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Old 05-23-07, 10:33   #1 (permalink)
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04 FERRARI ENZO!!!!! (60+ pics....56k go away!)

2004 FERRARI ENZO!!!!

Well this is the car I mentioned (without actually naming it about two weeks ago). It’s a 2004 Ferrari Enzo with just under 2000 miles on the clock. I completed the detail at the same place I did the Ferrari 212. (Don’t bother asking where this place is ) I have to keep client confidentiality to its highest.

An Enzo averages *roughly* $1.2million and I believe there are only to be 393 left in the world. Thanks to Eddie Griffin for wrecking one as you all may have heard on the news about a month ago. The owner recently acquired this one and plans on driving the car as it is meant to be (he has already tracked it!!!! )and wanted it to “look nice.” Well being the person I am, “nice” on THIS car is not good enough. So I took upon myself to put in extra time and please the owner without charging the full amount.


The body is ALL Carbon Fiber and the angles, curves, and lines of the car made this detail very difficult. The paint is a little different then typical Ferrari paint I have come across, which I believe they use flex agents in the paint to bend with the carbon fiber. The car had buffer trails, marring, and swirls. From what I am told the paint is buffed from the factory and usually arrives to dealers with buffer swirls and paint defects galore. This car was certainly a challenge for me and proved to be very time consuming to get right. In the end the paint came out pretty good only with very minimal swirls left over that seemed to be ‘in” the paint.


Exterior Process:
Wash (No Clay as there were MINIMAL contaminants)
Tried many different combinations to remove paint defects and the below worked the best:
HT-HC / Menz 106FF (80/20 mix) @ 1700rpms with orange cut pad.
Menz IP / Menz 106FF (70/30 mix) @ 1700rpms with white polish pad.
Menz 106FF @ 1700rpms –> 1200rpms with blue finesse pad.
Re-Washed Car
Zymol HD-Cleanse
Zymol Vintage

Tires dressed with Z16
Windows cleaned with Spray Away.

Interior Process:
Interior was pretty much clean…
Vacuum
FK425 wipe down on all carbon fiber surfaces then Zymol Vintage
Leather Cleaned with Leatherique Pristine Clean, dressed with Z10
Dash and other vinyl surfaces treated with 303.
Flitz on chrome exhaust tips

Engine wiped down with FK425
Zymol Vintage on Carbon Fiber Pieces.
Flitz on anything chrome or metal.

There are probably a bunch of other things I’m forgetting, but those were the main parts.

PICS!!!!

Before I washed it…







Driver Door Before:



Driver Door After:



Another Driver Door Before:



Another Driver Door After



Driver Quarter Before:



Driver Quarter After:



Top Driver Quarter Before:

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Old 05-23-07, 10:34   #2 (permalink)
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Re: 04 FERRARI ENZO!!!!! (60+ pics....56k go away!)

Top Driver Quarter After:



Another Driver Quarter Before:



Another Driver Quarter After:



Driver Quarter Lower Before:



Driver Quarter Lower After:



Rear Driver Quarter Top Before:



Rear Driver Quarter After Top:



Trunk After (Forgot to take Before):



Passenger Top Quarter Before:



Passenger Top Quarter After:



Passenger Quarter Before:



Passenger Quarter After:



Another Passenger Quarter Before:



Another Passenger Quarter After:



Passenger Door Before:



Passenger Door After:



Another Passenger Door Before:



Another Passenger Door After:

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Old 05-23-07, 10:35   #3 (permalink)
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Outside Shots in the Sun!!


































Outside shots in the shade:





















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Inside the Garage shots, plus engine, interior.


















Picture of me buffing. (Polishing the Clear bra with 106FF and Blue Finesse Pad)



Picture of me next to the finished product!

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The detail process took me two days and about just under 20 hours. While it didn't come out 100% perfect it was much improved! I did get to drive it about 30 yards and up to 6 mph LOL!! But it was great and nerve bending at the same time to detail her. Questions and Comments welcomed as always!!
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Re: 04 FERRARI ENZO!!!!! (60+ pics....56k go away!)

DUDDDDEEEEEEEE are you serious???? OMG you actually worked on a million dollar car!


Amazing as usual your recent posts have been nothing short of perfect.


Wow is all I can say, if you are not in the league of Dalton I dont know who is.
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DUDDDDEEEEEEEE are you serious???? OMG you actually worked on a million dollar car!


Amazing as usual your recent posts have been nothing short of perfect.


Wow is all I can say, if you are not in the league of Dalton I dont know who is.
Actuall this is my second $1 Million Plus car. The first one was the vintage 1951 Ferrari 212 I did a few weeks back worth from what I understand about $1.4-$1.5 Million. Enzo is about $1.2 Million
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btw your PMs are full :-)
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btw your PMs are full :-)

Oops, didnt realize lol.... clearing as we speak.
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Car looks outstanding!
 
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the "circle of trust" keeps growing and growing
looks amazing as usual!
 
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Re: 04 FERRARI ENZO!!!!! (60+ pics....56k go away!)

Chris that is just simply AWESOME! I wish people around here had nice cars like that. I would be a happy detailer. I am starting to talk to some big car collectors lately.

You do some amazing work my friend and are worth every dollar you get paid. Your foot is in the door now with these high end exotics and it is working out perfect for you. I know the work must be tough with all the breaks and contours in the bodies. I like that homemade baby rotary in the backround.
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