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Porsche 911 Turbo X50 Cab – what a mess

Look what happens when you loan out your 911 Turbo Cab (X50)

I get a call from Marc Faraj at Town Motors Porsche and he tells me he did something bad…..

I asked him what can be so bad?

He said: I loaned out my 911 Turbo Cab to a buddy.
I said: How bad he says you’ll see……

When I received the car it was early morning the sun wasn’t out yet, the next day when I was able to pull it out I couldn’t believe my eyes! The car was shot!

What was done –
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
– Clayed
– Dried
– Paint inspected and measured
– Wheels protected with Swissvax Autobahn
– Tires dressed with einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
– 2 Step Paint correction (Meguiars M105 with an Uber Yellow, and Menzerna PO85RD with an Uber Blue)
– Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
– Einszett Glanz was used as a last step
– Rubber and Plastics Treated
– Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
– Exhaust tips cleaned

Interior Detail

– All interior surfaces cleaned and protected, including glass, and all
vinyl/plastic surfaces.
– Carpets and upholstery vacuumed.

Products used:
(feel free to click the link below for more info)
Exterior:
Adam’s Car Wash
P21S Total Auto Wash (engine, presoak, wheel wells, tires)
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Swissvax Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Einszett Spray Wax
Meguiars M105
Menzerna PO85RD
einszett Glanz

Wheels/Tires
P21S Wheel Cleaner
einszett Vinyl Rubber Care – Tires, wheel wells, engine

Interior:
einszett Interior Kit

Tools:
Infratech 5300
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

Interior
Before



Accumulated dust and grime on the rear seats

More dust /coffee stains etc

Greasy dressing on the center console


Under the rear seats

and more dust

the mess in the door pockets

Vac

After vaccuming I found this apple core under the passenger side seat

einszett Cockpit on the driver’s side foot well

Removing the greasy dressing from the interior


einszett Leathercare on the seats and leather

Before rear seats

After rear seats

After interior – sums it all up a matte finish!

Exterior
Before









Imperfections on the car prior to the wash and clay


Pre-soak, wheel cleaning, wheel well cleaning, engine cleaning, top cleaning, wash, clay, masking

















Measuring the paint

Exhaust tip before

Exhaust tip after

Before engine

After engine

Raggtop Protectant on the top

Car wash wiped down with Menzerna Top Inspection

einszett Vinyl Rubber Care on the tires and wheel wells

Compound and Polishing – Before – After 50/50

Masking

Before Fender


After Fender


Before hood shot (inspected with the Fenix TK11)

As you can see tons of road rash on the front clip

Before shot of the lights

Polishing out the rear taillights with the Flex

Before

50/50 door shot (after M105 on the left, right side untouched)

50/50 shot (left side finished with Menzerna PO85RD)




After

We use the G Techniq C4 Trim Restorer on various trim on the car, the windshield cowl and the bumperettes (we first cleaned it up with Menzerna Top Inspection)

Before shot of the bumperettes

Clean up with Top Inspection

After

Before Cowl

After Cowl



Cleaning up all the jambs with einszett Spray Wax

einszett Glanz for the last step

Glanz was applied with the PC 7424 XP with an Uber Black Pad

Removal

After

















(Permission was granted by the owner to post photos and write up)

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