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Default Wes_R x 996 GT3(44 pics)

Hey 5ers,


Happy New Year!


I got a call from from a gentleman wanting to schedule in a Porsche to get detailed for storage. He hadn't had time to bring it in earlier and with a little opening in the weather he wanted to do it quickly before the next heavy snowfall. I got no description of the Porsche, what model, the color that it was, to me it was just another storage detail. We figured out a date and confirmed our availabilities.


Imagine my shock when I came in the morning to find a 996 GT3 on BBS LMs, factory roll bar, and Recaro factory seats, waiting outside my shop door!!!!

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I love the color! And the LMs are perfect on it!
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As usual wheels first
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Scrubbing inside the wheel well
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LMs all clean and sexy
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2 Bucket Method. The bucket on the left is the water bucket. It has soap in it already because I forgot to take the picture first before we started washing.
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Washing


Rinsing. We were so happy to have this car in the shop we parked it sideways. Hahaha
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After washing and drying with a microfiber towel we went straight into waxing

Wax applied to the paint as uniformly as possible
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Left to cure for about half an hour

Then wiped off with tender loving care
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Moving on to the interior we start with vacuuming

We removed the seat cushions to vacuum everywhere
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I'm glad we had these extensions to reach in the tight areas behind the roll bar
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Next up was dusting out all the crevices of build up and a little bit of gunk

I love these seats!!!!
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Finally the last part of the interior clean up, the wipe down.

Hot towel
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The roll bar had some stains on it
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Even the extinguisher got wiped down
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Windows got cleaned
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I don't know how he fit in there! That's dedication!
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A finishing touch I like to do is clean the pedals
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So after making love... errr I mean detailing this beautifully put together GT3 here are the after pics to admire.

Completed interior pics
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Did I say I really love these seats?
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Complimentary "GT3" shot. Plus I think the carpets look "perfect"
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Not sure if I mentioned it before but this was just a detail/clean up for storage. No paint correction. Nonetheless the paint wasn't that bad and the wax added a nice pop.

So on to the finished exterior pics
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Oh my!
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And finally...

an artsy fartsy shot of me cleaning the interior




I hope you guys enjoyed the write up and all the best in 2014!
-Wes
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