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Old 12-05-09, 08:02 PM
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Default Presidential Detailed: 1994 Porsche Turbo S 3.6

Hey guys, I know its not a Lexus, but figured Id post up some of my recent work to show off some products we carry at ProperAutoCare.com! This car is 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 Canon XTi 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! It may be my next upgrade.

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.
















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Wow great work.... The condition of the paint is flawless..
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Beautiful 964!
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Thanks guys! This cars puts down right around 400whp right now, the owner is soon going to be converting it to EFi which will immediately put him around the 600+whp mark! I cant wait to drive it then, its going to be a total sleeper!
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Originally Posted by billy@properautocare
That is my favorite picture. Red is a color I still want to try and detail. The car must be well taken care of considering its condition and age.
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Wow! This ride is awesome to look at after your work Billy, that Blackfire Wet Diamond looks so wet!
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Thanks Angelo!
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this car brings back many memories. growing up, this was my favorite car in my favorite color. but i definitely dont remember any that looked this good. amazing work
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Originally Posted by varcity64
this car brings back many memories. growing up, this was my favorite car in my favorite color. but i definitely dont remember any that looked this good. amazing work
Thanks! I have vowed to own one of these in my lifetime....or several!
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