Thread: Beck Speedster 356 (Porsche)

Lapis blue sppedster in need of cosmetic restoration, car was pretty rough with the finish needing some major correction. After the initial scratch removal I could still see heavy orange peel and decided to knock down the texture with the least amount of paint removed but still add some gloss and clarity, thus I wet sanded with 3000 grit over the whole car.

Initial condition of the car











Door taped off for test area



Correction BEFORE wet sanding



More examples of the marred finish







Compounding tight area near trim





After sanding I had to brake out the DeWalt and the twisted wool on the older solvent urethane paint



Correcting holograms put in by the aggressive wool correction, rear quarter has more clarity and gloss



Finish polish being broken down



Finish starting to look good



Brightwork was looking dull





With some polish the windshield trim starting to come back to life

Dirty tires and dull chrome wheels



Cleaned up before tire dressing applied



Plastic rear window 50/50 pics





Whole window polished



Touching up some chips



After LSP application









Quite a bit of rain lately, semi sun shots were all I could get between rain showers

Very nice work! I've always loved the 356.

Is there more photos to come?? Shame to just end it like that.....


AHh yes there we go!! Cracking job there - i love the 356 and they drive nice also!

That sure was a pretty car there! Very nice Bob. You gotta love the bigger wool. I always say you know the old timers by the pads they use! lol I still have a box of my 2 inch pile schligal bolt on pads! I use to use that green edge pad all the time. Was a favorite of mine for a while. Bob that car looks outstanding!

amazing results. good job

Perfect color for the car, and another knock-out documentation of top-notch work being performed. Great job

Very nice Bob. What did you do with that rear window? The transformation was amazing.

this looks great BOB!

Originally Posted by 911fanatic

Very nice Bob. What did you do with that rear window? The transformation was amazing.

CG Wet Mirror Finish Ken, used the Auto Glym wheel cleaner and Aaron some of the guys @ DB were right on about this stuff it is top notch.