Had my detailer over at my house working on another car and he was admiring the CGT on my lift. I was showing him the carbon fiber undertray and while doing so I decided it was a little too dirty for my liking.

We started to clean it up a bit and then I asked him to hit it with the buffer and some light abrasive cream followed by a polish to see if we could really make it shine. You wouldn't believe how incredible the undertray looks after being detailed.

Again ... not something 95% of the people will ever see but just knowing it's as clean as the exterior makes me smile!

Enjoy the pics!

 

I love it! So the coversation for Monday would be...

"So what did you do this weekend?
Oh nothing just buffed the CF underneath my CGT, how about you?"

"ahh, nothing"

 

WOW ! That looks amazing ! Nice Jeffrey !

what compounds did he use ?

 

not suggesting i know much on the topic, but from my experience with bikes, tons of carbon on tons of parts, from advice given to me by FoCNJ regarding the carbon on the CS, and advice on the carbon on the CGT...just be super careful about what products you use on carbon. some will eat away at it. stuff like degreasers break carbon down. for example when cleaning tubular wheels, goof off is a big no-no,but iso alcohol is far safer.

again, i could be totally wrong, and the product you use was perfect for the application at hand...but its carbon, not metal..double checkw ith the detailing threads. you dont want to wear away the clear that mightbe on the carbon, and you definately dont want to grind up the carbon at all.

just my two cents. no offense intended.

 

I use Sonax ( German brand name and product) body polish it works well for me

 

Carbon fiber...always yummy. Now, where can I find a lift.

 

oNo offense taken. Always good to learn something new! From what we could tell the undertray simply needed some wax to improve it's appearance by 100%. Adding a little extra effort in the way of a light compound cleaner wax (I think) followed by a polish probably did the undertray some good by sealing it even more (not to mention making it look incredible!). It is now very smooth to the touch and water beads on it the way it would on paint. I can see how using a buffer often might wear through the clearcoat since Porsche probably never expected a knucklehead owner to be under there waxing the thing! It'll never get really dirty as the car will never see rain so I will probably just wipe it down once every few months and put another coat of wax on it a year from now.

 

Thanks Jas. I think it was some kind of cleaner wax or light compound formula. I'm sure your detailer would know how to make it shine! I could tell (from your photos) that we are probably cut from the same mold when it comes to being particular about our cars. Something like this - as ridiculous as it may be - appeals to us!

 

Have you considered clear-bra-ing the underside of the car to protect that undertray from road debris?

 

Two bonafide cases of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

 

Make it three

 

While I only have a C2, my dealer thinks the same thing too!

 

I drive my CGT for 1hr and I spend a day cleaning it

 

Hmmmmm .....

 

I want to see yellowing of the carbon fiber that i have been hearing about but i have yet to see.
I just hope all the CGT's dont turn yellow by time i am able to afford 1.