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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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Detailer's Domain: 993 Turbo - Ext/Int

Probably my all time favorite Porsche, I really enjoy doing 993's. They are challenging yet extremely rewarding! This car was in mint condition 9,000 miles! It just needed some polishing and jeweling. As a last step we used Menzerna topped with Swissvax Divine

A thorough interior cleaning to finish it off.

Here is what was done on the car:

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with P21S Wheel Gel and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Claying
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheels protected with Swissvax Autobahn
- Tires dressed with Swissvax Pneu
- 2 Step Paint correction
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Paint sealed with Menzerna
- Swissvax Divine
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned

Interior Detail


- All interior surfaces cleaned and prepared, including glass, and all
vinyl/plastic surfaces.
- Carpets and upholstery vacuumed.
-Leather surfaces are carefully cleaned, prepared and fed using the Leather Master

Product List:
Exterior:
Lusso AutoBathe
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Swissvax Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Einszett Spray Wax
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Swissvax Divine

Wheels and tires:
Uber Wheel/Wheel Well/Tire/Engine Kit

Interior:
Uber Interior Kit

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels

Brushes
Gilmour Foam Gun

Let's start with the interior first:
Tommy vacuuming the car






Cleaning and dusting


Leather cleaned /conditioned / protected
Cleaned





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Conditioned/Protected







Final wipe down


Jambs cleaned




Gummi on the seals


Final shots




Exterior:
Before shots

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Wax on trim




Wash
Gilmour foam gun with Lusso Auto Bath




Dan washing the car




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Before Wheels


P21S on the wheels





Rinse


Clay



Final Rinse and Drying


Wheels ready to be sealed and tires dressed






Random shot


Engine wipe down


Paint measured/various light inspection



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Remember this was an outside shot prior to wash





Masking the beast



Polish
Equipment used


Jeweling out the car with PO85RD




Shots of the rear fender after 2 steps of polishing




Rear lights being polished


Polishing out the whale tail



After shots inside

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Final wipe down


Final touches
Black wow on the bumperettes/trim/side skirts


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Optimum Metal Polish on the tips
Before


After


After shots













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Beautiful, could you tell me what you used on the seals please, is it a cleaner or a preserver? Thanks
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Beautiful, could you tell me what you used on the seals please, is it a cleaner or a preserver? Thanks
we used Einszett Gummi pfledge on the seals.

thanks for the feedback guys.
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