RUF Rturbo: 996 Porsche

RUF produces some wild and crazy cars that can get very extreme very quickly. Even if you opt for a more mildly modded ride, you're still sure to have a very rare head turner that demands attention anywhere it goes. We we lucky enough to work on one such machine during our recent time in Puerto Rico.

This particular car was quite clean and well maintained, but never-the-less could use some autoLavish love to put her over the top. Being rarely driven but always appreciated, it was the smaller things we needed to concentrate on during our short time working for this client. Wheel faces and even the inside of the wheels were well kept, but the calipers needed some love, the paint needed light contamination removal using clay, and there was the same light swirling that seems to plague all Porsche owners.

Getting things set up:






Badges / nooks and crannies were the focus for good reason










light wax build-up in the usual areas:






While she's well kept, you can see there's just some gloss missing even in the shade while dusty




The inner door sill covers were quite scuffed




Plate removed for more thorough cleaning



Plate bumper removed for even further cleaning, then sprayed with diluted APC to dwell




P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel doing it's thing once agitated



Wheels after looking proper



Calipers as good as they'll get without wheel removal




With a car so dusty, it was important to remove any grime possible prior to actually touching the paint. We pre-foamed with Meguiar's Gold Class with a tad of APC in the shade, then rinsed before the real foam+wash.



A clear picture showing the exact outcome we desired: foam slowly dripping off the vehicle. The suds suspending dirt away from the surface of the vehicle while carrying it safely from the surface




Members of the autoLavish trifecta claying the vehicle only after a pre-foam, rinse, foam, wash, and final rinse have been completed.






Finally its time for a proper inspection. Now that the surface was pre-soaked, rinsed, foamed, washed, rinsed, clayed, and finally rinsed, we could take plenty of paint thickness measurements, inspect the paint in the sun, and get an over-all idea of how much work the car required, and create a work-plan. We were to remove the light swirls from the finish, re-clear the lightly hazy headlamp housings, clean-up the exhaust tips, wipe-down the interior, clean-up the door sills, re-clear the taillight housings, and leave her well protected for the future. No problem

 

Ready to rock!




With the soft clear-coat and light defects, 3M Ultrafina made a fine one-stepper. Our polarized filter made this 50/50 on the hood possible, so hopefully it gives you an idea. Also notice the lack of absolute clarity in the headlamp housing which would later be taken care of.




While I got the paint under way, Jacob put his attention to detail on quick interior work with a microfiber towel and 1Z Cockpit Premium...



...as well as using Meguiar's M205 on the headlights (i know i know it's a pic in the shade, but the afters will prove it really was perfected)




Later in the day, Jacob found his inner-peace by working the lower rocker panel to perfection...



...while I worked the door sills with M105 by hand to bring back more clarity. Though they weren't perfected, they were greatly improved




Nearing the home-stretch, the vehicle was re-foamed with Supernatural shampoo and washed to remove polish dust and any oils that may be left.




We already knew we were going to use a sealant+wax combo, and the sealant of choice for this car was one of our favorites: Danase Paint Sealant (new version) applied by PC. Jacob applied and I followed with Eurow Shag microfibers after letting the sealant set for 5-10 minutes once hazed over.



For those hard to reach areas, simply remove the pad and use it to hand apply. Much safer than sticking a hard machine in tight areas around the softer-than-metal paint.






Wiped off:






Wax selection was easy. We needed something easy to use (as to not marr the finish), deep (without taking away from the metallic finish), and we wanted additional durability. Wax with durability...hmmm... what about a wax/sealant hybrid? Wolfgang Fuzion got the nod. What better way to end 2009, the year with the first mixed President of the US, than to have a mixed wax applied by a mixed person? I kindly accepted the honor to make this trilogy complete.

setting:



What you've been waiting for...











Thanks for looking!

 

Awesome job guys! Looks fantastic.

 

looks great. those rotors have some crazy heat fracture around the drilled holes in the fifth picture though.

 

That is SICK Marc and Jacob! Congrats guys! I've been waiting for these Puerto Rico shots

 

Looks amazing!

 

Excellent job guys, thanks for sharing with us :thumb:

 

And that's why any car I ever own will never have drilled rotors.

To MuttGrunt. Fantastic work! Looks amazing. If the owner needs new brakes (which it looks like they do via the rotor heat fractures) send me a PM! My buddy owns a performance braking company and they provide brakes for tons of Porsche race cars around the world.

 

Beautiful work on this one...

 

Great job on that Porsche and thanks for the complete write up and pics!! Well done.:applause2:

 

Much appreciated

They sure do, and it was one of the first things I noticed when we pulled up. I talked to the owner about it and he was well aware of it. Turns out when he got the car it was already like that and he hasn't had any problems with them despite some track time with her.

Thanks Aaron - more coming buddy

thank you!

Thanks Carn

I hear you man. There's a reason F1 cars don't have drilled rotors. I'm surprised a car like this didn't at least have the drilled rotors with the beveled edge meant to help keeping this exact problem from happening

Thank you P1et

thanks :thumb:

 

awesome job!!

one question though.

are you two talking to each other via your BT headsets?

 

Wow! Amazing car and great job guys!

 

Looks fantastic!

SE Michigan to Puerto Rico... wow...

 

lol No. That's Jacob in the background and our buddy Billy in the foreground who came along to give us a hand with wheels / washing / claying / polish removal / etc. They like their blue-tooth headsets to keep both hands free, but I don't even own one - I'm not that big of a multi-tasker I suppose.

Thanks you!

We'll go anywhere there's business! It sure was nice to get out of the cold for a little while.

 

did the owner fly you guys down there?

was that the only car you did while in PR?

nice work BTW!

 

thanks for the kind words bro. We flew down and took care of about 8 people, so this isn't the only one. More to come soon

 

Stunning work!

 

Great work on the vehicle - very detailed, methodical process. Amazingly beautiful P-car, too. :thumb:

Did the exhaust tips get any love? Might've just been the angle, but they looked kind of dark. Not a knock or anything, just curious.

 

Nice!