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Reviving an 05 Porsche Carrera S

Reviving 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 IMG_0949JJJ_zpsa76686ea.jpg IMG_0950JJJ_zpsef9ca082.jpg IMG_0951JJJ_zpsf73fcd79.jpg IMG_0952JJJ_zps1ef90eea.jpg IMG_0953JJJ_zps6b717f4f.jpg IMG_0954JJJ_zps91db0ec8.jpg IMG_0955JJJ_zpsf01b36d8.jpg IMG_0956JJJ_zps44b92ab7.jpg IMG_0957JJJ_zpsbbfdd16e.jpg IMG_0959JJJ_zps7eb00987.jpg IMG_0960JJJ_zps5135b10e.jpg IMG_0961JJJ_zps550dce83.jpg IMG_0962JJJ_zpsfb5c58b7.jpg IMG_0963JJJ_zpsa3f3deb6.jpg IMG_0964JJJ_zps30625f60.jpg IMG_0965JJJ_zpsdb56f2e1.jpg IMG_0967JJJ_zpsf5ee00f5.jpg Clear Film and Vinyl removal using steam IMG_0970JJJ_zps12a68fec.jpg IMG_0971JJJ_zps4b7aa527.jpg IMG_0977JJJ_zpsd6994e58.jpg as well as using a heat gun here on the vinyl IMG_0972JJJ_zpsac0682a0.jpg IMG_0974JJJ_zps3313dda1.jpg IMG_0973JJJ_zpsfd4b4a2c.jpg after the film was removed we tackled the headlights here they are a bit hazed up and cloudy IMG_0981JJJ_zps1451626a.jpg IMG_0979JJJ_zps0b106d9e.jpg IMG_0980JJJ_zps647e469f.jpg Close up will show some sanding marks from possibly another detailer that attempted to fix the headlights IMG_0982JJJ_zpsdfc98bfc.jpg IMG_0983JJJ_zps46ffc7be.jpg IMG_0984JJJ_zpsb6d61e46.jpg IMG_0985JJJ_zps113bb0d9.jpg 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 IMG_0996JJJ_zps81086a15.jpg IMG_1001JJJ_zps27cc8c98.jpg IMG_0998JJJ_zpse8a1bccb.jpg Prep was done inside with ONR IMG_0986JJJ_zps5c67c661.jpg IMG_0989JJJ_zps3a877f38.jpg Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action IMG_0968JJJ_zps4debd18d.jpg Utilizing steam to clean up the mess IMG_0969JJJ_zps1ae8b9d6.jpg Drying with an Uber Super Drying Microfiber Towel IMG_0990JJJ_zps9cc03eb4.jpg Using the Uber Yellow Poly Clay to clean remove contamination IMG_0991JJJ_zps08c1cd05.jpg For the correction we use Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6 with an Uber Orange Pad and the Rupes - big improvements IMG_0993JJJ_zps067acad1.jpg IMG_0995JJJ_zpse57c532a.jpg IMG_1003JJJ_zps81511d04.jpg IMG_1004JJJ_zps642db54b.jpg IMG_1005JJJ_zpscfaf63e4.jpg IMG_1007JJJ_zps5df72af6.jpg IMG_1008JJJ_zps3483dce6.jpg IMG_1013JJJ_zps7f3c0beb.jpg Rear fender before IMG_1009JJJ_zps6edbf887.jpg After (much improvement, the customer will be back to replace the fender guard film in the spring) IMG_1012JJJ_zpse2e92131.jpg Rear spoiler - before IMG_1016JJJ_zps9d4920e0.jpg After - some very hard water spots were tough to remove may need some compounding on the next go around IMG_1017JJJ_zps6070ceb1.jpg A quick wipe down on the motor/dressed with Adam's In and Out IMG_1018JJJ_zpse4097337.jpg Exhaust tips were polished out with Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish Before IMG_1019JJJ_zps081dc95d.jpg After IMG_1022JJJ_zps4b303345.jpg Inspection sticker clean up IMG_1024JJJ_zpsaefa135b.jpg IMG_1026JJJ_zps84952b83.jpg After shots IMG_1044JJJ_zps09e5003c.jpg IMG_1027JJJ_zps771ed1a8.jpg IMG_1028JJJ_zps5c8eeca6.jpg IMG_1029JJJ_zpsb12680b3.jpg IMG_1030JJJ_zps12a894dc.jpg IMG_1031JJJ_zps702726d2.jpg IMG_1032JJJ_zpsb5a442d7.jpg IMG_1033JJJ_zps5ed4959a.jpg IMG_1034JJJ_zpsa7c6d9ee.jpg IMG_1035JJJ_zps00f2f450.jpg IMG_1036JJJ_zps26ff3dfe.jpg IMG_1038JJJ_zps6cb8a1f3.jpg IMG_1040JJJ_zps81d63372.jpg IMG_1041JJJ_zpsfd08c160.jpg IMG_1042JJJ_zpscad29dc0.jpg IMG_1046JJJ_zps2ddf95f7.jpg IMG_1048JJJ_zps8dca57c4.jpg IMG_1050JJJ_zpsdedb2136.jpg IMG_1051JJJ_zps5bf8676a.jpg IMG_1052JJJ_zps447c23dc.jpg IMG_1049JJJ_zps006ad590.jpg IMG_1043JJJ_zps15bb7dd1.jpg Hope you enjoyed this one.
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