Ferrari 458 with 22PLE glass coating

Ferrari 458 Italia
Full correction with 22PLE Glass Coating

This car belongs to a very good client of mine. He picked it up and drove it around for a while and had me do a wash and wax on it to make it look better for when his friends came into town. I put the lights on it and noticed all the deep defects and the damage all over the paint… this car had it all – swirling, scratches, RIDS, holograms. We talked about some options and decided it would be best to go for full correction and apply a coating to the car. This car will be tracked as well as daily driven, so it just makes sense to apply one of the best, if not the best, protective coating to the car…not to mention it looks better than the rest on the market!

Starting things off, here was some track damage on the paint…tar!


Paintwork damage







Dirty wheels


50/50 shots


Removal of emblem to polish under it – before and after



After shots of the paint






Inside Final shots after 22PLE application









Engine compartment before and after, under hood before and after






Outside Shots after 22PLE coating application









Total time was about 15 hours all said and done. This grigio Silverstone paint cleaned up rather well and easily without having to get ultra aggressive thankfully. Sanding scratches, RIDS, swirling was all removed and the paint was left in that 95-99% perfect condition…perfect for a track car, daily driven car, weekend toy, etc. This car will see all duties and will be done with a glassy, wet, glossy, high luster look!

3 steps of paint correction
22PLE glass coating application
Wheels and tires cleaned and protected
Windows polished and cleaned
Interior wipedown and dusted/vacuumed
Clearbra on front bumper lightly polished/cleaned up
Rear emblem removed and reinstalled

 

nice job. nice color.

 

nice work Eric

 

nice work,,, equally beautiful car.

 

I just spec'd that color for myself on the Fcar config. It's grigio medio not silverstone. At least I hope so lol. :applause2:

Awesome Eric!

 

My pants monster just threw up, that color is so sexy.

 

Beautiful! Nice job!

 

I love that color...............

great job

 

Color is awesome. Great job Eric!

 

That's a lot of work to be done in 15 hours! Car looks awesome, great job

 

You've somehow made the ugliest colour in automotive history look awesome! Great job. How do you like the 22PLE compared to other coatings?

 

that is actually one hell of a color for sure. It gets old seeing ferrari's in black, yellow and red . . . . . . . car came out fantastic!

What was used to re-attach the ferrari emblem back to the vehicle after your removal to correct the immediate area?

 

Love that color! I'm liking what I'm seeing in this new coating! Very wet look!

 

awesoem looking car and some great work by you!

 

Thanks!

I love the 22PLE so much more than opticoat from a looks standpoint. Its wetter and glassier for sure! With proper maintenance, it should last in the 18+ month range, which is plenty long! There is no such thing as permanent!

Tyson, for the emblem, I had to "un nut" it from the underside, remove the adhesive tape, and compound, then polish the area, then IPA the whole area, then reapply double sided tape again which I cut out to fit so you cant see from atop, then re-nut it from the underside

 

You can say that for sure! I'm amazed at the shine you achieved on that beast! Unbelievable!!!

 

Best color available! Nice job

 

Car looks awesome. How is the application process for the 22ple?

 

Great work Eric!

Simple!

 

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