1988 Ferrari 328 GTB

[budman3]

Yesterday I worked on an immaculate 1988 Ferrari 328 GTB. Everything about the car was gorgeous which makes sense because there are less than 15,000 miles on the car. The previous owner never washed it with a hose, and the paint suffered some damage from that. However, the single stage paint cleaned up nicely. The car just came out of it’s major service and now freshly detailed, this rare car is ready to get driven with pride. While I was working on the 365BB a few weeks ago the owner of the 365 was doing the mechanical work on the 328 GTB and I was in awe by the cleanliness of it on the lift. I was hard pressed to find any grease, oil, dirt or grime anywhere on the undercarriage or suspension. A truly amazing vehicle, if I must say so myself .

Onto the specifics on the detail… I went into it with the same game plan as the 365BB, UDM, 4” pads and Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover 3.0. Some panels required more attention than others but nonetheless, the paint recovered nicely. The TSR3.0 left no visible micro marring so I ended with Menzerna FP85U with a finishing pad. The wax of choice was P21S 100% carnauba. Total time- 7 hours for the exterior. Naturally, nothing else needed attention on this vehicle. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Process:
S&W cleaning
Clay
Wolfgang TSR3.0, UDM (and PC, UDM is starting to crap out …), 4” pads
Menzerna FP85U
P21s 100% Carnauba wax

Here are a few before pictures:

And a few even earlier, when the maintenance was being done:

Back to yesterday, here was the condition of the paint – 20 years of washing without water had taken its toll … but it definitely wasn’t terrible:

And just after Wolfgang TSR3.0, here are the results:

And after polishing and a coat of P21s 100%:

 

[Beemerboy]

Nothing but fun nice work!

 

[Troy@Protekt]

Sweet! that car reminds me of a certain TV show that I used to watch all the time (except for the top).

The theme song also happens to be the ring on my cell phone.

For you young guys, I'm talking about Magnum P.I. which was one of the best shows of it's day. The fight seens were so realistic!:crazy2:

Ok back on topic. That was "the" car that my friends and I used to dream about owning someday.

Very nice job on the detail too.:bigups

 

[Re-Volv]

haha Troy, you beat me to it. I was just going to make the Magnum reference. I saw almost the identical car (except it was black) a few days ago and made the same comment to my girlfriend. She had no clue what I was talking about.

Looks great Bud and you're absolutely correct about that car being an immaculate example.

 

[jaybs02]

Don't know if it's me or not, but i don't see any pics ... but i'm sure it came out great

"J"

 

[Old Pirate]

Great work on the Ferrari Budman!.......:bigups

 

[budman3]

Thanks guys. I was impressed with the results, but I am obviously biased .

 

[Old Pirate]

It's a blast to work on a fine piece of art. Just love them so much.:rockon

 

[budman3]

It's a blast to work on a fine piece of art. Just love them so much.:rockon

I don't get many opportunities to do so but hopefully these two cars will open up some doors :dnaughty

 

[CBlakeNS]

Looks really good!!

 

[Stephan]

Nice job must have been fun to work on.

 

[jaybs02]

Now i can see the pics and i was right... beautiful work :bigups

"J"

 

[budman3]

Thanks guys. As you can see in the before pictures, I really didn't have to do anything to make the car look great. After a little polishing the paint was was up to the standard of the rest of the car.

 

[JoeVonDoe]

Great Job! Must have been a fun job for sure..