2. Use good products. The cheap stuff from pep boys or walmart doesn't belong on your Porsche. Invest in some good products and it'll yield much better results in less time and the benefit lasts much longer than OTC stuff


Thanks, is there any reasonable consensus on what products to use?

Someone mentioned zaino. Any others?

 

It all depends on what you're trying to achieve, what your car needs, and your budget.

Check out our products section and look at the kits. They are a mix of what we feel the proper product choice for the level of cars we maintain

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...let/StoreFront

Please let me know if you have questions

 

thanks Moe,

I'm really just looking for the weekly wash and quarterly wax products. Since my hood Clearcloat was just blown to hell 5 days after purchase by a maniac with a leafblower along a gravel(due to resurfacing) street i'm just wanting to take care of whats left.

Feel free to PM me your recommendations.

 

I got a kit from Moe and it works very well (I only wash, leave everything else to detailer).

 

I've had good luck with repairing hood paint chips with OEM touch up paint and Langka paint chip and scratch repair. I believe, all you really need is the blob eliminator and I was surprised at how well it worked. Just filled the paint chip hole with OEM touch up paint using a toothpick to minimize the mess. Then added a second layer with the toothpick and used the blob eliminator to flatten the blob of paint to blend in quite well with the rest of the surface. Could barely tell where the paint chip was unless you really look for it. It helped that my car was carrara white. Hope that helps with your leafblower damage!

 

Check out adamspolishes.com

Best products available, and I have tried just about everything over the years. There are also a great set of videos on proper washing and detailing.

 

For microfibers, I like pakshak the most.

As for washing with quality water, I installed Aquabion in my house, but using distilled water still the best.

For drying, leaf blower + air compressor works best. Leaf blower couldn't get into small areas.

For wax, it doesn't really that important from which brand, the cheapest line from swissvax works just fine.

For all dd cars, i use silica based glass coating by 22PLE and my chauffeur loves drying them with chamois

 

The most important routine, and most often overlooked and oversimplified, is the wash routine. I hear so many people spending lots of $$ on a detail service, only to go to auto parts store and costco to pick up cheap products and cheap towels. The wash makes or breaks the whole maintenance routine. Here's why.

Once the car is dialed in by you, or a professional detailer, it's now the maintenance that will dictate how good the car will look, how well it stays protected, and what future service may be required. It only takes one poor wash using the incorrect technique, using the wrong wash mitt and towels, to put scratches in the finish. What most people don't realize, the paint on your car today, as superior in technology as it may be from previous generations, is more water based than ever. This means it's softer and requires different care than the paint on a 964 or 993 from the 80s and 90s.

So, with that said, the maintenance is also one of the easiest and rewarding parts of the ownership provided you have the right tools and techniques. The kits I personally put together on our site, are carefully chosen based on our clientele and their habits. Most our business, 80%, is Porsche. So I understand how to care for these vehicles and the psychology of my clients.

Most our clients enjoy caring for their porsches and want an honest to goodness kit that lets them enjoy caring for it in between our semi-annual service. For this, the advanced wash kit was put together. The kits change as we change and better products are tested, but the concepts of the kits always remain constant.

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...its/Categories

If you're more ambitious, or don't have access to a good detailer, just follow some simple direction and get one of our polish or wax kits.

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...its/Categories

http://www.glisteningperfectionstore...its/Categories

Either way, invest some money into quality products, they'll always work better and perform better. You didn't purchase a run-of-the-mill car, so why use a product that wasn't made with your car in mind. It's like buying the cheap brake pads at pep boys. Sure they work, but will they stop your porsche like a set of quality oem pads or quality performance after market pads...the answer most of the time is no. Hence the price difference.

Finally, build a relationship with a detailer you can trust and one who understands YOUR car and YOUR habits. No two clients or cars are ever alike. So, the skill of the person working on your car or selling you products is of great value and should be sought after. Pay a little extra for the knowledge...it's about the relationship.

Please let me know if I can be of further help