Today saw me breathing a bit of life into this 17 year old Porsche 911 Carrera.
The car is owned by my mates Dad, who is selling it after 13 years of ownership, so wanted it sprucing up a bit, before its sale.
I'd seen the car a couple of times before, so new the paint was a bit neglected - it wasn't covered in visible scratches and the paintwork was very rough to touch, so I knew it'd look a bit better after some love.
Here are some befores:
P1050810 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050811 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050812 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050813 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050814 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050818 by RussZS, on Flickr
Doesn't look too bad from a distance...
As ever, I tackled the wheels first.
So, one dirty wheel:
P1050820 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050821 by RussZS, on Flickr
AS G101 used on the arches and tyres, then agitated with various brushes:
P1050824 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050825 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050826 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050830 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050831 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050832 by RussZS, on Flickr
The wheels were sprayed with AS Smart Wheels (old formula) then agitated with various brushes, and rinsed:
P1050833 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050834 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050837 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050838 by RussZS, on Flickr
The rear of the spokes were cleaned with a Dodo Captain Crevice, then the wheels were treated with Wolf's Decon Gel, but it removed very little:
P1050840 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next up, the main bodywork was rinsed, then washed with Optimum Car Shampoo and a Sonus Mitt:
P1050846 by RussZS, on Flickr
and rinsed:
P1050847 by RussZS, on Flickr
Looking much better already...
However, the paint was VERY rough to touch, so it was treated with Wolf's Decon Gel, which was left to dwell and work for 15 mins or so:
P1050849 by RussZS, on Flickr
After rinsing off, the paint felt a lot smoother, but still felt rough to touch. Tardis was used to remove tar, which did very little, so next I used Bilt Hamber Auto Clay Soft:
P1050850 by RussZS, on Flickr
After half of the roof...
P1050851 by RussZS, on Flickr
The car is owned by my mates Dad, who is selling it after 13 years of ownership, so wanted it sprucing up a bit, before its sale.
I'd seen the car a couple of times before, so new the paint was a bit neglected - it wasn't covered in visible scratches and the paintwork was very rough to touch, so I knew it'd look a bit better after some love.
Here are some befores:
P1050810 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050811 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050812 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050813 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050814 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050818 by RussZS, on Flickr
Doesn't look too bad from a distance...
As ever, I tackled the wheels first.
So, one dirty wheel:
P1050820 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050821 by RussZS, on Flickr
AS G101 used on the arches and tyres, then agitated with various brushes:
P1050824 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050825 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050826 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050830 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050831 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050832 by RussZS, on Flickr
The wheels were sprayed with AS Smart Wheels (old formula) then agitated with various brushes, and rinsed:
P1050833 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050834 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050837 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050838 by RussZS, on Flickr
The rear of the spokes were cleaned with a Dodo Captain Crevice, then the wheels were treated with Wolf's Decon Gel, but it removed very little:
P1050840 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next up, the main bodywork was rinsed, then washed with Optimum Car Shampoo and a Sonus Mitt:
P1050846 by RussZS, on Flickr
and rinsed:
P1050847 by RussZS, on Flickr
Looking much better already...
However, the paint was VERY rough to touch, so it was treated with Wolf's Decon Gel, which was left to dwell and work for 15 mins or so:
P1050849 by RussZS, on Flickr
After rinsing off, the paint felt a lot smoother, but still felt rough to touch. Tardis was used to remove tar, which did very little, so next I used Bilt Hamber Auto Clay Soft:
P1050850 by RussZS, on Flickr
After half of the roof...
P1050851 by RussZS, on Flickr