Oakes - Detailed: Ferrari 348 Spider - Rosso Red Overhaul

[OakesDetail]

I present you, a full detail of a 1995 Ferrari 348 Spider in Rosso Red. This car is a recent purchase of the owner, but not his first Ferrari, and he wanted to get it into top shape. I started out detailing exotics for Aston Martin and have worked on a handful of Ferrari's, so this wasn't new territory for myself.



The owner was referred to me by a previous customer - if you all remember the 609 hp Evo I detailed, Good Vibes Autosport. The goal for his car was to get it looking new again, from front the back, every nook and cranny looked over and taken care of. The previous owner didn't take the best care of the car, a lot of dried up wax was found in crevices and the car just wasn't cared for well enough.



Unfortunately, this morning as I went through the pictures, I realized that I forgot to snap some after photos of the interior, which I'm very bummed about. I will see if I can get some from the owner.



Over the course of 4 days, myself and Mikhael went over this car from top to bottom with the following processes.



Exterior:



Full wash/degrease - Poorboy's Citrus Autowash

Swissvax Paint Rubber

Menzerna 203 - LC and Uber Orange pads

Menzerna PO85RD - LC and Uber Green pads

P21S Paint Cleanser - P21S soft sponge

Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant - LC Blue pads

DoDo Juice Supernatural - Hand applied



Interior:

All leather treated with Leatherique Pristine clean and Rejuevenator Oil

All plastics cleaned and then treated with 303 Aerospace Protectant

All glass cleaned and treated with rain-x

Swissvax detail brushes used on all crevices



Wheels:

Full degrease/wash

Menzerna Final Polish II - white pad

Poorboy's Wheel sealant



Convertible top:

Cleaned and treated with Raggtop Fabric cleaner and protectant



Now onto the pics of the process!



Engine bay before/after

Cleaning it up with my favorite detail brush

After

You can see some residue/glue on the pedal guard in this photo

Residue removed and shined up

A little shot of the garage while I was working the interior

Here is a difference photo in the tail lights that were polished and sealed, you can see the defects in the before photo that appears to be a "haze"

These photos are of the paint after the wash/prep. As you can see, it was in need of a proper correction.

Grabbed a few 50/50 shots of the correction, everyones favorite.

The door is uncorrected, the rear quarter is corrected in these photos

Here is a correction difference from the engine cover and the quarter panel

Now for the corrected paint photos

 

[OakesDetail]

This is a picture of Mikhael in the reflection of the hood, under no light, I feel this really shows the gloss and depth that is possible with Rosso Red Ferrari paint.

Reflection photos of the Rosso Red paint.

These photos are the finished vehicle outside, I missed the direct sunlight unfortunately.

A quick snap before she pulled out to go home

As always, enjoy it as much as I have, please comment!



-Oakes

 

[Rickrack]

Nice work, Oakes!!



Nothing better than a perfectly detailed red Ferrari!! Well... Unless it was your perfectly detailed red Ferrari!

 

[OakesDetail]

Touche' to that!



Thanks!

 

[longdx]

Nice turnaround. I used to live in Nottingham Pa.

 

[seech]

Great job! Really brought out the shine in the Ferrari red.

 

[Scottwax]

Excellent work, looks really deep and wet in the afters.



I've been taking care of a 1996 348 Spider since new so I've never had to do that level of correction on it.

 

[pampos]

Great job..Nice wet finish....

 

[OakesDetail]

Thanks guys!

Excellent work, looks really deep and wet in the afters.



I've been taking care of a 1996 348 Spider since new so I've never had to do that level of correction on it.

Thanks Scott, the owner has already discussed bringing her back in the spring to freshen up, hopefully I can keep her looking this way :bigups

 

[MarcHarris]

great play-by-plays as well as after shots. Looks SSSOOO much more glossy now. Nice job!

 

[Stealthbeam]

Man that's super sick! One of my fav body styles out there

 

[osoda]

348/355 bodystyle is so iconic. The newer Ferraris are sweet, but I will always appreciate the older classic bodystyle - timeless and headturning.

 

[OakesDetail]

Thank you guys!

 

[Joeskey]

Looks good!

 

[Apollo_Auto]

That there be spankin' material! I think that's gotta be my mostest favoritest older Ferrari... love that body style. Awesome work ya did there, matey!

 

[OakesDetail]

Thank you Apollo! I definitely thought of you when I was doing this car, and how happy I was that this Fcar still had SS paint! haha

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Thanks guys!









Thanks Scott, the owner has already discussed bringing her back in the spring to freshen up, hopefully I can keep her looking this way :bigups

Any follow up? I was hoping for some sun shots! How did you find the Leatherique to work on the interior, any pics?



Great work on one of my favorite 'little' Ferrari's. :clap:

 

[snoboarder8232]

Great job. It seems like you have pretty poor lighting (as do I, no offense meant). Do you find it hard to work with your lighting?

 

[OakesDetail]

This set up no longer exists for me, we moved into a much bigger shop with very abundant lighting, my most recent writeups show it. I have recently heard from the owner, not sure when he will be bringing it back, don't think it's been out of the garage much until recently

 

[JohnKleven]

Great work. I love SN on rosso red.