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New Porsche 911 CS Correction.

I got a call from my customer telling me he just got a new 911 CS and asked me to take a look at it, I guess to my surprise I got a pretty swirled/hologram imperfect new 911! It always surprises me that dealers selling cars can do this, I feel its the dealers' job to present a perfectly prepped new car to a customer in fact they should do this for pre-owned cars as well.

Enough ranting, here is the write up.

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner 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
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheel Wells were cleaned and dressed
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 3 Step Paint correction (Meguiars M105 with an Uber Yellow, Menzerna Super Intensive Polish with an Uber Green and Menzerna PO85RD with an Uber Blue)
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step - Menzerna Power Lock
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Engine Cleaned up and dressed

Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Lusso Auto Bathe
P21S Total Auto Wash
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Meguiars M105
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Power Lock

Wheels/Tires
Sonax Wheel Cleaner
Swissvax Pneu

Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Cam Spray Pressure Wash and Foam Canon Attachment

Before



The paint imperfections!







Closer


Dirty wheels



Sonax in action

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Clean wheels



Before shots of the engine




Cleaned up



Einszett Vinyl Rubber Care was used to dressed the engine


After shot of the engine



Sorry no foam actions shots

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Clay



Masking




Paint Depth Measurements


Corrections shots (50/50)







Rear fender (50/50)


After


Final Rinse before Power Lock


Menzerna Power Lock


Power Lock was applied using a Porter Cable 7424XP


Removing Power Lock


Before exhaust tips

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After tips where cleaned up


Swissvax Autobahn on the wheels



After shots













(Permission for the write up granted by the customer)

SoCalCLK

Car looks brand new. Nice job. Wish you were in California!

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thanks I appreciate that.

reckrab

I bought a brand new Lexus GS350 in 2008 which they prepped by running it through an automatic car wash. When I asked about wax the dealer told me that they don't wax light colored cars anymore because they don't need it.

I just traded that for a 2010 E350 with 5500 miles and I have oxidized chrome, dull faded rubber door gaskets, and holograms in the paint. I won't even talk about the interior. I've come to the conclusion that once they get your money the dealers just don't care.

I know what to do about most of this but what causes the holograms? I assume it involves the missapplication of a wax or sealant of some kind. Do I need to know what it was in order to fix it?

detailersdomain

halograms are caused by incorrect use of the rotary or orbital polisher.

what causes hazing
what causes swirls

reckrab

Thanks, those are some great resources!