Slathering 22ple all over a corrected Ferrari F430 Greg Gellas of Signature Detailing
 

I thought I would share a recent detail on this wonderful F430 with all of you. :)

I was contacted by a client to apply 22PLE to their Ferrari F430. Initial inspection provided me with a chance to explain that full correction was needed. The owner agreed and I began the process.

I began with the wheels and tires. Using various brushes, some sonax Full Effect, Tuff Shine Tire cleaner, and some grunt work I got them cleaned up perfectly.

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I moved on to stripping and cleaning the paint. It got a foam bath using a mixture of Citrus wash and clear and Dawn.

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After drying, with a Waffle Weave MF drying towel and my CG blower, I was able to move on to inspecting the paint.

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I did a test spot to ensure I acheived the correction rate we were going for. I found that my Rupes LHR15 coupled with a Microfiber pad and some M105 was perfect for removing the defects. I followed that up with a white Rupes pad and some Sonax Perfect Finish. There were just a couple deeper scratches throughout the paint that I felt were too deep to go after. I would never want to risk clear so I decided to leave them. I then explained to the owner and he totally understood, and appreciated the fact that I wouldn't push too far.

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The Carbon Fiber door sills were hammered from shoes getting in and out.

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These corrected out very nice using a 3" MF pad and some 105, followed up with Sonax perfect finish.

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After correction and polishing they looked good as new.

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Now that all the correction work and polishing work was done I needed to remove the dust that was created, so the car needed another bath to get the oils off the paint.

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I then moved on to the engine bay. After a complete IPA wipe down, I wanted to get the exhaust polished out. I attempted to correct the exhaust by hand, but it was not enough. I broke out the 3" polisher and using Optimum Metal polish brought it back to its original luster.

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Here on the intake with the right side you can see the darkening effect of 22ple.

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On the back panel you can see really see the effect 22PLE has.

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Overall the engine bay came out really nice.

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After a complete IPA wipe down I applied 22PLE Pro Signature Glass Coat. I grabbed mine from the fridge. Yes the fridge, it stays better in the fridge!

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Don't forget to coat the key :) Additionally, the wheels got coated in 22PLE VM1 and any hard trim got coated in 22PLE Trim Coating.

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The results of properly correcting and prepping the paint, and the application of 22PLE, make for amazing results.

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As always thanks for looking Greg Gellas :)

I bet your customer was happier than a pig in shit. You do great work and really know what you're doing!

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Also, :coolpics:

I bet when they pull up for a detail in a Ferrari their price goes up :)
I love looking at detail threads, absolutely hate detail cars myself though.

Assume you didn't touch the interior?

No way it's the standard pricing. I schedule a BRZ and the price drops just due to the size and how many I have done, so I can move faster and know the problem areas ;)

Just a light wipe down on the interior.