Ferrari 458 Italia: Wet Sand and Detail in South Florida (orange peel removal)

[Todd@RUPES]

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Before looking at the full sized after photos it is important to reflect with two full sized before photos.



There was heavy orange peel over the Ferrari's entire surface.

Here is an in progress shot taken of the 458 Italia prior to the end of day three. A lot of time was spent double and triple checking the progress and results. If there had been enough factory paint thickness to completely sand the body completely flat, this job would have been easier. As such the goal was to get as close to perfect as possible, which meant giving it a consistent and uniform finish everywhere. Over sanding and over flattening a small amount too much would have meant re-sanding the entire surface flatter as well to ensure total uniformity.

The remaining pictures are after shots, taken both in direct sunlight and in the shade close to the house. Thank you for reading.

I would also like to thank Kevin Brown for graciously taking the time to proof read this thread and for making many beneficial suggestions!



After Note:The picture of the mil gauge reading was borrowed from a previous write-up of mine but worked for the story line. Since I originally was writing this for my website, I used artistic freedom with that picture. All other pictures used on the write up and every description is 100% correct and was taken during the course of the write-up.

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Sorry that the text is so small and can be hard to read. The post was originally formatted for 1200 pixels wide (and looks clear) but Autopia doesn't allow anything larger then 800 pix now?



I have linked my homepage on this forum to the write-up posted on my website that should be easier to read.

 

[Toymachine2009]

Orange peel is when the paint is kinda blurry? like the above photos? If so how can you tell if its orange peel or just the paint quality?

 

[A.P.D.]

I am amazed at your work and the way you presented it, keep up the good work

 

[Apollo_Auto]

Call the jizz mopper... That's how a Ferrari should look boys and girls! Nice work, Todd!

 

[MarcHarris]

A great and educational thread. True knock-out stuff as expected. Excellent work Todd!

 

[Final Touch]

That's flipp'n amazing. What a finish and what a car...

 

[autoconcierge]

Todd even though I commented on TID, it bears repeating....."World class" correction work!!.

 

[Jean-Claude]

Do you have any close up, similarly high-rez after pictures of the top 2 fender shots in the last post?

 

[JohnKleven]

Amazing work Todd, and probably one of the most well thought out, well written write-ups I've ever seen.





John

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Orange peel is when the paint is kinda blurry? like the above photos? If so how can you tell if its orange peel or just the paint quality?

Toymachine,



Orange peel is a bumpy texture in the paint that can start in any layer but culminates in a bumpy surface texture (like the peel of an orange or a basketball skin). Some would argue that excessive orange peel is bad paint quality.

I am amazed at your work and the way you presented it, keep up the good work

Thank you very much for the compliments!

Call the jizz mopper... That's how a Ferrari should look boys and girls! Nice work, Todd!

Thanks Jesse!

A great and educational thread. True knock-out stuff as expected. Excellent work Todd!

Thank you very much Mutt da Grunt!

That's flipp'n amazing. What a finish and what a car...

Gracious!

Todd even though I commented on TID, it bears repeating....."World class" correction work!!.

Thanks for the compliments Bob, I really appreciate them

Do you have any close up, similarly high-rez after pictures of the top 2 fender shots in the last post?

Regarding the first picture on the top of page two, there is a good before and after of it (that is very easy to see in the full sized thread. Unfortunately it is hard to see on this version because of the pic size limit).



Here is the closest thing I have to an after pic of the second fender in high res. Again a lot of the detail in the pics is lost because of the size limit of this forum

Amazing work Todd, and probably one of the most well thought out, well written write-ups I've ever seen.





John

Thanks John! Remember to hit me up in Vegas at SEMA!

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Orange peel is when the paint is kinda blurry? like the above photos? If so how can you tell if its orange peel or just the paint quality?

Toymachine,



Orange peel is a bumpy texture in the paint that can start in any layer but culminates in a bumpy surface texture (like the peel of an orange or a basketball skin). Some would argue that excessive orange peel is bad paint quality.

I am amazed at your work and the way you presented it, keep up the good work

Thank you very much for the compliments!

Call the jizz mopper... That's how a Ferrari should look boys and girls! Nice work, Todd!

Thanks Jesse!

A great and educational thread. True knock-out stuff as expected. Excellent work Todd!

Thank you very much Mutt da Grunt!

That's flipp'n amazing. What a finish and what a car...

Gracious!

Todd even though I commented on TID, it bears repeating....."World class" correction work!!.

Thanks for the compliments Bob, I really appreciate them

Amazing work Todd, and probably one of the most well thought out, well written write-ups I've ever seen.





John

Thanks John! Remember to hit me up in Vegas at SEMA!

 

[gmblack3]

I can't figure out which I like better, the stunning results obtained by countless hours of refining the finish or similar time spent conveying every last detail of what went into this project.

 

[Barry Theal]

One of the best writeups I have ever seen! Looks like I was reading a darn magazine article on how to sand a 458 Ferrari. Excellant work Todd!

 

[Barry Theal]

Can we get a sticky admin???? :bounce

 

[DaGonz]

Stunning writeup and work!

 

[a_guerrajr]

great WORK !!!! Car looks sick!



Love the presentation, best i've seen so far.

 

[Jean-Claude]

Thank Todd. Looks great!

Toymachine,



Orange peel is a bumpy texture in the paint that can start in any layer but culminates in a bumpy surface texture (like the peel of an orange or a basketball skin). Some would argue that excessive orange peel is bad paint quality.







Thank you very much for the compliments!







Thanks Jesse!







Thank you very much Mutt da Grunt!







Gracious!







Thanks for the compliments Bob, I really appreciate them







Regarding the first picture on the top of page two, there is a good before and after of it (that is very easy to see in the full sized thread. Unfortunately it is hard to see on this version because of the pic size limit).



Here is the closest thing I have to an after pic of the second fender in high res. Again a lot of the detail in the pics is lost because of the size limit of this forum

Thanks John! Remember to hit me up in Vegas at SEMA!

 

[LS1-MEX]

amazing write up and outstanding results