1973 Porsche 914

[Eldorado2k]

I did a full detail on an old Porsche yesterday. The gentleman who owns it has had it for the past 30yrs. and it was my pleasure to work on it.





I started off by cleaning the wheels & tires with Megs D143 then gave it a full bucket wash outside while it was still cloudy ⛅️

Fully dried it then proceeded to claybar the hood to get a look at the level of contamination that was on the paint. As expected, not too bad but definitely worth giving it a quik clay.



I clayed the rest of the paint with a Speedy Prep Towel.

Here’s what it looked like after washing and claying.





Next I decided to do a test spots with a couple of different products.
1st up was McKee’s Jeweling Wax on a foam polishing pad using the HF DA. Great results, removed/filled in nearly all the minor swirls and left a superb finish on the paint.



On the other fender I used Meguiars D166 Ultra Finishing Wax. Identical results as far as my eyes could tell.



The only difference was the Meguiars left a much smoother finish, so I decided to go with the D166 and a Meguiars Burgundy Foam Cutting Pad for the vertical panels.

The horizontal panels had deeper swirls, so I went with McKee’s Fast Compound on a 7” LC Orbital Foam Polishing Pad using the Boss G21.



Swirls are gone and finished near perfect.





Before/after of the trunklid.





Topped it off with sealant to give this garage queen long lasting protection and this thing was set. Here’s a few after shots.









Cool little car. Owner said it’s never looked better. Thanks for reading.

[SWETM]

Awesome work and write up and pictures!

Thanks for shareing your work!

/Tony

[LEDetailing]

Wish I would have bought one of these when they were going for next to nothing.

Very nice example, you brought it back to like new. Nice work!

That owner has done a nice job of caring for that car for 30 years.

[Desertnate]

Looks great!

Amazing little car and very underappreciated. I'd love to toss one around a twisty back road some day just to see how a modest sports car from that era drives.

[LEDetailing]

Is the Franklin Little League bat used as a wheel chock? Or are you in a sketchy neighborhood and protecting yourself from thugs

Judging by the homes, it doesn't look too bad of a place to raise a family.

[RippyD]

Oh my... that's one of the nicest looking 914s I've seen in a long time. Great job.

The history of the 914 is interesting. It was sort-of a joint collaboration with VW that yielded the 914 and the VW Karman Ghia. For a very long time the 914 was considered by many to not be a "real" Porsche and they were very inexpensive. 914s in good condition are now collectible and quite expensive.

[atgonzales]

Nicely done, Eldo

[rlmccarty2000]

Nice work! Very well kept 914. The owner should be proud to show this one off.

[fly07sti]

Nice job man! Those are great little cars. Unfortunately my back would not like me after polishing one of them, so props to you!

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Came out awesome! Nice work Eldo!!!