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    Big "A" Detailing 1990 Porsche 911 C2 Polishing Guards Red SS Paint Back to Life

    Photoshoot in College Point, Queens NY
    by Ronnie C. https://www.facebook.com/ronniecphotography

    Polishing older single stage paint can be tricky. If you don't cover the edges with tape it will get you in big trouble. I found a few burn marks & tried to touch them up the best I could.
    I was able to remove all of the swirls & finish down hologram free in 2 steps with the Dewalt DWP849X + Makita 9227C Rotaries. Some deep marks remain but it was not smart to go fishing for them with anything more abrasive than Meguiars M205 Polish on 6.5" & 4.0" green BS pads. The paint transfer on low speeds was enough to make me nervous. The next step was done with 3MUF Polish on black BS pads. I was still getting some paint transfer on these very soft pads. For protection I gave this German beauty 3M Performance Finish on her paint & lights!

    Others: Exhaust Tips polished with #0000 steel wool then Ardex Metal Mania. Wheel Lips polished with Ardex Metal Mania. Tires were treated with Optimum Opti-Bond. Head & Tail Lights were rotary polished with green/M205 + black/3MUF + 3MPF.




















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    I will close the sunroof to seal the tape around the felt & rubber. 3/4" masking tape + 1/4" fine line tape were used.







    The hood was polished & put up & out of the way. This pic shows how much paint transfer I was getting! Look at that layer of red!





    Lots of TLC & time was invested on the rear of the Porsche.






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    I'm in THE ZONE!



    Qtips + M205 got what the 4" green pads couldn't get. A wedge of black foam + 3MUF was then used by hand.













    Hunting for MILFS & restoring guards red single stage paint with my two favorite rotary weapons of choice!



    MILFS = Many Irritating Little Friggin Swirls.Thanks to Yvan Lacroix for that one!



    I was still getting some transfer with a black BS pad + 3MUF but that's ok, it's almost done!




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    Stop for a "Victory" pic before one last shot by the brick wall. =)





    I hope you enjoyed this writeup & appreciate the hard work taken to make it to the finish line!
    Thanks!

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