Ferrari F430 Spider

[Cosmin]

Garage king : Ferrari F430 Spider. In very good shape but with a need of claybar treatment and a refresh .
The nose was all cover by a nice bug collection.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f001.jpg
Wheels was clean with car soap and seal with optimum car wax, tires got m40.
Interior was slightly used.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f002.jpg
Being an convertible I address the paint that get`s under the top cover. Was wash with quick detailer , and clay with meguiar`s white clay bar and onr quick detailer. The leather seat headers was treated with meguiar`s D180. Once the top is on is hard to have access to it so is better to have it done when the car has the top open.
Green tape was use to cover the engine grills/glass , and rubber trims.
A pic of the setup after was polish with m205 and polish pad using an DA and 2 coats of optiseal for protection.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f003.jpg
The top was clean and treated with 303 fabric guard. The rear plastic window was in bad shape , stained and water spots , a bad visibility.
I polish by hand with plexus on a microfiber towel . interior and exterior.here are some before after shots.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f004.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f005.jpg
After all this I address a 4in light scuff on driver door , I couldn`t get it on cam , and another 4-5in scratch on the rear bumper.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f006.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f007.jpg
Interior was dust wipe , leather treatment was applied on doors and seats , follow by some vaccum action and scotch-guard carper protectant on floor mats.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f009.jpg
All the top was cover with plastic wrap , all sensitive areas got green tape for protection and easy clean up. Paint was polished with meg205 and foam polish pad with DA and seal with 2 coats of optiseal. Car still cover but after polish step.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f008.jpg
A nice swirl free view:
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f015.jpg

[Cosmin]

AFTERS:
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f012.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f016.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f011.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f013.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f010.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f017.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f014.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f019.jpg

Lucky to get some sun shots in a cloudy day…
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f018.jpg

[SRHTX]

Nice F430!!

[cobalt9123]

Super nice car, and great job on the detail. Is that your house or the customers? That is an awesome house.

[TheGLL]

Nice job.
It's me of the car needs a drop ? I don't know if it's the picture, but the front look sooo high...

[fancyfootwork]

Super nice car, and great job on the detail. Is that your house or the customers? That is an awesome house.

I totally agree that house is incredible!

Great job on the Ferarri. Love that car, maybe I will own one someday!

And no, I don't think it needs to be lowered.. may just be sitting on a slant.

[Cosmin]

And no, I don't think it needs to be lowered.. may just be sitting on a slant.

u right , the driveway give that impression that the car is not low enough...

[killrflake]

A real beauty and your work was top drawer.

[rohnramirez]

A wonderful work on the Ferrari, but an absolutely stunning house!!!

[Dan Tran]

PLEASE NOTE pictures were taken from a different thread.

SOOOO I did not want to hijack the original thread BUT I have a specific question about something and this is the only one I can find that had the pictures to support what I need to ask. Notice below the OP hand polished the rear plastic window with Plexus.

MY question is:

Awhile back a purchased a Rupes 15 MKII and I got the how-to book for the Rupes system. There was a section in there that mentioned the Rupes gels can be used on some plastic. Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of the section I am talking about in the book.

Either way, can the same Rupes gels be used in the same manner as the Plexus situation we see here?



The top was clean and treated with 303 fabric guard. The rear plastic window was in bad shape , stained and water spots , a bad visibility.
I polish by hand with plexus on a microfiber towel . interior and exterior.here are some before after shots.
http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f004.jpg

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac144/ProReflection/FerrariF430Spider/f005.jpg