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The other problem on this Porsche was the paintwork. It seems that Porsche and a few other manufacturers use a different paint to most other car manufactures, they do this so that they can use colours which are rich, deep and bright. The drawback is that this paint is very soft - it scratches very very easily. Great care has to be taken to protect it especially when washing the car.
The car had been put through a car wash on many occasions which is bad for any car, the paintwork on Porsches is so soft that it's very hard not to scratch it when carrying out washing, waxing and polishing.. even sponges and cleaning cloths leave marks unless they are of the highest quality. So the hard plastic brushes of a car wash will make scratches which will catch the light as seen in the photo above. this is often called spider-webs or cob-webs for obvious reasons.
The paintwork had also gone without a protective coat of wax or sealant for a time and this had caused the paintwork to oxidize. Essentially the topmost surface of the paint had corroded leaving it looking flat and dull, as can be seen in the photo above. The special paint that is supposed to look deep and bright looks anything but! We informed the customer that this problem with the paintwork was not too hard to correct. We also advised having a paint sealant applied to help protect the paintwork and so avoid the car getting in this state again.
Armed with the relevant information, a number of options and our price list the customer went away to think about it - and no doubt discuss the matter with the owner of the car.
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