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    Black Porsche 944 Turbo - Paint Correction

    Hi all,

    I wanted to repost this old write up that I did for a friend’s Black Porsche 944 Turbo, as the embedded photos from Photobucket could not be displayed properly anymore and I was hoping to share the write up with a local facebook group.

    I’m not a pro, but every now and then I will do a friend’s car. I try to work on cars of people that will promise to start taking care of them. Nothing annoys me more than to put my heart and soul to bring a car “back to life” only to have it “destroyed” again.

    So Andrew, the owner, promised me back in 2012 when I did this work, that going fwd he would take care of his 1985 Black Porsche 944 Turbo and he asked me if I would like to work on his car. So one cloudy Saturday morning I ended up with this outside of my garage.

    Here is the car on arrival….

    1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    4 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Looks OK Right ? For a few minutes I thought that I might have it easy but when I started to look closer I saw the first “bad” signs… Evidence of the “previous guy”. I’m pretty sure we have all seen them.

    Polish and Wax Residue….

    2 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr


    So first step was getting the car clean and stripping any protection in order to inspect the paint and get to see the real picture.

    I re-write this post 8 years later and back in 2012 there were no ceramic coatings that I can remember of…. so after stripping by snow foaming with Meguiars APC 4:1 dilution, hand washing with “all-time classic Dawn”, and finally Claying with 3M Cleaner Clay, it was time to inspect the paint. Not very encouraging to say the least.

    I was faced with all kind of defects, and the Black Flat paint was not forgiving at all.

    So have a look. Pretty beat up…

    Front Right Fender - Before 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Front Right Fender - Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Rear Left Fender - Before 2 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Door Left Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Right Door Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Hood by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Left Door and Rear Panel - Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Anyway, enough with the “torture”… You get the point…. Lets move on….


    The agreement with the owner was not to hunt perfection but to shoot for the best finish that I could accomplish within the weekend.

    So after a quick test on the paint I decided on:

    Menzerna Powergloss POS34A on a LC Cyan Pad, followed by

    Menzerna PO106 FA/SF4000 on a Tangerine HT pad.

    I also tried finishing with Blackfire Finishing Polish and I was very pleasantly surprised with it as well.

    Slowly but steady I was making some progress. This was my first time that I tried in the little time that I had, to document this and try some 50/50 and some before and after shots. So here is my effort on showing a bit of the story…. Don’t judge too hard and excuse my splatter as photos were taken after compounding but before final polishing.

    Left Door 50-50 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    P1020880 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    P1020883 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    5050 1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Front Right Fender - 50-50 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Before – Rear Quarter Panel

    Rear Left Fender - Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    After – Rear Quarter Panel

    Rear Left Quarter After by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Before – Front Right Fender

    Front Right Fender - Before 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    After – Front Right Fender

    Right Front Fender - After by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Before – Left Door

    Door Left Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    50/50 – Left Door

    5050 4 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Completed – Left Door

    Door Left After by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Before - Right Door

    Right Door Before by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    After – Right Door

    Beauty 7 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Before – Roof

    P1020837 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    After – Roof

    Roof - After by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    That last roof shot and correction was a tricky one. Someone once said “life is a like a box of chocolates. You never know what you ‘re gonna get”…. Well after I started compounding that roof this is what I ended up with….

    Single Stage…


    Single Stage Evidence by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    After the end of day 1 there was just a bit of compounding left to be done. But I was definitely feeling that I was getting somewhere….

    One of my favorite shots…


    Right Side - Halfway Through by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Next day I started early and after finishing the little compounding that was left to be done, the car was taken out to be foamed again and power washed in order to get rid of all the dusting from the compounding.

    Finishing was done mainly with Menzerna SF 4000 and in some parts or panels I tried some Blackfire Finishing Polish. I was very happy with it.

    After a thorough IPA wipe down the car was ready for LSP. No fancy stuff here. Two coats of Collinite 845 by a Random DA and then one coat of Zymol Creame by hand.

    Didn’t have time to do a lot more, further than the paint, so I dressed the tires and treated the faded plastic trims. The main focus was the paint so please don’t judge too hard.

    It was time to get the car out in the sun and get some final shots. I was very lucky as the sun is definitely not so generous in British Columbia (at the time of the work). Now in Edmonton.

    So here are some final shots… I think it turned out pretty good considering where I started.

    Enjoy and Thank You for reading.

    Theo.






    [/URL]Top Beauty 2 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Top Beauty 1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Top Beauty 3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    15 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    6 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Beauty 1 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    3 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    9 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    6 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    4 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Beauty 11 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Beauty 12 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    21 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Top Beauty 8 Roof by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr

    Top Beauty Right Side by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr


    My Favourite Shot.



    19 by Theodore Stoubos, on Flickr
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    Re: Black Porsche 944 Turbo - Paint Correction

    Fantastic job! Looks like a repaint!

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    Black Porsche 944 Turbo - Paint Correction

    Great work! I love a good transformation. Curious how it’s looks today, 8 years later


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    Awesome job!
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    Re: Black Porsche 944 Turbo - Paint Correction

    Very nice work! Excellent results. Thanks for re-posting!
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    Re: Black Porsche 944 Turbo - Paint Correction

    That is fantastic! Awesome transformation! Thank you for sharing!

    It must've taken awful lot of product to get that kind of splatter, even so the results speak for themselves.

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    Re: Black Porsche 944 Turbo - Paint Correction

    Nice new paint job that you did. Lol. Great work, it’s wildly crisp and shiny.
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    Re: Black Porsche 944 Turbo - Paint Correction

    That looks amazing!!! What was the owner’s reaction? Blown away I hope

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    Re: Black Porsche 944 Turbo - Paint Correction

    Quote Originally Posted by osudelt69 View Post
    Great work! I love a good transformation. Curious how it’s looks today, 8 years later


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    Awesome job!
    Quote Originally Posted by Sizzle Chest View Post
    Very nice work! Excellent results. Thanks for re-posting!
    Quote Originally Posted by gofast182 View Post
    That is fantastic! Awesome transformation! Thank you for sharing!

    It must've taken awful lot of product to get that kind of splatter, even so the results speak for themselves.
    Quote Originally Posted by JDGolden View Post
    Nice new paint job that you did. Lol. Great work, it’s wildly crisp and shiny.
    Quote Originally Posted by Billy Baldone View Post
    That looks amazing!!! What was the owner’s reaction? Blown away I hope
    Thanks for the kudos guys.

    The owner was indeed very happy with the car. A few months later he swapped the engine of the car to a Corvette V8 and then a few months later he sold the car.

    Not sure what the car looks nowadays or even where it is. I have corrected other cars after this one, but that Black Porsche and the flat black paint always stuck with me.

    Once the weather gets better here in Edmonton, I will do a good detail on both my cars and possibly post some photos.

    Stay Healthy.

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