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    Hi kids! Here`s a 2002 Maserati Coupe GT that I had the pleasure of spending a week with. The owner called me and asked if I could have a look at his new baby and see if there was anything that needed to be done to it and upon inspection I actually found a couple of spots on the car that were rusted. One was on the passenger door where someone had scraped the door on the ground as they were opening it. The shape of the car hid the damage very well because you could only see it if you were on all 4`s. Anyway, rust had started to spread its way through the paint, almost like varicose veins... and the paint had started to bubble on that corner of the car. Also, there was a part on the back wing where the bumper and the body meet that had started to rust, which also needed to be addressed.



    You may be thinking, "A rusty Maserati??? How dare they???!!!" This car sat in a garage in the UK for a very long time before finding a good owner like my client. He only had 19k original miles on him, as well so other than the dust/rust/washing scratches he was in fairly good condition. So I advised the owner on what should be done, we agreed and he left the car with me for a week to get the repaint and detailing done. First I dropped him off at the airport on Monday morning then took Gino (that`s the car`s name ) to my paint and body guy. The color was a bit difficult to match perfectly but in the end it was spot on. I picked the car up on Wednesday night and then took it to the dealership on Thursday morning.



    After closer inspection, I realized that the paint wasn`t up to my standards (had some OP and specks of dust in it) and took it back to my guy immediately. It wasn`t actually my friend that did or even inspected the work so I won`t hold it against him. Anyway, everything was OK after some sanding and polishing so I went back to my work and finished late on Saturday afternoon. Enough of my lip... I present you with Gino and unless someone`s got one of these that`s got 0 km on it and is tucked away in a bubble somewhere, I think this is now the cleanest Coupé on the streets >>



    Plenty of contamination to remove from this car... don`t think it had ever seen a drop of wax before I got it...







    This was the only decent shot I got of the damage, but the entire car was a swirly monster.











    A 50/50 of the passenger door. Poor Gino (that`s the car`s name ) was a dirty boy both inside and out.







    Some 50/50`s of the passenger seat... somebody was a little piggy.











    Seats laid all the way back to clean the bottoms.







    Message to previous owner: Slap yourself. Harder. I spent a good 2 hours removing pieces and seats in this car to remove all the shipping plastic that was still all over the interior.











    What was removed from the passenger side alone...







    Had to squeeze the door grommets back into place.







    The driver`s seat... funk.







    After being scrubbed with a small detail brush and a 1:20 mix of Insta Finish Super APC...











    From the back of the car...







    Had to remove the door seals to get everything cleaned up.







    Some small details in the trunk











    Some rusty nuts... in the engine compartment, that I removed and repainted. This car was obviously kept in a damp garage or maybe even outside. Poor little guy.







    Topped off the washer fluid (this detail was done back in the beginning of October so not freezing yet )











    Engine cleaned by hand with APC then dressed with Insta Finish Super Dress All.















    The polishing was done with Insta Finish Insta Cut #15 and a Scholl wool pad, followed by Insta Cut #15 and a finishing pad. The LSP for today was Swissvax Concorso. Enjoy the afters!
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    Thanks for reading and to all the Playboy subscribers, thanks for "reading"!



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    Looks awesome Jesse very nice attention to detail. Great Job homie!
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    Very Nice Jesse. Great job on a great car!

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    Great looking ride and awesome work Jesse. Better take it back to your body guy though: they put the steering wheel on the wrong side
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    That looks great!! Awesome job!! But whats up with the shift boot?

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    Freakin` clean, clean, clean!!!:goodjob

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    Amazing work as always!! But that`s nothing new for you
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    Nothing less than perfection!!





    Great work, Jesse!!!



    Andy

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    Jesse thanks for bringing out the best in that beast. Fantastic work as usual.

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    Jesse!



    Loving the attention to detail. I sure hope these clients are treating you well as they probaly don`t understand how good they have it when you detail there cars.



    Cheers,

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    Quote Originally Posted by bufferbarry
    Looks awesome Jesse very nice attention to detail. Great Job homie!


    Thanks buddy ... just trying to meet the Barry Theal standards!



    Quote Originally Posted by Leadfootluke
    Very Nice Jesse. Great job on a great car!


    Thank you very kindly, sir!



    Quote Originally Posted by MuttGrunt
    Great looking ride and awesome work Jesse. Better take it back to your body guy though: they put the steering wheel on the wrong side


    Thanks Marc . I dropped th owner off at the airport on Monday morning, as he was on his way to the US for a meeting, so I was "forced" to drive the car back... holy sh1t did I underestimate the power of this car... And OK, I may sometimes misspell "flavour/flavor" but for fux sake the right-hand steering is just wacked.



    Quote Originally Posted by FastEddysDetail
    That looks great!! Awesome job!! But whats up with the shift boot?


    Thanks buddy! That will be fixed next week!



    Quote Originally Posted by grungy
    Freakin` clean, clean, clean!!!:goodjob


    Thanks!!



    Quote Originally Posted by d00t
    Amazing work as always!! But that`s nothing new for you


    Aaron you`re too kind!



    Quote Originally Posted by Got More Wax
    Nothing less than perfection!!





    Great work, Jesse!!!



    Andy


    Thanks Andy!



    Quote Originally Posted by howareb
    Jesse thanks for bringing out the best in that beast. Fantastic work as usual.


    Blush . Thanks mate!



    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Nichols
    Jesse!



    Loving the attention to detail. I sure hope these clients are treating you well as they probaly don`t understand how good they have it when you detail there cars.



    Cheers,

    "Pretty normal" Greg

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    Actually this was a UK lad so he appreciates what I`ve done... still a tough crowd with the natives... .
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    Cleanest one around for sure. Awesome job.

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    Really great job! Maserat Designs are coming along these days.



    Did you apply anything to the leather after the APC treatment?

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    Fantastic work!!!!



    Yeah I was going to say something about the steering wheel being on the wrong side.

 

 
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