Todd@RUPES
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The first one up is a 360 Spider. The owner perfers to have his paint polished yearly and was looking for a step above what his dealership provided. He wanted perfection on every surface.
The paint was a little tricky, as it had been bathed in some type of silicone product at the dealership. It took some work to bring it back but the results where top notch, with zero defects visible after polishing.
Process.
Wash with Zaino Z7, foam gun, two bucket method
Tires/Wells cleaned with Poorboy's Citrus APC
Rims cleaned with P21s Wheel Gel
Paint clayed with Zaino Z18 clay bar using ONR lube
General Paint polishing process...
2 x Menzerna SIP with purple wool pad
1 x OP with white pad (an alcohol prep wash showed signifcant filling on
OP's part)
1 x 106ff with white pad (an alcohol prep showed minor filling, but the
surface was ready for final polishing
1 x UF with blue pad (alcohol prep showed no filling and the surface was
flawless)
Werkstatt Acrylic Prime with blue pad
Werkstatt Acrylic Trigger x 2
Pinnacle Souveran
Wells dressed with Meguiars Hyperdressing
Tires dressed with Zaino Z16
Interior recieved Zaino Z9/Z10 treatment
Pictures
Brian prewashing the Ferrari
Before picture
After polishing
After we applied all the JW and Souveran, we pulled the car out. I snapped this photo while Brian vacuumed and worked on the details.
Afters
Next up was a pair of Ferraris from the same owner. The first is a rare 456 GT (rare because of the color combination which is Tour De France blue over saddle and blue interior) and it features a 6 speed, which most 456GT's features a 4 speed auto.
The TDF blue is an amazing color with a lot of reflection and flake, but this one needed some work. I should also note that the this detail has been split into two sessions, last month and this month, but I will combine them.
Process
ONR wash
Clay with Zaino Z18 using Pinnacle Clay Lube
Rims, Tires, and Wells cleaned with Meguiars APC
General Paint Polishing process
2-3 x 3M Extra Cut with a LC White Wool Pad
1-2 x Menzerna SIP on a LC Orange or White Pad
1 x 106ff on a 3M Ultra Fina pad
Rewash with Zaino Z7
Red Moose Machine Glaze with a LC blue pad
Collonite #845 (day one) x 2
Pinnacle Souveran (day two)
Zaino Z16 on tires
Leatherquie treatment
Carpets shampooed with Meg's APC
Rims polished with DeepFinish Deep Chrome and protected by DeepFinish DeepSwax
Windows, lights, trims recieved Zaino AIO topped by Z2pro
50/50
Here is a picture of the hood/passanger fender. The fender side has been finished down and middle of the hood has a lot of wool marring (from us, the car had a lot of water damage that required a heavy cut to relevel).
The two of us working in unison (dual action polishing)
Applying RMG with a PC and a blue pad
Brian using Pristine Clean to remove years of grit and body oil from the leather hides...
Brian finishing the rims up with DeepSwax on top of DeepChrome...
The paint was a little tricky, as it had been bathed in some type of silicone product at the dealership. It took some work to bring it back but the results where top notch, with zero defects visible after polishing.
Process.
Wash with Zaino Z7, foam gun, two bucket method
Tires/Wells cleaned with Poorboy's Citrus APC
Rims cleaned with P21s Wheel Gel
Paint clayed with Zaino Z18 clay bar using ONR lube
General Paint polishing process...
2 x Menzerna SIP with purple wool pad
1 x OP with white pad (an alcohol prep wash showed signifcant filling on
OP's part)
1 x 106ff with white pad (an alcohol prep showed minor filling, but the
surface was ready for final polishing
1 x UF with blue pad (alcohol prep showed no filling and the surface was
flawless)
Werkstatt Acrylic Prime with blue pad
Werkstatt Acrylic Trigger x 2
Pinnacle Souveran
Wells dressed with Meguiars Hyperdressing
Tires dressed with Zaino Z16
Interior recieved Zaino Z9/Z10 treatment
Pictures
Brian prewashing the Ferrari
Before picture
After polishing
After we applied all the JW and Souveran, we pulled the car out. I snapped this photo while Brian vacuumed and worked on the details.
Afters
Next up was a pair of Ferraris from the same owner. The first is a rare 456 GT (rare because of the color combination which is Tour De France blue over saddle and blue interior) and it features a 6 speed, which most 456GT's features a 4 speed auto.
The TDF blue is an amazing color with a lot of reflection and flake, but this one needed some work. I should also note that the this detail has been split into two sessions, last month and this month, but I will combine them.
Process
ONR wash
Clay with Zaino Z18 using Pinnacle Clay Lube
Rims, Tires, and Wells cleaned with Meguiars APC
General Paint Polishing process
2-3 x 3M Extra Cut with a LC White Wool Pad
1-2 x Menzerna SIP on a LC Orange or White Pad
1 x 106ff on a 3M Ultra Fina pad
Rewash with Zaino Z7
Red Moose Machine Glaze with a LC blue pad
Collonite #845 (day one) x 2
Pinnacle Souveran (day two)
Zaino Z16 on tires
Leatherquie treatment
Carpets shampooed with Meg's APC
Rims polished with DeepFinish Deep Chrome and protected by DeepFinish DeepSwax
Windows, lights, trims recieved Zaino AIO topped by Z2pro
50/50
Here is a picture of the hood/passanger fender. The fender side has been finished down and middle of the hood has a lot of wool marring (from us, the car had a lot of water damage that required a heavy cut to relevel).
The two of us working in unison (dual action polishing)
Applying RMG with a PC and a blue pad
Brian using Pristine Clean to remove years of grit and body oil from the leather hides...
Brian finishing the rims up with DeepSwax on top of DeepChrome...
) and took some after photos.. Excuse some of the borders on the pictures, I was playing around with different looks, but I think I will stay with the thin black border from now on.
