07 Ferrari F-430 annual detail

As the title says this is a annual job I do like clockwork, except the job is usually BEFORE the Concorso not AFTER............. anywho this time the car had some pretty bad RIDS on the drivers rear fender on top and on the roof near the window line drivers side but except for that just medium correction was required.


WASH: P&S citrus wash
CLAY: P&S fine grey clay
WHEELS: Gloss-it wheel gel
TIRES: Secret product (lol)
TRIM: Gloss-it TRV
GLASS: Chemical guys wet mirror finish
CORRECTION

COMPOUNDING: Meguiars M105 with Festool and KB method and medium cutting pad(it works)
POLISHING: Menzerna PO85RD with Metabo and finishing foam pad
GLAZE: Chemical Guys acrylic glaze

LSP: Chemical Guys jet seal 109 initial coat/ Blackfire diamond sealant second coat(just recieved it)


Working the gel into the inner barrels of the ball polished challenge wheels



Cranking up the speed with the Festool and 105





Checking the correction level with the Fenix





The Venture tape had some hard water etch, so the "heat gun trick " was needed



Exhaust needed some correction/ before shot



During polishing with CG extreme metal shine



Leftside corrected rightside still shows blueing



All finished



With the midrise lift doing the diffuser is a snap



Wipeing off the LSP



Halogen light shot



Working the interior with P&S express cleaner





After pics





Nice C-pillar pic with my led panel in the background



All done



Customers daughter excited to rive off with "dad" in the Ferrari

 

nice work, would u care to share how you work the glaze please

 

^ I agree I would be curious to hear how, another amazing detail Bob!

 

Nice job again, Bob. Got yourself some Piloti's eh?

 

Great work there Bob! A few questions for you... Where do you get one of those pieces of foam that you use for kneeling? I could definitely use one of those, hehe. Also, is that your CRSpotless leaking?

 

UMMM..LED panel?? Thats sweet, did I miss that in a past post?? I have seen your flourscent light that you use for the interiors on that stand, but somehow missed that...

Car looks great as usual sir.

 

Amazing job as usual, Bob.

 

Yes it is, if I tighten the cannister to tight I think it will cause the opening inside to come loose as this has happened twice now!!!! something CR should fix.

 

Yes Ken, most of the time I wear my stormtropper boots but I felt like wearing them that day, and to answer about the CG glaze just machine it in with a Flex, PC etc... at slow speed with a 100ppi pad and your good to go.

Denzil the knee pad is from an ab roller thing I bought YEARSSSSSSSSSSS ago but it works great, most garden depts in Home Depot ect.. have them.

 

I beleive Bob has said before He got his at a Garden Center.I swiped mine from my Wife, who got Hers/Mine giggle at a Garden Center. The best $10 investment you'll ever make :dance:



Bob, you've done it again. Yet another Homerun :cheerl:

 

Great work!

 

Mine leaks too. The top of the blue canister is FAWKED from over tightening. I agree CR should replace for free. I usually stick a bucket underneath the leaking canister 'cause that's expensive water I'm wasting! :lol:

 

Thanks guys! I'll be sure to pick one up.

I'm the lucky one who's not experiencing the leaking problem but I am experiencing the go-through-resin-ridiculously-fast issue still. This water in the Bay Area is disgustingly hard (at least I think so; don't know if you other local guys agree). Any idea where I can find a decent water test kit or should I just pick one up at the local Ace Hardware or Lowe's?

 

Fantastic job like always bob, I always love reading your write ups!!!

 

I go through resin a lot too. What's funny is Newark and Fremont, as well as other cities (I don't think Hollister though) run off of the Hetch-Hetchy water system from the Hetch-Hetchy Dam/Reservoir in Yosemite. It's supposed to be some of the cleanest drinking water in the WORLD.. but I guess clean doesn't necessarily mean not "hard" :lol:

 

fantastic detail. learned a few new ideas

 

Another great write-up and job from Bob!:applause:

 

Beautiful work Bob! How do you like the Blackfire sealant?

 

Great Job Bob!

Can you elaborate on the "heat gun" method that you were using to help remove water spots?

Thanks!

 

Absolutely stunning all around. Very nice.