You better read up son, because from what you're posting here, you are going to mess up. Your knowledge of detailing seems limited, I would learn some new techniques, and use them for about a month before charging ahead and messing up a Ferrari.
:nervous: making me rethink a Bentley GT I have lined up.... looks like it's going to be a nightmare, but luckily it's a slate / darker silver metallic. Well... here's hoping the flakes hide everything!
As long as you know what you're in for up front, you can prepare... it's probably going to take you a couple extra hours to do the Bentley. Charge accordingly.
The color will definitely work toward your advantage. The Bentley we did was black, and I've heard that the other Bentley colors are harder (kinda like BMW's that way), but even then, they're still pretty soft.
The only polishes we were able to get to finish out perfectly on the Bentley were UF and FPII. Bentley paint is *so* soft, that even FPII was capable of taking out compounding marks and holos on it.
One last piece of advice.... when you first see the Bentley, it's going to be *so* swirled that you're going to think you're going to need to start out with a medium weight polish, or even a compound. Don't do it. Instead, get out the softest zero bite pad you have, and do one or two applications of UF. You'll probably find that's all the chops you'll need to do some pretty effective correction.
He's going to hand glaze and wax them after washing, so he's gonna need to make sure the paint is *completely * free of debris. Probably not a good idea to blow dry before hand.
Here is my process. Haters can continue to tell me I am an idiot.
Bently
- Clean wheels/tires with P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner
- Rinse car thoroughly with just water
- Wash Car with Meguiars Gold Class Soap + Conditioner and Sheepskin Mitt
- Pre-Wax clean with P21S Gloss enhancing Paintwork Clenser
- Wax with Meguiars #26 mirror Glaze - use microfiber applicator
- Remove wax with Cobra microfibers
Ferraris
- Same as Bently but wax with P21S 100% Caranuba paste wax
Porsche Turbo
- Same as Ferrari
Ford GT
- Same as Ferrari
I dont want everyone to freak out and have this idea that i am doing some extreme polish job or anything to these cars. Whether or not the need it is not my call, the owner has called me and requested a wash and wax nothing more. The above products have been recommended by dealers and top detailers in the area.
If people have serious concerns about the way that i have this setup to wash/wax these cars please speak up, but be productive not mean and degrading. I am simply trying to do the best I can here and i am looking for help.
no offense but dealer recomendation does not mean it's the best product even if it was from a ferrari dealer, plenty of people on the board have done ferrari dealership cars to vouche for that statement. I love Zaino myself but thats just me 1.5 cents. post pics after your done though
He's going to hand glaze and wax them after washing, so he's gonna need to make sure the paint is *completely * free of debris. Probably not a good idea to blow dry before hand.
Really? I have not had any problems with an electric leaf blower in a squeaky clean garage and working top down.
As for the OP, I would not recommend tackling this. I would find a truly experienced pro detailer who knows what he is doing and refer him the business if he will show you the ropes on these cars. This way you can learn how to take your detailing business to the next level.
Watch that you don't get a lot of water in the engine bays, the ferraris and GT have large intake vents that you might consider covering with painters tape.
A leafblower is great at getting water out of crevices and pushing it around to avoid water spots (even in the shade you can get them) but it won't remove all the water, so you finish up with a MF on what water is left.
What I do is first do the windows with a MF quickly as they will spot if you don't get to them fast, then blow the whole are car top down with attention to crevices and where water hides and then the car is dry enough that it just needs a real quick and light MF wipe down. This helps avoid marring and you can even use a QD with the MF stage to really lubricate and avoid marring.
