Porsche detailing in Abu Dhabi, from the 911 to the Cayenne

Each Porsche brings its own wheels, materials and moving parts, so the care plan follows the car in front of you.

• 911: Porsche offers wheel sets of 19 and 20 inches or 20 and 21 inches, with the smaller size at the front. An optional front-axle lift raises the nose by around 40 mm.
• 718 Cayman and Boxster: Paint to Sample covers these cars too, so a 718 may wear a shade that few body shops have mixed before.
• Macan: the electric Macan comes on 20-inch wheels as standard, with up to 22 inches as an option. Its frameless doors leave the window glass meeting the seal directly.
• Taycan: detailing stays away from the high-voltage system, and the cabin may have no leather at all.
• Cayenne and Panamera: these heavier cars work their brakes hard, so the wheel faces collect dark dust quickly in summer traffic.

Rare and special colours need the most care, because damage to them is the hardest to hide. On the new Macan alone, Porsche lists 14 standard colours and 59 Paint to Sample shades.

A body shop can blend a common silver with little trouble. A heritage shade picked from the Paint to Sample list may need test panels and several attempts before it matches.

That is why many owners fit clear film soon after delivery. It takes the stone chips, and the factory paint underneath stays as Porsche sprayed it.

Matte finishes follow their own rules. They are cleaned with a mild shampoo but never polished, since polish fills the texture and leaves glossy patches.

The brake system decides how fast the wheels turn grey. Porsche Surface Coated Brakes pair a cast-iron disc with a ceramic coating, and Porsche says they make much less brake dust.

You can spot them by their white callipers. Ceramic composite brakes, known as PCCB, have yellow callipers instead, and on the current 911 they use discs of 420 mm at the front.

Whatever the brakes, wash the wheels with a mild product and a soft brush. Harsh acid cleaners can stain painted callipers and polished wheel faces in the heat. Kerb marks on wide rims are refinished through rim repair.

Race-Tex is a microfibre with a suede-like feel, and it needs gentle, low-moisture cleaning. Leather products leave it matted and shiny, so it never shares a cleaner with the seats.

Porsche also offers interiors with no genuine leather. On the Taycan, these combine Race-Tex with a wool-blend textile in the Pepita houndstooth pattern, and the Macan and Macan 4 can have leather-free seats.

A textile seat holds sand deep in its weave. An interior detail lifts that grit with a soft brush and a vacuum before any liquid touches the fabric. Worn bolsters can be retrimmed through car upholstery work.

The 911 front lift helps on steep ramps, but it works only at low speed and does not stop chips. Porsche says the system stays active up to 35 km/h.

The splitter and lower bumper still meet road debris at motorway speed. Film along those edges keeps chips off the paint, whatever height the nose sits at.

The electric Macan adds moving parts of its own. Its active rear spoiler extends in two stages, and cooling flaps at the front open fully during charging. Clean around them by hand, and never force a flap or spoiler into a new position.

Sun, sand and long motorway runs cause most of the wear a Porsche shows here. Below, each typical fault sits next to the service that tends to cure it.

Most owners start with front film and a coating, then add cabin care before summer. If your Porsche wears a rare colour, protect it early, because preventing damage is far easier than chasing a perfect match.

Yes, because clear film keeps the original finish intact. A rare colour is much harder to match after a repair than a standard one.

Yes, detailing work on the Taycan is the same as on any other Porsche, because it never touches the high-voltage system.

Brush washes leave fine swirl marks on any paint, and they show clearly on dark Porsche colours. Gentle hand washing keeps the finish far cleaner.

Book a check soon, because dirt can work its way under a torn edge. The damaged piece can usually be replaced without redoing the whole front.

Mostly, yes. Take extra care at the top edge, where the glass meets the rubber seal with no frame around it. Wipe sand off that seal first.