SpeedFreak81

These 2012 Cayman S Black Editions are pretty rare, with a run of only 500 being produced. We were lucky enough to have not one but TWO of them in the shop at the same time. This is the first, and I will post a separate thread dedicated to the second.

This visit was pretty straight forward. The client picked this car up from a dealer in North Carolina with a hair over 4k miles on it. Having dealt with my fair share of Porsche's, I was sure the black paint would need correction. Under the halogens, it didn't disappoint. The surface was riddled with scratches, swirl marks, and even evidence of improper use of a rotary buffer. After inspection, I took a dozen or so photos and emailed them to the customer. I place value not only in my ability to fix issues, but also in educating my clients on WHY and HOW paint gets like this. After fifteen or so minutes going over the photos with him, he was in agreement that a correction was needed. So, hopefully this spring the car will be back for a correction on the rest of the car.

The Cayman was first washed, decontaminated, then the entire front end was corrected prior to the application of the film.


Products used:

Sonax Full Effect wheel cleaner
ZEP Citrus Degreaser
CG Citrus Wash
Pinnacle Speed Clay
DoDo Juice Born Slippery clay lube
Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish on LC Microfiber pad via Rupes LHR21ES
Pinnacle XMT 360 Spray Wax
Adam's Super VRT tire dressing
HD glass cleaner
Xpel Ultimate self healing paint protection film


Here is a shot of both cars in the shop prior to beginning the work


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Headlights removed, front end corrected, and ready for film application


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Afters:


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Thanks for looking!


-Brian