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    From an ugly Ferrari to a beautiful Ferrari



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    This thing was hammered! Period.



    I have never seen a Ferrari so swirled, etched, and in need of some love. I have never gotten so aggressive with Ferrari paint. It took 2 passes with a Shegal (sp) twisted wool pad at 2000 rpm to remove the heavier marring from the soft paint. This was followed by either a Shegal fine wool or Lake Country twisted wool pad with Menzerna SIP, and finally finished by Menzerna 106ff on a Lake Country white pull...



    Okay, the befores...



    Some of the upper sections where a little pink and had such bad swirling that I couldn`t focus the camera (even when manually focused it wouldn`t pic up).













    50/50`s











    I found out that the car was repainted, a long time ago, when the orginal owners changed the color from blue to red. It was clear coated, but the paint was still very soft and that paint was pushing 15 years old.



    Passenger side of the roof...





    Passenger side of the roof... You can see that driver side had been done already





    Passenger side of the roof after two passes with the twisted wool and Menzerna Power Gloss at 1800-2000 rpm. The swirls are reduced, but there is defined hologramming











    A pass of Menzerna SIP on a LC purple wool pad reduced the deeper marring and hologramming of the Wool/PowerGloss and finished the surface down nicely. Considering that this was 15 year old paint on a 27 year old car, I did not want to cut any further.









    106ff on a White CCS pad finished the polish by removing the fine marring on the surface









    Refelection of the polished hood (no lsp)





    So we went from this...







    to this





    The rear decklid was even worse and could not be finished down as nice as the rest of the car...

    Before





    After the first pass of twisted wool and Power Gloss





    After 106ff/white





    Tools used





    After 2 coats of Zaino Z5 pro, Z16 on tires, ZAIO on glass, trim, wheels, ect..




























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    That is how one shows his/her talent.



    Exceptional work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    nice job man . . . im diging the wool pad use. . . what a brave man . . . or just an expierienced one . . .
    "Nice wax job rook!" . . . . - Ramathorn

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    I should also add this car as a beautiful V12 sound that is bone chilling

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    WOW that was really hammered! Excellent recovery Todd!
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    Another amazing job Todd! These rough ones will only make you even more talented than what you are. Alot of people can detail a car, but it takes a real pro to start a car like this and finish it to a perfect finish. People also do not realize all the mental thinking that goes into a detail with which products to use and can not use, soft edges, soft or hard paint, paint temp, whether it is stock factory paint or a repaint (if it is repaint, then what kind), examination of the paint at every inch, etc., etc., etc..... You have seemed to master all of the above.

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    Todd, you are climbing the detailing skills ladder on such a hard pace that I coming to the forum expecting something nice from you every day, keep it up, Ohh I also envy you for leaving in Orlando, "tHE CITY beatiful" I`ve been there 4 years in an row and will hopefully be there again next year.

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    Amazing!



    I am just completely lost for words!



    You did an absolute beautiful job!



    I bow to your talent sir!:goodjob :woot:

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    Uh, excuse me while I get a hanky...I just drooled all over my keyboard. :cooleek:

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    Great job. How much time did you spend of the horse?

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    Oh, I remember that era...the "sedan" experiment. Around the time of the Maserati Quattroporte and Aston Martin Lagonda. Great work!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tdekany
    That is how one shows his/her talent.



    Exceptional work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    Thanks, no where to hide in full sunlight!



    Quote Originally Posted by fdizzle
    nice job man . . . im diging the wool pad use. . . what a brave man . . . or just an expierienced one . . .


    Maybe just stupid? :hmph:



    gmblack3a WOW that was really hammered! Excellent recovery Todd!


    Thanks Bryan for your well thought out and very nicely written SEVEN word generic compliment.



    Quote Originally Posted by rydawg
    Another amazing job Todd! These rough ones will only make you even more talented than what you are. Alot of people can detail a car, but it takes a real pro to start a car like this and finish it to a perfect finish. People also do not realize all the mental thinking that goes into a detail with which products to use and can not use, soft edges, soft or hard paint, paint temp, whether it is stock factory paint or a repaint (if it is repaint, then what kind), examination of the paint at every inch, etc., etc., etc..... You have seemed to master all of the above.


    Thanks Ryan, I have had a great mentor and teacher



    Quote Originally Posted by dtailmycar
    Todd, you are climbing the detailing skills ladder on such a hard pace that I coming to the forum expecting something nice from you every day, keep it up, Ohh I also envy you for leaving in Orlando, "tHE CITY beatiful" I`ve been there 4 years in an row and will hopefully be there again next year.


    Gracias mi amigo! Mi casa es su casa luego tu vistias Orlando.. (sorry for my horrid Spanish, let me know when you are comming to Orlando and say hi)



    Quote Originally Posted by stiffdogg06
    Amazing!



    I am just completely lost for words!



    You did an absolute beautiful job!



    I bow to your talent sir!


    Thanks for the awesome words. The car was a little rough, but it was a fun one to spin around and make right!



    Quote Originally Posted by Thor!
    Uh, excuse me while I get a hanky...I just drooled all over my keyboard.


    I call BS, Thor doesn`t drool!!!



    Quote Originally Posted by jtford95
    Great job. How much time did you spend of the horse?


    I was there from 7 am till 3 pm, so about 8 hours but I took about an hour break and a couple small ones as the 95 degree heat was getting to me a little bit.

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    Fantastic job!!!



    Nutin` like the sound of a Ferrari.
    Ferrari in 2007!!!

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    what an incredible transformation. thing looks beautiful. those half shots and after shots are jaw droppers.

 

 
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