Lady in Red - 1986 Porsche - 4-Step Process

[addysdaddy]

I have to say Mike, the finished "product" looks better than anything else I've seen on this forum - just spectacular. (and like you, I'm not a Porsche guy)

[SonOfOC]

Fantastic job! I prefer machine over hand application just like you. I noticed the DP Paint Prep was applied by hand. Any particular reason?

[Mike Phillips]

Wow! She's a beauty......now!

I agree. The Porsche and the Model A are sitting outside right now as I'm waiting for the owner to come pick them up.

I took high resolution pictures of the finish on both cars in FULL SUN and also a "walk-around" video in full sun to show and document the results and they are both truly swirl free, haze free and hologram free.

The paint on both to them looks exactly how you want paint to look and that's with a deep, wet shine.

The bad news is I'm not going to get time to work with the pictures today so they'll have to wait till next week.

I have to say Mike, the finished "product" looks better than anything else I've seen on this forum - just spectacular. (and like you, I'm not a Porsche guy)

Thanks Tony,

All my co-workers have been coming out to the garage and looking at the Porsche and drooling over it. I have to keep telling them to...

Back away from the shiny red thing...

Fantastic job! I prefer machine over hand application just like you.

I noticed the DP Paint Prep was applied by hand. Any particular reason?

Well anyone that's read any of my almost 40,000 posts now on this forum knows I'm a "Machine Guy" and I apply everything I can by machine.

But in this case, because of all the intricate areas and thin panels in the lower front and rear of the car it was going to be faster and simpler to work by hand.

I also answered this same question when it was asked in post #3 of this thread...

Mike that looks amazing.

Q for ya...during this step below did you apply by hand or machine to remove the oils?

And my reply in post #12

I did it all by hand using a gold finger pocket. I prefer to work by machine but this body style would mean switching between multiple tools and pad sizes so I just rolled up my sleeves and did it all by hand.

By the words, all by hand that means I polished everything that was red, all the paint on the front of the grill, around the whale tail, ever portion of red paint was clayed, compounded, polished, cleaned and then coated.

[Mike Phillips]

Couple more shots from this morning...











We shot a new video using the Lady in Red...






Here's the walk-around video showing the paint in FULL SUN







And the owners was grinning ear to ear when he picked up is date night car...

[Dan K]

"And the owners was grinning ear to ear when he picked up is date night car..."

I bet he was. He must have been absolutely amazed when he saw his new Porsche.

[NIKIGUNZ]

Which coating did u use ?

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Wow stunning work Mike! That Porsche looks fantastic now!

[ShaunD]

Amazing Mike! I hope to be able to work as quick and efficient as you someday Mike.

[Klasse Act]

Nice job on the slantnose, was there a "brick" cellphone in there, LOL!

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[Mike Phillips]

What did you use to revive that trim?

CarPro Perl

Really worked well especially on the whale tail rubber and the front bumper rubber which were very dry looking...