Monday`s Detail: 1989 Ferrari 328 GTS

[01bluecls]

Well after school started, detailing for me has slowed down and time has become precious. Last Monday I was blessed with the opportunity to detail a 1989 Ferrari 328 GTS. The owner bought the car about a month ago and it has about 29,XXX miles on it. When the car was brought to my house I knew I had the work cut out for me, since the paint is all original I know has to be very thin which Ferrari paint naturally is. The owner drove about an hour away to get the car to me and left it overnight in my garage so I could finish it in the morning. When the car was brought to me there were some swirls but not the amount I expected. The car has single stage paint so I washing pads every panel or so. Overall the car is in excellent shape, but I knew I would have to spend a lot of time taking care of it and not going too aggressive with it.



I can’t believe it, but my camera separates files into separate folders each day. So all the before pics were in a Monday folder and the after pics were in a Tuesday folder. Well I didn’t realize this when I downloaded the pics from the camera on Tuesday and only ended up with the after pics and no before when I cleared the memory card!!! None the less here was the process…



Paint:

Wash – Swissol Car Bath (owner supplied)

Clay – Zaino Clay with FK425 as lube.

Menzerna Final Polish II via Rotary @ 1500 rpms and polish pad

Menzerna Final Polish II via Rotary @ 1000 rpms and polish pad

Some tighter spots I used 4 inch polish pads via drill adapter

Clearkote Red Machine Glaze via PC @ 4

Swissol Scuderia Wax by hand x 2 (one Monday evening and one Tuesday morning.)



Wheels:

Meg’s wheel brightener 50/50 with mf mitt and megs wheel brush for the inside wheels. Hand polished with Flitz Polish and sealed with collinite IW845. Tires got Zaino Z16 and wheel wells got AA.



Interior:

Vacuum, woolite/water on everything, leather got Zaino Z10 and all vinyl treated with 303. All glass cleaned with stoners IG



Overall the entire detail took 12 hours over the course of all day Monday and Tuesday morning. The owner was very pleased!



Here’s the after pics:





http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/89_fr_after_sun.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/89_Ferrari_driver_fr.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/89_Ferrari_pass_fr.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/89_front_open_door.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/328_after_driver_side.jpg

[01bluecls]

More pics!



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/328_dr_hood_after.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/328_direct_fron_shot.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/328_hood_reflect.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/328_hood_wet.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/328_pass_side_after.jpg



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/328_rear_shot.jpg



Questions/comments as always welcomed!

[Scottwax]

:eek: :bow



Looks like you could high dive into the paint and never touch metal!

[Mikeyc]

Wow! That car looks great. Very nice work!!



Does the owner happen to have a mustache and wear a Detroit Tigers hat? :laugh:

[01bluecls]

Wow! That car looks great. Very nice work!!



Does the owner happen to have a mustache and wear a Detroit Tigers hat? :laugh:





I knew I would get a Magnum P.I. referance ! lol

[imported_GregCavi]

Excellent Job! I have yet to detail a ferrari :(



lol



http://www.italiadavedere.it/images/EMILIAROMAGNA/FERRARI/1980Ferrari308GTS-MagnumPI.jpg





Greg

[01bluecls]

LOL damn guys, I emailed a reference to the owner to view this thread, I think he`s gonna get pissed! :(

[Ron Harris]

Nice work on a Beautiful and timeless body style



I think tom looks a little POed.

[CleanGSR]

I hate you guys. I would love to see a Ferrari like that, let alone get to detail one. That car looks amazing. Definately a great job.

[01bluecls]

Thanks for the compliments everyone. He took it to a show today and is taking it to a show next week, hopefully he will take some pics so I can share them with everyone!

[justin30513]

That my friend, it some wet paint!

Like Scott said, swimming pool wet!

Just a clean job.

Thanks for posting it.

[DSVWGLI]

Your work is top notch, looks amazing. I dream of detailing a Ferrari. A question regarding Rotary use, how many rpm`s on the edges and are you keeping the pad flat?

[01bluecls]

I use a 6.5 inch pad and never run over the edges! The "edges" have the least amount of paint on them and will burn right off if gone over wrong. I keep the pad flat then around edges or areas im worried about i tilt the pad slightly or keep the pad flat and angled to make sure I dont go directly over the edges (if that makes any sense) The previous details that car had recieved from the previous detailers striped the paint off in several areas of where the paint had shaper angles.

[imported_hadboosttroy]

I just can`t see that car looking any better if it was brand new :) Spectacular job.

[DSVWGLI]

I use a 6.5 inch pad and never run over the edges! The "edges" have the least amount of paint on them and will burn right off if gone over wrong. I keep the pad flat then around edges or areas im worried about i tilt the pad slightly or keep the pad flat and angled to make sure I dont go directly over the edges (if that makes any sense) The previous details that car had recieved from the previous detailers striped the paint off in several areas of where the paint had shaper angles.



What do you do with swirls that go out to the edge of a panel?