Porsche 997 Carrera 4S Cabriolet extensive 30+hr correction

[gofast908z]

Client picked up this 997 C4S Cabriolet and was very displeased with the the "detail" the dealership did to it. There was no reason for a low mile car to look so poorly. After picking it up from the owner in San Francisco I began the work on it. Total time was over 30 hours.


Initial pictures
























The dealer said they polished out all the swirls and that the paint was perfect. I think they need their eyes checked.

















There was compound residue in nearly every single body panel gap, courtesy of the dealer's reckless work















After washing, decon, clay, and getting it on the lift prepped for correction

















Beginning to look better after proper compounding








Deep scratches on the rear bumper. Much time was required to remove all of these















After a lot of work....









Hard water etching





Better

[gofast908z]

Paint on the area behind the roof was extremely thin. Only light correction could be performed safely here






After several hours of careful work on the engine cover, each slat perfected













Tips before. Remember, the dealership signed off on this car as "fully detailed". I think not.




These were not the optional black exhaust tips.....not at all.







All finished, at 1:30am and ready to take back to client in SF. He was out of the state at the time, so he didn't mind the late drop off.








Wheels dialed in after full removal






































Delivered back to San Francisco, tucked away safely in owner's garage.





Thanks for checking it out

[Sicoupe]

Outstanding job my friend

[LRC3]

Man that looks great..

[allenk4]

Beautiful work and photography

Can you provide any insight on what products and techniques you used?

[whavens]

Great job. That thing is gorgeous. Looks like 30 plus hours well spent.

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[gofast908z]

Beautiful work and photography

Can you provide any insight on what products and techniques you used?

With the exception of the bumpers and engine cover, the paint was on the soft side. D300 on a MF disc got the job done. Followed up by M205 and later PO203 on LC foam pads for final finishing. LSP was Blackfire Wet Diamond.

[allenk4]

D300 is nice

[Tato]

Looking very good mate, unbelievable how dealership deliver cars...

Either they know exactly they do poor work on purpose or they totally doesn't know what they are doing. Extremes!

Luckily this beauty found you and after investing many hours you could provide such results.

Thanks a lot for sharing,

Kind Regards.

[davey g-force]

Superb! That's how a Porsche should look!