Ferrari F430- The Black Stallion

[Mastercraft241]

Hello all,

This is my first shot at posting a full walkthrough. Special thank you to PureShine who has kindly given me his advise and always answered any questions I may have had.

Today I present to you a 2007 Ferrari F430. It belongs to a friend of mine who thought he was taking "very good care of the car". He had frequently brought it to the local car wash for silicone filling details. His maintenance on the car consisted of Sunday rides immediately followed by a wipe down with Lucas Oil quickwax and a dirty microfiber towel. No car washes! Upon initial arrival, the car did not look too bad.

Arrival:
Light Marring:
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/3052/mdcf.jpg
Additional Marring:
http://imageshack.us/a/img842/8093/vmc2.jpg

The vents were taped up:
http://imageshack.us/a/img849/9105/x59v.jpg

And ready for a wash (Greenworks 1700PSI power washer, MTM Hydro and Chemical Guys Maxi Suds with a Boars hair brush):
http://imageshack.us/a/img834/1675/hfu1.jpg

Wheels were attended to with Backfire wheel cleaner and a daytona speed-brush:
http://imageshack.us/a/img153/463/jygs.jpg

After the car was iron x'd and clayed we now we see what we're really dealing with.........

Back
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Back:
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Back left brake light:
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Front left hood:

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Drivers Door Handle:

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Time to meet the troops.... Products used
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1. Greenworks 1700PSI powerwasher
2. MTM Foam Gun
3. Chemical Guys Maxi-Suds II
4. Boars hair brush
5. Blackfire Wheels Cleaner
6. Daytona Speedbrush jr.
7. Nanoskin with Glide
8. Plush microfibers
9. FG 400
10. Perfect Finish 4/6
11. Orange and Green Uber Pads
12. Microfiber pads
13. Rupes 21LHR
14. Griots 3" Polisher
15. Eraser
16. PERL tire dressing
17. Adams Trim
18. Wolfgang Interior Cleaner and Conditioner
19. Blackfire Black Ice

Working the drivers door:

http://imageshack.us/a/img24/7789/isnk.jpg


Working the panel 50/50:

http://imageshack.us/a/img812/1020/00s4.jpg

Working another panel 50/50

http://imageshack.us/a/img829/6920/6zif.jpg

After 15 long hours, the final product..............I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. The owner was astatic to say the least.



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http://imageshack.us/a/img191/3884/pgaw.jpg

Sorry for the cropping. Had to remove the licensee plate.
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Money Shot:
http://imageshack.us/a/img818/1994/1m0y.jpg

Thanks for reading guys!

[Black's Magic]

Great car, even better work. Thanks laying out all the products you used. Always curious to see what products others use on black cars. Again, great job

[LatinFG2]

A black F430 is so sexy! Excellent work.

[Pureshine]

Great job glad I could help :) car looks great.

[davey g-force]

Yes, great work for sure! :xyxthumbs:

[JSou]

:dblthumb2:

[Mike Phillips]

Now that's a project you can be proud of!

Nice write-up and pictures too...


:dblthumb2:

[zmcgovern45]

Gorgeous! Nice work...

Interesting choice in location for the "glamour shots"...

http://imageshack.us/a/img191/3884/pgaw.jpg

:laughing:

[statusdetailing]

How did that rupes work around those curves and tight areas? Very nice work.

[Mastercraft241]

Gorgeous! Nice work...

Interesting choice in location for the "glamour shots"...


:laughing:

Yea the car had to be ready by 7:30am as he was going on a "car run". The start of the run was the BJ's parking lot. I didnt finish the car until 3am so I wasnt able to get many glamour shots. This was my first opportunity to take the pics.:props:


How did that rupes work around those curves and tight areas? Very nice work.

The rupes worked awesome. I really love the machine, so smooth. For some of the tight curves I opted to use the griots, which took a while to fully correct but was easier in the long run.