper correction:
Before:


After:



Front fender before /afters

Right side no correction/Left side corrected (yes those are swirls/scratches/clay marring)


Closer look:


After the correction :gasp:


Passenger Door Correction:
Before pic from outside:


Closer look before correction:


After shots:




Clean glass shots:



Now on to some cool shots:












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      12-25-2008, 11:37 PM   #2
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Let me know what you all think.
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      12-26-2008, 12:06 AM   #3
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beautiful car and you did a great job ! I wish you were on the west coast
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      12-26-2008, 12:07 AM   #4
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Nice work. By the time you got done it started to look like what it is - a supercar!
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      12-26-2008, 08:47 AM   #5
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Wow, as a Porschephile I have to say thank you for saving a fantastic C4S.

Amazing job on that black paint.
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      12-26-2008, 09:32 AM   #6
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What a beautiful Porsche C4S!! Your work and dedication is nothing short of incredible, especially on a black car. Great job.
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      12-26-2008, 10:55 AM   #7
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Phil you da man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

all these 911's have crazy swirls..the owners shouldn't take them to auto car washes!!!!!!

most people with money work there ass off and don't have the time to do it themselves so i understand.. it's just if i owned a 911..well when i own a 911 turbo it will be maintain swirl free like my 335
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Phil you need to come down to SOCAL and do my car!!!!
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      12-28-2008, 08:30 PM   #9
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that's a good one Phil
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Man, that is a great job! I'm incredibly impressed with what you did with such a beautiful car!
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indy thanks!
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Good example of how black is a heaven or hell color.
It looked terrible when you started and beautiful when you finished.

I don't think my next car will be black because they must be washed, dried, polished and waxed very carefully and more often. And they must be dusted constantly. Lighter colors are much more forgiving. But when they are clean, polished, waxed and swirl free, they are beautiful.
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      04-19-2009, 07:32 AM   #13
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yup I would have to agree with that the funny thing is when the customer dropped this off he said it was probably a 8 out of 10...hahahahaha
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