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July / August 2015 18 Detailing your Porsche will keep your car looking showroom new and it will also protect the finish from oxidants and grime. I recommend detailing your car at least once every six months. Detailing is cleaning every part of your car that you can see and some that you don't. This week I'm going to go over the different parts of the car that need special attention along with the rest of the car to give it that new car look. In this issue we will cover two areas: 1. Rubber trim and Black Plastic 2. Door, Hood and trunk jams As Porsche owners we love to baby our cars. Not all of you will have the time to do all the things I will cover but I hope everyone will come away with at least one new idea to use on their car. The more you get used to cleaning these areas the easier it will get and the better your car will look. Attention to detail will keep your car looking showroom fresh. So lets get started: 1. Rubber trim and Black Plastic: I like to start with the trim and black parts first so that you can clean the residue off before you wax your car. Start at the front and work you way to the back of the car. 1a. Let's get started with the front bumper. There are 3 places on the bumper that have black plastic - the grilles, the lip spoiler and the rain gutter under the hood. (You can use several different products to clean and renew your black finishes, I like to use Mother's Back to Black). Always apply the Back to Black to a clean towel and not directly on the car. Put this on this like wax and cover the total area. Start wiping it off right away getting as much off as possible (leaving residue on surface will run off onto painted finish). The grilles and black part of the bumper come first. Then the rain gutter under the bottom part of the hood will come off. This can be done by removing the four plastic screws from the panel (see picture), and pulling up the rubber panel. You can then clean it with Back to Black front and back then wiping off as much as you can. Also you will want to wax the paint under this panel before reinstalling the rain gutter. 1b. While the hood is up you can clean up the rubber hood gasket to give it a fresh new look while preserving the rubber. Still under the hood you can remove the battery cover and the 2 side panels. The battery cover can be removed by twisting the 2 plastic screw located at both bottom corners. The side panels have 1 star screw THE CLEAN CORNER By Spencer Cochran Extreme DETAILING