Blue Ferrari 575 Maranello

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Rickrack

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This Ferrari is on consignment at my work. The owner has a new 430 Spider on order, so he decided to sell the car before the new one arrives. The car was in pretty good shape besides a few hairline scratches, light spiderwebbing and some fallout on the top surfaces. There was tons of caked-in wax in all the nooks & crannies which wasn't fun to get out.

All in all it was a pretty enjoyable detail.



Here's what the detail consisted of:



Washed exterior & cleaned engine compartment



Clayed with Kar Kraft clay bar



Buffed complete exterior with IP/RMG mix (70% IP/30% RMG) using foam polishing pad @1600 rpm



Buffed complete exterior with FP II using a foam finessing pad @1400 rpm



Z2 pro (ZFX'd) x2



Super Blue dressing on tires & wheel wells



Werkstatt's prime on wheels



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who cares about the car, foam polishing pad at 1600 rpm !!!! wow !!



least aggressive pad spinning so high is something you prefer ?
 
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who cares about the car, foam polishing pad at 1600 rpm !!!! wow !!



least aggressive pad spinning so high is something you prefer ?
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I don't think that 1600 rpm is too high for removing defects, especially with a foam polishing pad (which is not very agressive but has some cutting action). I do all my final polishing at 1400 rpm with a finessing pad (which is the least agressive), so another 200 rpm doesn't seem crazy to me. I would rather increase my speed a little using a lighter pad than use an agressive pad at a slower speed. I would call the pad I used a light cutting pad, not a final finishing pad.



Maybe I misunderstood what you were trying to say?
 
I like the Maranello...it has that retro body line to it. Reminds me of old Aston Martins.

However, I don't like the wheels. They don't scream Italian Ferrari to me...more American Camaro.

Is that a straight blue?
 
1600 doesn't seem too high to me either??? I routinely buff at 1700-1750 when doing heavy swirl removal. Heck, I have branked her up to 2100 RPM's with a twisted wool pad before, just have to be careful.
 
Wow, that is even nicer than the Kia Spectra my boys and I detailed yesterday! ;)



Really excellent work as always, Rick. :)
 
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