But well worth the effort!




















Where have all the swirl marks gone?

 

Wow.

 

Very nice!
Do you mind coming over to my place for a professional cleaning?

:-)

 

Nice! Is that the basalt black or regular black?

I have the basalt black and it took me 6 hrs to wash, clay, and wax my car. Then again, I'm also a noob at it.

 

Regular black.

 

Well done Pete. The deep color cars are so rewarding when they are clean - you know, for that 10 minutes! What products did you use?

What a shine!

 

AND what methods/steps? I have a mahogany metallic 981 that I need to baby like black! Thanks. Jon

 

Great job!

I have a black 07 Turbo and it still glistens. I do admit that it is professionallly detailed frequently . The black is quite soft and can swirl just by looking at it !!! Yet i have found that when people see a black car they almost expect it to be dirty and if it happens to be clean it gets very noticed . I also learned that when I had a white car it shows any type of dirt as well . In fact any type of black smudge does not show on a black car but stands out on a white car .

The easist to maintain is by far silver . It even looks clean when its dirty.

 

Nicely done..

 

Very NICE !!!! This is the results of the products we spoke about ?

 

Wow, nice detailing work, mirror finish

 

You're good at this!

 

Here it is in a nutshell: the dealer's prep crew had done a horrible job cleaning the car, but I figured I'd get things under control. It turned into an uphill battle and I was reaching the point where I was seriously considering trading the car in for another color. I know that sounds ****, but at this stage of my life, I feel there isn't time for any unnecessary BS.

This is my first black car so I had to relearn many things about caring for the finish. I spent a lot of time and money over the last couple of months, and hopefully I can save my fellow forum members some grief:

I won't waste time with the products that didn't work, so I'll only list the winners:

These pads will work well with a Flex or Porter Cable orbital polisher. You'll need two of them:


One of these:


These work great:

This product is one of the easiest to apply, yet gives the best results:


Now, here is the Holy Grail. This is the key to success!



I had no idea how badly the water at my home was screwing up the finish until I got a black car. Even after using a leaf blower to dry the car, I was getting white spots and swirl marks: the hard water was even eating into the glass. It's a nightmare.

The final job:

I washed the car with Dawn dish soap to remove all the previous products.

I used a clay bar and detailing spray to remove any foreign substances from the finish.

I removed the swirls with Optimum Polish and the orange pads.

I applied the Wolfgang sealer by hand: allow it to dry for an hour before removing; it goes on and off very easily.

Maintenance:

Once you got the car to where you like it, maintaining the finish shouldn't be all that difficult.

Wash the car with a good soap like this brand:

Blow dry with an electric leaf blower (I use a Toro), or gently dry with a good quality waffle-weave towel.


Best of luck!

 

Thanks Carrera Pete. My 991 is white but I have 2 other cars that are black
For polishing I use Griots orbital polisher and their #3 polish..

 

That reflection is crazy. Thought you took a picture of your ceiling.