1974 Berlinetta Boxer V12

[budman3]

I had the pleasure working on this 1974 Ferrari 365 Berlinetta Boxer this past weekend. The vehicle was repainted in single stage Glasurit back 25 years ago and hasn’t been machined polished in 18 years. Upon inspection the paint was in better condition than most new cars. There was limited contamination and swirls. And before I get too far into this, yes the car gets driven . At first it was a little intimidating but then I was able to focus and find the correct polish and pad combination to get the finish back to new.

At first I started with the UDM and a 5.5” Lake Country CCS polishing pad with Menzerna 106FF. It did a fair amount of cutting on this single stage paint but wasn’t quite enough. I then bumped up to Wolfgang Finishing Glaze 3.0 with a low profile 5.5” Lake Country orange cutting pad which wasn’t much better either and left some micromarring. Finally I busted out the 4” pads and Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover 3.0 and a Lake Country light cut pad. This removed all but the deepest swirling and left no visible micromarring. Some panels required a second pass with the TSR3.0. Since the finish was very nice just after the TSR3.0 I finished off with a 7.5” Lake Country finishing pad with Menzerna PO85U and a PC. The final polish really amped up the finish. The black lower portions of the car were polish by hand and UDM with 4” pads with various polishes, including Powergloss, SSR2.5, ProPolish and PO85U (depending on the panel). Finally a coat of regular P21S was applied after an alcohol wipedown. All that was included in this portion of the detail was the red and black paint. The rest will be finished this weekend.

Cliff notes:
S&W wipedown
Clay
Wolfgang TSR3.0, UDM, 4" LC orange pads
Menzerna PO85U, PC, 7.5" LC blue pads
P21s

These are the before pictures:

After just the Wolfgang TSR3.0:

After Menz PO85U and P21S wax:

Opinions, questions, comments??

 

[Beemerboy]

Excellent work on the car and totally jealous about getting to work on a car like that!!

I love working on SSP it really comes out so flawless IMO...Again great work and thanks for posting the ride...my 12 YO loved it

 

[blk45]

Where are the sun shots?

 

[Stephan]

Looks great, nice deep red paint...beautiful car.

 

[cwcad]

It is nice to see a vintage vehicle look so brite. Single stage paint is something I know not much of. It certainly appears that you have a Phd. in shiny single stage paint. Good job!!

 

[Troy@Protekt]

Almost looks like you know what you are doing. :gotcha:

Great job. Now get the BMW next to it shined up that well and really impress us.

 

[budman3]

Almost looks like you know what you are doing. :gotcha:

Great job. Now get the BMW next to it shined up that well and really impress us.

Almost :gotcha:. There isn't much hope for the BMW (1976) except paint and body work, which is really all that is left for its restoration, everything else is almost completed.

Thanks for the comments everyone else. Sun shots may come this weekend, weather permitting. There is still a lot that needs to be done but finishing the paint was the biggest part. The engine, interior, wheels, tires and wells will be done this weekend.

 

[hemin8r]

Very nice job on an awesome looking car! :rockon

 

[Old Pirate]

Can't wait to see the finish results of this Ferrari, you lucky dog you. Looks great Budman! I could swear i saw one of these this past weekend......

 

[CBlakeNS]

Looks sweet, very nice.

 

[Reddwarf]

Budman, I'm very impressed! You did a brilliant job on that car. The after pictures are so slick. I love that model of Ferrari. Not as much as the Dino, but close. I don't think I've ever read of anyone using the Wolfgang swirl removers. That is nice to hear that they are good.

:bigups

 

[Mr. Clean]

Just a sweet vehicle to get to work with....


...except for that rear deck lid :yikes: I despise louvered decks. :wall

Looking forward to any follow up pics and process/product descriptions. :bigups Oh, and how about just once around the block (the big block that is)

 

[9D4E420]

Very very nice work! I'm jealous as well I never have had the opportunity to work on a vintage Ferrari.

 

[OCD_Maniac]

Job well done. That is one nice classic ferrari. I really like the rims, it would look good on a porsche for sure.

 

[budman3]

...except for that rear deck lid :yikes: I despise louvered decks. :wall

Me too, it's nearly impossible to do any work with them ... PITA :idea

 

[budman3]

Well as promised, here are some more pictures of the completed vehicle. It now has 2 layers of P21S regular and one coat of the new P21S 100%. I don't have too much else to add except the wool carpets received Folex, all of the leather got Leatherique, windows received Invisible glass. The engine only got a S&W wipedown as it will most likely be pulled for service this winter. The wheels were polished by hand with Bush Aluminum polish and the tires were lightly dressed with a water based dressing. The pictures really don't do the car justice, the paint was bright red in direct sun but then got deeper as the sun went behind a cloud. In a few minute period the car seemed to change appearance deepening on the sun. Anyways here are the rest of the pictures!

 

[GearHead_1]

Thanks for the under hood shots.

 

[Beemerboy]

Car is very impressive and real nice job on the detail

 

[blk45]

Nice!

 

[budman3]

Thanks guys :bigups