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      05-14-2010, 10:40 PM   #1
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Ferrari 350 Modena

Ferrari 360 Modena with black /pearl paint. Car looks good from distance but at a closer inspection the paint finish was damage: haze, holograms , swirls.

I start with interior. All the interior leather (seats, dash,doors, ceiling, rear panel) was clean and dress , I use a soft brush , microfiber towels and meguiar`s cleaner conditioner. CF of the seats got optiseal.
Few before /after with interior.











The weels was wash with car soap and agitated with brushes, after that I use some metal polish paste to polish the wheels . tires got m40 (meguiar`s vinyl cleaner conditioner)
The car was wash with onr , and claybar the paint and windows. After that was pulled in the garage and prep for paint correction.

A test spot was done and the winner was 105 on green foam pad (light cutting pad) on DA and for finish polish I try 205 and polish pad , finish pad and didn`t work was give me a haze so I step down with blue final finish Cobra Cross Groove pad , very soft pad. That work with 205 like a charm. I consider the paint soft due the easy correction done by hand at the air vents by the doors.
Pictures with test-spot , initial paint damage and correction. A good 95%+ correction was achieve.



Test spot

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Swirlfree

As protection I use 2 coats of blackfire wet diamond sealant for paint and optiseal for all clear bra.all done by hand.
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      05-14-2010, 11:46 PM   #2
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great job. That 360 is redoniculous. I wonder how much you could get one like that for?
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great job. That 360 is redoniculous. I wonder how much you could get one like that for?
u right is a 360 , whatever is the car , maintenance and insurance will kill the fun.
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      05-16-2010, 06:00 PM   #4
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I think it looks great, but I would change the wheels and tires ASAP.
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      05-16-2010, 09:00 PM   #5
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Sexy. Great work!

+1 on wheel change.
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      05-17-2010, 01:02 PM   #6
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Funny you guys say that! My first reaction was "who would do that to such a nice car" {w/r/t those awful wheels}
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Sure wish the OP would edit the post title. There is just something so distracting about seeing 350 every time I check in with this forum section...
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