Ferrari California: Corrected and Ceramic Coated | Oakes

[OakesDetail]

This 2011 Ferrari California in Rossa Corsa was brought to me for a full corrective detail with ceramic/nano coating protection. Sporting only 2500 miles, the car surprisingly needed a good bit of corrective work. Suffering from both swirls and holograms as well as wet sanding defects that remained on the vehicle from the factory in Maranello, a common known issue on most Fcars.



Over the course of three days, I performed a 100 % paint correction on the vehicle, tending to both factory defects and swirling as you will see in the photos below. After the Cali was correction, I then protected the entire car with CQuartz Finest, including the factory plastics. I will let the photos do the talking from here on out!



Here is a video that basically explains what ceramic/nano coating technology is and its benefits for anyone looking to have a better understanding of it!



Ceramic Coating Overview- Ft. Scion FRS - YouTube



The new owner has been driving the car as much as possible, as you can tell with the dirt on the rear end:







The tailpipes were also showing some exhaust buildup, also the inside edges of the bumper were signficantly stained as well.









After the vehicle was completely prepped and ready for paint correction, I pulled it out into the sun to check for a more clear view of the known defects in the paint as seen here...













After my sunlight inspection, pulled her back in and started masking her off before inspecting it under various other lighting and taking paint readings







Under the interior spotlights, the deeper and heavier defects are exposed, starting with sanding marks left in various areas of the trunk, quarters and roof.











As well as your standard swirling and rids









Here is a before and after set of DA sanding marks left on the corner of the trunk, tricky spot to work on with many paint edges to keep mindful of as well as the tailight.









After about 17 hours of compounding, polishing and fine polishing, here is the result of the paint afterwords. Both under spotlights then outside under sunlight,



















and of course the gloss photos to be followed by the full profile finished photos





























As always, thanks for looking! Any feedback and comments welcome and appreciated!



Nick Oakes

[Scottwax]

Amazing work as always!



Just disgusting that for what those cars go for, the factory can`t do a better job finishing them out.

[imported_RZJZA80]

Very nice work and an amazing car!

[jimmie jam]

WOW, what an outstanding result Nick! Just stunning.....

[OakesDetail]

Thanks you guys!!



Scott, I agree, although on the other end of the spectrum, the overall finish is significantly better than most manufacturers. It`s just the fine stuff like this that is unacceptable, as my grandfather always told me growing up...if you`re going to do it, do it right the first time.

[kakeuter]

Great work, the first full profile shot you have of the car outside is incredible!



-Kody-

[JJ_]

Looks really good Nick, another top job

[Perfections]

Nick, great work on an amazing car, thanks for sharing!