Porsche 944 Shows the Advantages of Ceramic Coating
Porsche 944 sat outside in rain and snow, but it comes clean with just a rinse.
If you want to keep your Porsche looking great for a long time, you have likely considered having the car ceramic coated. Ceramic coating has become a popular option for those who don’t want to spend whole days washing and waxing their vehicles, as the ceramic coating acts as a sort of long-term wax. It keeps the paint looking great and it prevents most forms of dirt and debris from sticking to the body, making it much easier to keep clean.
The problem with ceramic coating is that the process is expensive and time-consuming, leading some people to wonder whether it is worth the time and effort. Casey Putsch of Genius Garage Racing recently coated his Porsche 944 and to show what a great job it does, this video from his YouTube channel shows the effectiveness on that 944, followed by a look at the preparation process on his 928.
Rinsing Off the Porsche 944
After a short introduction, Putsch jumps into his Porsche 944 and drives to the local quarter car wash. It has been about a month since the car was coated and since then, it has been parked outside along with being driven in the rain and snow. It has not been cleaned at all, but he points out that when it rains, most of the dirt rinses right off, so the car isn’t particularly dirty to begin with.
Once at the car wash, Putsch hits it with the basic rinse cycle and nothing else. He goes through a normal cycle, carefully canvasing each panel with the high-pressure water. Once the time runs out, he hangs the hose and heads back to the shop. The intention is for the airflow over the car to dry it on the way to the shop, but he hits some rain. As a result, the car is still a little wet when he arrives, but in the close-up footage, we can see that there is almost no dirt anywhere on the Porsche 944. There is some road grease and tar flecks along the rockers that rub away with a little elbow grease, but for the most part, the car looks great with just the rinse.
In short, the ceramic coating takes this Porsche 944 back to looking like it was just thoroughly washed with just a rinse after a month of driving.
Buffing the 928
Once Putsch gets back to the shop, he transitions from the 944 to his 928. He talks a bit about the new hood badge, followed by a segment where he provides an update on the interior. The checkered seats are ready to be bolted into place and the steering wheel is about half-assembled.
Next, Putsch gets out his orbital buffer and some swirl remover to put a proper shine to the 928. Paint correction is the most important step of a good ceramic coating job, so after going over the entire body with clay bar treatment, the entire body will be buffed with the orbital and swirl remover.
He starts on the passenger’s side fender and that area of the hood of the Porsche, letting the orbital glide back and forth on the paint. While buffing, Putsch points out the importance of not picking up any road debris from the lower rocker panels, as something like that could scratch up the paint very badly. He also talks about the dangers of letting the orbital rub through the paint on sharp edges, although the 944 edges are rounded enough that it isn’t too much of a concern.
Once Putsch has covered that whole area with the orbital, he removes all of the buffing compound with a microfiber towel. Although he is careful when removing the buffing residue, he still plans to go over the entire car with an alcohol wipe to ensure that there is nothing on the paint when the ceramic coating is applied, which will come in his next video.
If you are looking to have your Porsche ceramic coated, but you don’t want to pay a ton to have someone do it, the information provided by Putsch can be instrumental in doing the job yourself at home.
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