1994 Porsche 964 Turbo 3.6 - Modeled by Janna and Amy

[Mike Phillips]

mike, another trick i used on my wifes mb sunroof fuzzy seal was to brush it thoroughly removing old polish etc then tape the metal side off and apply several coats of black shoe dye. worked like a charm and so far is bullet proof to foaming/washing etc.

the former owner of the car had ground off alot of the fuzz with a buffer so i didnt have much to lose to try the above.

budinsc


Good tips!


Most non-detailing minded people don't even consider what a pain it will be to clean the fuzzy seal after the fact and most I've worked on are filled with white polish residue.


Car manufacturers really need to avoid using material like the fuzzy seal around a sun roof, it's just to hard to cover, too hard to clean and maintain.


The Porsche will be here Wednesday Afternoon so I'll inspect it as soon as it arrives.


:)

[aerogt01]

Well, I guess I'll be there in spirit from Kansas.

Maybe I can do some work on my one-of-a-kind 2001 Grand Prix (:laughing::laughing:) while you guys are working on that.

[Mike Phillips]

:bump2:

Sam just dropped off his Porsche, told me the car was recently taken up to 175 mph before the road ran out and there was still 1000 RPM before redline was hit.


Back on topic... here she is in all her glory...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW01.jpg


Looking good!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW02.jpg


Were going to use the CarPro Ceramic Paint Protection Kit (http://www.autogeek.net/carpro-paint-protection-kit.html) Nick just announced here if you want to duplicate this process to your car..

CarPro Kits Now Available! (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/new-car-care-products/40955-carpro-kits-now-available.html)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW03.jpg


I inspected the paint using the Brinkmann Swirl Finder Light and while it has some swirls and scratches, it's not near as bad as the first time I buffed it out so hats off to Sam for doing a good job of carefully maintaining the finish for the last year or so...

To remove the swirls and scratches we're going to use Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover, followed by Wolfgang Finishing Glaze and we're going to use a combination of Porter Cable 7424XP DA Polishers and Flex PE-14 Rotary Buffers with Lake Country Hydro-Tech Pads including the 3.5" pads on Optimum Adapters for doing surgical correction work on tight areas and thin panels.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW04.jpg


First up will be washing the car followed by car using the CarPro Iron X Iron Remover and then we'll clay the paint.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW05.jpg



We have a team of people arriving starting at 5:00pm tomorrow so my job before then is to get the car washed, decontaminated, clayed and taped-off before the fun begins.

Then we can start doing this...

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[Mike Phillips]

First thing this morning I washed the car thoroughly but gently as the paint is still overall in pretty good shape. In my e-book there's a section on the two different ways to wash a car (using a normal car wash), and this is the gentle approach.


Before I washed it here's what polish residue looks like after it's dried into fuzzy gaskets like used around the sunroof.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW06.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW07.jpg


First up... wash the wheels and tires... soft Boar's Hair Brush, lug nut brush and Wolfgang Tire and Wheel Cleaner
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW08.jpg


The Lug nut brush works really well for cleaning the barrels
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW09.jpg


Bristles are flexible to get into intricate areas and agitate cleaner with roadgrime and brake dust
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW10.jpg


Daytona Speedmaster Wheel Brush for getting behind the wheel and into tight areas...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW11.jpg


First wheel cleaned and rinsed...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW12.jpg


Sprayed on Iron X and let dwell, as you can see the wheels were actually pretty free of any iron contamination... that's a good thing although I know everyone wants to see a lot of color running off the rim... (that would mean the wheel was in fact embedded with iron filings.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW13.jpg

After agitating I rinsed...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW14.jpg


Perfectly clean and contamination free... I repeated the same procedure to the other three wheels and tires...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW15.jpg


Next, wash the body panels starting at the top and working down, I also continually rinsed the wheels and tires as I worked around the car so any lingering resides were rinsed off..

Note the labels on the buckets, simple idea but helpful because as you work around the car even though one bucket is the soap solution and the other is rinse water, they both end up with suds floating on top. The labels make it easy to quickly identify which bucket is which...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW16.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW17.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW18.jpg


:)

[Mike Phillips]

Continued...


Next up... decontaminate the body panels using Iron X
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW19.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW20.jpg


After allowing the product to dwell for a few minutes I gently re-washed the paint and then rinsed all the residue off...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW21.jpg


Ready to dry, for this I used Guzzler Microfiber Waffle Weave Drying Towels...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW22.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW23.jpg



Then Yancy moved the car into full sun so I could capture some before shots... as you can see the paint isn't in to bad of condition. Light swirls and scratches as well as some water imprint spots...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW24.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW25.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW26.jpg


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I do all the work... Yancy has all the fun...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW28.jpg



Even in this shot with the sun shining down onto the curve of the fender you can see there's not a lot of swirls but there are some scratches around the door handle.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW29.jpg


In order to inspect for swirls outside you need bright overhead sunlight...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW30.jpg


Yancy positions the Porsche for the buff-out...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW31.jpg


Then we opened her up to wipe down the door jambs...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW32.jpg



:)

[Mike Phillips]

Clayed, taped-off, wheels and tires covered over... ready to machine polish...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW33.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW34.jpg


:buffing:

[Mike Phillips]

Continued...

First step was to remove swirls, water spots and scratches, for this we Used Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover with Hydro-Tech Tangerine Polishing pads followed by Wolfgang Finishing Glaze using Hydro-Tech Crimson Finishing Pads.


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW36.jpg


Here's Sam the owner using a DA Polisher for the first time...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW37.jpg


Here's Rene giving Seth some hand-on training...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW38.jpg


Here's Chevron also using a DA Polisher for the first time...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW39.jpg



Next up we wiped the entire car down with CarPro Erasure and then everyone took a turn applying the CQuartz

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW40.jpg

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http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW42.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW43.jpg


:xyxthumbs:

[Mike Phillips]

Continued...


After allowing approximately 25 to 30 minutes for the CQuartz to dry and set-up we carefully wiped the paint down and here are some after shots...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW44.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW45.jpg


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW46.jpg


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Here's the Transformation Team, from left to right...

Chavron, Sam, Pete, Tom, Mark,
Seth, Rene
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW49.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW50.jpg


Janna...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW51.jpg

Janna and Amy...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW52.jpg



The team did an excellent job and the CQuartz has created a very glassy look to compliment the curves of this 1994 Porsche 3.6 Turbo


:)

[Porsche Pilot]

Excellent job gang! It looks absolutely fantastic!!

[Avi@CarPro]

WOW... one word . ..

in two words... like new and even better!

i have a weak heart with Air cooled 911's , since i owe one as well, but nothing close to this beauty.

great job Mike..:xyxthumbs:

[Rencor]

Chavron, Sam, Pete, Tom, Mark, Seth & Mike, - Great job! Pics look awesome! Once again, thanks for having me. And we even got Seth to crack a smile!

[rfinkle2]

Wow. That black looks insane with the Cquartz on top. The owner has to be pleased with the results, and Autogeek with the photo shoot.

BTW, the car wrangler mentioned earlier is named "Page", and is married to the host of another speed channel show "pinks".

[Mike Phillips]

I hope everyone will join with me in giving Amy's friend Janna a warm Autogeek welcome!

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW54.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW55.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW56.jpg


The Swirl Girls...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW57.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW58.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1257/94PorscheCTW59.jpg


:xyxthumbs:

[Mike Phillips]

Once again, thanks for having me.



Thanks Rene for joining us and helping out... it's always a pleasure working with you and you've been a real asset at our Autogeek's Car of the Week projects.



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[Garry Dean]

As usual, fantastic job guys!

I love looking at these car of the week threads... Theres just something unique about them. ;)