911 Porsche and 4* MCC

[OCDetails]

This 911 belongs to a friend of a friend and has been on my list of cars to do since last fall. It was in pretty sad shape. It took 4 hours on the nose to do inside and out and everything in between. The process was NXT wash, Clay Magic clay, Four Star Medium Cut Compound w/ PC & Edge 2000 Blue, and Wolfgang Paint Sealant. I've got some video that I need to upload that shows a walk around before and after that really shows off the work a little better, but these show it off pretty well. The only thing I realize I missed is the sun in the hood shot to show the swirl removal there. The 4* MCC did a great job at removing the swirls though. It is one of the great unsung products that is out there.

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After:













And, of course, the obligitory money shot.

[killrwheels@autogeek]

I guess I need to check this offering out ...

[alban61]

Great job! Looks deep and wet! Awesome!

[Nica]

Nice work, I like how the color looks so solid. Good job. Can't say I've ever heard of this 4 star product, but it sure did the job.

Thanks for sharing, the vehicle looks great.

[OCDetails]

Four Star Products have always been among my favorite. I think Danase.com is one of the last places around that sells it. Autogeek and DetailCity sell the Swirl Mark Remover, but they don't carry the compounds. I've been using XMT for a lot of my polishing lately and I wanted to give some old favorites a shot to see how they compare. The nice thing about the Four Star polishes is the diminishing abrasives polish out their own haze a lot better than I've seen other products do it. Even XMT looks best if you follow it up with a lower cutting compound. This shine was one pass with 4* MCC and that was it. I could have used a more agressive pad and polish and then stepped it down to polish out the haze and got perfect results, but it wasn't this guy's objective to remove all the swirls. He just wanted me to get it looking good in the amount of time that kept the price where I quoted it. It never surprises me when people with nice cars like this penny pinch when it comes to the cost of detailing it. lol

[Nica]

Originally Posted by OCDetails

Four Star Products have always been among my favorite. I think Danase.com is one of the last places around that sells it. Autogeek and DetailCity sell the Swirl Mark Remover, but they don't carry the compounds. I've been using XMT for a lot of my polishing lately and I wanted to give some old favorites a shot to see how they compare. The nice thing about the Four Star polishes is the diminishing abrasives polish out their own haze a lot better than I've seen other products do it. Even XMT looks best if you follow it up with a lower cutting compound. This shine was one pass with 4* MCC and that was it. I could have used a more agressive pad and polish and then stepped it down to polish out the haze and got perfect results, but it wasn't this guy's objective to remove all the swirls. He just wanted me to get it looking good in the amount of time that kept the price where I quoted it. It never surprises me when people with nice cars like this penny pinch when it comes to the cost of detailing it. lol

I agree with your statement but I think that it's all on the education of detailing. "Regular" vehicle owners that don't know much about detailing don't really understand the concept of removing swirls and what is involved to remove the swirls, so when a detailer gives a price they just see the dollar figuire and don't really undrestand what it is they are getting and what it means to the apperance of there vehicle.

[OCDetails]

I agree with that, but you would think that someone with a hundred thousand dollar car wouldn't raise an eyebrow to spend a couple hundred bucks a year to polish it. Some of these people will put tens of thousands of dollars under the hood, but to put a couple bucks worth of protection and effort into the appearance is just beyond them. I guess education is going to be the only solution. I'll do my best to educate them one at a time if I must.

[Jimmie]

Dusting with the MCC??? Much? Any?
Your job looks great.

[OCDetails]

There is dusting if you let the product work down entirely. It isn't a problem kind of dust though. The cleanup on this car after the job was done didn't take much time. The thing that sucks about cleaning up dust on a car with a sealant is that it streaks for awhile before it cures. That makes it difficult to deliver a perfect looking product when all is said and done. The heat didn't help much either. lol If you have worked with products that dust enough then you learn how to work around it.