dsms + Autoconcierge: 3 Ferrari's F430, 360 and Enzo

dsms · 08-15-09, 06:58

Couple red machines we worked on in the past 2 weeks.

First up: F430 spyder

Lot of rids, needed heavy correction work.

Started with the wheels, Bob washed the paint.

Bob rinsed the pant with DI water, he then blowed dried the car while I followed up with drying towels

After claying the sun popped out, gave us a chance to see the damage.
Certain areas had light swirling and other areas had lots of RIDS

Bob pulled the car inside :waiting: (Dont worry I got to drive the PDK porsche and a gallardo later on)

To position the car on the platform Bob used his go jacks, getting the car on go jacks is easy, pulling it into posistion is a little more difficult...

See Ferrari's do have ground clearence! The approach ramps were put into place and the car was feathered onto the platform.

All trim, badges and most importantly the mesh grills were taped up

Paint correction took us both a very long time... the Ferrari paint is ceramic and rock hard, Bob hit several areas with 1500grit and most RID clusters needed multiple hits of M105 and the wool pad.

Correction:

Megs M105 w/ gray wool pad 2000+ rpm
Menz 106FA w/ white cutting pad
Menz PO85rd w/ gray SM finishing pad (80ppi)

The 105 and gray wool corrected the deep stuff well, we couldnt however go right to finishing. 106FA on a white cutting pad helped with the light holograming and micro scratches left behind after compouding.

The 106FA finished down just about LSP ready. After which I jeweled the paint with 85RD and the 80ppi gray pad. This helped re-level the finish even more and amp up the gloss and clairty.

Me following up the wool with 106FA

Bob doing the same...

The ragtop folding door was tough to get too, so I posistioned myself to where i could polish the whole thing evenly... I like the metabos balance because I can correct with one hand.

I worked on the paint and Bob handled the clear bra with the Festool DA... no its not a shinex but its the most powerful DA I have used. That mixed with 106FA cleaned up the bra 100%

The red headrest panel which flowed into the car was also moderately swirled and still rock hard paint... Bob wool pad correcting it

Some halogen shots after working 106FA... paint is 100% but clarity isnt

Bob got to work on the interior and engine and I began my favorite part of any detail... jeweling :thumb:

dsms · 08-15-09, 07:00

Front fender after jeweling

Bob rinsed the engine inside with his Mytee low presure washer, never seen this before but its a nice tool to have. Holds 4 gals of water or in this case ONR diluted with DI water. It sprays at low pressure...

LSP:

CG acrylic glaze by festool DA
CG JS109 x2

Buffing off JS109 with a damp MF

Some after shots inside...

Tires and wells dressed for a matte finish, wheels polished and sealed as well

Interior after pics..

Ready to be pulled outside. Glass was hand polished with wet mirror and the cleaned using DI water. All trim was dressed with TRV, some areas needed 2 applications to get the restored black look.

Bob and the owner going over the car in the distance... owner was exited

dsms · 08-15-09, 07:01

Next Ferrari, a 360 coupe. Similar level of defect as the 430 yet more wash induced swirls and not as many deep RIDS... the dividing factor however was the non ceramic paint which cleaned up quicker than the 430:headbang:

Started with the wheels as usual

Stripped the tires of all prior dirt and dressing..

Washed, clayed and started correcting. Bob handled the smaller areas with the 3" pads and I worked the door panels. He caught up to me rather quick, not suprising as this surely wasnt his first rodeo.

I took a break from correction and put the finishing touches to the wheels. Again hand polished and then sealed. Tires and well treated with a matte dressing, no shine.

Some post polishing halogen shots

Carpets sprayed with folex and the agitated with a soft brush, plastic foot pads cleaned with interior cleaner to restore a dark matte finish as they were dried out a bit

Me cleaning the interior, to be honest interiors are my least favorite part of a detail. But probably the biggest area to concentrate on because owners will first notice a flaw with interior work before paintwork most of the time

50/50 of the exhaust... Bob had some good tricks to clean up the ferrari cans

dsms · 08-15-09, 07:02

LSP:

CG acrylic by festool DA
JS109 x2

Front nose had a clear bra on it but I figured one overhead inside shot couldnt hurt. It was too nice a day not to pull the car out for some sun shots

Leveled paint...

dsms · 08-15-09, 07:03

More sun shots

Shot Video walkaround..

And finally the Ferrai Enzo in a really rare uniqe color :

This car was done as a showcase for premier films OC grand opening.

Wash, wheels, light correction and sealant. The entire body of the car is wrapped in protective film so extra care was taken. The Enzo was done on site at the new premier films location in OC

The after shots...

Snapped one outside..

A very long week but very entertaining nonetheless. Big thanks to Bob for allowing me to work on some fine machines with him

bufferbarry · 08-15-09, 07:49

Looks like an awesome time guys great job all the way around!

Superdutytd · 08-15-09, 08:46

So you actually use a normal car polish on the clear bra?

The cars look fantastic!

AZ Ferrari Man · 08-15-09, 09:45

Great work as usual! What kind of dressing do you guys use on the tires? What is the process for making them look like that with a matte sheen.?

Andrew