Ferrari 599 GTO Correction & Detail

Recently completed, this was one of the first jobs completed after returning from SEMA in Las Vegas. I had help from "The Bing" on this car and others this week, as the vehicle was "Brand new" some parts of the car were in pretty good condition and other parts(Gloss black wheels for example) were not in good shape due to improper care.

This car is special and the color not being "Rosso Corso" made this rare vehicle more so, here is the beginning of the job.
Wheels with Sonax FE doing it's thing.




Richie cleaning the wheels..............wearing a "Hoodie" as he is used to "tropical climates" in Orlando and San Francisco was a little cold for him.




Foaming the car down during wash step.







As the garage is tight, the client had a "Boo boo" which he wanted to see what improvement could be made, I was able to improve the appearance but 100% correction was not possible as the scuff was too deep.




Taking some readings to see how much I had to work with..




I was able to remove the sheetrock transfer, but the scuff dug into the paint. Much better until a re-spray from Brooksmotorcars can be completed.




Vehicle being silver the defects were hard to capture, but on the black stripe areas the marring was more clear to see.










The OE wheels on this car are one of my favorites (BBS Fi) which are very light and strong, and @ $2,750.00 in 20' inch configuration not for the "thrifty man" lol.




There was a smal but deep chip in the door(Drivers side) that I buzzed with 3000 grit to smooth the edges of the chip and when the paint is mixed up I can come back carefully touch up the chip.




Compounded smooth.




Wax from the dealership in the edge of the clearfilm.




Removed.




The finish looked "Shrunk down" and hazy which can be seen in the halogen light reflection.




Reflection of the halogen light is now clear and sharp after compounding the finish.




Marring on the mirror.




Mirror corrected.

 

Finish finally getting "The look" we all strive for.





Richie doing some fine brush work in the crevices.







Wiping the finish down.




Clearfilm looking it's best.




Fine brush work needed to remove leftover wax in the parking sensor.




All fixed.




Final polishing stage.







Polishing the glass.







Some interior pics.................."Tightness"













Engine needed little.............but not including a pic of the 12 cylinder tightness would be a crime.




"Finished pics".

 

Those rims looked very nice, great job bob. BTW tell the client his garage is not tight.

 

What a beautiful car! Great work as always, thanks for sharing!

 

Such a clean garage, very jealous...

 

Nice job guys. Love the lights in the walls.

 

Great work as always!!!

Hey Bob, Did you have fun at the Chemical Guys Sema Party? I Heard from The CG Guys that it was a Real Blast!!! So sad i didnt get to go :-( Caught up with school.

Hopefully you got to Chat with the 2 Awesome Smartwax Detailers from Holland!!!

 

that is a sweet gauge cluster..........the colors really jump out at you.

Nice work.

 

Great work guys!

-Kody-

 

great work

 

looking immaculate gentlemen! what a sick color combo!

 

Tightness achieved !!!! Great work guys.

 

Nice work

 

Keeping up with the "tightness", as the Duo goes at it once again. Great work guys!

 

Great work. That car is insane.

 

That car is wicked. Great job. Love the color scheme.

 

great work guys the car looks tight

 

That car is insane! Great job Bob & Richie looks amazing.

 

Very nice work guys! Really like those rims too but not a fan of the red interior.