Superlative Detailing : Ferrari 599 GTB F1

[fcuktion]

This is our 1st prancing horse detail for the year 2010. Its a good start for 2010.

The 599, such alluring body lines with curves that my machine couldn’t reach. Haha.

The monocoque chassis were much more simple to remove the defects compared to the bonnet/doors/boot.



The detail took a total of 3 days. Should have taken lesser time. Total about 20 hours.

It was a 2 step detail that removed at least 80% of the defects.

Wash



2 Bucket wash method

Grit Guard inserts

Lake Country Grout Sponge

Optimum No Rinse Wash



Wheels



Meguiars APC (4:1) for tires, wheel wells, wheels

Swissvax Wheel Brush

EZ Detail Wheel Brush

Assorted brushes

Wheel wells dress with Meguiars All Season Dressing

Tires dress with Optimum Optibond tire gel



Polish

Doors/Bonnet/Boot

Meguiars M105 + Lake Country Yellow Cutting pad via Makita 9227C

Meguiars M205 + Lake Country White Pad via Makita 9227C



Others

Meguiars M205 + Meguiars Yellow Polishing pad via Makita 9227C (2 – 3 Passes)



Optimum PoliSeal + Lake Country Green Pad via PC7424XP



LSP/Wax/Sealent

Chemical Guys EZ Creme Glaze

Blackfire Wet Diamond

DodoJuice Supernatural 2.0



Interior

Meguairs APC 10:1 wipe down

Vacuum and brushed carpets

Door jams/Carbon Fiber treated with Optimum PoliSeal

Dodojuice Purple Haze



Inspection



There was a crazy amount of wax/polish residue that took me quite some time to remove esp those around the rear emblems.

Some before and afters and 50/50. Images are quite messed up, my bad.

afters

Yup thats a G55AMG in the background.

Cleaning up the engine shuts with some M205

Applying the Dodojuice Supernatural 2.0

Cleaning up the dirt filled tires. After seeing what dsm did during one of his details.

Dressed with Optimum OptiBond

 

[fcuktion]

The series of afters.

Wheel wells dressed with Megs All Season Dressing

The sexy rear end dressed in All Season Dressing. Tail pipes polished with P21S.

The glorious V12. APC wipe down and dress with Meguiars Hyper Dressing 3:1.

The carbon fiber/cream colored interior. CF are hand polished with Optimum PoliSeal and protected with Dodojuice Purple Haze.

Pedals are scrubbed with APC and polished with P21S polishing soap was used for the chrome part beside the pedals.

Thats about it. And one of my favorite shot..ending the 3 day 20 hours detail.

 

[MarcHarris]

outstanding pic's! May I ask what camera you were using?

Write-up is very solid with such a beautiful car - thanks for sharing and nice work!

 

[Mr. Vapor]

god damn that is such a beautiful machine.

 

[fcuktion]

Mutt: Thanks. Its an old Nikon D70 with dirty CCD so dont mind the black spots. It has lots of polishing dust and dirt on it. My main camera for car shoots will be the D300 as per my spitfire detail/shoot.



Vapor: Yeap! Its a darn sexy machine.

 

[Envious Eric]

nice detail, looks solid



question, why the yellow foam and not a PFW or a microsurface black lambswool - I find that both offer up more cut than yellow and run cooler. Just a thought...

 

[fcuktion]

Toyotaguy: Thanks for the suggestion. I personally dont think a PFW would be necessary. An orange LC pad would be a better choice.



Anyway the its the yellow Meguiars polishing pad, not the LC yellow. Cheers!

 

[dsms]

Is that first pic of the car, all finished?



Looks like theres some sweating with the wax, possible hologram... see how the light carries in a straight line off the side vent?

 

[fcuktion]

Nope. I just like that shot alot(not from a detailer's pov) so i used it as a "starting picture."



Cheers