Ferrari F355 Berlinetta - Tuition Detail

[imported_Dave KG]

Sunday was another detailing treat for me... a chance to work on one of my favourite Ferraris, the 355, with a simply beautiful shape and in the gorgeous rosso corsa deep red :)



Charlie, the owner, was keen to learn machine polishing and so opted for an Assisted Tuition Detail. That is, rather than me simply turning up and detailing the car (as normal for details :)), Charlie was to play an active part in the detail learning the ropes and the techniques as we went under watchful eye... Think of it as a hands-on detail, where you get a chance to have your car professionally detailed but also are able to take part and get the satisfaction of achieving the results yourself and learning the techniques all in one.



The car had been washed and clayed before I arrived, so it was a case of being able to go straight into the machine polishing... both DA and rotary polishers were used on the day, using Menzerna PO85RD3.02 Intensive Polish on polishing pads to correct the swirls and 95% of the RDS as well, followed by Menzerna PO85RD Final Finish to burnish the finish to a deep gloss ready for protection.



The paintwork beforehand:



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And some afters (note that these were taken during the detail, so some regions still not machined in these photographs - makes for some good quasi-50/50s :)):



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Charlie in action with the PC:



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Despite this though, Charlie took best to the rotary polisher - taking to it like a duck to water in fact, and seemed to be a lot more at home with the "harder to use" machine... the benefit of this session was Charlie had originally intended to buy a G220, but after finding machine control and results were better with the rotary, he is now opting for the machine he prefers in use :)

[imported_Dave KG]

Outside in the evening light, the gloss and depth of the polishing stage alone was evident on this stunning car:



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The bonnet slats, tricky to machine but beautiful to look at when fully polished :)



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More afters:



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The final pictures, inside as now dark, after Meguiars #7 Show Car Glaze and Valentines Concours Wax:



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A cracking day overall, thoroughly enjoyed working on this car and working with Charlie to achieve a beautiful finish on his car :)

[Thomas Dekany]

Excellent work as always Dave. Great pictures as well. :bow

[imported_GregCavi]

One of my favorite cars. Nice work!

[Clean Dean]

I love the 355 Berlinetta body so much more than the Spider. The lines of the car seem look so much more "flowing" (only way I can describe it). Great correction as expected !!! I can smell that car just looking at your pics. Thanks !!!

[Eisen Hulk]

Good on you, Dave. Excellent work on one of my all-time favorite F-Cars.

[IBStoney1]

Nice job and you had some fun also.



Why does Charlie have a gravel driveway? I was just thinking of rock jumping up and creating a chip out.

[jimmie jam]

wow. very nice result. she looks well cared for.

[Pats300zx]

Beautiful job Dave

[Thats Fresh]

thats looking good. id hate to see dust get kicked up from the rock driveway and onto the car during the detail.

[BIOLINK]

That is one of my favorite cars. Nice work, it looks great.

[davekt]

Very nice indeed:hifive: