imported_Picus
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Hey guys; another fun one today. This time a 1971 Ferrari Daytona. I love the TR (like, love), but this Daytona is something else. I know it's an atypical Ferrari design, but it's one of my favorites.
The car is in good mechanical shape, the paint had it's typical share of "stories" for a car this age. Repainted in 1991 with what I believe is a lacquer glasurit (definitely single stage), it was some of the harder paint I've dealt with (harder as in solid), which made it sort of hard to work on. There were a couple "blend ins", which were done artfully, but messed with the process. The condition was not hideous; swirls were moderate but there was some deeper marring all over. The paint was pretty thin, so I didn't go "all out" on it, but it came out very well after some coaxing.
Process was, HTEC+#80 (yes, I tried it and like it a lot) via orange pad @ 1800, #80 by itself/orange pad in some spots @ 1500, then 106ff/white @ 1500 to finish. Anything less than 1500 left some vertical marring, tough paint. I finished with HD cleanse and Concours. We took off the badging etc, which helped a lot. Anyhow, pics. I've got a bunch of halogen befores, but tbh they were all sort of dark for whatever reason, use your imagination.
This pretty much sums it up, not a ton of light marring but a fair amount of deep stuff.
Decklid done, rolled it out to check progress:
And afters...
Bonus car!
2005 Maserati Spyder 90th Anniversary Edition. I polished this car last year but I guess the dealer had gotten to it, so it needed a light polishing and re-seal. Process was 106ff/orange @ 1400 ish, Z5pro.
:bounce
The car is in good mechanical shape, the paint had it's typical share of "stories" for a car this age. Repainted in 1991 with what I believe is a lacquer glasurit (definitely single stage), it was some of the harder paint I've dealt with (harder as in solid), which made it sort of hard to work on. There were a couple "blend ins", which were done artfully, but messed with the process. The condition was not hideous; swirls were moderate but there was some deeper marring all over. The paint was pretty thin, so I didn't go "all out" on it, but it came out very well after some coaxing.
Process was, HTEC+#80 (yes, I tried it and like it a lot) via orange pad @ 1800, #80 by itself/orange pad in some spots @ 1500, then 106ff/white @ 1500 to finish. Anything less than 1500 left some vertical marring, tough paint. I finished with HD cleanse and Concours. We took off the badging etc, which helped a lot. Anyhow, pics. I've got a bunch of halogen befores, but tbh they were all sort of dark for whatever reason, use your imagination.
This pretty much sums it up, not a ton of light marring but a fair amount of deep stuff.
Decklid done, rolled it out to check progress:
And afters...
Bonus car!
2005 Maserati Spyder 90th Anniversary Edition. I polished this car last year but I guess the dealer had gotten to it, so it needed a light polishing and re-seal. Process was 106ff/orange @ 1400 ish, Z5pro.
:bounce
