- Mirror Detailing - Rosso Corsa F430 Correction & Opti-Guard

[MirrorDetailing]

Did this F430 a few weeks ago. Owner was wanting to bring back the shine and really give the red the glow and gloss it deserved. Also told him about Opti-Guard and the benefits of it. After a little researching on his part, he was more than willing to have it done. Figured when your getting this level of work done, might as well go for the 110% mark and Opti-Guard the car. The Opti-Guard really helped bring the red and the gloss out. It was a night and day difference when it was completed.



Unfortunately, this Ferrari was a victim of Solvent pop, so some of the panels show solvent pop real well. Nothing could be done about that, but removing the scratches and giving the paint a whole new level of gloss will more than make up for it.



Here is how the Ferrari looked when it was first dropped off...



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After getting the Ferrari inside, washed it with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash to remove any waxes/sealants/fillers that might be on the surface so I could see the real quality of the paint. Here are some shots inside under an LED light too see how bad the paint really was...



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Started with a test area on the bonnet too figure out my process. Since Ferrari`s paint is not extremely hard, I opted to start with M205 and a Meguiars MF Finishing Disc too see the level of cut I would get...



Test area before...



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Test area after 205/MF Finishing Disc. Pretty high % of correction.



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After finishing it down with HD Polish and a Hydrotech Tangerine Pad, here are the afters of the test area...



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Other side of the test area...



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Now out into the sun after an Eraser wipe down to make sure it looked just as good in the sun...



Top of the picture is uncorrected, bottom is the corrected area..



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Test area that was corrected fully in the sun...



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Got kind of rushed to get the car finished up a day ahead of scheduled, so had to work late into the morning. Here was a quick shot of the front end after it was completed and wiped down with Eraser. Red is really starting to show the level of gloss it needed.



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After getting completely done with the body, I had the top down which gave me some half and halfs from the top area compared to the completed body.



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One the body was completeled, next was the engine. Gave the engine a good wipe down and cleaning and like most Ferrari`s, the exhaust box needed a good polishing.



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Here is a half and half of the exhaust box. This was after polishing it with Optimum Metal Polish. I was not happy with the results and went a step further and polished it with M105/HD Polish. Those results can be seen in the completed engine bay pictures.



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Engine bay was cleaned and dressed. Exhaust box was cleaned and sealed with a metal wax.



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After everything was done, paint was wiped down with Eraser and then coated with Opti-Guard. These afters are from the car sitting for 24 hours for the Opti-Guard too cure. The level of gloss compared to when I started is amazing. Car looks 100x better.



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[MirrorDetailing]

Then took it out into the sun too get some good afters...



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[Scottwax]

Terrific job, the paint looks amazing in the after shots!



First time I used Optimum Coating on a red car, I was afraid it might have too much of a sealant look. Really stunned, frankly, how great it looks on red. Its such a tough color for a sealant type product. But like on every other color I`ve used it on, it looks glossy, wet and deep. :)

[MirrorDetailing]

Terrific job, the paint looks amazing in the after shots!



First time I used Optimum Coating on a red car, I was afraid it might have too much of a sealant look. Really stunned, frankly, how great it looks on red. Its such a tough color for a sealant type product. But like on every other color I`ve used it on, it looks glossy, wet and deep. :)



Cant agree more. I have used it on plenty of Rosso, Torch or Champion style reds and it always looks amazing. I have it on my Competition Orange Mustang and it made the orange look amazing!

[someidiot]

The car looks like a million bucks. Great job.



What is solvent pop? That`s a term I haven`t come across before.

[LilJayV10]

Very nice. I hope to be doing car`s like that someday. Very nice work.

[Thomas Dekany]

Stunning work and great pictures!!!

[Lexi65]

What is Solvent pop?

[Concours.John]

The car looks great! I too agree. Opti coat/guard looks great on red.



I ve seen solvent pop before on another 430 but it was down near a bottom edge where paint had pooled. There were also tons of D/A tracers like they had a run.



For those that asked. Solvent pop tends to happen when the underlying clear out gasses through the top. It`s more typical in refinish work and adequate flash times between coats was not given. It can also happen when layering and hardeners/reducers are not correct for temperature.

[MirrorDetailing]

Thanks for the comment guys.




The car looks great! I too agree. Opti coat/guard looks great on red.



I ve seen solvent pop before on another 430 but it was down near a bottom edge where paint had pooled. There were also tons of D/A tracers like they had a run.



For those that asked. Solvent pop tends to happen when the underlying clear out gasses through the top. It`s more typical in refinish work and adequate flash times between coats was not given. It can also happen when layering and hardeners/reducers are not correct for temperature.



As John said, solvent pop is gasses from the clear coat not escaping correctly and forming under/inside the clear. Its common on Ferrari`s for if they get damaged on shipping too port or through port they get whats called a "Port Paintjob" done on them. Which generally is not near to the quality of the factory. This car was an example of that.

[IHA Mark]

Terrific job, the paint looks amazing in the after shots!



First time I used Optimum Coating on a red car, I was afraid it might have too much of a sealant look. Really stunned, frankly, how great it looks on red. Its such a tough color for a sealant type product. But like on every other color I`ve used it on, it looks glossy, wet and deep. :)





I would have to agree with this. On most cars I use a paste wax just because of how they look with sealants. Opti-Guard is the one major exception.

[David Fermani]

Nice work Mike. Looks great!