This was a recent detail we carried out on a 430 scuderia, it was only a few months old and this detail was to prepare the paint work and protect it before it goes on a full maintenance plan with us.
So one with the detail:
First job was to clean the wheels, front back and inside, with a Daytona Brush, a detail brush for the faces, and a finger mitt for the backs of the spokes:
The whole car was thoroughly pressure rinsed down and Citrus Power applied to the front end, wing mirrors, screen, bumper etc, lower parts, arches treated and door shuts, then the entire vehicle was foamed with a snow foam:
Whilst those products dwelled and done there thing, the panel gaps where cleaned with a small detail brush, door jambs with Citrus Power, and the wheel arches cleaned by hand with a mitt:
The foam etc was now rinsed off and the car washed by hand using two buckets, using a natural sea sponge, a final rinse and dried off with microfiber towels:
Now with the car clean and dry it was inside to clay the paint work using Sonus green and megs last touch as lube:
Not alot of contamination, but enough to make it worth while:
Now on to paint correction, after inspection we noticed lots of micro marring (not uncommon on ferraris, and some areas of what look like over spray (dry matt looking paint around edges) :
After taking PTG readings on all panels, we set about trying polish and pad combos, my latest one is Menz IP 3.02 with a drop of 3M UF, this works wonders on a polishing pad, it makes the menz a little bit more workable, so correction via IP+uf mix on a Megs polishing pad and finished with UF on a finishing pad:
Was leaving us a finish like this:
From this:
To this:
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These are the strange over spray areas we came across on this car, I have seen them before on this model but this part here was one of the worst in the most prominent spot I’ve ever seen it in:
It took a wool pad and Some FCP to fully correct but we achieved a perfect finish :
Some 4″ pad work in some tighter areas:
Before:
The carbon fiber rear grill was also corrected with 4″ on rotary with IP+UF as was the upper lip of the rear bumper:
And the lights with a finishing pad and UF:
Passenger door:
Before:
After:
Working all the way down to the front end, and tom still on his door whilst I’m nearly finished, any one would think I make him take alot of pictures
Once the paint work was fully corrected and refined, the LSP was applied, Auto Finesse Spirit two coats (more for even coverage than layering this will be done during the plan) :
Whilst this cured the wheels where sealed with Auto Finesse Mint Rims wheel sealant, face inner, the bolt holes with a detailing stick, caliper and all:
Engine bay CF and surround was polished (to clean and add some protection):
Exhaust box polished
First coat of wax buffed and it already looking pretty good:
So second applied while we did a few finishing touches, like:
Removed some glue deposits from rear reg plate:
Dressed the tyres with Megs Endurance:
Glass with Auto Finesse Crystal glass cleaner
Interior vacuumed, and dusted,
So after all this work a final buff and a wipe down with detail spray here we have it.
The finished Shots:
As you can see it was pretty over cast and then started to rain for the final pics
But we got a few nice ones in doors:
