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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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Here is a 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo let me say that this is one of my favorite cars to do. Its got nice lines and its always a challenge. This one had about 21k on it.

Great customer to work for.

I took this car in on Monday and worked on it till Friday about 20 hours total. I just love this body style.

Full Exterior/Interior
Typical swirls and paint correction needed with Swissvax Mystery as a last step.

Products used:
Optimum Car Wash
P21S Auto Wash
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Optimum Instant Detailer and Gloss Enhancer
Optimum Tire Gel
Adam's Undercarriage Spray
Adam's Metal Polish 1 and 2
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Swissavax Paint Rubber
Swissvax Autobahn
Menzerna Top Inspection
Menzerna 106FA
Menzerna PO85RD
Swissvax Quick Finish
Swissvax Cleaner Fluild
Swissvax Mystery

Interior:
Leather Master Strong Cleaner/Vital /Protection Cream
Einszett Cockpit
Adam's Glass Cleaner

Tools:
3m Blue Tape
3m Sun Gun
Shopvac
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
LC CCS Green Pad 5.5 (used 4 pads)
LC CCS Blue Pad 5.5 (used 4 pads)
LC CCS Red Pad 5.5 (used 1 pad)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Detailer's Domain "Uber" Wool Mitt
FoamGun
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Boar's Hair Brush
Spoke Brush

Okay here are the pictures:

Before shots:




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Foam Gun in action with Optimum Car Wash inside



Clayed the car using Swissvax Paint Rubber and Optimum Instant Detailer as a clay lube


Wheels cleaned with P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Tires and Wheel Wells cleaned with P21S Autowash
Brushes used Swissvax Wheel Brush/Boar's Hair Brush/Spoke Brush
Wheels then treated with Swissvax Cleaner Fluid and finished off with Swissvax Autobahn
Tires dressed with Optimum Tire Gel





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Before Black Wow


After Black Wow applied right after the wash before drying


Decided on taking off the rear plate and seeing how bad it was.....oh it was bad



Cleaned up with Swissvax Quick Finish


After 106 and 85rd and Swissvax CF and Swissvax Mystery



Paint Correction on the Sunroof - Menzerna 106FA followed by Menzerna PO85RD


After Paint Correction
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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Paint Correction on the passenger side door same process as the sunroof:
Before wash you can see the swirls


After wash with some clay bar marring:


After polishing a couple different angles:



Cleaning up polish and wax residue with Swissvax Quick Finish and a soft boar's hair brush
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Swissvax Mystery:


After shots inside the garage:




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Outside shots (started to drizzle a little so there are some raindrops on a few pictures)







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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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looking good
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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Super nice work Phil...
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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Very nice phil! Love that car!
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