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    DetailersDomain.com - revives an 05 Porsche Carrera S

    DetailersDomain.com - revives an 05 Porsche Carrera S

    A customer brings in his new to him 05 Porsche Carrera S to bring it back to life from its former track duties.

    Customer wanted to stay within a budget so we concentrated removing the vinyl wrap, cleaner film on the bumper, the paint and headlights.

    Exterior

    - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
    - Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and steamed
    - Wheel wells were cleaned up
    - Washed with Optimum No Rinse
    - Door jambs were cleaned up
    - Clayed
    - Dried
    - Tires dressed
    - Masking
    - Paint Measurement
    - Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
    - Paint Cleaner - Sonax Paint Cleaner
    - Last step - Sonax Polymer Net Shield
    - Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight
    - Wheel wells were cleaned and protected
    - Rubber and Plastics Treated
    - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
    - Exhaust tips cleaned
    - Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed
    - Headlight Restored
    - Headlight Coated

    Products used:
    Optimum No Rinse
    Stoner's Tarminator
    Auto Finesse Oblitarate
    Sonax Multi Star
    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
    Uber Yellow Poly Clay Bar
    Sonax Perfect Finish
    Sonax Paint Cleaner
    Sonax Polymer Net Shield
    Adam's Super VRT
    Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
    Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish
    Optimum Opti Lens Coating


    Tools used
    Uber Wool Wash Mitt
    Uber Quick Detail MF Towels
    Uber All Purpose MF Towels
    Rupes LHR75E
    Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
    Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
    Uber Orange Foam Pad
    Uber Green Foam Pad
    Defelsko Paint Meter
    Fenix TK35
    Kranzle Pressure Washer
    Uber Foam Canon
    2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
    Adam's Firehose Nozzle
    Metro Air Force Blaster

    Before


















    Clear Film and Vinyl removal using steam




    as well as using a heat gun here on the vinyl




    after the film was removed we tackled the headlights

    here they are a bit hazed up and cloudy




    Close up will show some sanding marks from possibly another detailer that attempted to fix the headlights





    improvements on the headlights
    50/50 shot of the restoration using just the Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6 - 3 passes required on this one - Uber Orange Pad and Rupes LHR75E





    Prep was done inside with ONR



    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action


    Utilizing steam to clean up the mess


    Drying with an Uber Super Drying Microfiber Towel


    Using the Uber Yellow Poly Clay to clean remove contamination


    For the correction we use Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6 with an Uber Orange Pad and the Rupes - big improvements









    Rear fender before


    After (much improvement, the customer will be back to replace the fender guard film in the spring)


    Rear spoiler - before


    After - some very hard water spots were tough to remove may need some compounding on the next go around


    A quick wipe down on the motor/dressed with Adam's In and Out


    Exhaust tips were polished out with Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish

    Before


    After


    Inspection sticker clean up



    After shots























    Hope you enjoyed this one.
    Phil Yiu
    Detailer's Domain
    e-mail: phil@detailersdomain.com
    website: http://detailersdomain.com

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    Sure did. Great car, great work.

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