CH.Detailing
What's a detail?
The Ferrari 330 GTC, a powerful and well balanced GT for the enthusiast. Based on a 275 frame with front and rear unequal length double A-arms, a rear trans-axle, four wheel disc brakes, and a triumphant 4.0L V12 engine all contained within beautifully sculpted Pininfarina bodywork. The 330 came into existence during what many consider to be the ‘golden era’ for Ferrari, and as such the value for these vehicles has been steadily appreciating.
This car was restored from the ground up with a fresh coat of Azzuro Italver paint, re-plated trim, new rubber throughout, re-built mechanicals, and an entirely re-upholstered interior. The previous owner actually was a mechanic for Ferrari in Italy during his youth, and was really the perfect candidate to do the work. The restoration was completed three years ago, and was unfortunately already beginning to show its age.
The paint appeared dull, lackluster, and cloudy with poor reflections, which was a major concern for the new owner. The car had already been washed by the owner a couple of days previous, and had not been driven since and as such was fairly clean.
The car had accumulated some dust over the few days since it was washed, and there was some accumulated dirt behind the wheels, so I began with a rinseless wash using Blackfire.
The super plush Cobra Shamrock towel makes rinseless washing an absolute breeze!
The lower panels behind the wheels had some dirt splatter, so I opted to treat those with P21S Total Auto Wash first.
With how clean the vehicle was initially, I was rather surprised at how dirty the rinse water was when the wash was complete.
After the car was washed and dried, I removed the trim that would interfere with the paint correction later on, which included the trunk badges, the license plate and frame, and the side mirror.
I opted to remove the trim after the wash so as to minimize the amount of water that would run into the body. The dirty areas behind the trim were wiped down with a quick detailer solution of Blackfire rinseless wash. Next up I began to clay using Meguiars blue mild clay.
The paint was very clean and the clay pulled up few embedded contaminants.
Once the claying was complete I wiped down the surface with a solution of isopropyl alcohol to strip any residual waxes or oils, afterwards I began my inspection of the paint surface.
The lower panels and the trunk lid were by far the worst areas on the car.
This car was restored from the ground up with a fresh coat of Azzuro Italver paint, re-plated trim, new rubber throughout, re-built mechanicals, and an entirely re-upholstered interior. The previous owner actually was a mechanic for Ferrari in Italy during his youth, and was really the perfect candidate to do the work. The restoration was completed three years ago, and was unfortunately already beginning to show its age.
The paint appeared dull, lackluster, and cloudy with poor reflections, which was a major concern for the new owner. The car had already been washed by the owner a couple of days previous, and had not been driven since and as such was fairly clean.
The car had accumulated some dust over the few days since it was washed, and there was some accumulated dirt behind the wheels, so I began with a rinseless wash using Blackfire.
The super plush Cobra Shamrock towel makes rinseless washing an absolute breeze!
The lower panels behind the wheels had some dirt splatter, so I opted to treat those with P21S Total Auto Wash first.
With how clean the vehicle was initially, I was rather surprised at how dirty the rinse water was when the wash was complete.
After the car was washed and dried, I removed the trim that would interfere with the paint correction later on, which included the trunk badges, the license plate and frame, and the side mirror.
I opted to remove the trim after the wash so as to minimize the amount of water that would run into the body. The dirty areas behind the trim were wiped down with a quick detailer solution of Blackfire rinseless wash. Next up I began to clay using Meguiars blue mild clay.
The paint was very clean and the clay pulled up few embedded contaminants.
Once the claying was complete I wiped down the surface with a solution of isopropyl alcohol to strip any residual waxes or oils, afterwards I began my inspection of the paint surface.
The lower panels and the trunk lid were by far the worst areas on the car.
