5 day correction detail Black 997 Turbo
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5 day correction detail Black 997 Turbo
I'd say over 35 hours went into this detail. The car is a 2007, and owned by the client for just about a year.
P1020120 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
The condition was very typical, which was not very good, but that is to be expected. It took awhile to convince the owner to do a full paint correction, because doing a 2 step simply isn't good enough when it comes to neglected flat black paint imo. So after washing and claying the car, it was brought in for me to dry and evaluate the true condition. Here are some random pictures from the different panels. RIDS, water spots, (the owner's only concern) and lots of swirls
P1020148 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020135 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020136 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020137 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020138 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020139 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020142 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
In the middle of it all, there was going to be a club meeting for the NW Porsche club, so we decided to do a true 50/50 display and I taped the car down in the middle
P1020120 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
The condition was very typical, which was not very good, but that is to be expected. It took awhile to convince the owner to do a full paint correction, because doing a 2 step simply isn't good enough when it comes to neglected flat black paint imo. So after washing and claying the car, it was brought in for me to dry and evaluate the true condition. Here are some random pictures from the different panels. RIDS, water spots, (the owner's only concern) and lots of swirls
P1020148 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020135 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020136 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020137 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020138 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020139 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020142 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
In the middle of it all, there was going to be a club meeting for the NW Porsche club, so we decided to do a true 50/50 display and I taped the car down in the middle
P1020143 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020144 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
As soon as I was done taping, I measured the paint on the left side
P1020149 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020151 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Once I had an idea, I started to cut the paint right away because I only had 2 days to do the driver's side.
How is this for a start?
P1020155 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Much better
P1020158 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020161 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Front fender and door is done
P1020167 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Half the hood is detailed
P1020177 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020181 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Rear fender is done!!!!!!!!!!!!
P1020208 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Once the roof was completed, (no pictures) day one was coming to an end and I cleaned up the area and grabbed my dirty pads and drove home.
DAY 2 - was going to be really stressful as was day 3. The back of this car was a mess and very hard to work on due to the shape.
Progress!!!!
P1020211 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Half of the wing is finished
P1020219 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Half of the "trunk" is finally corrected
P1020221 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Day 2 at this point came to an end finally, and I put on a coat of Poxy.
P1020224 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020223 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020228 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Day 3 was a day off for me but I was invited to talk at the Club meet
Car on display. I was told that the owner was stunned when he first saw the corrected side.
P1020246 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
People are starting to show up
P1020249 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Pretty good turnout, about 30 people.
P1020257 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
The first question I asked when it was my turn to talk was: HOW MANY OF YOU HAD YOUR CARS DETAILED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS?
1 person raised his hand.
All in all, only these guys had any interest in detailing.
P1020271 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
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Day 3
After a much needed day off I was re energized and ready to go. My goal was to be able to finish the back of the car by the end of the day.
Here are some before and after shots
Before
P1020276 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After
P1020279 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Before
P1020277 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After
P1020280 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020281 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Slowly but surely I was making my way around the car
P1020284 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Back to the wing once again
P1020285 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
DONE!
P1020287 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
I asked one of the guys at 503 to remove the tail lights so I can correct that thin part of the bumper a little better. First I went back to do the left side.
P1020288 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Back to the bumper
P1020289 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Corrected
P1020290 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020292 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Making my way....
Before
P1020295 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After
P1020302 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
I couldn't believe it, but I actually finished the back of the car on day 3!!!!!!
P1020303 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Day 4
Initially, I was hoping to finish the car in 4 days, but at this point I knew it would be an extra day.
Regardless, working on fairly flat METAL panels gave me a huge boost to go full force and level the paint as fast as possible.
Started on the rear fender
P1020309 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020304 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020307 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After some leveling
P1020394 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020393 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020398 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Next was the door - here are some readings - these were the lowest ones, but I had no choice. It needed to be like the rest of the car.
P1020404 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020403 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
How the door looked initially
P1020401 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After some 101, UNO and 205
P1020406 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020407 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Once the door was done, I moved to the roof..... or was it the other way around? I can't recall now.
The roof was also pretty bad, lots of RIDS and water spots.
P1020317 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020314 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Afterwards the roof looked pretty good
P1020390 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020392 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Here comes the front fender!
P1020312 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020135 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020396 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After leveling the paint
P1020408 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020409 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the hood on the right side, but it was the last panel and I guess I wasn't thinking about taking pictures, I just wanted to finish correcting on day 4.
P1020408 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After a much needed day off I was re energized and ready to go. My goal was to be able to finish the back of the car by the end of the day.
Here are some before and after shots
Before
P1020276 by thomasdekany, on FlickrAfter
P1020279 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Before
P1020277 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After
P1020280 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020281 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Slowly but surely I was making my way around the car
P1020284 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Back to the wing once again
P1020285 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
DONE!
P1020287 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
I asked one of the guys at 503 to remove the tail lights so I can correct that thin part of the bumper a little better. First I went back to do the left side.
P1020288 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Back to the bumper
P1020289 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Corrected
P1020290 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020292 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Making my way....
Before
P1020295 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After
P1020302 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
I couldn't believe it, but I actually finished the back of the car on day 3!!!!!!
P1020303 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Day 4
Initially, I was hoping to finish the car in 4 days, but at this point I knew it would be an extra day.
Regardless, working on fairly flat METAL panels gave me a huge boost to go full force and level the paint as fast as possible.
Started on the rear fender
P1020309 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020304 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020307 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After some leveling
P1020394 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020393 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020398 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Next was the door - here are some readings - these were the lowest ones, but I had no choice. It needed to be like the rest of the car.
P1020404 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020403 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
How the door looked initially
P1020401 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After some 101, UNO and 205
P1020406 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020407 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Once the door was done, I moved to the roof..... or was it the other way around? I can't recall now.
The roof was also pretty bad, lots of RIDS and water spots.
P1020317 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020314 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Afterwards the roof looked pretty good
P1020390 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020392 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Here comes the front fender!
P1020312 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020135 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020396 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
After leveling the paint
P1020408 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020409 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the hood on the right side, but it was the last panel and I guess I wasn't thinking about taking pictures, I just wanted to finish correcting on day 4.
P1020408 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Last edited by Tom@3dproducts; Jun 28, 2012 at 04:09 PM.
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Day 5
Here are some final shots of the car - I hope you enjoyed my 5 days of work.
P1020430 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020429 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020428 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020426 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020425 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020424 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020423 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020421 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020420 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020418 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020417 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020416 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020414 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020422 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Here are some final shots of the car - I hope you enjoyed my 5 days of work.
P1020430 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020429 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020428 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020426 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020425 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020424 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020423 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020421 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020420 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020418 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020417 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020416 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020414 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
P1020422 by thomasdekany, on Flickr
Last edited by Tom@3dproducts; Jun 28, 2012 at 04:09 PM.
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Thanks guys!!!!
1 - gray in my book is the best compromise.
2 - triblk6spd, I feel for you, if you have any concerns about imperfections, that color will make your hair turn gray in a heartbeat!!!!
While you didn't ask me, I would have the car corrected to close to perfection and have OPTI COAT put on it. That would make a big difference with marring.
3 - Phil, thank you.
1 - gray in my book is the best compromise.
2 - triblk6spd, I feel for you, if you have any concerns about imperfections, that color will make your hair turn gray in a heartbeat!!!!
While you didn't ask me, I would have the car corrected to close to perfection and have OPTI COAT put on it. That would make a big difference with marring.
3 - Phil, thank you.
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Not sure - putting the gauge on the paint marred the paint so I wasn't going to take that chance after correction.
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Amazing work! I use to detail and always drive black cars, so I can really appreciate this. I have a black 996 turbo.
Question for you... how do you clean the small crevasses around the "Turbo" logo on the back? I almost feel like I need to remove the logo, buff and wax, and then re-apply a new logo.
Question for you... how do you clean the small crevasses around the "Turbo" logo on the back? I almost feel like I need to remove the logo, buff and wax, and then re-apply a new logo.
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Thanks CALGUY - metallic paint is always a day and night difference. Glad you have Basalt. Solid colors will swirl up very quickly.