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dsms
12-09-2010, 01:36 PM
2008 Ferrari 430 in for a 3 day full correction, interior and engine detail.



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0049.jpg



Began with the wheels and tires. Wheels were cleaned using regular soap and water with various brushes due to the carbon ceramic brakes.



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09048.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09049.jpg



Wash process:



Foam w/ CG maxi suds

Soak w/ Optimum Power Clean 5:1

Hand wash using Lusso Oro



Brought inside with the heat on full blast (sub 40degree temps outside now)



Claying using ONR as lube



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09053.jpg



After claying 2 IPA wipedowns were done before taping. I spent a lot of time masking this car to prevent a messy cleanup after correction. Most importantly the clear film edges on the front bumper, nose and by the side air intakes (upper and lower) were masked carefully.



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09054.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09057.jpg



Hood clear bra line taped thick enough so that I can run over it with a buffer and still not be onto the clear film as I was using a rotary for correction on the un-filmed upper half of the nose



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0056.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0123.jpg





Next I took measurements with the PTG. The rear bumper and engine cover area were repainted a few months ago, I took careful readings and surprisingly they were very close to the factory levels, at most a 40micron difference in thickness. The color match job done was hands down the best I have seen



Factory reading...



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09158.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09159.jpg



Re-sprayed panel



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09160.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09162.jpg



Onto paint correction. I played around with the new Flex PE 14-2 which is quite a cool machine.



Products used... Meguiars M105, Sonax Perfect Finish (both for light cutting and finishing w/ varied pads)



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09118.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09111.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09121.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09123.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09127.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09131.jpg



Switched to the Griots DA machine in the side skirts to make for easier polishing, these areas get hit the worst with RIDS and scuffs...



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09135.jpg



50/50, not every defect was able to be removed but the haze did come out into a nice gloss to match the rest of the car after polihsing



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09133.jpg



After finishing



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0115.jpg



Front nose needed a good bit of work...



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09073.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0067-2.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09087.jpg



Before



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09081.jpg



After



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09085.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0065.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09069.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0147.jpg



Clear film correction. This was about the worst condition clear film I have dealt with. Far too many RIDS and scracthes to yield very high levels of correction, as usual I swicthed to a DA for the correction process on the film.



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09088.jpg



After first pass



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09092.jpg



After several more passes using Powerfinish with a tangerine cutting pad



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09096.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09098.jpg



I was having a lot of trouble wiping the film without marring it, I tried several types of microfiber all of which left some light marring behind... mind you I waited until the plastic cooled fully before wiping it.
dsms
12-09-2010, 01:37 PM
I ended up using the eurow shag towels which seemed to glide best on the film not cause it to marr :thumb:



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0090.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09100.jpg



Top portion of film polished... bottom part untouched



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0086.jpg



I had better luck with this part of the nose clear film, finally was able to get a high level of correction because the defects were not as severe...



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09102.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09107.jpg



Polishing the rear decklid was a little tricky as the decklid sits adjacent to the rear quarter panel and I hate polishing over edges and onto another panel by mistake...



Soltuion:



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0124.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0126.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0128.jpg



Decklid defects (re-sprayed area)



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0134.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0138.jpg



50/50 after compounding



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0147-2.jpg



polishing with sonax perfect finish



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09143.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09145.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09136.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09137.jpg



Engine took a bit of time to get right. Started with the exhaust, several polishing steps by hand a machine (on the can) to bring back the color



50/50



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0064.jpg



50/50



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0059.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0065-2.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0067.jpg



After



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0088.jpg



50/50 of the intake manifold...



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0071.jpg



Again 50/50 difference in color with the left side untouched



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0072.jpg



Finished



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0092.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0089.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0075.jpg



Cleaned up the trunk area, 50/50 of the cowl. Polished up plastic with Z-AIO to remove water spots



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0093.jpg



Interior was generally clean. The main focus was cleaning the leather to remove an old dressing`s sheen and restore a more natural matte finish.



Before



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0082.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0086-2.jpg
dsms
12-09-2010, 01:40 PM
Put 2 coats of Opti seal on the CF trim



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0130.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0131.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0132-1.jpg



Polished the wheels using Werkstat prime followed by 2 layers of Rejex for protection.



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09168-1.jpg



Finshed



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0104.jpg



Then came the finishing details. Clear bra line had some old wax buildup which needed to be removed before LSP. I used a rather unusual toothpick/mini hotdog holder which I bought for instances just like this... worked great.



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09165.jpg



Removed chalked up wax very nicely



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09167.jpg



Old wax on mirror trim as well, before



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09169.jpg



After



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09170.jpg



Glass cleaned using some new towels I just got in which are designed for use in hospitals to clean windows. They are made to not leave streaks or residue behind because bacteria can apparently grow in the residual product left on glass (for cars not such a huge deal as we have been using glass towels forever but in a hospital i can see how this would be a concern)



Either way they work great!



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09175.jpg



Up close



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC09176.jpg



LSP: Menzerna Powerlock x3



Finished shots



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0141.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0108.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0139.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0127.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0138-2.jpg



No outside shots this time, finished around 9pm.... I could have finished at 5 and it would have still been pitch black outside, ah winter detailing :doh:



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0169.jpg



http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/Black%20F430/DSC_0099.jpg



Final walkaround video...



YouTube - Street Dreams Detail - Ferrari F430 Finished Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdRyDz0BqxY)
E300Diesel
12-09-2010, 02:40 PM
Nice job Dave!
BMAPARTS
12-09-2010, 04:10 PM
Very clean! nice work, thanks for sharing :)
someidiot
12-09-2010, 04:34 PM
very nicely done.
LS1-MEX
12-09-2010, 06:23 PM
beautiful car, great job on the correction dave!!
imported_DJ Mayo
12-09-2010, 06:49 PM
Excellent job, Dave.
Pats300zx
12-09-2010, 06:56 PM
Awesome work Dave...
Junebug
12-09-2010, 08:08 PM
Excellant detail and write up!What kind of backing plate were you using on the rotary? Looked like it would work on any angle.
CosminTX
12-09-2010, 08:37 PM
nice nice
Thomas Dekany
12-09-2010, 10:03 PM
Beautiful work Dave! :bow
JohnKleven
12-09-2010, 10:28 PM
Great work.
dsms
12-13-2010, 02:10 PM
Excellant detail and write up!What kind of backing plate were you using on the rotary? Looked like it would work on any angle.



Its not out yet in the states but it is made by Sonax.