Presidential Detailed: 1994 Porsche Turbo S 3.6

[prsdntial_dtail]

Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted in a LONG time, I have been CRAZY busy the last two months and just haven't had the time to post-process all the pictures Ive taken. Well, Im getting back into the routine, I have over 20 cars I still need to post and more on the way! This car I am about to post really was an amazing machine. Ive always been a huge Porsche fan and the owner gave me the opportunity to drive this Turbo(well just say its no slouch even today! ) This car is kept meticulously clean, washed regularly, only runs on race gas, etc. However, a majority of the paint was the original single stage Guards Red and was beginning to fade and had some surface scratches, rids, etc. I was really surprised how well it turned around and the owner was just blown away that his 1994 Porsche will now turn more heads than some of the new ones!

NOTE: Please forgive me on some of the photographs, my camera is about half broken so it doesn't take the most consistent shots anymore. If anyone has a Nikon D3000, let me know how you like it!

Wash and Decontamination Process:
BLACKFIRE Gloss Shampoo Two-Bucket Wash With Grit Guards
BLACKFIRE PolyClay II Detailing Clay with BLACKFIRE Detailing Clay Bar Lubricant
Two-Bucket Wash with Microfiber Chenille Wash Mitts
Blow Dried/Big Blue III Drying Towel

Wheels:
P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner
Microfiber Chenille Wash Mitts(dedicated to wheels only)
E-Z Detail Brush

Interior:
1Z Einszett Cockpit Premium
Meguairs APC+
Vacuum
Stoner Invisible Glass

Front Compartment/Engine Bay:
Meguairs APC+
Various Brushes
Zaino AIO On All Painted Surfaces
Meguiars HyperDressing On All Hoses and Plastic Surfaces

Paint Correction:
3M Automotive Performance "Green" Tape
Meguiar's M105 Ultra Cut Compound / Lake Country Purple Foamed Wool Pad
via Makita 9227 Rotary Polisher
Meguiar's M205 Ultra Finishing Polish / Lake Country Orange FLAT 6.5" Foam Pad
via Meguiar's G110 Dual-Action Machine Polisher
Zaino AIO On All Door Shuts
50/50 of 91% IPA/Distilled Water
Dragon Fibre Microfiber Towels

LSP:
THREE coats of BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection via G110 using a Lake Country Flat 6.5 inch Gold Concours Finishing Pad
TWO coats of BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax

When I arrived, the car was fairly clean already.




Here you can see some of the swirling, very minor for the age of the paint.




In this picture, you can see the door has faded a bit from the color of the fenders.


Washed and Clayed.


Original wheels cleaned(as well as the "Big Red" rotors)


After the wash, I began prepping the care by taping off any vulnerable edges or rubber moldings. I was having difficulties picking up the defects with my camera, although I performed 2-3 passes(some areas such as rear 1/4s required more work) with M105/PFW and followed with M205/Orange via DA for the correction work.


The wiper cowl was carefully corrected. BEFORE.




AFTER.

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Passenger Front Fender after correction work, no LSP.


Passenger side door after correction work, no LSP.


Rear 1/4 Panel(required the most work out of any other part of the car). No LSP.


Original paint, still as glossy as day 1!






The sun decided to peak out while the car was still inside to show the true condition of the original paint.

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Some final shots, my camera wasnt cooperating with the brightness so forgive the saturated look.

After three coats of Blackfire and two coats of Midnight Sun.

[atkinsonair]

That came out great, i take it the owner was.

[prsdntial_dtail]

Thanks and yes indeed he was!

[Hi-shine]

Great work and stunning finish, better than the day it rolled off the production line.
How long did you leave between coats of Blackfire sealent?

[prsdntial_dtail]

Thanks! I waited about an hour between coats. I just worked on the small things while I waited..The last coat of Wet Diamond I left overnight and applied the midnight sun the following day.

[Tom N]

Awesome job as always.
I do love those cars.

[9D4E420]

Absolutely a beautiful car! Great work on the correction of that original paint!

[tuscarora dave]

Originally Posted by 9D4E420

Absolutely a beautiful car! Great work on the correction of that original paint!

+1 Great Job, Hi Kurt...

[Dtrick.22]

Awesome!

[prsdntial_dtail]

Originally Posted by Tom N

Awesome job as always.
I do love those cars.

Originally Posted by 9D4E420

Absolutely a beautiful car! Great work on the correction of that original paint!

Thanks!

[Hi-shine]

Originally Posted by prsdntial_dtail

Thanks! I waited about an hour between coats. I just worked on the small things while I waited..The last coat of Wet Diamond I left overnight and applied the midnight sun the following day.

Thanks bud, Ive been using the Blackfire kit for a while now, makes a great alternative and much easier to use than the Zaino kit I also use.

[cartoysautospa]

glad to see some other guys use the green tape like I do.

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