While I was up in Bristol, David of Unique Detailing and I had a chance to work on this beautiful Ferrari F430 Scuderia giving it a nice refinement detail. This Customer was referred to us from one of our other Ferrari clients. This car wasn't extremely scratched up, but it did have a lot of marring on the surface and needed a good polishing. Lets get this going and see how it turned out.



here is the state of the vehicle when we arrived

























Starting with the wheels first



We used Sonax Full Effect wheel cleaner which is a pH balanced wheel cleaner safe for all types of wheels and brakes, and will turn a redish color to let you know when it is reacting with the iron particals.





Then we used degreaser for the fender wells









After cleaning the wheels, we moved on to the paint giving it a pre-rinse and a foam bath

















After washing the car, clayed the car using DodoJuice Born Slippery lube(Which I love!) and clay magic blue fine clay.



With a separate piece of clay, David clayed the wheels to remove some stuck on grime.









We then brought the car back inside to dry it, for this we used a Metro air blaster and Microfiber towels.



this really help get all of the water out of the tight areas





we had noticed a few areas with compound build up, so we decided to remove it with a cuetip.



That's better!



and some around the rear break light





Next we taped up all plastic trim and coverd the edge of the clear bra using Meguiars masking tape







We briefly pulled it outside to see some of the surface defects and most of the car was good except for the surface marring





then we pulled it in and began the correction.



Our weapon of choice was the Meguiars Microfiber DA system with the D300 compound

with the halogen lights behind me, you can see the marring glaring back to the camera







The machine that we both chose for this method was the Flex 3401 the the Microfiber DA cutting disc






all polished out





Making our way around the car each tackling one side of the car





look at that flake!



here is a before picture of the passenger side rear quarter panel which is hazy from all of the marring



nice the light scratches





After buffing and polishing







no marring.... just crisp reflection







Next was the Ferrari Muffler, I noticed that the muffler was a yellowish dull color, and I knew the potential that it had.





I taped off half of it and began to polish it out.



here are a couple of 50/50 shots of the rear muffler showing how much Bling was brought out







I used the Griot's 3in orbital and a small wool pad w/ bushes aluminum polish









While I was working on the engine compartment, David was polishing out the paint with Black LC and 205



While I sealed the wheels with Rejex and Shined the tires with OPT opti-bond, David polished up the exhaust tips







Now it was time to seal the paint, For this we used Chemical Guys new Blacklight Radiant Finish Sealant.



we applied the Black Light using a black LC pad on the Flex 3401



After letting it cure it was them wipped off and this is what we were left with.





















Thanks for viewing and stay tuned for more!

-Eric Witt and David Purser

 

Nice work!

 

If I could detail half as well as you do, I would be immensely satisfied. Your work is the best I've ever seen, hands down

 

Thanks dawg! just practice practice practice, and dont cut corners and you'll get there

 

Takes great talent and skill to make an already beautiful car stand out and shine like that..

 

NICE

 

Man that's awesome!

 

crazy nice, what does a job like that cost ? also have u ever messed up paint with the buffer ?

 

amazing work

 

The Flex & other DA polishers are safer to use on paint. They don't build the heat a rotary polisher will. They're much more user-friendly, giving you an easier learning curve. Not saying that you CAN'T burn paint with them...but it definitely doesn't happen nearly as quickly as it will with a rotary.

I'm betting that will be a repeat customer. Didn't I spy an R8 and a GT3 in the garage?

 

And a Ford GT that you cant see in another garage.......:D

 

Don't write off that scooter in there Superb job!

 

you are my idol dude

 

How much did that detail job cost?