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I just bought this car, and it was swirl city. It's 23 years old now, and as far as I can tell has never been garaged. The PO lived in the city and had street parking, so I know that it hasn't been garaged for at least the last 4 1/2 years, and the first owner was a school teacher who probably never took much care of the finish either. There are still some more serious defects that I just didn't have a chance to deal with completely today, but I'll get to them eventually (I hope). There are still some rather severe waterspots, bird etchings, and RIDS, but about 95% of the swirls are gone!
Process was M83 on a W6006 pad used at speed 3-5 on the G100 DA. That was followed with M7 applied by hand, and finished up with Gold Class Paste.
Just after washing:
Swirl pictures:
This one really shows the condition of the paint:
This one too:
Bird etching on the hood:
RIDS on the hood:
The roof was chock full of bonded contaminants...the car has likely never been clayed in 23 years of ownership. This is the clay after a section of roof about one foot square:
And some afters:
gee...you cant tell where the masking tape was, can you?
I brightened this shot up to show the reflection better in my dark garage:
Little bit better
Hood reflecting the rainy outside world:
The M7 REALLY made a difference on this paint, it was well worth the extra step. It usually isn't for me, but it dramatically darkened the black paint on this Porsche.
Thanks for looking!
Process was M83 on a W6006 pad used at speed 3-5 on the G100 DA. That was followed with M7 applied by hand, and finished up with Gold Class Paste.
Just after washing:
Swirl pictures:
This one really shows the condition of the paint:
This one too:
Bird etching on the hood:
RIDS on the hood:
The roof was chock full of bonded contaminants...the car has likely never been clayed in 23 years of ownership. This is the clay after a section of roof about one foot square:
And some afters:
gee...you cant tell where the masking tape was, can you?
I brightened this shot up to show the reflection better in my dark garage:
Little bit better
Hood reflecting the rainy outside world:
The M7 REALLY made a difference on this paint, it was well worth the extra step. It usually isn't for me, but it dramatically darkened the black paint on this Porsche.
Thanks for looking!
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