Been a while since I have posted on Autopia, glad to be back!
This is a 2005 Ferrari 575 HGTC SuperAmerica, one of my all-time favorite F-cars and truly one of the most stunning front engined Ferrari's ever made. This particular car is fitted with a 6spd. manual gearbox, there are only 12 SuperAmericas in the world with a 6spd. gated shift.
In my mind I have always kept a list of fine cars that I would hope to detail someday and I am humbled to say I have had the chance to work on most all of them. Crossing off the 575 SuperAmerica from that list last week came with great excitement!
The car both mechanically and aesthetically was in excellent condition before the detail but the paintwork did need some attention to bring out its full potential.
And on with the detail....
After preparing the car for the detail all plastic & rubber trimwork, vents and clear bra lines were taped off to prevent damage during the correction stages
Measurements were taken with an electronic PTG before and during each stage of correction
Under the LED light swirls, RIDS and holograms were found. Certain areas of the car were in worse condition than others. A proper 3 stage correction was needed to remove, refine and finish out the paintwork to a leveled gloss
Before:
After compounding:
Rear bumper as with most Ferrari's had some more sever defects, this included more RIDS and some left over wetsanding marks/pigtailing
After compounding with wool, defects gone, haze to be refined with Menzerna 203s
Trunk area required multiple passes to remove some of the deeper marks, here s a 50/50 showing the difference
Working with DA cutting disc for the more delicate areas
Driver side front fender before:
After:
Once all compounding and polishing work was complete a final finishing step using Menzerna PO85rd and a black foam pad on the rotary was used to refine out any residual haze and bring out the depth and gloss
Here is the car outside after finishing and an IPA wipedown, no last step protection applied yet.... just goes to show you proper prep and polishing is really what makes the difference in a finish (please mind the Porsche Cayman R lurking in the background, pics of that will be up soon as well)
The interior was in excellent shape but all doorjambs were still waxed, rubber seals treated, leather conditioned with Leather Masters and carpets vacuumed
Finished interior photos (the translucent roof brings in a lot more light, gives the car a very airy feel when sitting inside, another reason I just love this car)
Tires were dressed with Swissvax Pneu, wheels sealed using Nanolex professional alloy sealant, trim dressed in Wolf's trim coat and the LSP is something I am still testing but will let you in on once I have put it on a few more cars but so far its outstanding!
The car was finished around 7pm, here are the final photos....
The "Bubble" is by far my favorite part of this car
Thanks for reading!
All the best,
Dave
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