Would you be nervous detailing this?

[DLB]

Just saw this, and couldn't help but think how nerve racking it would be to clean on some of these cars...
World's Most Expensive Cars
If you screwed up the paint on the '57 Testa Rossa think you'd be a little sick feeling?

DLB

 

[NotZeroSix]

I wouldnt touch anything that looks like a fish. Just sayin...

 

[DLB]

I wouldnt touch anything that looks like a fish. Just sayin...

No Chrysler Sebring's?

DLB

 

[Meghan]

Too many curves and hard edges for me!

 

[Dwayne]

That is a car that I would spend 4-5 days on. Taking my sweet time and taking every precaution possible.

Step 1 - Call insurance company and get adequate coverage

Step 2 - Inspect car and document any defects/damage with photos and in writing, have owner sign off

Step 3 - Create detailing checklist

Step 4 - Obtain air conditioned detail bay with surround sound and all tools and supplies lined up and in order

Step 5 - Spend the next 4-5 days working towards detailing perfection

 

[Harleyguy]

Just saw this, and couldn't help but think how nerve racking it would be to clean on some of these cars...
World's Most Expensive Cars
If you screwed up the paint on the '57 Testa Rossa think you'd be a little sick feeling?

DLB

I know at least two people that would have no problem doing any of those cars .One is ASPAULT ROCKET and the other is also well know when it comes to excotics and it makes up a good part of his clients.They say it's just another painted car and treat each that way.Sure you have to be extra carefull but that doesn't scare them away .

 

[DLB]

I know at least two people that would have no problem doing any of those cars .One is ASPAULT ROCKET and the other is also well know when it comes to excotics and it makes up a good part of his clients.They say it's just another painted car and treat each that way.Sure you have to be extra carefull but that doesn't scare them away .

I understand that logic, makes good sense. It would still be a hard mental block for me to get around on a $12m car.

DLB

 

[cnfowler]

Those are all right up Joe of SS's alley. Beautiful cars indeed.

Colin

 

[SRHTX]

That is a car that I would spend 4-5 days on. Taking my sweet time and taking every precaution possible.

Step 1 - Call insurance company and get adequate coverage

Step 2 - Inspect car and document any defects/damage with photos and in writing, have owner sign off

Step 3 - Create detailing checklist

Step 4 - Obtain air conditioned detail bay with surround sound and all tools and supplies lined up and in order

Step 5 - Spend the next 4-5 days working towards detailing perfection

Dwayne,

You think like I do. he he he :iagree:


Stephen

 

[ryandamartini]

Bring it on!

Ive done a few very nice cars but not on that level:

Porsche GT3, 360 Spider, Gallardo, Aston Martin, but yes.. I would have a similar procedure to dewayne.

 

[Showroom Shine]

That is a car that I would spend 4-5 days on. Taking my sweet time and taking every precaution possible.

Step 1 - Call insurance company and get adequate coverage

Step 2 - Inspect car and document any defects/damage with photos and in writing, have owner sign off

Step 3 - Create detailing checklist

Step 4 - Obtain air conditioned detail bay with surround sound and all tools and supplies lined up and in order

Step 5 - Spend the next 4-5 days working towards detailing perfection

:iagree:My exact thoughts. What would Mike Do?

 

[Blackthorn One]

Although the car cost 12 million, it wouldn't cost much more to fix than a newer Testa Rossa really, because what makes the car worth so much is how rare it is, and not so much because it actually costs proportionally more to fix. Even if a car like this gets damaged, the attitude among many owners is that it is just the serial number plaque that is worth the money, and that the rest of the car can be all hand fabricated anew. I heard a story of a Ferrari GTO in which the owner of the car kept the serial number tag in the inside of his coat pocket, and said, "This is what's REALLY worth a lot of money" or words to that effect. Basically, the whole car WAS a fabrication, as there wasn't a single piece of original sheet metal left.

 

[David Fermani]

I know at least two people that would have no problem doing any of those cars .One is ASPAULT ROCKET and the other is also well know when it comes to excotics and it makes up a good part of his clients.They say it's just another painted car and treat each that way.Sure you have to be extra carefull but that doesn't scare them away .

This other person you're referring to is most likely our friend Todd Helme. He was actually flown to Canada (from FL) to detail a 1962 Ferrai GTO worth between $17-25 Million. Probably the most luckiest(and talented) guy in detailing. :dblthumb2: It's on his website: Bella Macchina: The Art of Detailing -Home-

 

[tcollins33]

No Chrysler Sebring's?

DLB

There is a guy in my neighborhood that has two of them. And he is always detailing them on some level - washing, vacuuming, etc. The one looks exactly like the one above - it looks brand new. :xyxthumbs:

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

What would Mike Do?

The first thing I do is evaluate the customer, I want to make sure I can make them happy. Next, I look at the paint and make sure it can be saved. I look for places where the paint has been burned through, (if any), and look to see what will need to be taped-off. Next I would look to see if there are any areas that cannot be worked on by machine and must be worked on by hand.

If the job is still a "Go" after all of the above then I would do a Test Spot to see what it will take to correct any defects and take the paint to it's maximum potential. If the Test Spot is successful, then I'll prep the entire car for detailing and get to work.

One comment; at some level, paint is paint, that is a guy could hire me to work on a Pinto or a Ferrari but if I take the job then I'm working on paint and I treat all paint the same, like this.

The Mindset of a Professional Detailer


Of course some cars are more expensive, more rare, more exotic, but if it's important to my customer, the it's important to me.

People are different and while they're different the one thing they have in common is a passion for their car, or pet project or toy, whatever it is.

A long time ago, one of the first classes I ever taught was for a particular car club where all the members were crazy about their cars. My personal thoughts were the body styles were kind of ugly. After doing the class it really sank in about how different people are passionate about "their" idea of a cool car. Ever since then I've always kept my personal opinions about whether I liked a specific type of car or not to myself. My job is to help people get be successful when they go out into their garage and work on their car. Simple and to the point. Doesn't really matter if they're working on a Pantera or a Wheelbarrow. Paint is paint.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

This other person you're referring to is most likely our friend Todd Helme. He was actually flown to Canada (from FL) to detail a 1962 Ferrari GTO worth between $17-25 Million.

The last thing I ever want to do is go tit-for-tat against people like Todd, Dana, Scottwax, Nick Chapman, or Joe Fernandez, or any of the other "personalties" in the online detailing world because they're all very accomplished detailers. They may all have a different approach as to how they reach the goal but they all reach the goal.

I've never been flown as far away as Canada to buff out a car but a few years ago I was flown to Malibu to buff out a Ferrari and while I could have buffed it out myself, instead I took the opportunity to teach a young man how he could buff out the Ferrari.

My goal was to practice a philosophy I copied from a forum member's Signature Line from a long time ago that went like this,

"Each one teach one"

I alway like that idea and have tried to practice as a way of life. Here's the thread, I even titled it after the philosophy that inspired me.


Each one, teach one... Ferrari Fiorano 355 F1 Spider

 

[sneek]

The last thing I ever want to do is go tit-for-tat against people like Todd, Dana, Scottwax, Nick Chapman, or Joe Fernandez, or any of the other "personalties" in the online detailing world because they're all very accomplished detailers. They may all have a different approach as to how they reach the goal but they all reach the goal.

I've never been flown as far away as Canada to buff out a car but a few years ago I was flown to Malibu to buff out a Ferrari and while I could have buffed it out myself, instead I took the opportunity to teach a young man how he could buff out the Ferrari.

My goal was to practice a philosophy I copied from a forum member's Signature Line from a long time ago that went like this,

"Each one teach one"

I alway like that idea and have tried to practice as a way of life. Here's the thread, I even titled it after the philosophy that inspired me.


Each one, teach one... Ferrari Fiorano 355 F1 Spider

haha to be fair I did fly from Calgary Canada (That car collection is probably about 30 mins from my house) to Cali to see you Mike!