Blast from the past - 1972 Dino Ferrari



When I was younger I used to say,

"I'll polish the paint of a Ferrari or a Ford, doesn't matter to me as paint is paint"





I think this is a picture of I "think" a 1972 Dino Ferrari I hand wetsanded, cut and buff back in the early 1990's. I was the third guy to get the job because the first two guys sanded and buffed through in too many places to try to fix.

I started early in the morning and finished it that evening. Note all the red paint on the ground surrounding the car? This was done in a single stage urethane. I used garbage bags on the wheels and tires to keep sanding and compounding spatter off them.

Did the sanding with Nikken Finishing papers...



I think I was like 31 or 32 in the above picture...


I actually don't really like working on exotics but I usually don't have a lift and since these things tend to be low slung body styles that means bending over a lot. Or getting down on the ground...




But yeah, Ford or Ferrari, it's all paint to me...