Ferrari 599 GTB hologramus maximus + Migliore wax review

[Apollo_Auto]

Hi all! Here`s another Fiorano that came with some factory installed holograms... a lot more than usual. Anyway, I didn`t get to wash this one (just as with rest of them :wall:), so I did a wipe down with InstaFinish Spray Wax and a MF before starting. I clayed a couple of parts before starting to see if there was any contamination but the boys at the factory did a good enough job at leveling everything so it wasn`t necessary to do the entire car. Here`s some before pictures (not for the faint of heart :)):



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Zorro left his mark here...



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Some polish residue...



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Oooh, polish splatter... I figure they must be Ramboing the hell out of these things at like 3-4,000 RPM...



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Ouch... painful.



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That`s pretty



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Someone pulled a TN on the trim :D



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Ouch on the other mirror, too.



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As usual, I used my modified version of the Zenith technique to polish the entire car with a finishing pad and InstaFinish #15. By "modified" I mean that instead of using higher RPM`s I use more pressure and achieve the same results. This is very handy in tight spots because I have more control of the polisher and if I just happen to catch onto something I can it can be easily contained. There were a couple of places that had wet sanding marks (didn`t get any piccies of those because I wanted to finish this car today), and those were removed with a polishing pad+IF #15, followed by a finessing pad and #15 with the same method as mentioned above.



Here`s some shots in the sun after the chosen combo.



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Hmm, what have we here? Another hungry pony? Yep, I found some more automatic car wash brushes in the front badge this time rather than the back, as well as in the front grill. I showed the owner and he asked me to give it to him after removing it because he`s collecting them to send to the factory... they swear up and down they don`t put them through the grinder, but this is the 3rd Ferrari I`ve found these bristles on.



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I just feel a bit demented rubbing peanut butter on a car like this, but hey, it removes those polishing stains like a champ. And I fingered that it`s gotta be "Grade A Fancy" for a car of this caliber :)!



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Larger area of the mirror cleaned via Jiffy :)



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This one came with the "Fish Eye" package



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Another one...



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Nice load of scratches on the back bumper...



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[Apollo_Auto]

Here`s some outside pictures before LSP



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This would have been a really nice shot if my shutter wouldn`t have been jammed... :(



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On to the Migliore Primo review. Here`s what I think of the wax:



I tried this wax out on my car a about a week ago when it was still pretty cold outside. It took quite a long time to cure (I did a swipe test roughly every 5 minutes), but in the end, curing time was about 25 minutes +/-. The first time I removed it was relatively easy and just for testing purposes, I did half of my hood with Migliore Primo and the other half with Swissvax Concorso. It wasn`t as easy to remove as the SW, but then again, not as greasy. After removing it, I swiped the MF across both halves of the hood and I could feel a huge difference between the 2 waxes. The SW had a nice, slick feel to it but the Migliore... well I could actually feel that there was wax on the car and I like that. After swiping my MF across the hood enjoying the feel of Migliore, I broke out the garden hose and started spraying to test the sheeting. I got hypnotized by the beads and wound up spraying my car for a good 5 minutes, enjoying that too :). Every time I sprayed it the Migliore side was almost completely dry, while the SW side left little patches of beads all over it. I sprayed it from several different angles just to be fair and the results were the same every time. Very nice sheeting action, very nice.



Now that the weather`s finally warm here, I decided to give it another test run. Applying it this time was much easier than before and I`ll attribute that to the temperature. This is a very solid wax; almost like rubbing an applicator on a soft candle... kind of like Colly 885, but this wax smells MUCH nicer :). It`s got a very pleasant, natural orange scent to it... nice touch. It went easy, though not as easy as most. It`s got more of a "silky" feel to it, rather than "greasy". After letting it cure for about 25-30 minutes (the manufacturer says remove after 10 min.), I did the swipe test, but it was still a bit tacky. I then started to remove it with a MF and in some places it was grabby, but in others came off quite easily, but not as easily as most boutique waxes. I stopped removing it after a few swipes because it really didn`t feel like it was cured yet. I don`t know if you`ve ever seen a 599 GTB in person or not, but it`s a WIDE automoble. I`m 6` tall and when leaning over it at about a 45 degree angle, my fingers barely touch the middle. When I applied the wax to the hood, I literally swiped the applicator (and really, just a quick swipe across the wax) 3 times to wax the hood, and it seems that I applied WAY too much! Then, I grabbed the Maki, put on a finishing pad, misted the car lightly with water and began to spread the wax more evenly. 10 minutes later it was easier to remove, but again, not the easiest wax I`ve ever removed (I`ll point the finger at the weather for the easier removal the first time). It was still a bit grabby, but that`s not really a bad thing.



Despite being a bit difficult to remove (I will be giving this wax another go shortly), IMO this is an excellent wax. Again, it`s a wax that you can literally feel on the paint; kind of like wearing a Breitling... you KNOW it`s there. If I get the chance to spit-shine a car again, this will be my wax of choice because it`s just got that spit-shine wax feel to it. I can`t comment on durability, but by the way this wax feels on the car, I`m going to guess it`ll outlast most of the nubas I have.



If you`re one of those people that expects your wax to go on like butter and come off like nothing was there, this is not the wax for you. I figured I`d make that disclaimer because I`ve seen it happen too many times where people go out and buy waxes based on something they`ve heard, then they get the wax home, don`t read the instructions, can`t apply or remove it easily, then they hate the wax and talk crap about it. This wax will require a little more effort to apply and remove, but that little extra effort is well worth it. Also, it`s one of those "polish after removal to bring out the shine" waxes. It leaves a bit of residue on the paint (well, at least on this dark chocolate color), so it should be buffed afterward. I know the shine and look of a wax all boils down to the polish, but this wax gave an awesome finish and I really believe it added a lot more wetness to the paint.



Migliore Primo is most certainly different than any wax I`ve used so far, and I`ve used a lot of them... Here`s a picture of her lubed up:



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Thanks for looking, and for the Playboy subscribers thanks for "looking"!



- Jesse

[byers ford]

Simply amazing work! That`s a pretty cool trick with the peanut butter too.



I can not believe someone would take that car thru and automatic car wash.



There were some nice cars in the shop too, like the racing F430.

[imported_shine]

Geez, automatic car washes and blind monkeys with rotaries. Nice work bringing it back to life!

[Barry Theal]

nice right up bro! glad to see the hungarian weather is getting warmer i think it hit 60 here today lol. the old school peanut butter trick i forgot that one! geee`s that just made me think about a product called ebony. remember that one? anyways nice right up great work the pony looks nice!!! i just can`t beleive for that kinda money they roll out of a factory like that! **** neaver amazes me! :2thumbs:

[Spilchy]

Shop Rite peanut Butter in Hungary! Ha!

[Greg Nichols]

Jesse!



Well done there, I`m sure the Dealer is very happy with your work.



Cheers,

GREG

[TSC17]

At least you used the fancy stuff...anything less would have been in poor taste! :)



Nice work as always.

[imported_Jakerooni]

What exactly is filling in stuff with Hydrogenated peanut oil doing here? I`ve never heard of it but once the oil in the peanut butter breaks down I would have to think the "Correction" will show back up. I`m intrigued by this method. Can you explain it a bit better please :D

[BIOLINK]

Very nice Job! I saw a new Bentley that looked that bad on a new car lot. I wanted to cry.



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[autoconcierge]

Thanks Jesse for stealing my thunder for a swirled up 599:bawling:(lol) seriously what is going on in Maranello??? every new car coming out is prepped like a** if Ferrari would pay our way there we could take a handful Autopians and SHOW them how to prep the cars....... like that would ever happen.



A 599 even in a downturned economy is still a very exspensive automobile!!, they are just cutting corners at the factory like I have never seen before.

[White lexus 23]

looks amazing man! keep up the awesome work

[jimmie jam]

beautiful result, as usual! thanks for posting :up

[Flashtime]

Nice work!



What`s really funny/sad is that the amount of swirls left by "zorro" would be

considered "decent" by most body shop standards. And the correction isn`t

that much work from that point either...

[nick26]

great dude!