Hope you're all well. It's been a while since my last delve into the studio but welcome to another installment,
This 2007 Porsche 997 Turbo came to us with the owners' brief consisting of "I'd like my car to look like new again". After some discussion regarding budget, ideal durability & ease of maintenance we decided that one of our Gyeon Quartz Cloth Treatments would be best suited to his requirements.
As always, on arrival protective covers were fitted to the seat, steering wheel & floor mat
Task assessment began, thankfully nothing to make the toes curl, as little more than the expected dirt & grime from a car that gets enjoyed . . .
Firstly the number plates, including backings were removed
Spoiler again raised for better access
Starting point as always was to give all the lower regions, including the wheels, arches & air intakes a pre-contact soak with Auto Finesse Citrus Power. This is left to dwell for a few minutes before rinsing
First stage of the contact wash consisted of tackling the wheel faces with Auto Finesse Imperial & a large Hog Hair brush, wheel nut recess' with a 1/2" Valet Pro brush (Faces only at this stage as the wheels were to be removed as part of the treatment)
Tyres deep cleaned & degreased with Britemax Grime Out
The usual dirt traps tackled with Grime Out & various brushes
Engine bay given a light once over prior to steam cleaning later in the detail (air intakes protected with old MF cloths)
Luggage compartment with Grime Out & a detailing brush
Car then foamed with Auto Finesse Avalanche @60c to soften the remaining dirt & grime
Once rinsed, it was time for the standard safe 2 bucket wash with Gyeon Bathe
And a Microfiber Madness Incredisponge, glass first as to not cross contaminate
Bodywork then washed from the top down,
Dooka Wheel Mitt for the inner arch lips
Vehicle then rinsed @30c, before being rough dried with an i4detailing Uber Blue Drying Towel
With the initial wash complete it was time to remove the wheels to allow deep cleaning of these hard to reach areas, stud pegs used for safety
Gyeon Iron doing its thing on the wheel inners . . .
A few tar spots also dealt with
Wheel Arches & calipers tackled with Grime Out & various brushes
Before
After (pre tar removal)
Some serious tar build up on the arch liners removed with ObliTARate
Wheels were then refitted (protection to be applied once in the unit). Rough drying first allowed faster activation & subsequent removal of the contaminants with Auto Finesse ObliTARate
After another rinse it was into the unit for a further 2 stages of decontamination, the 1st with Gyeon Iron
Which acts as a lubricant for Gyeon Clay (2nd part of the stage) without degrading it in anyway . . .
The expected contamination
A final soak this time at 60c with Valet Pro Snow Foam Combo 2 (this also contains degreasing agents so is ideal for this last rinse)
Back into the unit initial drying was carried out with i4Detailing Uber Yellow Plush Towels
Now was an ideal time to steam clean the engine bay, a detailing brush was used where agitation was required
Compressed air was then used for all the water traps
Now ready for polishing, it was time for a Spies Hecker 7010 wipedown to reveal the true condition of the paintwork. (This is also used on all the plastics & all glass bar the windcreen)
Once paint thickness readings were taken, vulnerable trims were taped up using 3M 3030 masking tape
In the main correction was carried out with the Rupes Duetto coupled with a blue Rupes MF pad & their Quartz Gloss polish
An old MF cloth was wrapped around the door catches to raise the door & enable more adequate correction
A variety of before & after correction shots under various lighting (all pre-refinement)
Lights . . .
Bonnet badge removed to allow full access, it was also raised with old tape cores for full entire area correction
Before
After
Tighter areas where the car cover had caused some rubbing marks dealt with using the Rupes TA50 polisher
The entire car was then cleaned up with compressed air to remove any dust etc, given another 7010 wipedown to check the correction work was true & remasked
Refining then commenced with the Rupes Diamond Gloss, again via the Duetto with a white finishing pad
Refining complete & the finish checked under various light sources, all surfaces were wiped down with Prep
Each panel was blown down prior to coating
First layer of protection applied in the form of MOHS+ (applied with a micro suede wrapped over a sponge block)
Removed with 2 seperate MF cloths to ensure complete removal of any residue (always remove a further than you have applied)
A folded micro suede cloth was used for the tighter, hard to reach areas
Surfaces double checked for remaining residue with the Brinkmann
Getting there . . .
Once the MOHS+ base was applied (3 coats an hour apart) the wheels & calipers were sealed with Rim
Wheels refitted & nuts torqued, the car was then rolled into the booth & baked at 60c for 20mins
An hour later all the surfaces at an ideal temperature,
And a perfect working environment
After a further Prep wipedown
2 coats of Phobic were applied 10 mins apart
All glass was treated with View (this is a 2 part kit consisting of Cleanse & View)
After being cleaned with Prep, View is also applied to the wiper blades
All plastics rejuvinated with Trim
Big transformation here . . .
Finally all the paintwork was given 2 coats of CanCoat
Tyres given 2 coats of Tyre with a sponge applicator cut into quarters,
This gives a nice 'deep' satin look (pictures is after just 1 coat)
Number plates refitted, screws & caps all replaced
Interior was looking rather tired and used
So was given a thorough clean
The steaming of the leatherwork with the Nilfisk 51H bringing the following transformation
Togive it that 'new' leather smell the seats were then given a light once over with Swissvax Leather Cleaner before being condition with their Swissvax Leather Milk. A few other little bits taken care of with a detail brush
Engine bay & luggage compartment dressed with Auto Finesse Dressle giving it a nice 'fresh' look
Tailpipes polished with Britemax Easy Cut & #0000 wire wool
Shuts deep cleansed & protected in one with Auto Finesse Tripple3
And we were complete . . .
A few shots of the coatings in action
A few weeks later the same treatment was carried out to this new Mercedes S Class
Thanks for taking the time to have a browse through the write-up, as it would've taken you a while . . .