Porsche Boxster S - Full Paint Correction, Hood & Interior Detail

This Porsche was booked in through Mark Kessells of Summercourt for paint correction including a hood and interior detail.

On first inspection swirls could be clearly seen as well as a few deeper scratches over the vehicle, the most prominent scratches being on the hood cover.

We started off with the wheels, these were coated in a non acidic wheel cleaner and the faces were agitated as well as the insides of the wheels, with various brushes, as far as we could reach.

The hood was next to be targeted. The whole roof was rinsed down and a mild wash applied, agitated with a soft brush and then rinsed. Once the residue had been removed the hood was then patted dry. This process had to be repeated 3 times to achieve the desired result.

A good pre-soak with a degreaser was applied to the lower half of the bodywork, including the wheel arches and shuts. Once rinsed the vehicle was washed with a lamb’s wool mitt, rinsed and then dried.

Once the vehicle was dried and with the aid of a lubricant we set about claying the whole car to remove the bonded contaminants including the windows and faces of the wheels. This left a smooth feel to the paintwork in preparation for the paint correction.

Once clayed the vehicle was then re-washed and dried.

I cracked on with the interior, which consisted of the carpets being washed, the leather being cleaned and then treated with a conditioner and the plastics attended to.

On first inspection the dirt on the seats could barely be seen, but as you can see from the 50/50 shot, this became clearly visible.

Mick started on the paintwork. The vehicle was masked up with 3m’s blue tape. A reading of the paint’s thickness was taken to give him an idea of what he had to play with and identify any post-production paintwork the vehicle may have had. He then set about removing the swirls from the bodywork. In some areas there were a few deep scratches which were removed as a result of wet flatting. Mick then applied a finishing polish, which removed the fine scratches, resulting from the first stage correction. This left an incredible finish to the vehicle ready for a sealant to be applied.

The vehicle was then re-masked and the car covered, so that we could apply the hood reproofer, which aids in the protection against fading, sunlight and staining. Once applied the hood was allowed to stand for a while and once touch dry, the tape and the covers were removed from the vehicle.

The paintwork was then sealed which enhanced the metallic fleck in the paint, leaving a rich deep colour, which as you can see, looked stunning.

The wheels were sealed with a specially designed wax, developed to reduce brake dust build up, by up to 75%. The product contains Carnauba which is one of the hardest forms of wax available, to give that wet look finish.

With the final inspection and wipe down, the completion sheet was filled in ……………..…job done.