As an ex-valeter at a main dealership, and hobby detailer, I am absolutely blown away by the attention to detail and the over all professionalism in this work.
Thanks! He was definitely happy!! It's a tough situation. The dealership can fix some of this stuff. But a lot of it we don't want them to fix. Because there method of fixing it will be wrong but probably fast. That's assuming the guy they have fix it even knows how to fix half the issues without damaging the car in the process. The customer wanted it this way so I could fix it. It wasn't unfortunate situation where the car was sitting so much that a lot of the stuff ended up being worse than it should have been because of the sitting. "COVID cars" for some reason the supplied chain was weird and these cars sat a lot and that's just been normal. But t many of the other problems Obviously happened during manufacturing and are much harder to explain.
he does say the customer declined the pre delivery setup/inspection. No way any dealer would deliver a vehicle like this. he probably had them remove the wrap to confirm no scratches or dings and drove off. it was in a yard, then a ship then another yard for the last 30-40 days before the dealership even got it. completely normal.
I've never really liked the idea of PPF on a vehicle but now I understand why. I loved your explanation about this and how it protects such a beautiful car. You gained a subscriber!
Wow. I've seen a lot of detail and car videos, this is top quality. So informative and so passion-driven. Would love to see more paint correction footage! B roll is so damn good and adds another level to the video
I cannot believe how these mega dollar automobiles are handled at port before they get delivered to their dealerships. My GT Silver had delivery wrap glue even after the dealership prep. I couldn’t believe they allowed this to be delivered to me in this condition. I had to go back as asked for a better detail, they said they clayed and washed but I still do t believe it. Sad at this price point, what you get.
I just stumbled onto your channel & after following many car detailing channels, I have to say that your format (editing, information, cadence, b roll) is so so good. You're wonderfully personable with what you do. You should have a million subscribers, you definitely have mine!
🙂🙂 thank you! That means a lot because many of my videos have very few views and really make me wonder if I'm doing something wrong or if all the extra roll is a waste of time etc. Comments like this really help me know that extra shot is worth it and the format is great. TH-cam is really pushing this video so I'll do my best to replicate it but on the other interycars I do. Like the gt4rs and 992 gt3rs Grateful to have you as a subscriber 👍👍
Unusual and very rare. Porsche usually deliver their cars in amazing condition and their paint finish is by far better than nearly everyone on the market as confirmed by paint and PPF specialists who have to do virtually zero to the paint before coating.
Lol is this a joke comment? Literally everything you just said was incorrect lolol. Look at all the Porsches I've done videos on with issues. Porsche Orlando called me yesterday saying they delivered a touring with similar issues and had to out source to a detailer because it was bad. All the local detailers here are fully aware that nearly every GT Porsche car has sanding marks and other defects.
@@STATUSDETAIL Sucks to an American I guess. As a % of what they sell and ship the amount you attend to is like piss in the ocean. I don’t recall anyone saying that every Porsche is perfect and of course one only gets asked to correct a car that isn’t what it should be. Rest of the world and Europe have no such issues. I can imagine if a Porsche dealership had the car before you it would not have been in such a poor state of delivery but as you say it came from the docks. It’s suspicious why would a brand like Porsche call a third party to clean a car and not PDI it themselves I’m sure they’d wanna do this in house rather than give it to some loud mouth TH-camr who is just going to try to trash them and create poor content
@@peterbest5938 do you work at Porsche or inspect new Porsches as your profession? Or just guessing with everything you just said. I have around 12 years experience around cars in a professional setting and 7 as a owner of status. Most of our Porsche details are new and the owners say they are new and perfect as you stated until we find all the issues. We make them perfect then ceramic or ppf or both over it. That's why we find the issues and fix them so we don't seal them in. Obviously when they are allowed to prep the car it is not dirty. I'm talking about defects and things they miss. I've never seen a Porsche come in "perfect" ready for ceramic. We do have high expectations tho and that's why our customers trust us to make the car perfect. I do appreciate your comment but we have two different experiences or definitions of "very rare"
@@STATUSDETAIL I’m a Porsche owner (991 Speedster, Carrera 4S) plus some other interesting Italian vehicles that are worse out of the factory than Porsche. Every ‘new’ car will have something that can be improved but likely not visible under the naked eye. Porsche happen to deliver cars finished way better than most. Your content presents an entirely different narrative that all most Porsches you see are terrible and require correction which is clearly not the case at all. You are just one of loads of TH-cam ‘detailers’ that like to show off their efforts which is fine but don’t exaggerate by implying a particular brand always delivers its new cars in such a terrible mess. Try Bentley or Rolls even and I’m sure you’ll eventually find something to ‘correct’ but that doesn’t give you license to imply these are all terrible and isn’t it wonderful that have you to correct and make perfect.
@@peterbest5938 rolls actually does a really incredible job lol. Bentley too. They are two brands that actually go out of there way to remove factory orange peel. So they spray extra clear and go back and sand the clear down multiple times. Extremely labor intensive. They have some of the nicest paint in the world.... Your speedster is a beautiful car but after that comment I'm not going to reply to this chain anymore. Have a wonderful day and enjoy your speedster 🙂
Awesome work and presentation, once more! When these cars sit in the holding yards it is disastrous. My TLX Type-S sunroof seals were absolutely disgusting mudded up including the railing. As for the delivery wrap markings, that's due to the fact that it's applied too soon after the paint curing and de-oxygenated. Your detailing care essentially re-oxygenates the paint/clear coat and allows for these lines to disappear. Being closely in-tune with Porsche import, usually one of the inbound Customs POE is Houston and if it sat in Houston, it is possible that it got some drenched Gulf storms, which means sand within droplets. However, the Porsche Lot Techs are not always (aka: NEVER) to be trusted because they bare minimum "detailing" materials from management and cannot be trusted to provide top notch results... unfortunate but the reality. I tell my customers to refuse ANY dealership "detailing" and get over the "grand reveal" and come straight to me. Usually, I try to get cars within hours from coming off the delivery trucks (often handled by Russian truckers who are more often than none careless).
A lot of very interesting information in that comment. I totally agree about getting over the grand reveal. To many people want the "experience" vs the reality that it needs to leave ASAP to be fixed and then have a proper reveal with us lol
Amazing video (and car). I got here completely randomly, but your work is amazing and I'm honestly surprised you don't have more subs. I really respect that you're sharing the names of the products you're using, while you're running a business using those. It says a lot about your character in my opinion, and the attention and work you put into the cars definitely reflect that character. Great editing too. Clean sound, good camera quality, nice B-roll. You're a skilled dude. If in theory I had such a ride and lived remotely nearby (instead of across a huge ocean), I'd definitely trust you with my car!
@@Lennart1995 thank you! So glad you found the channel and enjoyed the video. I have a few more you will like if you enjoyed this one. And a 992 gt3rs video coming very soon!
Pretty late to this video unfortunately, been pretty busy, but wow what a transformation. Lots of hours wrapped into this one for sure. Glad your back Evan.
Scangrip makes good stuff and I use more than one light. But I've never had an issue with that and have tried multiple kinds of lights including scan grip ones.
You should probably get over your jealousy of someone whos chasing their dreams, hope off youtube comment sections and maybe try to improve your shitty life my guy
Great job. I picked up my new 911 992 GTS in flat black in October. Same issues regarding the paint. Horrendous sanding marks which I had corrected prior to ppf- mental!
Yep this is pretty common. Take a look around the comments here lol.... People think that I'm lying and that this has like three owners because Porsche would never deliver anything short of perfection.....
@@STATUSDETAIL I’d be interested to know if they’ve ever owned one from new.. The detailer I used in October had a brand new Carrera and Turbo in the shop around the same time as doing mine.. Both had noticeable paint defects, so it’s common.
@@lukebartram1966 I think most of them have never owned any new car. Just keyboard warriors lol. I have yet to see a "perfect" new Porsche based on my standards. If it was my car there would be work to be done on every car. But a lot of people wouldn't be bothered or notice a lot of this stuff. Obviously this car was pretty bad Tho. Worse than what Im usually seeing
Thanks for watching! There are different kinds of leather ceramic. This is probably on the mild side but doesn't change the look and feel. Fabric ceramic is a thing too! Works great on soft tops and alcantara.
What’s crazy is I was taking delivery of a black Audi Q7 and it was all scratched from the wrapper it comes in. They tried fixing it which did nothing as I’m sure they didn’t use a DA buffer, so they lost the sale and I canceled. Still Amazes me that auto makers can’t figure out how to transport black cars.
That's unfortunate but I have heard stories like this a lot. For future reference do remember if it's just like swirl marks type scratches then just have them pay for your detail. Honestly that's a great way to get correction for free lol. If it was a legit nasty scratch or down to metal then I understand completely. Would suck to have a repainted panel.
Hi love your channel. I have a new BMWx5 with M package up in CT. Took it skiing and all the grit completely scratched the door jam M5 aluminum panels on entry. Down near the feet. The M5 is gloss aluminum and the rest is brushed aluminum. Can you help recommend a solution to fix and how I can protect it from happening again? Thank you so much.
Yikes I'm not sure that can be fixed. I tnr we tried to fix something like that I suppose a strong compound or metal polish could fix it. Maybe see if anyone has tried this on TH-cam or forums. Wish I could be of more help!
Great job on the detail work. I can't help but think that there's an unknown back story about the cars condition. Literally every Porsche that leaves the factory for customer delivery is covered in a custom fitted, zippered cloth type cover.
Thanks! When they sit in the port they get pretty dirty! Some of these cars are sitting in the port for 3-4 months literally just waiting. As you mentioned it's a cloth type cover. So water and dirt and all kinds of crud are going to build up. I've seen this on multiple Porsche deliveries from three different dealerships.
@@STATUSDETAIL Just leaving dealerships with your price list & business cards with sales people and servicing departs... Keep up the brilliant work 👍🏽👍🏽
Love to see people treating their Porsches like this🙌🙌👏👏 too many non-car guys baby their sports cars. This is what a Porsche should look like every time it’s goin back in for a detail
@@STATUSDETAIL well you truly deserve a lot more lol, never thought I'll watch a car being washed on my TH-cam after this vid randomly popped on my feed.
I am shocked to find out the shape of the paint straight from the manufacturer, especially the swirl marks below the factory PPF piece! That's unacceptable for a high-end luxury car like Porsche. From your experience, would you say this is standard and dealers "mask" these imperfections, or would this be a one-off situation? p.s. Amazing video. Your attention to detail, high quality video production and passion for your work gained you a new subscriber :)
The sanding mark under ppf is definitely a wild thing to see. To be clear dealerships don't mask or hide this stuff. Honestly the sanding marks and swirls they never see or necessarily understand how big of a deal it is to some of us. Lots of cars from every manufacturer have delivery issues like this too. Porsche definitely has crazy sanding marks and other paint issues tho. It's common in my opinion. So find a good detailer lol. Glad you joined the channel!!!
Thanks!!! Screen protectors are hard lol. PPF isn't possible without that slip solution with baby soap. Its not easy but it's more workable and gives you the ability to get all the bubbles out and even go back to fix things like dust. Very unique process!
Great video! I have been learning paint correction and I would have liked to see a little more of the buffing. Some explanation of the stages you are doing and what you are using. But amazing job! How long did it take you and what would a detail like that cost? Thanks
I definitely go into more detail in my other videos about correction. Especially in the barn find video! But I specialize in correction and chat about it often on the channel. The r8 video talks about it basically the entire time! I use currently carpro reflect and ultracut with lake country hdo pads. All sold on statusdetailstore.com This was about a 5-6 day detail. I believe it was over 5k but under 6k
Yea that brake thing can be annoying lol. When I do the wash faster because I'm not filming it doesn't rust over as bad. So when you use the brakes as shown it works even better. But when I'm filming I have to go so slow and it takes even longer so the brakes rust over way worse. By the way it's a problem The point is during the normal wash they don't actually look that bad.
Not sure what car you are referring too? But gyeon leather cleaner has been my solution for leather. It does a incredible job! For really dirty leather be sure to use a large brush and for really really old dirty leather use the leatherque system! I show both in my countach leather video Checkout statusdetailstore.com for the products!
@@STATUSDETAIL Thanks! I wasn't referring to any particular car - just that you don't usually do too many vehicles with completely hammered leather, from what I've seen. I'll check out the the video and link you mentioned above. You really do impressive work! I'm not a pro detailer - just an enthusiast who does mine and a few friends' vehicles on the side. Always looking to learn! 👍
@@marklittleton1309 I've definitely cleaned up some pretty bad leather. I think you will enjoy the countach vid! I don't do much with kids cars. Those are another level haha. Glad you found status Mark! This channel is basically made for you. The enthusiast!
You’re an artisan. Artistry is rewarded. This video alone will spread your brand far and wide. Rich people look for serious men with your unique skillset whom they can trust with prized possessions. One suggestion: tell us commoners how much each service would cost for a first time client. For example, tell us the cost to wrap the entire side of the car/rocker in one piece vs how you did it. We understand how much the car costs - we want to better understand how much money we’d need in addition to that. :)
Thank you for the kind words! I already had a customer from Texas reach out to ship a gt3rs to us for the status treatment because of this video! Super cool!!! You are definitely right. I'll remember to put pricing in for future videos. I appreciate the feedback 🙂🙂 Be sure to checkout my other videos too! Like the 993 barn find!
I have watched at dealerships even exotic ones where the guy they have to wash your car has a 5 gallon bucket of soap with a stick and bristle on it washing the car. And we all know that leaves swirl marks. Cant understand why dealerships allow that to happen.
how much do you charge for the complete detail? Also, one of my cars has old ppf cracking on bumpers and side view mirrors. I am thinking of soaking it in hot towels for quite a few minutes. Let me know any faster or better methods? I am afraid to use acetone, since it can damage the clear coat also.
This was 6-7k range I think. A heat gun will help. Hot water helps. But if You visually see cracks and it's probably going to be a pain in the butt to remove
Do you generally wrap edges so they are hidden, where you can? I've been told it can wear more and pull away faster vs going close to the edge and want to know your thoughts? I think it looks much more clean where edges are hidden. Thanks, great car!
Hello John Great question. We typically wrap all edge's that can be reasonably wrapped.so the hood for example is fully wrapped. But on the Touring for example where the bumper and fenders meet you would have a PPF edge that's unwrapped. Hypothetically you can remove the bumper and wrap that edge fully. The issue with this is the film will now rub against itself with subtle driving vibrations and end up pushing it self out of that jam and eventually look really horrible. The back of the fender by the door can often be tucked behind into the fender/door jam as well. This attention to detail adds surprisingly lots of labor. Because you need to come back multiple times to ensure it's sticking on the back side of panel. Typically it's heated a few times to ensure durability. So be prepared for a longer overall install process and typically slightly more expensive job. In most cases I'd say either way is equally durable as long as it's done with precision and care. But I'd never recommend the tuck like the fender bumper example.
I didn’t hear it mentioned on this video, but which foam was used on this one? I know you use CarPro Lift and Gyeon Foam some, but what are your thoughts on the GTechnique Foam? Is it as good as the other 2? Thanks, Love your content!
I'm truly not sure what I used. I switch a lot lol I use reset. Bathe. Gsf. Foam and lift. Sometimes I use a professional line Maguires that I use really heavy like hardly diltue it. I have never really liked gtech for maintenance. I think they changed some stuff recently. So I might need to try again. Thank you for watching! Gt4rs video coming this Sunday!!
Very sad to pay that kind of money and get the car in that condition. And it doesn't end there, ask anybody who worked on or is familiar with a dealership and these cars get joy rided all the time, driven very hard without the knowledge of the owner while being "tested" after a service or repair, and the list goes on and on (this is not just Porsche ofc). Most likely if you have the money for this car you can just say whatever and turn a blind eye but still shouldn't be like that.
At least we could fix it! I have a few customers that do all the easy maintenance so no one is driving them. But obviously the big stuff you need a dealership
Love the videos, education and channel! The way you articulate everything is superb. Every detail shop needs a manager/owner with the knowledge of processes/prices of higher-end detailing. 👍. Idk if you’ve ever worked on Ferraris, but they have the worst factory QC I’ve ever seen. Sanding marks, everywhere.
This week end I am cleaning the leather seats and doors of my wife’s BMW with the Gyeon leather strong with the brush and coat, for the rest of the interior (plastic, vinyl, etc…can I use Gyeon prep? I dont have the interior quick detailing right now. I also have the Chemical guy Ceramic Hydro interior detailing product but they suggest to use another detergent to clean the bigger grime and dirt before using the hydro interior ceramic detailer. Would the Prep be a good choice, or just soap and water?
I can't speak to any chemical guys products. But prep can be sprayed one or two e into a clean microfiber towel and wipes in all interior surfaces. It's great on touch screens and piano black trim.
Why dry with a wax based finisher to prevent scratching? Especially after clay baring and right before paint correction, probably don’t want to add that layer of wax before paint correcting.
Im pretty sure I literally explained this in the video... But still commented about it? Gyeon quick detailer is very mild. As in not strong and works as a great drying aid. Just because we're about to paint correction doesn't mean we should be careless when drying especially in a black car. It just so happy that this car was hammered and probably wouldn't have mattered how I'd ride it but we didn't know that It was that bad during that wash process so we were still being careful. I knew the car was going to need around a compounding and that's going to cut through any wax residue that was in Gyeon quick detailer on about 2 seconds. It would be a different story if I was putting ceramic base sealants on a car because that could be a little more hassle but we did not use that
Can you please do a video on interior leather cleaning? I bought a new 2022 G80 M3 a few months ago and I didn’t want someone else to mess with the interior. I’d like to clean it. Thanks!
I definitely have this video in the works! If you check out my channel and look at the Lamborghini countach video you will see basically all the steps. The leatherque process is not needed on a new car. But the steps that come before that you could do on your car for sure. But like I said I do have a video coming on interior cleaning. I always show it in my videos but I've never done like a step-by-step video. They actually filmed the video already that's awaiting editing on interior cleaning but that's more of like a light fast dusting cleaning type situation. I also want to make a video that's a more in-depth leather cleaning video
@@rcrbrewster7840 This is an older video but typically I use something like Gyeon foam. Or carpro lift. Or gtechniq citrus foam. You can use bathe. Reset or g wash too. Sometimes il combine like g wash and citrus foam. Or reset and lift for example
Hi Team Status, what a transformation! 👏. Ty a product from the UK, Bilt Hamber the manufacturer call it Atom Mac. It prevents the staining of the discs. Apply after cleaning the alloys. I do have to say it does work for my Macan discs after alloy wheel cleaning 👍
That's a great question I'll have to talk about this in future videos because I guess I kind of assume people know this but it is kind of complicated I suppose. Basically after the painting process there are dust nibs in the clear coat. This is literally one a speck of dust floats into wet clear coat and then it drys this way. It makes a weird little fisheye kind of appearance and the only way to remove this short of literally repainting that panel is to sand the dust out of the clear. Now after you do that you have to compound the sanding mark. So when I say sanding mark I actually mean the leftover remnants of one. Because they did technically compound and try and fix it. The problem is they're not completely removing the original marks. And that's what I'm showing you and most of my videos so I'm the one actually finishing off that sanding mark and making it so it doesn't look like it ever had anything. I hope that helps!
I have a porsche boxster 718 gts (Black) it has been ceramic coated with Opti something lol... what product would you recomend for a top coat if you will for removing fingerprints ect... ?
Evan once again a fabulous informative video. So many things you cover I am sure most viewers have never seen or considered. Art comes in many forms but you certainly create art in your own unique way! Can you give some advice on ceramic coating my new wheels? I have brand new untouched Mercedes S Class wheels and I am going to ceramic coat them before they go on the car. What steps should I take with the preparation? I. E. Should I use iron remover, machine polish them etc first? I have ceramic coated wheels before but never brand new. You advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank! Check out the gt4rs video tomorrow!! I think it might be even better than this one! If they are literally bee and never used you want to spray a lot of gyeon prep on. Wipe that off and use a ceramic of your choice. Gtechniq and Gyeon both make wheel specific coatings. You can also do crystal serum light and exo or try mohs evo
@@STATUSDETAIL Thanks Evan for your advice once again. I have Gyeon Rim for them. Would I be correct in saying, just Gyeon prep and then coat them? I just wondered if I would need to use an iron remover first in case of any contamination from the original machining process. Do you think that a light machine polish would enhance the appearance, or am being extreme! Look forward to watching your next master class here in Scotland!
@@flyman3386 you can do all of it and it will only help. But typically a new wheel is pretty clean. But you can do as many pre coating steps as you like. If they are used or even a little used then you would do decon. Clay. Polish prep.
Totally it kind of naturally happens because before I do a panel I spray it and squeegee it back off to get all the dust off the car and then that water all hits the floor I'm assuming that you're asking about the PPF step
You mentioned you had to buff the wheel arch several times, would that not have long term implications for the clearcoat in that area? I often see cars where the clearcoat has broken down on a panel which had been over buffed by a panel shop probably trying to put more shine on a panel adjacent to one freshly painted.
Anytime you polish a car you are removing clearcoat. How much you remove is going to be determined by the process and the person doing that process. What you are referencing is typically when an unskilled body shop person uses a rotary buffing with hard hitting compound in one spot for too long and they burn through the clear and you get a dull spot. A brand new car with a good process and some common sense It's incredibly difficult to burn through clear coat. What we did to this car left more than enough paint for years and years and years. But if an inexperienced person polishes this car or compounds this car and with the wrong products every year as part of a maintenance for example to make it more shiny than yes of course it's very possible that they burn through the clear coat in a matter of years. You just need to know the limitations of paint and you need to know when to not try and correct something or to stop chasing something that you're actively trying to fix. The use of paint depth gauges is also very helpful but those don't always tell you thr full picture. They tell you the depth of clear. Paint. Base coat primer. It'll also read things like Bondo and can be easy to spot a painted panel but that's a different story. The point is a paint depth guage doesn't read clear coat it reads everything. It's up to detailer to decipher how much of that number is clear coat and how much you have to work with. In my personal opinion on a brand new car a paint depth gauge doesn't tell you much because you know it's brand new paint and you know there's a decent amount no matter what I do it's going to read total depth. It's more helpful when your detailing a 25-year-old car and now we can kind of guesstimate how many times the car's been polished or compounded and then take a fraction of that number and say that much is clear.
Can you share the product you are putting on the interior leather? I have a new GTS coming and would like to use the product. I tried to look in your store, but want to double check. Thanks!
It's unfortunate that it's not common and literally how every business is run. Unfortunately most focus on how much money can we generate. Not how can we do our best work or do something that doesn't feel like work. Typically doing the last two actually create a lot of money too. Glad you found Status 👍
Not sure what you mean? Typically on steal brakes you will see some rust on areas the pads don't touch. That's common. Technically you could like sand it off but it's just going to rust when it rains or gets washed. Our concern is having that stuff come off on the drive home. So we get it off preemptively.
Where are you guys based out of? I have a daily driven 991.2 GT3 that needs some serious paint correction and I’m scared to use our local retailers in Michigan.
I'm in Aurora IL. Near iron gate motor condos on i88 I have had more and more out of state customers reaching out! Currently have a south Carolina gt3 touring coming in 2023 and a 992 gt3rs in 2023 I would absolutely love to earn your business! Shoot me a dm on Instagram or statusdetail.com has my contact info. Email call anytime. 🙂 I know of a few transport companies too if needed.
Do you think spray soaping is better than two buckets? I wasn’t sure if it made much difference or what the benefits were? Great vid’s and subscribed. I’m also absolutely staggered that this is the condition of a new car from Porsche. 😮
Thanks for subscribing!! I'm not sure I understand the question. Spray soaping vs two buckets! No matter the wash process you do you would rinse and pre foam then rinse then foam again and use two bucket method with wash pad OR use multiple microfiber. Hope that helps.
@@andygranite8076 well even if you use two buckets you should be using a foam Cannon. And if your using microfibers only like in my new videos you should still be foaming. I do not recommend two buckets with no pre foam.
It's definitely very cool! You basically ask to get a exclusive manufacturer interior. They might say yes or might say no. Sometimes they just offer it. That's why it is pretty rare to see!
Thank you!!! I really try to make it above average. I'm not sure most people care or notice. So this one really hits home 🙂🙂 If your new to my channel check out my other videos. Especially my hypercar detailing ones. They are filmed in a similar style. Or the barn find 993 video. That's just a tremendous story in general.
bro, how are you? I'm from Brazil, I always watch your videos and I always learn a lot from them. Could you answer a question for me? When you use Stek's PPF and need to pre-cut with software to save time on more complex cars, such as the front of an Urus, which software do you use? Is there any software that can be used with all brands and has a good update? Thank you for sharing so many teachings!! 👊
Interesting! I know a few companies make stuff you can spray on the rotors. A few seconds up the street and back has been my solution when a car is staying in the shop a few days.
Actually quite surprised at the state of that considering the manufacturer - I would expect a lot better from Porsche. Great job, love the finesse involved.
The GT3 Touring is currently very rare and a speculation itm. I don´t know who had this car before and treated it in this way, but it was not Porsche or a regular Porsche dealer. This is what you get when you don´t by your car directly at Porsche.
If you watch the video, he mentions the owner wanted nothing done by the manufacturer. He wanted to do everything himself. Hence the cartel like crap because he denied the manufacturer's offer
I recently shipped a car that a relative wanted UK to USA. The cars have a pretty hard time of it, to be fair the shipping part of the cost was reasonable, and they handle industrial quantities of cars
@@STATUSDETAIL hi amazing detail on that GT2 .Re the one I shipped. Cars that were not approved for the US market become eligible after 25 years. I spent 6 months looking for one that was 2 owners from new and garaged all its life. It had some small areas of surface rust on the subframes, which had an apology of a paint job from new. It passed an MoT pre purchase.The ship then made about 4 port calls that I hadn't expected resulting in the shipping date slipping a month. The car stood outside all that time and it didn't stop raining. I am sure all the brake discs will need replacing and what would have been a one hour job including getting the car up on the lift will be a project to rectify the subframes. It's embarrassing!
Especially if your interested in having me do the ppf and ceramic I'd be happy to help guide you in the right direction. I do more out if state cars than in state now. Almost all Porsches actually lol. My phone number and email are on statusdetail.com. I'd link it here but I'll get spam like no tomorrow lol. Feel free to call on weekends or email. I'll always respond 🙂👍👍 Sport Classic. Gt3rs 992. Tourings all videos coming soon!!
As an ex-valeter at a main dealership, and hobby detailer, I am absolutely blown away by the attention to detail and the over all professionalism in this work.
Thank you!!!!! 👍🙂🙂
This car should NOT have left the lot like that. You did an awesome job bringing it back to life. I’m sure you made the end customer even happier!
Thanks! He was definitely happy!!
It's a tough situation. The dealership can fix some of this stuff. But a lot of it we don't want them to fix. Because there method of fixing it will be wrong but probably fast. That's assuming the guy they have fix it even knows how to fix half the issues without damaging the car in the process.
The customer wanted it this way so I could fix it. It wasn't unfortunate situation where the car was sitting so much that a lot of the stuff ended up being worse than it should have been because of the sitting. "COVID cars" for some reason the supplied chain was weird and these cars sat a lot and that's just been normal.
But t many of the other problems Obviously happened during manufacturing and are much harder to explain.
he does say the customer declined the pre delivery setup/inspection. No way any dealer would deliver a vehicle like this.
he probably had them remove the wrap to confirm no scratches or dings and drove off. it was in a yard, then a ship then another yard for the last 30-40 days before the dealership even got it. completely normal.
@@Abesta83 you are correct 👍 but it was in port for like 60-90 days or something insane.
@@Abesta83 especially not a porsche dealer.
What a wonderful way of understanding your work and your customers! Wish we had some detailers like you here in Europe!
Americans always exaggerate!!!! 3 fold .. I lived there for 19 years
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Maybe take a look around at my other videos like the 993 Barn find.
We have - several. Start with White Detail, UK
@@martindahl9803 been awhile but I use to watch a lot of his videos!
@@markthoughtswithukrainemas2072
Yup. American cameras are the worst for that.
I've never really liked the idea of PPF on a vehicle but now I understand why. I loved your explanation about this and how it protects such a beautiful car. You gained a subscriber!
Glad you liked the information and welcome to the channel!!
i have a better way than the current ppf coming
Wow. I've seen a lot of detail and car videos, this is top quality. So informative and so passion-driven. Would love to see more paint correction footage! B roll is so damn good and adds another level to the video
Thanks! Check out my other stuff!
993 barn find
Senna
Chiron
918
P1
Etc!
Agreed
I cannot believe how these mega dollar automobiles are handled at port before they get delivered to their dealerships. My GT Silver had delivery wrap glue even after the dealership prep. I couldn’t believe they allowed this to be delivered to me in this condition. I had to go back as asked for a better detail, they said they clayed and washed but I still do t believe it. Sad at this price point, what you get.
@@De132an delivery wrap glue is really common. It can be tricky to remove especially safely
I just stumbled onto your channel & after following many car detailing channels, I have to say that your format (editing, information, cadence, b roll) is so so good. You're wonderfully personable with what you do. You should have a million subscribers, you definitely have mine!
🙂🙂 thank you!
That means a lot because many of my videos have very few views and really make me wonder if I'm doing something wrong or if all the extra roll is a waste of time etc.
Comments like this really help me know that extra shot is worth it and the format is great. TH-cam is really pushing this video so I'll do my best to replicate it but on the other interycars I do. Like the gt4rs and 992 gt3rs
Grateful to have you as a subscriber 👍👍
Beautiful work. The only way I’d ever own a black car again would be to wrap the entire thing in PPF.
Thanks!
It definitely helps with swirl works. PPF does a great job resisting swirls
Unusual and very rare. Porsche usually deliver their cars in amazing condition and their paint finish is by far better than nearly everyone on the market as confirmed by paint and PPF specialists who have to do virtually zero to the paint before coating.
Lol is this a joke comment? Literally everything you just said was incorrect lolol.
Look at all the Porsches I've done videos on with issues.
Porsche Orlando called me yesterday saying they delivered a touring with similar issues and had to out source to a detailer because it was bad. All the local detailers here are fully aware that nearly every GT Porsche car has sanding marks and other defects.
@@STATUSDETAIL Sucks to an American I guess. As a % of what they sell and ship the amount you attend to is like piss in the ocean. I don’t recall anyone saying that every Porsche is perfect and of course one only gets asked to correct a car that isn’t what it should be. Rest of the world and Europe have no such issues. I can imagine if a Porsche dealership had the car before you it would not have been in such a poor state of delivery but as you say it came from the docks.
It’s suspicious why would a brand like Porsche call a third party to clean a car and not PDI it themselves I’m sure they’d wanna do this in house rather than give it to some loud mouth TH-camr who is just going to try to trash them and create poor content
@@peterbest5938 do you work at Porsche or inspect new Porsches as your profession? Or just guessing with everything you just said.
I have around 12 years experience around cars in a professional setting and 7 as a owner of status. Most of our Porsche details are new and the owners say they are new and perfect as you stated until we find all the issues. We make them perfect then ceramic or ppf or both over it. That's why we find the issues and fix them so we don't seal them in.
Obviously when they are allowed to prep the car it is not dirty. I'm talking about defects and things they miss. I've never seen a Porsche come in "perfect" ready for ceramic. We do have high expectations tho and that's why our customers trust us to make the car perfect.
I do appreciate your comment but we have two different experiences or definitions of "very rare"
@@STATUSDETAIL I’m a Porsche owner (991 Speedster, Carrera 4S) plus some other interesting Italian vehicles that are worse out of the factory than Porsche.
Every ‘new’ car will have something that can be improved but likely not visible under the naked eye. Porsche happen to deliver cars finished way better than most.
Your content presents an entirely different narrative that all most Porsches you see are terrible and require correction which is clearly not the case at all.
You are just one of loads of TH-cam ‘detailers’ that like to show off their efforts which is fine but don’t exaggerate by implying a particular brand always delivers its new cars in such a terrible mess.
Try Bentley or Rolls even and I’m sure you’ll eventually find something to ‘correct’ but that doesn’t give you license to imply these are all terrible and isn’t it wonderful that have you to correct and make perfect.
@@peterbest5938 rolls actually does a really incredible job lol. Bentley too.
They are two brands that actually go out of there way to remove factory orange peel. So they spray extra clear and go back and sand the clear down multiple times. Extremely labor intensive. They have some of the nicest paint in the world....
Your speedster is a beautiful car but after that comment I'm not going to reply to this chain anymore.
Have a wonderful day and enjoy your speedster 🙂
I’m really starting to appreciate your videos as I’m quite new to you channel.
Thanks for browsing the videos and leaving a comment!
Awesome work and presentation, once more! When these cars sit in the holding yards it is disastrous. My TLX Type-S sunroof seals were absolutely disgusting mudded up including the railing.
As for the delivery wrap markings, that's due to the fact that it's applied too soon after the paint curing and de-oxygenated. Your detailing care essentially re-oxygenates the paint/clear coat and allows for these lines to disappear.
Being closely in-tune with Porsche import, usually one of the inbound Customs POE is Houston and if it sat in Houston, it is possible that it got some drenched Gulf storms, which means sand within droplets. However, the Porsche Lot Techs are not always (aka: NEVER) to be trusted because they bare minimum "detailing" materials from management and cannot be trusted to provide top notch results... unfortunate but the reality. I tell my customers to refuse ANY dealership "detailing" and get over the "grand reveal" and come straight to me. Usually, I try to get cars within hours from coming off the delivery trucks (often handled by Russian truckers who are more often than none careless).
A lot of very interesting information in that comment.
I totally agree about getting over the grand reveal. To many people want the "experience" vs the reality that it needs to leave ASAP to be fixed and then have a proper reveal with us lol
@@STATUSDETAIL Precisely 👌🏼🏆 you're a Champ in Chicagoland
@@nexamax 🙂👍👍 thanks!
Amazing video (and car). I got here completely randomly, but your work is amazing and I'm honestly surprised you don't have more subs. I really respect that you're sharing the names of the products you're using, while you're running a business using those. It says a lot about your character in my opinion, and the attention and work you put into the cars definitely reflect that character. Great editing too. Clean sound, good camera quality, nice B-roll. You're a skilled dude. If in theory I had such a ride and lived remotely nearby (instead of across a huge ocean), I'd definitely trust you with my car!
@@Lennart1995 thank you! So glad you found the channel and enjoyed the video. I have a few more you will like if you enjoyed this one. And a 992 gt3rs video coming very soon!
you are an artist and that Porsche was a masterpiece when you were finished. extraordinary.
Thank you! I really tried to make this one look incredible! 🙂👍
Great Education!
Thanks!
Pretty late to this video unfortunately, been pretty busy, but wow what a transformation. Lots of hours wrapped into this one for sure. Glad your back Evan.
Not late at all!!
Thanks for watching! Yes this was a big one!!
@@STATUSDETAIL The paint was so messed up, how the hell did this pass quality checks at Porsche?
@@ssaini5028 not really sure lol. I'm use to this. This was worse than normal. But not out of ordinary.
I Was in the car business with Porsche for many years - never knew of this level of detailing! Kudos - very good!!
Glad you found us 🙂👍
Fantastic work, a huge amount of work for a new car.
Agreed! A new car should not need this level of fixing lol.
Great job love your enthusiasm.
Thank you!!!
You should probably invest in a sun light or something like it, there's no way you're catching all the defects with the light from a phone.
Scangrip makes good stuff and I use more than one light. But I've never had an issue with that and have tried multiple kinds of lights including scan grip ones.
Looked fine. Scratches were clearly evident when he used the phone light.
@@artagain8977 👍👍
You should probably get over your jealousy of someone whos chasing their dreams, hope off youtube comment sections and maybe try to improve your shitty life my guy
Can always count on the TH-cam comments section for the experts 🤪
Great job. I picked up my new 911 992 GTS in flat black in October. Same issues regarding the paint. Horrendous sanding marks which I had corrected prior to ppf- mental!
Yep this is pretty common. Take a look around the comments here lol.... People think that I'm lying and that this has like three owners because Porsche would never deliver anything short of perfection.....
@@STATUSDETAIL I’d be interested to know if they’ve ever owned one from new.. The detailer I used in October had a brand new Carrera and Turbo in the shop around the same time as doing mine.. Both had noticeable paint defects, so it’s common.
@@lukebartram1966 I think most of them have never owned any new car. Just keyboard warriors lol. I have yet to see a "perfect" new Porsche based on my standards. If it was my car there would be work to be done on every car. But a lot of people wouldn't be bothered or notice a lot of this stuff.
Obviously this car was pretty bad Tho. Worse than what Im usually seeing
That’s amazing work done on this car. It was interesting to learn about interior cleaning and protection for new car.
Thanks for watching! I have a gt4rs video coming soon!!
@@STATUSDETAIL I am tuned in. Pretty interested about car detailing.
@@Critifries then you are in the right place 🙂
Appreciate the attention to detail. First I've heard of ceramic for leather. Thought leather had to "breathe"? I'll have to look it up. Luv your work.
Thanks for watching!
There are different kinds of leather ceramic. This is probably on the mild side but doesn't change the look and feel.
Fabric ceramic is a thing too! Works great on soft tops and alcantara.
Great work! Love your dedication and profesionalism
Thank you 🙂🙂
I love your spelling, it's just like mine!
What’s crazy is I was taking delivery of a black Audi Q7 and it was all scratched from the wrapper it comes in. They tried fixing it which did nothing as I’m sure they didn’t use a DA buffer, so they lost the sale and I canceled. Still Amazes me that auto makers can’t figure out how to transport black cars.
That's unfortunate but I have heard stories like this a lot.
For future reference do remember if it's just like swirl marks type scratches then just have them pay for your detail. Honestly that's a great way to get correction for free lol.
If it was a legit nasty scratch or down to metal then I understand completely. Would suck to have a repainted panel.
Awesome detail job! I can recommend you scangrip light devices, they work really good on paint correction
I have a scangrip light 👍👍
Hi love your channel. I have a new BMWx5 with M package up in CT. Took it skiing and all the grit completely scratched the door jam M5 aluminum panels on entry. Down near the feet. The M5 is gloss aluminum and the rest is brushed aluminum. Can you help recommend a solution to fix and how I can protect it from happening again? Thank you so much.
Yikes I'm not sure that can be fixed. I tnr we tried to fix something like that
I suppose a strong compound or metal polish could fix it. Maybe see if anyone has tried this on TH-cam or forums. Wish I could be of more help!
Wow! Your attention to detail and commitment to doing things right is outstanding. Hope you can take care of my car some day!
Thank you! I'd love to help out with you car 🙂👍🤜🤛
@@STATUSDETAIL by the time I got it back to SoCal from Chicagoland, it would need another detail. 🤣 oh well. Next time you're in California 😎
@@midlifemods lol
Drive it here. We make epic video. Closed transport back! 🙂
@@STATUSDETAIL 😀🤔 I like the way you think!
@@midlifemods 🙂👍👍
@4:58 pick up some Hyde’s Serum. “Rust stopper” for this exact reason.
I'm not a fan. Doesn't do much for inside of rotors throwing crap all over barrel. Or the back of the rotors. It only stops it on the front of rotors.
Great job on the detail work. I can't help but think that there's an unknown back story about the cars condition. Literally every Porsche that leaves the factory for customer delivery is covered in a custom fitted, zippered cloth type cover.
Thanks!
When they sit in the port they get pretty dirty! Some of these cars are sitting in the port for 3-4 months literally just waiting.
As you mentioned it's a cloth type cover. So water and dirt and all kinds of crud are going to build up.
I've seen this on multiple Porsche deliveries from three different dealerships.
Some of the damage was done in the factory which is very surprising!
@@cliveneilands1449 definitely! But to my eyes it's not surprising haha.
Nicely executed! Bravo 👏🏼
thanks!!
Man you do such good work. Be proud.
Thank you! Love what I do. 👍👍
Amazing job buddy. Also shout out to you for using sickicks song at the very beginning.
Glad you caught that! Most ask for the artist. In my video coming out Sunday I remixed his remix to make a awesome intro 👍👍
This is raw talent .. well done
Thank you 👍🙂 and thanks for watching! Be sure to check out my other videos if your new here. Lots of great detailing on legendary cars!
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Outstanding work ... I hope your mail listing your services to all your local top end dealerships
Thanks!
Not sure what you meant mail listing?
@@STATUSDETAIL Just leaving dealerships with your price list & business cards with sales people and servicing departs... Keep up the brilliant work 👍🏽👍🏽
@@dinodinosaur2930 oh got it!!
There’s a lot of detail guys out but this dude stands out 👊
Thank you!
Love to see people treating their Porsches like this🙌🙌👏👏 too many non-car guys baby their sports cars. This is what a Porsche should look like every time it’s goin back in for a detail
We have you covered! Go drive it and enjoy it. I'll get you back to this 👍👍
@@STATUSDETAIL if I ever find myself in Chicago🤝🤝🤝🤝
@@aendo4667 👍👍
The amount of work, filming, voiceover and editing is amazing. Crazy how you have under 6k subscribers.
I hope I gained 1 new subscriber🙂
Lots of videos on my channel to catch up on if you are new here 👍👍
@@STATUSDETAIL well you truly deserve a lot more lol, never thought I'll watch a car being washed on my TH-cam after this vid randomly popped on my feed.
@@setupandey4819 I'm glad you found us and enjoyed it 🙂🙂
Great work! That interior spec is absolutely stunning. Does the owner have an IG dedicated to the car?
I don't believe so.
I am shocked to find out the shape of the paint straight from the manufacturer, especially the swirl marks below the factory PPF piece! That's unacceptable for a high-end luxury car like Porsche. From your experience, would you say this is standard and dealers "mask" these imperfections, or would this be a one-off situation?
p.s. Amazing video. Your attention to detail, high quality video production and passion for your work gained you a new subscriber :)
The sanding mark under ppf is definitely a wild thing to see.
To be clear dealerships don't mask or hide this stuff. Honestly the sanding marks and swirls they never see or necessarily understand how big of a deal it is to some of us.
Lots of cars from every manufacturer have delivery issues like this too. Porsche definitely has crazy sanding marks and other paint issues tho. It's common in my opinion. So find a good detailer lol.
Glad you joined the channel!!!
That’s class!! Car looks awesome. I struggle to apply just a plastic screen protector on my phone to ensure no bubbles/specs of dust! 😂
Thanks!!!
Screen protectors are hard lol. PPF isn't possible without that slip solution with baby soap. Its not easy but it's more workable and gives you the ability to get all the bubbles out and even go back to fix things like dust. Very unique process!
Great video! I have been learning paint correction and I would have liked to see a little more of the buffing. Some explanation of the stages you are doing and what you are using. But amazing job! How long did it take you and what would a detail like that cost? Thanks
I definitely go into more detail in my other videos about correction. Especially in the barn find video! But I specialize in correction and chat about it often on the channel. The r8 video talks about it basically the entire time!
I use currently carpro reflect and ultracut with lake country hdo pads. All sold on statusdetailstore.com
This was about a 5-6 day detail. I believe it was over 5k but under 6k
@@STATUSDETAIL THANK YOU. ill check out the other videos. i appreciate the response
@@driz866 welcome to Status 🙂👍👍
Amazing work! Ok...ready for the track! :)
Ready!!!!
Wow would an incredible job. I love how meticulous you are with your work !
Thank you! Check out some of my other videos! Especially the barn find Porsche and hypercars!
Great video. Amazing job! Thx for sharing
Thanks for watching Dave!!!
This is my absolute dream spec of my dream car 🤩
You will buy one 🙂👍👍
Damn son, nice video. The rust on the rotors is something that I always miss, first drive...orange wheels. Glad you sort this out
Yea that brake thing can be annoying lol. When I do the wash faster because I'm not filming it doesn't rust over as bad. So when you use the brakes as shown it works even better.
But when I'm filming I have to go so slow and it takes even longer so the brakes rust over way worse. By the way it's a problem The point is during the normal wash they don't actually look that bad.
Excellent work! I know you don't do many cars like this, but what would be your go-to cleaning product for extremely dirty leather seats?
Not sure what car you are referring too? But gyeon leather cleaner has been my solution for leather. It does a incredible job! For really dirty leather be sure to use a large brush and for really really old dirty leather use the leatherque system! I show both in my countach leather video
Checkout statusdetailstore.com for the products!
@@STATUSDETAIL Thanks! I wasn't referring to any particular car - just that you don't usually do too many vehicles with completely hammered leather, from what I've seen. I'll check out the the video and link you mentioned above. You really do impressive work! I'm not a pro detailer - just an enthusiast who does mine and a few friends' vehicles on the side. Always looking to learn! 👍
@@marklittleton1309 I've definitely cleaned up some pretty bad leather. I think you will enjoy the countach vid! I don't do much with kids cars. Those are another level haha.
Glad you found status Mark! This channel is basically made for you. The enthusiast!
Great job guys👏This thing looks great
Thank you!!
You’re an artisan. Artistry is rewarded. This video alone will spread your brand far and wide. Rich people look for serious men with your unique skillset whom they can trust with prized possessions. One suggestion: tell us commoners how much each service would cost for a first time client. For example, tell us the cost to wrap the entire side of the car/rocker in one piece vs how you did it. We understand how much the car costs - we want to better understand how much money we’d need in addition to that. :)
Thank you for the kind words! I already had a customer from Texas reach out to ship a gt3rs to us for the status treatment because of this video! Super cool!!!
You are definitely right. I'll remember to put pricing in for future videos. I appreciate the feedback 🙂🙂
Be sure to checkout my other videos too! Like the 993 barn find!
" How you do anything is how you do everything" Love That Statemene!!! / Just subscribed
Thank you for the sub! Working on another touring video edit now actually!
I have watched at dealerships even exotic ones where the guy they have to wash your car has a 5 gallon bucket of soap with a stick and bristle on it washing the car. And we all know that leaves swirl marks. Cant understand why dealerships allow that to happen.
That's horrific lol
I've seen some things as well. But typically I just see the aftermath not the actual crime lol.
Great work!
Thanks!
This is definitely who you bring your car to if you want the best possible detail job done.
Thanks Joe! I'll definitely deliver something special to every customer that comes to Status!👍
Thanks dad!
@@Encourageable lol....?
how much do you charge for the complete detail? Also, one of my cars has old ppf cracking on bumpers and side view mirrors. I am thinking of soaking it in hot towels for quite a few minutes. Let me know any faster or better methods? I am afraid to use acetone, since it can damage the clear coat also.
This was 6-7k range I think.
A heat gun will help. Hot water helps. But if You visually see cracks and it's probably going to be a pain in the butt to remove
@@STATUSDETAIL Thx for replying. Will try the heat gun.
Do you generally wrap edges so they are hidden, where you can? I've been told it can wear more and pull away faster vs going close to the edge and want to know your thoughts? I think it looks much more clean where edges are hidden. Thanks, great car!
Hello John
Great question. We typically wrap all edge's that can be reasonably wrapped.so the hood for example is fully wrapped. But on the Touring for example where the bumper and fenders meet you would have a PPF edge that's unwrapped. Hypothetically you can remove the bumper and wrap that edge fully. The issue with this is the film will now rub against itself with subtle driving vibrations and end up pushing it self out of that jam and eventually look really horrible.
The back of the fender by the door can often be tucked behind into the fender/door jam as well. This attention to detail adds surprisingly lots of labor. Because you need to come back multiple times to ensure it's sticking on the back side of panel. Typically it's heated a few times to ensure durability.
So be prepared for a longer overall install process and typically slightly more expensive job.
In most cases I'd say either way is equally durable as long as it's done with precision and care. But I'd never recommend the tuck like the fender bumper example.
I didn’t hear it mentioned on this video, but which foam was used on this one? I know you use CarPro Lift and Gyeon Foam some, but what are your thoughts on the GTechnique Foam? Is it as good as the other 2? Thanks, Love your content!
I'm truly not sure what I used. I switch a lot lol
I use reset. Bathe. Gsf. Foam and lift. Sometimes I use a professional line Maguires that I use really heavy like hardly diltue it.
I have never really liked gtech for maintenance. I think they changed some stuff recently. So I might need to try again.
Thank you for watching! Gt4rs video coming this Sunday!!
@@STATUSDETAIL thanks for the response, and I can’t wait for the new video! Keep hammering dude 🤙🏻
Very sad to pay that kind of money and get the car in that condition. And it doesn't end there, ask anybody who worked on or is familiar with a dealership and these cars get joy rided all the time, driven very hard without the knowledge of the owner while being "tested" after a service or repair, and the list goes on and on (this is not just Porsche ofc). Most likely if you have the money for this car you can just say whatever and turn a blind eye but still shouldn't be like that.
At least we could fix it! I have a few customers that do all the easy maintenance so no one is driving them. But obviously the big stuff you need a dealership
Love the videos, education and channel! The way you articulate everything is superb. Every detail shop needs a manager/owner with the knowledge of processes/prices of higher-end detailing. 👍. Idk if you’ve ever worked on Ferraris, but they have the worst factory QC I’ve ever seen. Sanding marks, everywhere.
I have! I'm editing a video on a 458 speciale currently!
This man is a total artist 🙌🏼
Thank you!!!👍👍
Great video and awesome work! What song is this mate?
Thanks
Sickick foolishly running up that hill.
This man is an artist. He’s like the Dali of Detailling
🙂🙂🙂 thank you 👍👍
Wow great work 👍
Thanks!!!
that gt3 spec is 10/10
Definitely agree!
This week end I am cleaning the leather seats and doors of my wife’s BMW with the Gyeon leather strong with the brush and coat, for the rest of the interior (plastic, vinyl, etc…can I use Gyeon prep? I dont have the interior quick detailing right now. I also have the Chemical guy Ceramic Hydro interior detailing product but they suggest to use another detergent to clean the bigger grime and dirt before using the hydro interior ceramic detailer. Would the Prep be a good choice, or just soap and water?
I can't speak to any chemical guys products.
But prep can be sprayed one or two e into a clean microfiber towel and wipes in all interior surfaces. It's great on touch screens and piano black trim.
Why dry with a wax based finisher to prevent scratching? Especially after clay baring and right before paint correction, probably don’t want to add that layer of wax before paint correcting.
Im pretty sure I literally explained this in the video... But still commented about it?
Gyeon quick detailer is very mild. As in not strong and works as a great drying aid.
Just because we're about to paint correction doesn't mean we should be careless when drying especially in a black car. It just so happy that this car was hammered and probably wouldn't have mattered how I'd ride it but we didn't know that It was that bad during that wash process so we were still being careful.
I knew the car was going to need around a compounding and that's going to cut through any wax residue that was in Gyeon quick detailer on about 2 seconds.
It would be a different story if I was putting ceramic base sealants on a car because that could be a little more hassle but we did not use that
Can you please do a video on interior leather cleaning? I bought a new 2022 G80 M3 a few months ago and I didn’t want someone else to mess with the interior. I’d like to clean it.
Thanks!
I definitely have this video in the works!
If you check out my channel and look at the Lamborghini countach video you will see basically all the steps. The leatherque process is not needed on a new car. But the steps that come before that you could do on your car for sure.
But like I said I do have a video coming on interior cleaning. I always show it in my videos but I've never done like a step-by-step video.
They actually filmed the video already that's awaiting editing on interior cleaning but that's more of like a light fast dusting cleaning type situation.
I also want to make a video that's a more in-depth leather cleaning video
@@STATUSDETAIL sweet. Thanks!
@@FreshlySnipes 👍👍🙂
What you also could do is make a negative pressure room. And where the intake is, filter the air.
For ppf? That could definitely work. Maybe a little extreme. But could work. Basically what a paint booth is. But even dust gets in fresh paint lol.
Hey Status ... 🙂 3:23 - 3:38 What Foam product are you using after the tar process and for the claying of the paint?
Thank-You 👍 🙂
@@rcrbrewster7840 This is an older video but typically I use something like Gyeon foam. Or carpro lift. Or gtechniq citrus foam.
You can use bathe. Reset or g wash too. Sometimes il combine like g wash and citrus foam. Or reset and lift for example
@STATUSDETAIL Excellent ! As always, thank you Status for your reply and knowledge. Amazing stuff 👍👍👍
Great video, too bad you guys aren’t in Europe. By the way quick question, what product do you use to clean the dash and vinyls/plastics?
Usually a dash and vinyl plastics won't be to dirty. I use gyeon prep or gyeon leather. Gentle spray into a towel and wipe.
@@STATUSDETAIL thank you so much for the quick answer. Keep up the excellent work 👍👍
@@dryhonyalves my pleasure and thank you!
Nice job and explanation
Thanks for watching 🙂🙂
Hi Team Status, what a transformation! 👏. Ty a product from the UK, Bilt Hamber the manufacturer call it Atom Mac. It prevents the staining of the discs. Apply after cleaning the alloys. I do have to say it does work for my Macan discs after alloy wheel cleaning 👍
Interesting! I know a few products are around for this. Maybe it's time I give it a try 🙂
@@STATUSDETAIL Hi there 👋if you can purchase a bottle in the USA, give it a try 👍.....maybe a vlog on testing the product?
Have a good week,
Graham.
Or even cheaper.. run up & down a few feet applying the brakes, then quick rinse off
@@jamesarmitage8399 I cannot argue against that James.
@@grahambell9831 Seen it done by others & never any issues
how do you even get sanding marks on a car that's basically brand new? do they sand the base coat of the paint at the factory prior to the clear coat?
That's a great question
I'll have to talk about this in future videos because I guess I kind of assume people know this but it is kind of complicated I suppose.
Basically after the painting process there are dust nibs in the clear coat. This is literally one a speck of dust floats into wet clear coat and then it drys this way. It makes a weird little fisheye kind of appearance and the only way to remove this short of literally repainting that panel is to sand the dust out of the clear.
Now after you do that you have to compound the sanding mark.
So when I say sanding mark I actually mean the leftover remnants of one. Because they did technically compound and try and fix it. The problem is they're not completely removing the original marks. And that's what I'm showing you and most of my videos so I'm the one actually finishing off that sanding mark and making it so it doesn't look like it ever had anything.
I hope that helps!
@@STATUSDETAIL thx for the details
Great job man, it's better than getting it from the dealership.
100%! Every new car I do I redeliver to the customer in the best condition they have ever seen it in 👍
Looks incredible, so worth it
Thanks!!
What’s your recommendation for removing dye transfer on leather? Thanks in advance
Gyeon leather cleaner and a leather brush from gyeon
Available at statusdetailstore.com
I have a porsche boxster 718 gts (Black) it has been ceramic coated with Opti something lol... what product would you recomend for a top coat if you will for removing fingerprints ect... ?
Gyeon cure. Gyeon ceramic detailer. Carpro release. Carpro reload. All great options 👍
Nice job ! keep it up
Will do! New video on Sunday and if your new to the channel check out the vsrj find video or hyper cars details!
Evan once again a fabulous informative video. So many things you cover I am sure most viewers have never seen or considered. Art comes in many forms but you certainly create art in your own unique way! Can you give some advice on ceramic coating my new wheels? I have brand new untouched Mercedes S Class wheels and I am going to ceramic coat them before they go on the car. What steps should I take with the preparation? I. E. Should I use iron remover, machine polish them etc first? I have ceramic coated wheels before but never brand new. You advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank! Check out the gt4rs video tomorrow!! I think it might be even better than this one!
If they are literally bee and never used you want to spray a lot of gyeon prep on. Wipe that off and use a ceramic of your choice.
Gtechniq and Gyeon both make wheel specific coatings. You can also do crystal serum light and exo or try mohs evo
@@STATUSDETAIL Thanks Evan for your advice once again. I have Gyeon Rim for them. Would I be correct in saying, just Gyeon prep and then coat them? I just wondered if I would need to use an iron remover first in case of any contamination from the original machining process. Do you think that a light machine polish would enhance the appearance, or am being extreme! Look forward to watching your next master class here in Scotland!
@@flyman3386 you can do all of it and it will only help.
But typically a new wheel is pretty clean. But you can do as many pre coating steps as you like. If they are used or even a little used then you would do decon. Clay. Polish prep.
@@STATUSDETAIL Thanks Evan, very much appreciated for your time and advice! Keep us educated!
@@flyman3386 my pleasure 🙂
Have you ever considered a water layer on the floor in order for any dust to stay on the floor once it has landed?
Totally it kind of naturally happens because before I do a panel I spray it and squeegee it back off to get all the dust off the car and then that water all hits the floor
I'm assuming that you're asking about the PPF step
@@STATUSDETAIL indeed, the PPF step. Hats off to the level of dedication. Top class. I'm very impressed.
@@cousteaufan thank you! A even more crazy GTS cab video in editing currently 👍👍
You mentioned you had to buff the wheel arch several times, would that not have long term implications for the clearcoat in that area? I often see cars where the clearcoat has broken down on a panel which had been over buffed by a panel shop probably trying to put more shine on a panel adjacent to one freshly painted.
Anytime you polish a car you are removing clearcoat.
How much you remove is going to be determined by the process and the person doing that process.
What you are referencing is typically when an unskilled body shop person uses a rotary buffing with hard hitting compound in one spot for too long and they burn through the clear and you get a dull spot.
A brand new car with a good process and some common sense It's incredibly difficult to burn through clear coat.
What we did to this car left more than enough paint for years and years and years. But if an inexperienced person polishes this car or compounds this car and with the wrong products every year as part of a maintenance for example to make it more shiny than yes of course it's very possible that they burn through the clear coat in a matter of years.
You just need to know the limitations of paint and you need to know when to not try and correct something or to stop chasing something that you're actively trying to fix.
The use of paint depth gauges is also very helpful but those don't always tell you thr full picture. They tell you the depth of clear. Paint. Base coat primer. It'll also read things like Bondo and can be easy to spot a painted panel but that's a different story.
The point is a paint depth guage doesn't read clear coat it reads everything. It's up to detailer to decipher how much of that number is clear coat and how much you have to work with. In my personal opinion on a brand new car a paint depth gauge doesn't tell you much because you know it's brand new paint and you know there's a decent amount no matter what I do it's going to read total depth. It's more helpful when your detailing a 25-year-old car and now we can kind of guesstimate how many times the car's been polished or compounded and then take a fraction of that number and say that much is clear.
Can you share the product you are putting on the interior leather? I have a new GTS coming and would like to use the product. I tried to look in your store, but want to double check. Thanks!
Cleaned with gyeon Leather
Prepped with gyeon prep
Protected with gtechniq L1 leather gaurd
👍👍👍 Enjoy that GTS!
Well done. Great job.
Thank you for watching 🙂👍
wow I love to be able to this, the results are amazing
You could learn to do all of it! Most of it you could learn pretty quickly. Other aspects take time.
It is so refreshing to hear passion and integrity.
It's unfortunate that it's not common and literally how every business is run. Unfortunately most focus on how much money can we generate. Not how can we do our best work or do something that doesn't feel like work. Typically doing the last two actually create a lot of money too. Glad you found Status 👍
Actually there is some rust left on the breaks, is there any solution for that?
Not sure what you mean? Typically on steal brakes you will see some rust on areas the pads don't touch. That's common. Technically you could like sand it off but it's just going to rust when it rains or gets washed. Our concern is having that stuff come off on the drive home. So we get it off preemptively.
Where are you guys based out of? I have a daily driven 991.2 GT3 that needs some serious paint correction and I’m scared to use our local retailers in Michigan.
I'm in Aurora IL. Near iron gate motor condos on i88
I have had more and more out of state customers reaching out!
Currently have a south Carolina gt3 touring coming in 2023 and a 992 gt3rs in 2023
I would absolutely love to earn your business!
Shoot me a dm on Instagram or statusdetail.com has my contact info. Email call anytime. 🙂
I know of a few transport companies too if needed.
Nice work that car was a disgrace. Well done great workmanship. Can I ask what was the leather cleaner you used on the steering wheel?
Thanks!
Gyeon leather cleaner mild. Statusdetailstore.com has it 👍👍
Thanks very much I just ordered some.
@@garyogden5873 awesome! You're welcome 🙂
Great Job!
Thank you!! If you enjoyed this one then checkout the other videos like the 993 barn find or hyper car detailing vids!
Great video, thank you
Thanks for watching! Take a look around the channel! If you enjoyed this video I have a lot more like it but even more crazy hyper cars!
Outstanding job!
Thanks!
Do you think spray soaping is better than two buckets? I wasn’t sure if it made much difference or what the benefits were? Great vid’s and subscribed.
I’m also absolutely staggered that this is the condition of a new car from Porsche. 😮
Thanks for subscribing!!
I'm not sure I understand the question. Spray soaping vs two buckets!
No matter the wash process you do you would rinse and pre foam then rinse then foam again and use two bucket method with wash pad OR use multiple microfiber. Hope that helps.
@@STATUSDETAIL - I think he means foam cannon vs 2 bucket wash method.
@@andygranite8076 well even if you use two buckets you should be using a foam Cannon. And if your using microfibers only like in my new videos you should still be foaming.
I do not recommend two buckets with no pre foam.
how did he get the brown (Tan) interior? it looks awesome
It's definitely very cool!
You basically ask to get a exclusive manufacturer interior. They might say yes or might say no.
Sometimes they just offer it. That's why it is pretty rare to see!
your cinematography was beautiful dude
Thank you!!!
I really try to make it above average. I'm not sure most people care or notice. So this one really hits home 🙂🙂
If your new to my channel check out my other videos. Especially my hypercar detailing ones. They are filmed in a similar style. Or the barn find 993 video. That's just a tremendous story in general.
bro, how are you? I'm from Brazil, I always watch your videos and I always learn a lot from them. Could you answer a question for me? When you use Stek's PPF and need to pre-cut with software to save time on more complex cars, such as the front of an Urus, which software do you use? Is there any software that can be used with all brands and has a good update? Thank you for sharing so many teachings!! 👊
Thanks for watching!!!
I bulk everything here but many Stek shops are using a software called "core"
Noice good job buddy. car looks amazing 👍
Thanks!! Had to give this one some extra love to get it squared away 👍👍
Not sure if you have access to any Bilt Hamber products? They have a item called Atom Mac which helps reduce the staining on the discs.
Interesting! I know a few companies make stuff you can spray on the rotors. A few seconds up the street and back has been my solution when a car is staying in the shop a few days.
Actually quite surprised at the state of that considering the manufacturer - I would expect a lot better from Porsche.
Great job, love the finesse involved.
Usually the cars look better. But they usually do have sanding marks and swirl marks. This was just extra dirty in top of that.
The GT3 Touring is currently very rare and a speculation itm. I don´t know who had this car before and treated it in this way, but it was not Porsche or a regular Porsche dealer. This is what you get when you don´t by your car directly at Porsche.
@@Rick2010100 you are incorrect.this is a new car with one owner from a Porsche dealership.
If you watch the video, he mentions the owner wanted nothing done by the manufacturer. He wanted to do everything himself. Hence the cartel like crap because he denied the manufacturer's offer
@@surfingawaveoflife thanks for watching and listening lol
I recently shipped a car that a relative wanted UK to USA. The cars have a pretty hard time of it, to be fair the shipping part of the cost was reasonable, and they handle industrial quantities of cars
That's interesting.
Not sure what you mean hard time of it
@@STATUSDETAIL hi amazing detail on that GT2 .Re the one I shipped. Cars that were not approved for the US market become eligible after 25 years. I spent 6 months looking for one that was 2 owners from new and garaged all its life. It had some small areas of surface rust on the subframes, which had an apology of a paint job from new. It passed an MoT pre purchase.The ship then made about 4 port calls that I hadn't expected resulting in the shipping date slipping a month. The car stood outside all that time and it didn't stop raining. I am sure all the brake discs will need replacing and what would have been a one hour job including getting the car up on the lift will be a project to rectify the subframes. It's embarrassing!
@@stanbest3743 oh I see that is unfortunate
For the music nerds, the background music is Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill"!
Correct!
I have a GT3 coming and I am conflicted on doing PPF or not.
Especially if your interested in having me do the ppf and ceramic I'd be happy to help guide you in the right direction. I do more out if state cars than in state now. Almost all Porsches actually lol.
My phone number and email are on statusdetail.com. I'd link it here but I'll get spam like no tomorrow lol. Feel free to call on weekends or email. I'll always respond 🙂👍👍
Sport Classic. Gt3rs 992. Tourings all videos coming soon!!