My first Italian...

[stilez]

Get your mind out of the gutter :lmfao...





Vehicle: 1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4

Color: Plum (solid)

Condition: Swirl-city





Pictures will speak a thousand words here.





Interior

-APC cut 20:1 to clean (uncoated everything)

-Zaino Z10 to condition

-Zaino Z6 for glass, gauges, and aluminum



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/Detailing%202006/IMG_3228.jpg







Exterior

-CG Wash

-Zaino Z18 Clay

-Hi-Temp Extreme Cut / Optimum Car Polish (50/50; 2 lines side-by-side) via rotary and LC Cutting Pad @ 1500rpm

-Blackfire Ceramiclear Finishing Polish via rotary and LC Finishing Pad @ 1200rpm

-Zaino Z6 wipedown

-Zaino Z5 Pro (ZFX`d) by hand



-Zaino Z16 x 2 on tires

-Klasse AIO (pre-VOC) on wheels





Taped-Up

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/Detailing%202006/IMG_3215.jpg





Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/Detailing%202006/IMG_3216.jpg



After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/Detailing%202006/IMG_3240.jpg

[stilez]

Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/Detailing%202006/IMG_3218.jpg



After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/Detailing%202006/IMG_3254.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/Detailing%202006/IMG_3249.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/Detailing%202006/IMG_3229.jpg





The paint was lacquer and there was plenty of checking (failing). I stepped in hard and cleaned her up the best I could.



Enjoy!

[Spilchy]

Great work Sean! Looks like Joe`s 50/50 tip is working well for you.



If I remember correctly, this was a car you looked at a long time ago and were thinking of using a glaze on to help conceal so you didn`t have to polish too hard? It may have helped with the remaining halo swirls followed with a heavy carnauba like FK PW. But if I am correct, Z5 has some filling abilities?



I`m not a fan of the color, but the interior is very cool.



Nice clean up!

[Scottwax]

Really nice work on some pretty rough paint! The improvement in depth and gloss is amazing! :)



The interior looks like it is in pretty decent shape for a 30-year-old car.

[ZaneO]

Well, I certainly like the styling of the newer models much better, but it`s still a cool car.



Keep up the great work, Sean!

[imported_cj99si]

hey what kind of car is in the background of the second pic?

[MoneyPit]

Look a few posts down... G35.

[imported_cj99si]

Look a few posts down... G35.



Thats the idea.

[stilez]

Seth: Yes! This was the one, and of course, I forgot the glazes in CT!



He said "do what you can", so I stepped in hard. The lacquer responded really well to polishing, but I didn`t want to go any deeper.



And FWIW, I was the patentor of the 50/50 Extreme Cut/OCP :D.





Scott: Yep, not too bad. Everything was uncoated so I was read the riot act on a mild cleaner. Even 20:1, it still felt a bit tough for the surfaces. I sprayed on and wiped away immediately.







Thank you!

[seth812]

great work man, i`m a fellow CT`er as well ( i know Bren with the WRX)



i`m going to be detailing a 1971 Daytona soon and it`s a laquer finsh as well (very similar color too)

it has the same checking problem with the paint, but it looks like someone already hit the car hard with a rotary because i can see bare metal around the edges of the hood and other spots too :nervous:



what would you reccomend for a process? I think i may just stay with my pc and do a coat of RMG after to help conceal anything i can`t remove, but any advice you can give would be apreciated since i don`t have a lot of experience with singel stage paints.

[gmblack3]

For a 30 yr old that Italian can still teach you a thing or two. :bigups



Great Job!

[imported_Picus]

The paint came out really well, Sean. I`m going to order some of that blackfire as soon as my PO10FF is out; looks like you`re getting great results from it. The side shot of the reflection is :O ; good ol proper prep + Zaino - crazy deep.

[SilverLexus]

I was hoping for pics of some Italian girl. :D



Beautiful car and detail Sean. :bow

[a.k.a. Patrick]

I was hoping for pics of some Italian girl. :D



Beautiful car and detail Sean. :bow

I married my first Italian Lady...........

[SilverLexus]

I married my first Italian Lady



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