Total 911

POLISHING VALUE INTO YOUR PORSCHE 2019 DETAILING GUIDE

Our Porsche detailing guide and product test is one of our favourites of each year. As much as we all like to drive our pride and joy, they look even better when kept clean, and these days there’s a rich resource of products available in the marketplace which claim to change the game when it comes to keeping your car looking its best. We’re always keen to explore these products and reveal which are really worth your time and money – that way you can purchase only the best of the best for your car.

Our tester for the occasion is Chuck Richards. A serial Porsche owner for the last 20 years with a foot in both the water- and air-cooled camps, Chuck would describe himself as a detailing enthusiast and has spent many hours polishing his flat six fleet. “Keeping all my cars clean and looking like new is important to me. Ease of cleaning with top results is key, with my time for detailing largely limited to weekends just like everybody else,” he says. “I’m always interested in new products, and the opportunity to test a number of manufacturers’ products provides a great opportunity to increase and share my knowledge and experience.”

We’ve tasked Chuck with exploring a range of products split over five common categories within the cleaning process: snow foaming, shampoo, wax, coating and tyre dressing. Supported by the Total 911 team, his clinical observations from the test follow, the idea being that conclusions are drawn not

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Total 911

Total 9113 min read
Spotted
We don’t usually do requests here at Spotted. However, when the Editor suggested a 997, given this issue’s theme, we were only too happy to go hunting. Wormholes are always an issue when researching this column, so after many hours of looking through
Total 9114 min read
Data File
911s in the data file are organised in rows according to release date, beginning with the very first model in 1964. Many models were available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet forms, with the option of automatic transmission. Here, data has been provide
Total 9112 min read
Welcome
It’s not often Porsche gets it wrong. When it comes to the development of its sports cars, I can think of only three such occasions in the company’s 76-year history: the first was ditching the manual gearbox for its GT3, which happened with the 991.1

Related Books & Audiobooks