Apollo Detailing: 2007 Porsche Cayman S (35+ Pictures)

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A·pol·lo (-pl)
n.
1. Greek Mythology: The god of prophecy, music, medicine, and poetry, and most importantly the sun.
apollo pl. apol·los: A young man of great physical beauty.
apollo: The embodiment of masculine beauty
apollo (detailing): the ultimate detailing service




Porsche

Porsche is arguably the finest motor vehicle manufacturer in the world. Its’ first prototype was designed by Ferdinand Porsche and constructed from aluminum in 1948. Since that time, Porsche has become the world’s largest producer of race vehicles and, with the release of the Porsche 911 in 1963, become one of the world’s most successful sports car firms. Each successive generation of the Porsche 911 has lead the former in technology and design.

The Porsche Cayman was first produced for the 2006 model year. According to rumour, the Porsche Cayman S outperforms the 911 Carrera in many aspects. One such rumour suggested that the Cayman will lap the North circuit of the Nurburgring, a famous testing and race track in Germany, faster than the 997 911 Carrera.

In any case, no one can deny it is one of the most beautiful machines produced with a Porsche badge.

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This particular example of the Cayman S was purchased last summer and has been serviced by Apollo Detailing since new. It was in excellent shape the last time I performed a complete detail, despite the new car swirls. This time, it had accumulated some light damage.

There were swirls over the entire vehicle, possibly as a result of dirt contamination in the wash media from the owner. The owner has since signed up on a maintenance plan for the summer to have it properly cared for.

As well, the interior took about 3-3.5 hours. Gum was embedded in the passenger seat, as well as normal dirt buildup in the carpets and seats. It took longer this time to remove the dirt and other grime from the leather seats, but nothing too unusual.

Exterior

Flex L 3403 VRG
1Z High Gloss Polish
Lake Country White CCS
Klasse AIO
Klasse SG
Swissvax Saphir (by hand)
Poorboy's Tire Gloss
Metal Restorer
Commercial Wash Shampoo Gel

Interior

Commercial Carpet Shampoo
303 Aerospace Protectant
Leather Cleaner/Conditioner
Klasse AIO (door jambs)

I apologize in advance for the grainy pictures.


Before Pictures

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A spot of a thunderstorm arrived and I was forced to move indoors for about an hour.












Single Step Correction & Concours Interior detail completed.

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For the final finish.











I apologize for the grainy shots. All pictures were shot with 400 ISO.

[Lumadar]

Looks great from what I can see. Care to elaborate on what method you used to remove the gum from the leather?

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Looks great from what I can see. Care to elaborate on what method you used to remove the gum from the leather?

It was quite simple. I used the nap of the microfibre cloth combined with a little leather cleaner/conditioner. It took a bit of elbow grease but the gum disappeared and with no residue or scratches remaining.