I had the pleasure to work on this gorgeous Italian supermodel yesterday while most everyone else was doing last minute shopping and trudging through the snow from the day before. Just me, my supplies, and a LOT of red paint. A '95 model (OBD-1), this 355 was outfitted with a tubi exhaust and no cats 
. The car overall was in *very* good shape. This was one of those "take a 90% car and make it 99%+". For any laymen out there, this usually takes more time and a lot more attention to detail. I found my self checking, rechecking, walking around, and checking again. I wanted it dust, swirl, marr, haze, and any other sort of embellishment-free without risking the life of the finish. I spent about 9 hours without breaks on this one.
The interior was in great shape, but being delicate, I cleaned gently and repeated the cleaning process. My finals were:
-Folex and Steam to clean carpets and mats
-Zaino Z9 to clean leather (x 2)
-Zaino Z10 on leather (then dry towel wipedown 10 mins later)
-Zaino Z8 on gauges, stereo
-Stoner's Invisible Glass on glass and mirrors
Part of correcting those extra hidden details requires some intimate positions around the vehicle. Thankfully I was working in a 60* garage with ample lighting...
The paint was in nice shape but seemed a little dull and was affected by some light/moderate swirling, marring from the car cover and a fair amount of deep marrs most likely from improper washing techniques. Overall, I'm just nitpicking
. My finals were:
-Zaino Z7 Wash
-Zaino Z18 Clay with Z7 Wash as lube
-P21s Wheel Cleaner on wheels/exhaust
-EFHI cut 3:1 to clean tires, wells, gas compartment, engine (no pics)
-Zaino Z-PC via rotary and LC CCS White Polishing Pad @ 1400 rpm
-Menzerna PO106FF via PC and LC CCS Green Polishing Pad @ 6
-Clearkote RMG via PC and LC CCS Red Finishing Pad @ 4
-Zaino Z-AIO and #0000 Steel Wool on exhaust
-Zaino Z-CS on wheels/windows
-Zaino Z16 on tires (x2)
-Zymol Ital on paint (client supplied/requested)
Before
Before
After
Before
After
Wet enough for ya?
Cheers.
. The car overall was in *very* good shape. This was one of those "take a 90% car and make it 99%+". For any laymen out there, this usually takes more time and a lot more attention to detail. I found my self checking, rechecking, walking around, and checking again. I wanted it dust, swirl, marr, haze, and any other sort of embellishment-free without risking the life of the finish. I spent about 9 hours without breaks on this one.The interior was in great shape, but being delicate, I cleaned gently and repeated the cleaning process. My finals were:
-Folex and Steam to clean carpets and mats
-Zaino Z9 to clean leather (x 2)
-Zaino Z10 on leather (then dry towel wipedown 10 mins later)
-Zaino Z8 on gauges, stereo
-Stoner's Invisible Glass on glass and mirrors
Part of correcting those extra hidden details requires some intimate positions around the vehicle. Thankfully I was working in a 60* garage with ample lighting...
The paint was in nice shape but seemed a little dull and was affected by some light/moderate swirling, marring from the car cover and a fair amount of deep marrs most likely from improper washing techniques. Overall, I'm just nitpicking
. My finals were:-Zaino Z7 Wash
-Zaino Z18 Clay with Z7 Wash as lube
-P21s Wheel Cleaner on wheels/exhaust
-EFHI cut 3:1 to clean tires, wells, gas compartment, engine (no pics)
-Zaino Z-PC via rotary and LC CCS White Polishing Pad @ 1400 rpm
-Menzerna PO106FF via PC and LC CCS Green Polishing Pad @ 6
-Clearkote RMG via PC and LC CCS Red Finishing Pad @ 4
-Zaino Z-AIO and #0000 Steel Wool on exhaust
-Zaino Z-CS on wheels/windows
-Zaino Z16 on tires (x2)
-Zymol Ital on paint (client supplied/requested)
Before
Before
After
Before
After
Wet enough for ya?
Cheers.
