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> Car storage question: Wax on? Wax off?
technicalninja
post Dec 28 2023, 04:43 PM
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I'm prepping a car for long term storage.

Under a car port but exposed to the elements and pests from the order "rodentia".

Going to get a healthy dose of mothballs.
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Cleaned and waxed before it goes.

Should I buff it or leave it as is?

Right now "Wax on- Heavy"

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post Dec 31 2023, 02:23 AM
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Nice looking car!

One of the last cars my dad had was a 94 964 Speedster, same red as your car.
This car had the Recaro Carbon Fiber seats. You MUST have a waist below 40" to fit.
For me, it would have been most comfortable NAKED!
I couldn't have ANYTHING in my pockets before I sat down in the car.
19K, pretty much perfect car.
I was always super apprehensive when I drove it...
We were overly cautious with it.

He also had a 95 C4s, 200k when the odometer stopped long before he bought it.
Hard top, beat to death, ugly ass grey, many issues.
The passenger door looked like it had been attacked by a run-away weed eater or a crazed wolverine!
This thing was a roach of the first order. His wife named it "Hobbit".

Hobbit was the single most fun Porsche 911 I've ever driven. You could "drive it like you stole it" because it LOOKED that way!
Beater 964s should never be passed up.
Wish he still had both today.
He had a Convertible D when I was born. That's another I wish had stayed...

One time, when I was leaving the Porsche dealership with a tiny bag of hardware for it, I thought, wow, these parts are MORE expensive than Kay Jewlers by weight!

Back to MSM.

I "fixed" the damage to the point I can now open the door.

Got about 80% of the damage cleared.

My oldest son received a "professional level" airbrush set up for Christmas from his wife.

He says the control is good enough that he can write in cursive with it, and it looks like a ball point pen.

We're going to test that puppy out!

Most of the damage is in an anti-rock chip textured area which should make the repairs far less critical. It's very low on the passenger's side.

If it had to happen it's best it happened where it did.

Would have been much better to AVOID altogether!

Have a Happy New Year!
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technicalninja   Car storage question: Wax on? Wax off?   Dec 28 2023, 04:43 PM
Geezer914   Don't forget to pull the plugs and fog the cyl...   Dec 28 2023, 05:09 PM
technicalninja   No drive train but thanks for the input.   Dec 28 2023, 05:10 PM
Cairo94507   Not sure I understand, you say it is waxed but que...   Dec 28 2023, 05:18 PM
technicalninja   Yes, remove the hazed wax by hand with the world...   Dec 28 2023, 06:04 PM
iankarr   Yes to wax…but just a hand job :) If you like th...   Dec 28 2023, 06:56 PM
peteinjp   I say take off any excess wax. My reasoning is tha...   Dec 28 2023, 06:59 PM
infraredcalvin   I say take off any excess wax. My reasoning is th...   Dec 28 2023, 08:44 PM
Superhawk996   Mothball smell sucks! This smells like a su...   Dec 28 2023, 08:26 PM
technicalninja   Thanks! It's buffed now and the mothballs...   Dec 28 2023, 11:00 PM
Shivers   Thanks! It's buffed now and the mothball...   Jan 2 2024, 12:00 PM
Garland   I use in each compartment, a few clothes dryer she...   Dec 28 2023, 11:43 PM
technicalninja   And, after getting this ready for storage a mistak...   Dec 29 2023, 12:01 AM
wonkipop   And, after getting this ready for storage a mista...   Dec 29 2023, 03:11 AM
peteinjp   Oh man- so sorry to hear that…… Pete   Dec 29 2023, 12:10 AM
Superhawk996   Oh man- so sorry to hear that…… Pete :agre...   Dec 29 2023, 08:34 AM
mlindner   If storing out side, I would have a 914 umbrella c...   Dec 29 2023, 07:08 AM
technicalninja   Nope, no Porsches were damaged in the creation of ...   Dec 29 2023, 09:19 PM
peteinjp   Nope, no Porsches were damaged in the creation of...   Dec 29 2023, 10:12 PM
technicalninja   I know! Lucky for me, the damage is lower rt ...   Dec 29 2023, 10:45 PM
peteinjp   Kid next door hit a home run- and it went right th...   Dec 29 2023, 10:59 PM
technicalninja   Wow, super nice car gets nailed INSIDE its garage....   Dec 29 2023, 11:10 PM
peteinjp   Yes - they were super cool and they had insurance ...   Dec 30 2023, 03:24 AM
technicalninja   Nice looking car! One of the last cars my dad...   Dec 31 2023, 02:23 AM
r_towle   While you may think the rodents won't get insi...   Dec 31 2023, 12:33 PM
technicalninja   I've made sheet metal block off plates for the...   Dec 31 2023, 01:13 PM
rhodyguy   Take the bumpers off….Wax on.   Jan 2 2024, 11:36 AM
technicalninja   Thanks! It's buffed now and the mothbal...   Jan 2 2024, 12:33 PM


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