Porsche 911 Turbo (930) Martini Special Edition

[seech]

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Thanks KC and Garage Troll. I'm just happy the car is still looking ok after a couple of months.

[Garage Troll]

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Fantastic work Seech! You took a ruined classic and turned it into a beautiful classic. I only wish you lived a tad bit closer so I could use your services

That was really nice of the owner to let you drive it afterwards. I'm sure that would make my day, no less my year, too.

BTW... I love the pattern on your garage floor. So much nicer than just plain old concrete.

[KC's]

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Master work is tested & still standing strong

[seech]

Update- 4 1/2 months later.

Bumped into the  Porsche 911 Turbo which I detailed about 4 1/2 months ago:
http://prodetailing.blogspot.com/2009/09/porsche-911-turbo-930-martini-special.html

I had gotten the owner some ONR, microfiber towels and instructions on how to properly take care of the paint.

Managed to take some pictures of the car this morning. Still looks pretty good.

More pics:

Some pictures before the original detail:

4 1/2 months later:

I was also a bit concerned about the plastic trim at the rear of the car. Managed to correct it but was not sure how long the plastic would last.

Plastic trim before correction:

A 50/50 shot of the plastic trim while carrying out the correction:

After correction:

After 4 1/2 months:

Still looking pretty good!

Thanks for looking. Comments and feedback always welcome.

[seech]

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Tq. I thought the 930 was quite cool myself.

[rs_A4]

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Amazing. 930 is my alltime favourite Porsche!

[seech]

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Fantastic job, the owner got a car back that is now worth thousands more than when you started! Just one observation you can pass along to the owner who might want to get the paint flattened out under the Martini Edition stickers, they're still available from Porsche. In fact, intuition tells me that the car has been repainted - including under the existing stickers - and replacement stickers were applied. If he loves your work up to this point, he might allow you to remove the existing stickers, flatten the paint to match the rest of the car, then apply new stickers. I'll bet he'll never tell the difference between old stickers and new.

Hmmm.... the owner told me that Porsche no longer had the stickers for sale. I'll mention it to him when I meet him and see what he says. Thanks for the info.

[res1afbe]

Re: Porsche 911 Turbo (930) Martini Special Edition

Fantastic job, the owner got a car back that is now worth thousands more than when you started! Just one observation you can pass along to the owner who might want to get the paint flattened out under the Martini Edition stickers, they're still available from Porsche. In fact, intuition tells me that the car has been repainted - including under the existing stickers - and replacement stickers were applied. If he loves your work up to this point, he might allow you to remove the existing stickers, flatten the paint to match the rest of the car, then apply new stickers. I'll bet he'll never tell the difference between old stickers and new.

[Sudz On The Run]

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Speechless thanks for sharing.....

[seech]

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Tq, Tq.

[gemini]

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detailing maniacs
keep it up Tauke

[seech]

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That is very good work. The Porsche looks great. It was severely neglected before you got your hands on it. I bet the owner was thrilled with your results. Great work, and writeup. Congrats on your first Porsche.

Thanks. Need to look for a Ferrari or Lamborghini next.....

[J. A. Michaels]

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That is very good work. The Porsche looks great. It was severely neglected before you got your hands on it. I bet the owner was thrilled with your results. Great work, and writeup. Congrats on your first Porsche.

[seech]

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seech, Mr., that makeover was truly EXTREME!!!
Thank you for sharing. I especially appreciated the pictures where you showed lots of close-ups!
And I learned a lot about wetsanding... though i did it once or twice myself, I didnt wetsand a WHOLE car to this date...
AWESOME!

By the way: I like the picture from your avatar! Perhaps in a year or two my little kiddies could pose with my meguiars stuff as well!

Mr. Sandman, thanks for the comments. Was my first Porsche so wanted to make sure I documented all of the steps. Glad you liked the pics.

Didn't actually wetsand the entire car. Mainly just the doors. But just the doors took a loooooong time to complete.

[Mr.Sandman]

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seech, Mr., that makeover was truly EXTREME!!!
Thank you for sharing. I especially appreciated the pictures where you showed lots of close-ups!
And I learned a lot about wetsanding... though i did it once or twice myself, I didnt wetsand a WHOLE car to this date...
AWESOME!

By the way: I like the picture from your avatar! Perhaps in a year or two my little kiddies could pose with my meguiars stuff as well!