Wash & Wax Show Preparation: Porsche Turbo Red 996

Wash & Wax Porsche Turbo 996 Red Oktoberfest Prep

Session Info:

Today’s vehicle is a daily driven Porche 911 Carrera Turbo Red in for preparation ahead of Hurricane Region Porsche Club of America’s annual Oktoberfest Concours Show. Honored to work on this vehicle, although we were begging to work on this vehicle longer! A few extra details:

• Wheels: HD Express, CarPro Iron-X Decontamination
• Exhaust Pipe: Deep Cleaned with a Metal Buffing Attachment & 000 Steel Wool
• Rear License Plate Removal – Deep Cleaned & Polished with HD Express

Client was briefed on paint history after we performed a few paint thickness measurements and paint analysis to see what flaws could be corrected in the future.

Products:

• Cleaning:  Optimum Power Clean & Optimum No Rinse, Hyper Wash
• Wheels & Wells: Optimum Power Clean various brushes, Liquid Finish’s Special “Super Clean” Solution
• Tires: Meguiars APC+, Liquid Finish’s Special “Super Clean” Solution, CarPro Perl
• Door & Trunk Jams: Car Soap & Optimum OptiClean, HD Express
• Protect:  Prima Amigo & Menzerna Power Lock
• Various Products: Optimum OptiClean, HD Express
• Interior:  APC+ & Optimum Plus Protectant on Vinyl, Rubber, Misc Surfaces. Primarily cleaned with 1Z Cockpit Premium
• Trim & Tire: Ultima Tire & Trim Dressing, CarPro Perl
• Exhaust Pipe: Optimum Metal Polish & P21S Polishing Soap
• Windows: HD Touch & Sprayaway Glass Cleaner

EQUIPMENT

•  Rupes Big Foot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher with 5.5 BackingPlate & Washer Mod
• Solo 418 1 Liter Pressure Sprayer
• Buff & Shine Pads, Rupes Pads
•  Griots Garage Random Orbital Polisher
• Wheel Woolie, Swissvax Wheel Brush, OXO Bottle Brush
• Microfiber Mitt, Sheepskin Wash Mitt

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