Tropically Detailed: '80 Ferrari 400i from Ferrari brutto to Ferrari manifico!!!

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).

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i001.jpg



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i002.jpg



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i004.jpg



50/50`s



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i007.jpg



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i008.jpg



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...

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i011.jpg



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

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i014.jpg



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



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i020.jpg



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i021.jpg



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.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i023.jpg



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i024.jpg



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

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i026.jpg



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i027.jpg



Refelection of the polished hood (no lsp)

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i029.jpg



So we went from this...



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i014.jpg



to this

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i026.jpg



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

Before

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i016.jpg



After the first pass of twisted wool and Power Gloss

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i017.jpg



After 106ff/white

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i018.jpg



Tools used

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i030.jpg



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



http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...0i/400i031.jpg



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That is how one shows his/her talent.



Exceptional work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bow :bow :bow

nice job man . . . im diging the wool pad use. . . what a brave man . . . or just an expierienced one . . .

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

WOW that was really hammered! Excellent recovery Todd!

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.

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.

Amazing!



I am just completely lost for words!



You did an absolute beautiful job!



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

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

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

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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Originally Posted by tdekany

That is how one shows his/her talent.



Exceptional work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bow :bow :bow

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Thanks, no where to hide in full sunlight!

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Originally Posted by fdizzle

nice job man . . . im diging the wool pad use. . . what a brave man . . . or just an expierienced one . . .

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Maybe just stupid? :hmph:

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gmblack3a WOW that was really hammered! Excellent recovery Todd!

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

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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.

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Thanks Ryan, I have had a great mentor and teacher:bow

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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.

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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)

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Originally Posted by stiffdogg06

Amazing!



I am just completely lost for words!



You did an absolute beautiful job!



I bow to your talent sir!

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

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Originally Posted by Thor!

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

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

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Originally Posted by jtford95

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

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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.

Fantastic job!!!



Nutin` like the sound of a Ferrari.

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