Detailed: 1988 Porsche 944

[Euclid]

My neighbors son picked this beauty up as a toy. The car has 15,000 original miles and is in great condition for a 23 year old car.

 

The paint was dulled/swirled, but the worst was the passenger side headlight. It was heavily oxidized. The engine bay wasn't bad. It just needed a little attention and shine.

 

The paint took a few passes to work out the majority of swirls.

 

Process:

 

- Wash

- Jack the car up to clean the wheel wells

- Clay

- Engine: diluted simple green to clean up then some CD2 to shine things up

- Interior: vacuumed, shampoo the mats, 303 the dash/doors, condition leather

- Polished with Menzerna SIP using 4" blue LC pads (had to switch pads out every few panels).

- Applied Poorboy's Black Hole using a blue Edge pad

- Applied Wolfgang sealant

- use Poorboy's trim restorer on the black trim.

 

Some before/after pics:

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=615&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=619&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=634&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=637&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=655&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=661&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=640&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=643&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=670&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=673&g2_serialNumber=1

[Euclid]

before/after cont...

 

the horrible headlight

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=682&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=685&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=688&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=691&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=697&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=700&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=709&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=712&g2_serialNumber=1

 

A 50/50

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=679&g2_serialNumber=1

[Euclid]

Now the money shots:

 

I didn't take any full on before shots since it was really cloudy and you couldn't really see anything.

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=724&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=730&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=733&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=754&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=727&g2_serialNumber=1

 

http://pics.theoriginalurl.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=748&g2_serialNumber=1

[PimpFro]

nice job man

[spyguy]

awesome ride.

[DanJz]

Beautiful car. I used to have an 83 944, Guards Red 5 speed as well. I loved it, the handling those things have is like nothing else I've ever driven. Mine unfortunately needed a lot more work than this one and being a high school student I just couldn't afford it. Looking back on it, I wish I had held on to it, but hindsight is 20/20

 

Excellent car. Makes me want another!

[OCDetails]

ah yes... the po man's porsche. Not the spendiest porsche you could buy, but it's still a Porsche. I've heard they are a headache to maintain. You pay for an economy Porsche and you get a maintenance bill like a 997 Turbo. I think that is why they just get cheaper and cheaper every year. Too bad too. They are fun cars to drive.

 

Great job on that red. It is crazy how fast red will oxidize, but for most people they are too close to the forest to see the trees and they don't realize it. The difference when they come out and see it is always MASSIVE. I love detailing red for that reason. Very nice work indeed!

[JoeFromPA]

I'm blown away not by the oxidation, but by the swirl marks in a 15,000 mile car. Those are all from hand washing, I'm guessing. And back then, Porsche used hardcore paint too....

 

I hope to post some pics of my first real detail, ever (with orbital!), this weekend, and show the difference in oxidation from a gray metallic car.