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      01-24-2010, 12:02 AM   #1
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Detailer's Domain: 911 Turbo X50 Cab, what a mess

Look what happens when you loan out your 911 Turbo Cab (X50)

I get a call from Marc Faraj at Town Motors Porsche and he tells me he did something bad.....

I asked him what can be so bad?

He said: I loaned out my 911 Turbo Cab to a buddy.
I said: How bad he says you'll see......

When I received the car it was early morning the sun wasn't out yet, the next day when I was able to pull it out I couldn't believe my eyes! The car was shot!

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with P21S Wheel Gel and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheels protected with Swissvax Autobahn
- Tires dressed with einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
- 2 Step Paint correction (Meguiars M105 with an Uber Yellow, and Menzerna PO85RD with an Uber Blue)
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Einszett Glanz was used as a last step
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned

Interior Detail

- All interior surfaces cleaned and protected, including glass, and all
vinyl/plastic surfaces.
- Carpets and upholstery vacuumed.

Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Adam's Car Wash
P21S Total Auto Wash (engine, presoak, wheel wells, tires)
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Swissvax Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Einszett Spray Wax
Meguiars M105
Menzerna PO85RD
einszett Glanz

Wheels/Tires
P21S Wheel Cleaner
einszett Vinyl Rubber Care - Tires, wheel wells, engine

Interior:
einszett Interior Kit

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels

Brushes
Cam Spray Pressure Wash and Foam Canon Attachment

Interior
Before



Accumulated dust and grime on the rear seats


More dust /coffee stains etc



Greasy dressing on the center console




Under the rear seats



and more dust



the mess in the door pockets



Vac



After vaccuming I found this apple core under the passenger side seat


einszett Cockpit on the driver's side foot well



Removing the greasy dressing from the interior




einszett Leathercare on the seats and leather



Before rear seats


After rear seats


After interior - sums it all up a matte finish!


Exterior
Before











Imperfections on the car prior to the wash and clay





Pre-soak, wheel cleaning, wheel well cleaning, engine cleaning, top cleaning, wash, clay, masking




















Measuring the paint


Exhaust tip before




Exhaust tip after



Before engine


After engine


Raggtop Protectant on the top


Car wash wiped down with Menzerna Top Inspection


einszett Vinyl Rubber Care on the tires and wheel wells


Compound and Polishing - Before - After 50/50

Masking




Before Fender




After Fender




Before hood shot (inspected with the Fenix TK11)


As you can see tons of road rash on the front clip


Before shot of the lights


Polishing out the rear taillights with the Flex


Before


50/50 door shot (after M105 on the left, right side untouched)



50/50 shot (left side finished with Menzerna PO85RD)






After


We use the G Techniq C4 Trim Restorer on various trim on the car, the windshield cowl and the bumperettes (we first cleaned it up with Menzerna Top Inspection)


Before shot of the bumperettes


Clean up with Top Inspection



After



Before Cowl


After Cowl





Cleaning up all the jambs with einszett Spray Wax


einszett Glanz for the last step


Glanz was applied with the PC 7424 XP with an Uber Black Pad


Removal



After



















(Permission was granted by the owner to post photos and write up)
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      01-24-2010, 02:04 AM   #2
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beautiful work as always!!!
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      01-24-2010, 03:29 AM   #3
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Wow! what an amazing cleanup!
It makes me wonder, if his friend disrespected the inside and outside of the car to that degree (apple core...ugh!) I can only imagine the abuse the engine and transmission were put through!
Car looks better than new, excellent job and what a beautiful car!
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      01-24-2010, 09:59 AM   #4
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thanks guys I have no idea I'm just telling you what my customer told me as to why why why this would have gotten this bad lol
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      01-24-2010, 11:02 AM   #5
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Poor thing was abused, the apple core did me in.

Awesome turnaround, that car is beautiful when clean. I bet the owner will think twice before loaning his Turbo out to "buddies" next time.
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      01-24-2010, 12:14 PM   #6
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Oh my god. How long did his friend have the car?
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      01-24-2010, 05:21 PM   #7
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beautiful work!
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      01-24-2010, 07:32 PM   #8
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came out great
hope his buddy picked up the bill
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Came out great... How long was it loaned that it was so marred up? Did the buddy try to do him a favor and get it cleaned at the local chop shop?
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great work!
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      01-26-2010, 08:25 PM   #11
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not sure how long the friend had it, didn't think I would ask lol
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that car went from EWWWW to New.


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      01-26-2010, 11:01 PM   #13
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Out of curiosity, and because I may be interested in your services in the future, roughly how much would this job cost? My car is nowhere near as bad, but I'd like to have a rough pricing baseline.
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