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Old 06-17-2008, 02:17 PM
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1988 Ferrari 328 GTB

Yesterday I worked on an immaculate 1988 Ferrari 328 GTB. Everything about the car was gorgeous which makes sense because there are less than 15,000 miles on the car. The previous owner never washed it with a hose, and the paint suffered some damage from that. However, the single stage paint cleaned up nicely. The car just came out of it’s major service and now freshly detailed, this rare car is ready to get driven with pride. While I was working on the 365BB a few weeks ago the owner of the 365 was doing the mechanical work on the 328 GTB and I was in awe by the cleanliness of it on the lift. I was hard pressed to find any grease, oil, dirt or grime anywhere on the undercarriage or suspension. A truly amazing vehicle, if I must say so myself .
Onto the specifics on the detail… I went into it with the same game plan as the 365BB, UDM, 4” pads and Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover 3.0. Some panels required more attention than others but nonetheless, the paint recovered nicely. The TSR3.0 left no visible micro marring so I ended with Menzerna FP85U with a finishing pad. The wax of choice was P21S 100% carnauba. Total time- 7 hours for the exterior. Naturally, nothing else needed attention on this vehicle. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Process:
S&W cleaning
Clay
Wolfgang TSR3.0, UDM (and PC, UDM is starting to crap out …), 4” pads
Menzerna FP85U
P21s 100% Carnauba wax

Here are a few before pictures:




And a few even earlier, when the maintenance was being done:










Back to yesterday, here was the condition of the paint – 20 years of washing without water had taken its toll … but it definitely wasn’t terrible:




And just after Wolfgang TSR3.0, here are the results:




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And after polishing and a coat of P21s 100%:

























































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Old 06-17-2008, 02:21 PM
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Re: 1988 Ferrari 328 GTB

Reminds me of the days of Magnum P.I.
Nice detail, bet you enjoyed every min of it.
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Old 06-17-2008, 08:58 PM
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Thanks Meghan, it is a very cool car and the results make me like it even better. Of the two Ferris I've done, I thought they looked great before, it's amazing what a little polish and wax can do!
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Old 06-17-2008, 09:56 PM
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Re: 1988 Ferrari 328 GTB

amazing car and detail....
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Beautiful car and excellent work! I bet that was one of your more enjoyable details. The red couldnt be any brighter imo!
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Nice work budman! any dusting with the wolfgang polish?
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Old 06-18-2008, 03:51 PM
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Redefining RED!!! Very nice work.
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Old 06-18-2008, 05:26 PM
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Nice work budman! any dusting with the wolfgang polish?
On a panel here and there there was a few specs of dust but I wouldn't even call it dusting. It is a very user friendly product. Thanks for the comments everyone. It was a very rewarding detail.
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Old 06-18-2008, 07:09 PM
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Nice job!
The Magnum-mobile is no competition for that one.
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