Thought Wayne (and anyone else) would like to see a "new" car prep on the last 959

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Simply amazing cars. I wonder what the story was with this one? Considering the value and rarity, very interesting that it spent 25 years stored in its "as shipped" condition.

Originally Posted by 911SauCy

After examining each photo I am not all that impressed with these detailers...never mind the film.

High speed polishers on a car thats been sitting for years, taping off stuff to avoid "splatter", multiple body panel materials to be considered...etc etc. I wouldn't have let these guys touch my Altima.

IMHO, on a car of this magnitude, much more care should have been taken.

If you look through the album, there was significant swirl marks and light scratches in the paint, common for a black car. The only way you get that off is with a polisher and compound of some variety, depending on how deep the scratches are.

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Great car, fun pictures, but I, too, have a concern about one picture in particular; the one where the guy is manhandling the hood badge off. Maybe it's just a trick of the light, but it looks like he is putting too much oomph into getting this delicate little piece of unobtanium off. (The new ones at the dealer are a little different, a little cheaper in quality). Very easy to taco a badge by pulling from the top and bottom the way he's showing.

Those little SOBs can be a tight fit. You remove the nuts from below then pull the badge off, they can require a little effort to get off. I would have been concerned if they were using a pry bar or something.