{"id":3237,"date":"2010-10-15T14:33:26","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T18:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2016-11-16T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T17:28:12","slug":"paint-correction-detail-2009-porsche-carrera-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/paint-correction-detail-2009-porsche-carrera-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Paint Correction Detail: 2009 Porsche Carrera S"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several weeks ago I was contacted by a potential client about 75 miles north of me who has a collection of cars and will continue, to buy, sell, etc. The first car out of the group that would be worked on would be a like new 2009 Porsche with only 1800 miles. After prepping the paint for polishing<\/a>, you could clearly see that this car has had a rough life for only 1800 miles. Not only were there the normal swirls from improper washing and drying but excessively deep scratches throughout the vehicle and a 2 square foot area on the roof where a previous detailer or dealership attempted to fix a defect. It showed evidence of heavy wool compounding which is completely unnecessary giving that the Porsche clear is a majority of the time, very soft.<\/p>\n

After taping up <\/a>the needed areas, I proceeded to start with a mild process to see how that worked. I used Menzerna SIP<\/a> and a White LC Pad<\/a> on the PC<\/a> @ Speed 6 to remove the deeper defects and properly level the paint. This step worked perfect, but would need further refining with the softer Porsche paint. For a majority of owners, this would of been plenty but when the maximum results are demanded, the next step is a must. Switching to the Makita rotary polisher <\/a>and a Blue LC Pad<\/a> using Menzerna Super Finish 106FA<\/a> left the paint flawless with a new gloss that only Menzerna finishing polishes provide.<\/p>\n

Let’s move onto the defects as you can see what I was working with. Now remember, only 1800 miles and this is where we’re at. This is\u00a0what they let cars go out the door looking like…not acceptable.<\/p>\n

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Taking a closer look at the wool pad, sanding marks, etc.
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Immediately after the process stated above. Now we’re getting somewhere.
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Now let’s walk around the car and snap a few shots of the defects using the Brinkmann TuffMax Dual LED Pivot Spotlight
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Now in some of the after pictures, if you look closely you will notice future write-ups in the background. As the sun wasn’t out for the completion, I snapped a few indoor shots using the Halogens and the Brinkmann before taking it\u00a0outside for final pictures.
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Don’t forget to use your flash occasionally for checking your correction.
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Now how about some after shots to show the glossy black Porsche paint? Enjoy!
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Using 303 Aerospace Protectant <\/a>to treat the plastic and rubber on the rear mounted engine.
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After final polishing is completed, using Chemical Guys EZ Creme Glaze<\/a> to further clean the paint with a Black LC Pad <\/a>and Porter Cable on speed 5 before applying Blackfire Wet Diamond<\/a> that gives you a slick, glossy, and durable surface. You be the judge.
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Remember, to achieve this level at the end, it all starts from the beginning.<\/p>\n

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Thank you for taking time to view my work, if you have any questions or comments, please submit in the box below.<\/p>\n

Thanks,
\nDJ Mayo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DJ Mayo of Reflections Detailing tackles a severely swirled black Porsche Carrera S, and refines the paint to look like a jewel! Check out the products and processes he uses to accomplish this…complete with plenty of before and after photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,63,32,35,33,27,40],"tags":[144,240,243,441,97,102,101,206,194,297,103],"class_list":{"0":"post-3237","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffers","8":"category-general-detailing","9":"category-imperfection-removal","10":"category-pads","11":"category-polishes","12":"category-professional-work","13":"category-sealants","14":"tag-before-and-after-pictures","15":"tag-black-finishing-pad","16":"tag-blackfire-wet-diamond","17":"tag-brinkmann-dual-led","18":"tag-makita-9227c","19":"tag-menzerna-super-finish","20":"tag-menzerna-super-intensive-polish","21":"tag-porter-cable-7424xp","22":"tag-pre-polish","23":"tag-washing-and-drying","24":"tag-white-polishing-pad"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/5081152911_c0a71645cf_b.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-Qd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3237"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3258,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3237\/revisions\/3258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}