Voice of the Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America
Volume 21 Issue 1 January 2018
REGULARS 3 VIR PCA Executive 4 Executive Comment 29 Caption Contest
30 Discounts & Forums
FEATURES 2017 VIRPCA AGM 6 Movie Night 8 Cars & Coffee 10
Toast To Christmas 12
31 Around The Bend
VIR At Spokane 14
32 Club Classifieds
Year In Review 19
33 Goodie Store
Detailing #7 22 Porsches Helping Pets 28
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John McGurran President president@virpca.org
Dave Nickel Director—Website webms@virpca.org
James Renfrew Vice President vicepresident@virpca.org
Wendy Woodley Director—North Island upisland@virpca.org
Michael Holan Secretary secretary@virpca.org
Dean Aikenhead Director—Mid Island midisland@virpca.org
Tim Evans Treasurer treasurer@virpca.org
Didier Moinier Director—South Island southisland@virpca.org
Garth Webber Atkins Director—Membership membership@virpca.org
Steve Fairbrother Director—Newsletter newsletter@virpca.org
Martin Mansfield Past President pastpresident@virpca.org
Tim Hagner PCA Zone 6 Representative simtue@gmail.com
Tyson Johnson Competition & Driver Education Chair competition@virpca.org PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
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lsewhere in this newsletter, you will find my report on club activities last year. 2017 was a great year, a very busy year with lots of members involved. Please have a look.
Your new Board met on December 3rd and meet on a monthly basis. All VIR members are invited to attend these meetings. We typically get together an hour beforehand for a meal and informal club talk… a great chance for you to contribute your ideas. Our ‘winter’ meetings will be held in the Duncan area, mid-day Sundays. Check the website for more information. The January 7th meeting is dedicated to event planning for 2018. If there is a drive or event you are interested in… come by and tell us about it. The February meeting will be dedicated to competition and driver education. This will be an open house (all members are welcome) to find out what you would like and what we can do in 2018. Tyson Johnson is the Club’s Chair for Competition and Driver Ed. Save the date and look for details on the website in a couple of weeks. As I write this, my family is getting ready for Christmas; I wish all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and hope to see you on the road soon.
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ur move from Lake Cowichan to Saanichton luckily went without any major hiccups. As we have just the one vehicle, the ability of our previous Cayenne and now the Macan to haul a garden trailer has been useful on a number of occasions and this was one of them with the trailer carrying odds and ends that a moving company does not want to take (mainly liquids and gasoline related). However, you get a few surprised looks when other road users realise that it is a Porsche pulling garden waste or a picking up a cubic yard of soil from the garden nurseries!
Another great aspect of the Macan, is the backup camera mounted just above the licence plate. It really comes into play when reversing to align the tow hitch ball with the trailer’s socket, it is so easy to get it right under the socket without having to manually pull and push the trailer to the right spot! I hope you all have a superb Christmas and a healthy New Year—and I’ll see you in 2018.
Steve Fairbrother Newsletter Director PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
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Membership News Region Summary Vancouver Island Region now has 503 members! We have 308 primary members and 195 affiliate members.
New Members Please extend a warm welcome to our new members who joined in October: Richard Egli and his 2002 911 Carrera, of Victoria Rod Mores and his 2014 Boxster of Mill Bay Gary Frank and his 2017 911 Carrera 4S, of Sidney, as well as his co-member Peggy Frank, of Sidney. Daniel Wong and his 2015 911 GT3, of Victoria. Please also extend a warm welcome to our new members who joined in November: Doug Copleston and his 2005 Boxster S, from Victoria Glenn Zederayko and his 2008 Boxster, from Victoria Jim Russel and his co-member Meilin Quong We hope to meet our new members at a club event soon.
Anniversaries –Congratulations! 10 years William Nursey (Victoria), Mary Lynn Pride (Victoria), Demetri Tsimon (Nanaimo), Judy Tsimon (Nanaimo) 5 years George Lambert (Campbell River) Nonie Lambert (Campbell River) 1 year
Robbin Johnson (Parksville), Barbara Blackman (Parksville), Tom Weiss (Sooke), Karen Weiss (Sooke), Paul Henn (Victoria), Julie Bailey (North Saanich)
Garth Webber Atkins Membership Director
PCA Test Drive Do you know someone with Porsche ownership intentions or aspirations? Tell them about the PCA Test Drive program. For US $40 they get 6 months access to PANORAMA and defined access to browse the online PCA Mart to find their Porsche. Contact membership@virpca.org for details. PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
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ohn McGurran our new President, has already sent you an email containing a link to the draft minutes of the recent AGM held at the Villa Eyrie on November 19th. Many members stayed after the AGM to enjoy the buffet lunch in the resort’s Summit Restaurant.. To accompany those minutes, here are some photos of the event taken by Wyman Lee.
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ames Renfrew organised a movie night for November 16th which was hosted by Porsche Centre Victoria—thanks to them!
Over 30 club members attended the event and the movie that Gary Peever and Jason Mui chose for us was the Jerry Bruckheimer 2000 version of Gone In 60 Seconds starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie. Accompanying the movie was soda, candy and of course popcorn all generously supplied by PCV.
Before the movie started, Tyson Johnson showed everyone the GT3 Cup Car that Pieter Baljet raced in 2017. It is a very interesting machine with some modifications to keep the weight down along with an extraordinarily loud exhaust! Wyman Lee took some photos, shown below. Gary and Jason lurking by the candy, while Evan worked the pop-corn machine. Tyson showed off the GT3 resulting in a “thumbs up” from everyone there.
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Thanks once again to Wyman Lee for his Victoria Cars & Coffee photos, some samples below.
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rom the Porsche Newsroom…. “The Porsche brand has again won the overall classification of the prestigious J.D. Power APEAL Study. In addition, the models Porsche 911, Boxster and Macan secured the first places in their categories.
Taking part in the survey were more than 80,000 owners of new cars, who evaluated more than 245 models by 33 manufacturers in 10 categories. “The results of the customer survey confirm our strategy,” said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. “At the centre of attention in all business units is the enthusiasm of our customers. It is not only the products but also the service and communication with our customers around the world that are so important for us.” Highest ranking in the overall classification for the twelfth time in succession The renewed top placing for the Porsche brand means that the sports car manufacturer has achieved the highest ranking in the overall classification for the twelfth time in succession. Since 2004, customers have thus been demonstrating that the sports car from Zuffenhausen has the most satisfied customers. With 877 from a total of 1,000 possible points, Porsche is in first place this year once again. Apart from the overall rankings, three models from Porsche were also able to achieve a clear decision in their categories. The 911 came top in the category “Midsize Premium Sporty Car” with 893 points. The Porsche Boxster was able to achieve victory in the category “Compact Premium Sporty Car” with 892 points. And the Macan, as youngest member of the model family, scored 876 points to lead in the category “Compact Premium SUV”. The Study In the APEAL Study, which takes place once a year, J.D. Power surveys new car customers 90 days after they have taken delivery of their vehicle. This year’s 21st edition of the Study questioned US new car drivers on 77 characteristics in 10 categories between November 2015 and February 2016. Among the attributes evaluated by the owners were “interior” and “driving dynamics”. (Courtesy Porsche.com) PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
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ur usual 2nd Saturday in the month, on was December 9th was Comox Valley Cars & Coffee “Toast To Christmas”.
I fired up my Christmas baking skills and served some Shortbread, Pecan Pie Bars (with a kiss of rum!), Peanut Butter Cup Cookies and of course, Nanaimo Bars. We had 10 members from Nanaimo, Deep Bay, Comox, Courtenay, including our new President, John McGurran of Victoria and our Web Master Dave Nickel from Campbell River. The "Secret Santa" worked well — everyone brought a gift, so everyone went home with something! Edith Skiber from Deep Bay contributed a great picture of the "Deep Bay Marina" full of sailboats. She printed it on canvas, with her own printer, very neat and Derek Nickel was pleased. Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2018.
Wendy Woodley Up Island Director
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e came by land and sea. Air was likely part of the journey too, for cooling of passengers and cars due to temperatures in the 30s, or due to the top or windows being down to connect with the great outdoors. Twenty-eight Vancouver Island Region members made the journey to Spokane, Washington for the 62nd annual Porsche Parade in early July. For
those not familiar with Parade, it is a week-long gathering of Porsche Club of America members somewhere in the United States, with a wide variety of events to participate in. Events included concours, autocross, rallies, driving tours, bus and walking tours of local attractions, and several banquets. There was also a strong kids program, with junior versions of concours, autocross and a rallying, plus a night out at the trampoline park. Vancouver Island Region members did well at the competitions: Conrad Peden came 1st in his class in the autocross, in his 1973 914 (see picture below) Rick & Gayle Collopy, Brad Pape & Ray Gumbel placed 1st in the Golf Tournament Rick and Gayle Colllopy placed 2nd in the Gimmick Rally with their 1999 911 Carrera Al and Jacquie Sherwood placed 3rd in Concours, in the Touring Boxster, Cayman 2013 on class with their 2016 Boxster GTS Al Kyle placed 4th in Concours, in the Street 924, 944, 968, 928 class with his 1986 944 Turbo
Many others entered and had fun in the Time-
Conrad Peden 1973 914
Speed-Distance and Gimmick rallies. There’s more to Parade than the competitions, though, and members sampled a wide range of the offerings – sampling at times being the key word, with winery tours, distillery tours, and beer tastings. Members also took in golf, lunch cruises, dinner coach tours, drives to Schweitzer Mountain and Couer d’Alene, as well as exploring downtown
Spokane and the riverfront park. VIR club members gathered for dinner at downtown Spokane restaurants on some of the evenings there wasn’t a banquet. These were very merry events indeed, all within walking distance of the hotels. Members shared travel plans in advance, offering the opportunity to travel in convoy with others travelling the same route and date, and for my husband Rowland and myself, getting there really was half the fun, thanks to Imogen and Didier. As Parade newcomers, the biggest thrill for us was rolling into town in a flow of traffic that became increasingly densely populated with Porsches as we approached the centre, and then PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
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driving past row after row of Porsches in the hotel parking garage. We agree, it’s not just the cars….but we
really like the cars. Our first Parade was a resounding success, and we both look forward to another one in the future.
Garth Webber Atkins Membership Director
Top left, Al Sherwood 2016 Boxster GTS Top right Mark/Shawn Titterton 2015 991 Targa 4 Above left, Brad Blaney, 2006 Boxster S Above right, VIR members taking a break. Rick & Gayle Collopy, and Brad Pape with their trophies for winning the Golf Tournament. Missing is Ray Gumbel. PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
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Top right Henning Wulf and Don Layman enjoying a beverage. Above Al Kyle’s 1986 944 Turbo Right Karl Hoener’s 2001 911 Turbo
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PCA members get 25% off!!
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Martin Mansfield’s Boxster in the Fall
Al Sherwood’s Boxster getting the Parade examination
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n the spirit of transparency and accountability, this is a great time to look back over the past 12 months to review our events and activities. Your Board met twelve times in 2016: once in the Comox Valley and Nanaimo; three times in Victoria and 7 times in Duncan. The 2017 Annual General Meeting of Members was held in Malahat at the Villa Eyrie. A quorum of 6 Directors was achieved for all but one meeting. The monthly Board meetings are open to all members; your attendance is welcome and encouraged. Typically we gather one hour before the meeting for social time over dinner. As always, look for time/place details on the website (or in the list of events here in Porscher—Ed) and let Michael Holan know if you are attending dinner or the meeting secretary@virpca.org .
Challenge raised $1,940 for the Goldstream Food Bank Society. We also support the annual Reynolds High School Christmas Tree recycling initiative by donating our club autocross trailer and banner.
Recognition and Awards We received an Honourable Mention from PCA for our support of charitable and service organizations in 2016. The 2017 Enthusiast of the Year Award was presented to Al and Jacquie Sherwood at the Annual General Meeting. At the 2017 GAIN Motor Gathering, we were awarded one half day on the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit for the largest turnout of a car club – 74 Porsches.
Events In 2017 we organized 18 drives, socials, auto-x, driver education and tech nights in which 690 members and guests took part. The most popular were Black Rock (163 people), GAIN’s Motor Gathering (120) and the New Member Social (72). These events were spread along and across the island: Duncan/Cowichan (6 events); Victoria (4); Comox Valley (3) and 1 each in Gold River, Parksville, Port Renfrew, Salt Spring Island and Ucluelet. Taking all VIRPCA events + Board Meetings + AGM + PCA Parade into account, 834 members and guests participated in 2016. Do you have an idea or a drive or social or competitive event in 2018? Please let me know soon as planning is now under way.
Charity and Service Support Four of our 2017 events provided an opportunity to support Vancouver Island charities and service organizations. At Black Rock $13,900 was raised for Cops for Cancer and $5,923 for the Ucluelet Voluntary Fire Brigade. Porsches for Pets raised $2,500 for the Comox Valley SPCA. The October Autocross and Chili PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
At the October Chili Challenge and Autocross, Dean Aikenhead won the people’s choice award for his Green Chili recipe.
Club Admin In 2017, a committee undertook an extensive review of our constitution and bylaws. Key changes include: extending the vote at members’ meetings to primary, family and affiliate members; setting the quorum for members’ meetings at 5% of all eligible voting members; striking proxy voting from the bylaws; directing the Board to seek alternate methods for voting; adopting Roberts Rules of Order (Newly Revised); and establishing three Directors at large, one each from the north, mid and south island. We plan to publish the Constitution and Bylaws in the Porscher but if you wish to receive a PDF copy by email, please let me know president@virpca.org Important resolutions passed by your Board in 2017 to protect confidentiality and members’ personal information include: permitting only the president and the membership director with access and use of members’ email, postal and telephone numbers for Page 19
communication about club events or business; limiting access to the monthly PCA member roster to the president, membership director and secretary; requiring directors to prepare an annual budget for their areas of responsibility as applicable. These changes are intended to strengthen club infrastructure and the accountability of the Directors you elect at the AGM.
has exceeded 500.
Gallery of Members’ Porsches The website now contains a gallery of photos of members’ Porsches. If you would like yours included contact webmaster Dave Nickel webms@virpca.org
Looking forward
Membership Growth
We have a great team of Directors and volunteers but there is always room for someone else to become At the 2016 AGM we had 269 primary members and involved in operating the club. Please come to our 165 affiliates. At the 2017 AGM the number of primamonthly meetings or email me with your ideas. ry members increased to 305 and affiliates to 192 for a total of 497. This rate of growth is about triple that This is your club; please use it! of PCA as a whole. 36 Porsche owners joined the club and many included affiliates, typically but not exclu- John McGurran sively their spouses. The December membership reports from PCA indicate that our total membership President
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very year a deserving VIR club member is recognized as our Enthusiast of the Year and awarded a trophy at the AGM.
Al and Jacquie Sherwood are the 2017 recipients but the trophy is nowhere to be seen (best picture we found shown below left).
If you have seen it or if you know where it is, please advise the club Secretary Michael Holan secretary@virpca.org No questions will be asked :-)
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Let’s review the mantra for keeping your car’s exterior in shape. Before I’m done, you’ll be sick of reading about these five steps. Clean – Washing the exterior removes “above the surface” contamination. That’s the stuff that isn’t bonded to the paint. We covered this in a previous issue. Decontaminate – Decontamination removes bonded and embedded contaminants from the paint. This leaves a nice smooth surface for maximum gloss. We covered this previously. Polish – Polishing removes scratches, swirls and other damage to your paint. We will cover this today. Protect – The paint is now in great shape and we need to apply some protection. This is the topic that many of you have been asking about for months. And we’re going to start to cover it right now Maintain – Once we have our car cleaned and protected, it’s far easier to maintain that state of cleanliness than it is to let the condition degrade such that you have to go through this process again. Achieving the best possible finish on our paint starts with cleaning the dirt and debris from the paint (steps 1 & 2 above). Once clean, we want the surface of the paint to be as smooth as possible. That’s where polishing comes in. Polishing is the removal of paint defects through the use of mild abrasives. A discussion of polishing has to start with a discussion about paint. Paint comes in two flavors: single stage and base coat/clear coat. Cars with single stage paint have a single layer of colored paint on top of the primer. The first characteristics that we care about is that single stage paint is fairly soft compared to base coat/clear coat finishes. The second characteristic is that single stage paint is much thicker than base coat/clear coat finishes. Prior to the mid 80’s, cars had single stage paint. Somewhere in the mid 80’s cars started appearing with base coat/clear coat paint jobs. Clear coat paint is almost always much harder than single stage paint. But the clear coat layer is very thin. We’ll talk about that in just a minute. All of this discussion reference cars painted with a base coat/clear coat system. General care for cars PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
painted with single stage paint isn’t too much different from clear coated cars, but, paint thickness and buffing are different for the two paint systems. If you need more information about a single state paint job on your car, send me an email. How can you tell which paint system you have? Take a microfiber towel, apply a drop of polish to a body panel, and rub it with the towel. If you have a single stage paint, the paint color will transfer to the towel. The body panels of your car start with a metal or composite base material. On top of that are layers of primer, basecoat (which determines the color), and clear coat. In my first detailing article I said that paint on today’s new cars can be between 3 and 8 mils thick. That includes all of the layers. Now it’s time to break down the layers and their thickness. Approximate Paint Layer Thickness Thin
Thick
Clear coat
1.5
4
Base coat
0.4
1
Primer
1.1
3
3
8
Total thickness
All measurements in mils
A reference is always handy. Regular printer/copier paper is about 3 mils thick. A Post It Note is a little thicker at about 4 mils. So if you have a clear coat paint job from the factory, you paint is about as thick as two Post It notes! If some or all of your car has been repainted at some time in it’s life, your paint will be much thicker. The diagram below illustrates the figures above and will be referenced throughout this article.
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Over time, the clear coat can accumulate quite a collection of defects. Nearly all of these defects are scratches in the clear coat of various shapes and depth. There are a dozen or more types of paint defects. They can be challenging to photograph, so I’m simply going to cover a few of the most common defects.
The image above illustrates cobweb or spider web swirls. These scratches look like they’re in a circular pattern but that’s an illusion. Scratches of random length, depth and direction accumulate over time. When you shine a light on the paint, the parts of scratches that are perpendicular to the light show up best. Most cars are covered in scratches like this but they aren’t typically visible without close inspection with the right lighting.
The image above illustrates rotary buffer swirls, sometimes called buffer trails or holograms. These marks are created by the improper use of a rotary buffer.
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The image above is of water spots. I could write an entire article on water spots. Some water spots are simply mineral deposits on top of the paint and can be removed with a washing or a quick detail spray. Other types of spots are etched into the clear coat and require polishing to remove. Now that we know a little about paint defects, let’s talk about what we can do about them. The first option is to do nothing at all. OK, water spots are pretty terrible and need to be dealt with. But all of our cars have scratches to some degree or another. And the more we drive our cars the more scratches we accumulate. So if you were to buff out the scratches in your paint and then drive your car, you would immediately start to accumulate new scratches. Most paint defects are invisible to the average person. Beyond about 6 feet, most paint defects are invisible to almost everyone. Light color paints mask all but the most serious defects. So the right answer for many people is to ignore polishing altogether. For others, the right answer is to use an all-in-one wax or cleaner wax periodically. We’ll talk about those products in the next issue. If one option is not to polish your paint then the other option must be to polish it. If your car is a garage queen, or it has dark paint, or maybe you’re just a perfectionist, then polishing could be the answer for you. But before you start polishing your car, there are a few things to consider. Each time you polish your paint, you remove a little bit of the clear coat. Done properly, the amount removed isn’t typically measurable using instruments that you and I can afford to purchase. Just remember that polishing is something you don’t want to do more than once a year or so. If you own an older car with original paint that has been polished quite a bit during its life, you might want to invest in a paint thickness gauge. The thickness gauge will tell you exactly how much clear coat you have left. You’ll need one of the high-end models that can measure the thickness of the clear coat separately Page 23
from the rest of the paint. Why should you care about how much clear coat you have left? If you polish through the clear coat, you’ll create a spot on the paint that is very visible. Fixing that spot will require you to repaint that panel. Most scratches are not deep enough to feel with your fingers. But if you have one or more scratches that you can catch your fingernail in, those scratches are too deep to risk polishing out. It’s time to talk about how to polish your car. I always start that discussion with a list of the tools and materials you’ll need. Dual-action (DA) or random orbital polisher – You really want a polisher for this job. You can polish by hand but I don’t recommend it. Before you ask, yes, I recommend a DA polisher over an orbital/rotary buffer. A rotary buffer requires a degree of skill and is very unforgiving if not used properly. A DA polisher is easy to use and very forgiving.
There are lots of choices out there for DA polishers. I am comfortable saying that if you buy something from Porter Cable, Griot’s, FLEX, or Rupes you will get a fine product. 5.5” pads seem to be the hot ticket these days. You’ll also see units that use 6” or 5” pads as well. Your first polisher should be in that 5” - 6” range. Once you have a big polisher, you can invest in a smaller 2” or 3” unit if you feel the need. A smaller unit will allow you to work on spots you can’t get to with the big one. Personally, all of my polishers are from Griot’s. I have a BOSS G15, an older 6” model, and their 3” unit at the shop. At home, I have one of their older 6” units and a 3”. Why did I choose Griot’s? Their prodPORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
ucts are among the best in the business. They are located right across the bridge in Tacoma. Most importantly their products come with a lifetime warranty. Polishing Pads – Polishing pads come in all shapes and sizes. The first thing you need to know if that you need to focus only on pads that are the correct size for the backing plate on your polisher. For example the older Griot’s 6” model uses 6” pads. The newer BOSS G15 and G21 use 5.5” pads. The documentation for your polisher will tell you what you need to use. The second thing you need to be aware of is to pick the appropriate pad for the task at hand. Pads are designed for applications from strictly wax application all the way up to aggressive polishing. In fact, your pad choice can have as much impact on the aggressiveness of your polishing as your choice of polish. The folks that make your polisher will almost always offer pads as well. Griot’s, for example, has about 7 different types of pads. There are third-party pad makers like the folks at Lake Country who have great products. Which pads are right for you? If you have no experience with polishing I’d recommend a less aggressive polishing pad like the Griot’s Orange Foam Correcting Pad or one of Lake Country’s Green Light Polishing Pads. If you find you need something more aggressive, there are lots over options. But in detailing, we always strive to use the least aggressive technique to accomplish any given task. How many pads do you need? Some guys swear by using 6 – 8 pads for a single car. I typically use 3 – 4 per car with frequent cleanings with a pad brush. Polish – Polish is available in a wide range of aggressiveness and I would guess that there are 25 or more different makers of polish. If you’re just getting started, think of polishes like sand paper and wood. If you need to take off a lot of material you would start with a coarse product like an 80 grit paper. That 80 grit paper will leave some fairly big marks in the wood that you will have to remove with something finer like a 320 grit paper. So I’d recommend picking two polishes, one more aggressive than the other. If you were buying from Griot’s you could use their Correcting Cream and their Perfecting Cream. At the shop I use Meguiars M105 (aggressive) and M205 (much less aggressive). I wish I could give you better Page 24
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guidance but there are a HUGE number of choices in and quickly move it back and forth to spread this market segment. product evenly across the entire block you’re Microfiber Towels – Once you apply the polish, about to polish. you’ll have to rub it off. You’ll want to use a high 4. Now turn the speed up to medium-high and perquality microfiber towel for the task. I recommend form 3 - 6 “section passes” across the block you using something better than the cheap microfiber are polishing. A section pass is moving the buffer towels you can buy at Costco. Griot’s has a towel spefrom one side of the block to the other, back and cifically designed for polish removal. If you can get forth with some overlap each time, until you’ve your hands on the weight specifications for a towel, I covered the entire block. Look at the illustration recommend you choose something that is 350 g/m2 below. or heavier. You’re going to be rubbing the paint fairly Move the buffer slowly with light pressure. It hard with these towels and the slightest bit of abrashould take about 2 seconds to cross a 2’ dissiveness will leave marks in your paint. Believe me, I tance. Perform each pass perpendicular to the know from experience. last pass. Before I go into the specifics of how to polish, let 5. Check frequently to make sure you are removing me give you look at what I do before I start a polishthe right amount of clear coat. Unless your polish ing job. By looking at the paint with a bright hand directions tell you otherwise, make sure the held light, I get a feel for how much polishing will be polish is still wet in the trail behind the buffer. If it necessary. Then I pick out 3 combinations of buffing starts to dry out, you need more polish. Keep it pads and polishes that represent three levels of aggressiveness. I tape off three areas on the hood or trunk that are about 2’ x 2’. Then, each area gets polished using one of the three pad/polish combinations. After I inspect the results, I pick the pad/polish combination that removes just the right amount of clear coat and no more. This is how I determine the least aggressive method to accomplish the job in front of me. Now for the process. 1. Starting with a polishing pad attached to your buffer, you’ll need to “butter” the pad with polish. Buttering is the application of a liberal amount of product to a dry pad. You’ll only do this before you use a fresh dry pad. Some folks tell you to apply two thick beads of polish in the shape of an “X” across the pad. Griot’s tells you to apply product to the pad and spread it with your finger until the entire surface of the pad is damp with prodwet and lubricated. If my description of a section uct. pass isn’t clear, go to YouTube and search for 2. Pick a section of paint roughly 2’ x 2’. Before you “How to do a section pass”. The top result is from start a job you should mentally break each panel Autogeek and is a great video. of the car into blocks that are roughly 4 sqft in 6. After the necessary number of section passes, area. So a hood might have 4 blocks or a trunk lid turn the buffer off and set it down. Take a microfimight have two. ber cloth and rub the polish off the paint. Do it 3. Set the speed on the polisher to a low setting and now before you start the next block. If you leave place the polisher in the middle of the block of some polishes sit for very long, they become very paint you’re about to polish. Turn the polisher on difficult to rub off. PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
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7. You’ll need to reapply more polish to the pad before starting your next block. Since the pad is now primed, you don’t need as much product. Four to six pea size dots of polish is all you need for a 5” or 6” pad. 8. Return to step 2 until you’ve finished polishing. Remember, as you do more blocks of paint, the residue from the polish and paint will accumulate on the pad. Keep the pad clean with a pad brush or change over to a new pad as the product builds up. You may not need to buff the entire car. Maybe you’re just trying to remove a particularly large scratch or maybe there are water spots or scratches in one particular area. In those cases, all you need to do is polish that particular section. Since this is the first time we’ve talked about using a buffer, I’ll share a few bits of buffer advice. Make sure the pad is on the surface of the car whenever you pull the trigger. If you pull the trigger early or you lift the pad before you release the trigger, any-
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thing on that pad will be thrown all over you, your car, and your workspace. Next, keep your pad about 1/2” away from panel edges and creases. You can take the clear coat off the edge of a panel or crease really quickly if you aren’t careful. Don’t run the polisher over badges or raised lettering. You’ll either rip up the pad or rip the badge off the car. If your car has lettering or striping that was applied as a decal (not painted), try not to cross the edges of the decal with the buffer. Like badges, you risk pulling up the decal. Thanks for reading. And, as always, if you have questions, drop me a line at billelwell@hotmail.com .
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n a beautiful, sunny December 15th in the Comox Valley, my husband Gary and I along with our 2002 Boxster, were thrilled to present to Emily (the Branch Manager) and her staff at the Comox Valley S.P.C.A. a VIRPCA cheque for $2,500 that was partially raised at our 2nd PORSCHES HELPING PETS on Saturday August 12th 2017.
That amount was a combination of money raised by donations and auction items on August 12th, a PCA Charity amount for US $450 that we applied for and US $250 as an Honourable Mention of the 2016 PCA Public Service Award, announced at the 2017 Spokane Parade.
Thank you for the generosity of all the VIR club members who participated, well done!
Wendy Woodley Up Island Director PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
Click on the logo to visit the BC SPCA website
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elow is a photo taken at Parade in Spokane this year, of Conrad Peden with his award for 1st place in his class in the autocross, in his 1973 914 . Well done to him of course, but…….. It is such an opportunity to use it for one of our Caption Contests!
So please put on your Christmas/New Year thinking caps and send in your amusing caption for the picture and we shall award a prize from our stash to the winner.
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f you have received a discount from anywhere that you believe would be applicable to others in the club, please let me know via email to newsletter@virpca.org and we shall get it added to this list.
Where
Discount
Lordco
Up to 30%
Description Car parts etc. Mention Porsche Club of America. www.lordco.com
Porsche Center Victoria
15%
Parts & labour www.porschevictoria.com
RIBA Detailing Perfection, Duncan
25%
PCA members receive 25% off RIBA published prices. 4 standard packages or “a la carte”. Member of the International Detailers Association.
Next Level Audio
20%
VIR PCA Discounts section include a 20% discount on in stock products from Next Level Audio
B
elow are some Porsche related forums that club members may find useful. If you know of any others please forward them to the Editor. Best forum for 986 owners, run by Pelican Parts 986forum.com/forums/ PCA Boxster register, another great resource for Boxster owners boxsterregister.org/
See the PCA site for other models www.pca.org/special-interest-groups Macan Forum, everything related to Macans www.macanforum.com
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Reynolds Christmas Tree Recycle Jan 5-7 Info here
Club members with a Christmas tree to dispose of, can drop it off at Reynolds Secondary School in Victoria. Club member Conrad Peden brings out our autocross trailer in support of the event
Contact John McGurran
which supports the school’s music program. A donation of $10
or more would be appreciated.
January Board & Member Meeting Jan 7
Members are welcome to attend. No host lunch at 12 noon and
Contact
Info here the meeting starts at 1:00 sharp. Please inform Michael Holan by Michael Holan Thursday January 4th if you are planning to attend so adequate seating can be arranged.
Up Island Cars & Coffee 2nd Saturday Info here
10am— noon, Crown Isle Plaza, 444 Lerwick Rd, Courtenay We welcome all VIR members to enjoy some Starbucks coffee, perhaps breakfast and the comradeship of fellow Porsche owners. We look forward to having you join us whenever you can.
Contact Wendy Woodley
Mid Island Cars & Coffee Sunday 10am Info here Sunday 9am Info here
Country Grocer, 1800 Dufferin Cr, Nanaimo BUT 1st Sunday of the month, meet at Serious Coffee , 1209 Island Hwy E, Parksville
Just turn up!
South Island Cars & Coffee Just turn up! Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd, Victoria, V8Z 5G5
Check our website for latest event details www.virpca.org/virevents PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
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If you are buying or selling something Porsche related, members can advertise for free here. However, there is limited text per advert with one photo and much less with two photos! Send your classified info to me at newsletter@virpca.org
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The club has some 2017 Black Rock T-shirts for sale in the following unisex sizes 9 x Extra Large 1 x Large
3 x Medium $20 each They are grey with the yellow distinctive Black Rock logo and a new crew neck design this year. To order, please contact Dan Bourlet at dan.bourlet@shaw.ca
We also have some 2017 Black Rock Golf Shirts for sale in these sizes:-
1 x Extra Large (Men’s) 1 x Medium (Women’s)
$40 each or 2 for $75! They are Black & Grey with the VIR logo on the sleeve and the Black Rock logo on the chest. To order, please contact Dan Bourlet at dan.bourlet@shaw.ca PORSCHER — JANUARY 2018
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Commercial advertisement space is available . The following current rates are applicable:-
Porscher is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Vancouver Island Region and is published approximately monthly.
$210 Outside back page $200 Inside front cover $190 Inside back cover $150 Full page $ 90 Half page $ 50 Quarter page $ 30 Business card
EDITORIAL: Statements appearing in PORSCHER are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Porsche Club of America, the Vancouver Island Region, its Executives or the Editor. All articles and photographs are copyright the author or contributor (unless otherwise noted). Permission for reprints or reproduction of the contents must be granted by the Editor and the author or contributor.
Please contact the Editor for more information.
COVER : Conrad Peden’s autocross winning 914 at Spokane Parade
Copyright © 2018 by Porsche Club of America, Vancouver Island Region. All rights reserved. www.virpca.org
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SUBMISSIONS: Members are invited and encouraged to submit articles and photos that would be of interest to the club. Photos in JPG or PNG formats. Please send submissions via email to the Newsletter Director at: Newsletter@virpca.org NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: The deadline for the next issue is the 23rd of the month. PHOTO CREDITS :- Wyman Lee, Henning Wulff, Edith Skiber, Karl Hoener, Mark Titterton, Al Kyle, Steve Fairbrother and Imogen Burr. If we have omitted anyone, our apologies, please advise us and we shall credit you next month.
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