Ferrari 458 Italia: Full wet sand and detail in South Florida

[Todd@RUPES]

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[Todd@RUPES]

Before looking at the full sized after photos it is important to reflect with two full sized before photos.



There was heavy orange peel over the Ferrari`s entire surface.



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Here is an in progress shot taken of the 458 Italia prior to the end of day three. A lot of time was spent double and triple checking the progress and results. If there had been enough factory paint thickness to completely sand the body completely flat, this job would have been easier. As such the goal was to get as close to perfect as possible, which meant giving it a consistent and uniform finish everywhere. Over sanding and over flattening a small amount too much would have meant re-sanding the entire surface flatter as well to ensure total uniformity.





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The remaining pictures are after shots, taken both in direct sunlight and in the shade close to the house. Thank you for reading.





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I would also like to thank Kevin Brown for graciously taking the time to proof read this thread and for making many beneficial suggestions!

[Todd@RUPES]

Sorry the thread is a little small and hard to read. The size of the thread should be 1200 pixels wide but it looks like autopia is automatically resizing it to a maximum width of 800 pixels. :(