Porsche 911 Turbo (930) Martini Special Edition

[seech]

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CieraSL, headlights were glass. The reflector at the back and the indicators were all plastic.

[CieraSL]

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Holy smokes! That poor paint was in some rough shape! But it was no match for you, that's for sure! Way to go! Awesome job!




BTW, were those headlights glass or plastic?

[seech]

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What was the car painted with? A paint brush? Beautiful work! Nice save!

Joe!!! Thanks for the compliment. It means a lot coming from you.

[Superior Shine]

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What was the car painted with? A paint brush? Beautiful work! Nice save!

[KC's]

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keep it moving pro

[seech]

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You're a brave soul to take on the wetsanding of such bizarre paint. That orange peel was more like grapefruit peel it was so extreme. But the added "whiteness" after correction was evident even in the night shot of the test spot on the hood. The owner must have been stunned to see the final outcome.

And to reiterate Todd's sentiments; yes, thank you for taking the time to post all these pictures and add all the commentary - we know how long it takes to do all that and your efforts are greatly appreciated.

Hi Michael. The severity of the paint defect surprised me also. I had thought that if I wetsanded I would have gone through the tops of the paint as it was so severe. Since the car was entrusted to me I thought I'd try some wetsanding in a less conspicuous area to see if it could be corrected. Thankfully it was workable other than the front left fender.

It was definitely a huge challenge but as they say, anything worth doing is worth doing well.

[seech]

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AMAZING write up... Seriously this thread has it all...

Cool car, great results, great pictures, great explanations.

Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to put this up!!!

Thanks for the kind comments Todd. I have been a follower of your work for some time and it is an honor to receive a compliment from you.

[seech]

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Thank you all for the kind comments. The support you get here at MOL makes it all worth it. I was initially excited and apprehensive about getting my first Porsche to detail. Did a lot of searching on "Porsche Paint" just to get prepared. When I first saw the car I thought, no problem, should be able to improve on this and then the owner showed me the orange peel. Wow..... that's going to be a challenge. This was supposed to be a two day detail so put in everything I had into the car.

After all that work, the results just made it all worthwhile.

Thanks again everyone.

[Rick McDonough]

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Very nice work and great pictures as well! That is a very rare 930, and the after pictures look brilliant!

[Brad777]

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Great pictures and write-up. Your work is inspiring.

Thanks!!

[Mike Pennington]

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What else can be said besides...

[Hemin8r]

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Great job on that paint. You definitely had your hands full. The write up was fun to read as well. Thanks for posting!

[Michael Stoops]

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You're a brave soul to take on the wetsanding of such bizarre paint. That orange peel was more like grapefruit peel it was so extreme. But the added "whiteness" after correction was evident even in the night shot of the test spot on the hood. The owner must have been stunned to see the final outcome.

And to reiterate Todd's sentiments; yes, thank you for taking the time to post all these pictures and add all the commentary - we know how long it takes to do all that and your efforts are greatly appreciated.

[TimG]

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Awesome work, writeup and pictures man! Enjoyed reading them.

BTW, love the front yard. Dang its huge.

Plus, I got goosebumps watching the bubbles/orange peels. Eeuuck..

[Tom Weed]

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Definately worth a rep point from me, what an amazing job, write up, pictures, everything... You did a great job, thanks for sharing.