2003 Porsche 996 Turbo came down from Canada for a full correction. Overall this was one of the most extensive corrections I have done.

Initial condition, filthy as expected... a 650 mile road trip has its downside









Car has Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Fikse wheels and PCCB's (gen 1)







Prep consisted of a thorough pressure wash of the entire exterior followed by foaming with a citrus soap.

After a few minutes the foam



Wheels were cleaned using only soap and water, no wheel cleaners should ever be used on carbon ceramic brakes... not that you really need to as they dont generate very much break dust



Before moving onto a 2 bucket wash I sprayed the car down with Opt. powerclean to loosen up whatever surface grime was left. While this sat I agitated all the trim pieces, crevices and badges



Also treated the front bumper with surf city road grim destroyer to breakdown all the big splatter



Car was washed and then clayed. Before taping it up I gave it a thorough IPA wipedown.

Onto correction...















Cleaning up the compounding haze



Difference in clarity



















Before



After



Before



After (when the car was finished)

 

Close up after compounding







After



50/50 on the roof



Top corrected, bottom untouched









After







Tails before



After



After careful jeweling, zero haze left behind viewed under the TK40 Fenix (630 lumens compared to 240 in the TK10/11 I used to use)





Finish after all correction steps, zero LSP





Interior was in decent shape, leather was cleaned and conditioned. All trim pieces cleaned and protected with 303, carpets protected with 303 fabric guard



After





Fikse wheels unfortunately had sever etching on the lips and inner barrels, nothing could be done without causing further damage but they cleaned up moderately well



50/50



After

 

Dressed the trim with my patented application system also known as a foam stick :gidiup:



Finished product...







The clouds wouldnt break for some sun bursts unfortunately











Back inside for a second coat of powerlock and finishing touches







Hood reflection



I love this shot





Owner came by taxi to collect his car at 6pm...

Here is how she looked just before taking the trek back to Canada, yes some may say its ridiculous to drive the car home after a detail but in reality it will only get dirty. The 7 years of abuse and defects which accumulated arent coming back anytime soon, especially not after 1 road trip.





After 31hrs and 2 very late nights (or very early mornings you could say) the car was looking as it should. The owner drove to DetailersDomain imediately after to pick up a ton of stuff to maintain the car including grit guard buckets, gentle shampoo, mitts, tire dressing etc. Makes me happy to see someone go home with a perfect car and get all the essential things to keep it looking that way.

This was a long one and I thank you for letting me share. I think you will enjoy the next one as well, its black as well but it is not a Porsche :thumb:

I will leave you with a video walkaround...

YouTube - Street Dreams Detail - Porsche Turbo Revival

 

Jeez....the skills of a professional detailer never cease to amaze me. Great work as usual. I have a bunch of new stuff coming from Phil@DD including my first foray into polishing: Flex 3401. I'm hoping I can come close to ^^^......

What are you using to polish the taillights?

 

wow, unreal buddy!

 

The before and after are night and day. Great work Smoke.

 

I love the a black detailed car. These are definitely my favorite threads, and as always, you guys did any incredible job on the car. It looks perfect!

 

Dave!

I cant thank you enough for the work you put into her. You were a class act from the minute I called you to the second I left after I picked up the car.

Some may think im crazy for driving her all that way to see Dave, but believe me when I tell you, it was well worth it...and then some...

The car is in better shape than ever Dave. I had to wipe off a few thousands bugs when I got home to Montreal lol but thats why I bought her.

In all seriousness, anyone considering a detail should get in contact with Dave. Especially if you live within a 6 hours drive LOL. He is the real deal.

Thanks again dave! See you next year
Dan

 

Awesome work and can't wait to see the car around Montreal !

 

Stunning work dave! Keep it up!

Gorgeous car Dan, im pretty sure I've seen you driving around Montreal before! Now that you got it professionally detailed you need some beautiful pictures to show of your ride!