2014 Ferarri 458 Spider - Presidential Automotive Detailing - FL

PresdntialDtail

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Please excuse me as Im a little rusty on my write-ups! After about a year waiting for this car to arrive, I finally got a phone call, but the call I got wasnt a good one. Somewhere along the way, the car had been "detailed" before the owner took delivery. Unfortunately, this meant there were buffer "holograms" present throughout the entire cars paint finish. To make things worse, every crevice was caked with white wax/polish residue and every vent had overspray with polish from someone who is inexperienced or in huge rush to get it done. Either way, the owner wasnt happy with what he saw and immediately had me come out to make his brand new 458 look the way it should.
 
Pre-Detail Inspection
 
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Large amounts of polish sling in all vents. Customer actually had Ferrari dealer take apart the entire rear section of car to be able to gain access to this area. Hopefully they have learned their lesson.
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More polish..
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Removed.
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Even the tail lamps had wax crammed into their crevices.
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Holograms in lenses.
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Wax removed and Lenses Corrected.
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Initial Paint Inspection
 
Somebody did a number on the finish of this poor 458..nearly every surface on the car was in this condition.
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Some deeper scratches near the door handle.
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Post Polishing
 
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RIDs removed.
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Final Inspection In Direct Sunlight.
 
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INTERIOR.
 
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Note: Seatbelt is not stained, just a weird shadow in photo.
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Finished After Two Coats Of BlackFire Wet Diamond Paint Sealant.
 
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Can anyone guess whats getting pampered next?
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FINAL SHOTS
 
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Thanks guys! The light is LED and I found it at my local Home Depot store. Helps keep the garage cool and heat off my back from halogen lamps when Im working in 98+ degree heat and outrageous humidity here in FL!
 
Dealership detailers are worth a good chunk of business to me fixing their mess, looks like it for you too! Nicely done. 


 


BTW, I have a 140 lumen LED light that I can wear over my head, makes spotting swirls down low a lot easier than a fixed light set up. I think it was $20 or so at Home Depot. 
 
Scottwax said:
Dealership detailers are worth a good chunk of business to me fixing their mess, looks like it for you too! Nicely done. 


 


BTW, I have a 140 lumen LED light that I can wear over my head, makes spotting swirls down low a lot easier than a fixed light set up. I think it was $20 or so at Home Depot. 


 


 


Ive been meaning to get my one of those! Ive heard they work pretty good while polishing too since your looking right at it.
 
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