Ferrari 458 italia

**Cosmin** · 10-27-2010, 09:07 PM

THE MISSION: remove wetsand marks, buffer marks /light holograms , improve exterior appearance.

Material used in correction:
- red cutting pad meg with meg 105 on flex da - 2 passes on wetsand areas , removed with mineral spirits
- green LC light cutting pad with optimum hyper compound on flex da, removed with IPA
- 3m ultrafina on 3m blue pad with flex da , removed with ipa.
- 2 coats of opti-seal

the damage before ( swirls, wetsand)

damage after:

wetsand before:

wetsand after:

light holo on hood:

Pictures from process:
Tape everywhere

the rear bumper was the last one touched

ready to go in the sun

**ToySupra727** · 10-28-2010, 08:22 AM

Truly outstanding

**zliegen** · 10-28-2010, 09:37 AM

This is one of the best looking cars in the last 5 years. You did a great job to help keep it that way!

**sullysdetailing** · 10-28-2010, 09:43 AM

good job

Mike Phillips · 10-28-2010, 09:44 AM

Nice work Cosmin but you never dissapoint anyone...

If you haven't tired the new Meguiar's Masking Tape, give it a try, it's not as sticky as the blue and green painter's tape yet offers enough adhesion to do the job without any fear of anything bad happening...

**jpegs13** · 10-28-2010, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek

Nice work Cosmin but you never dissapoint anyone...

If you haven't tired the new Meguiar's Masking Tape, give it a try, it's not as sticky as the blue and green painter's tape yet offers enough adhesion to do the job without any fear of anything bad happening...

I'm a convert to the Meguiar's tape. Easy on easy off.

**J Z06** · 10-28-2010, 05:20 PM

Impressive work!!! that sucker GLOWS!!! Very nice job.

GEEK: I'm going to have to try some of that tape. When I did my Z06...I used blue 3m stuff that I got from work(can't beat wholesale prices!). It left a bit of sticky residue that ironically .... the more I rubbed with the Zaino pad(applicator) the easier it came off.

That is one more step I'd like to avoid. Taping alone is a PITA...but worth it.

**Cosmin** · 11-03-2010, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek

Nice work Cosmin but you never dissapoint anyone...
If you haven't tired the new Meguiar's Masking Tape, give it a try,

i usually get 3/4 green tape in bulk and holds me for mo , but i may try meg tape.
green tape didn`t disapoint me yet . blue sucks , and the white tape i use is a no go , too sticky.
on this vehicle with all the vents and grills is just so much time consuming to tape everything.
Cosmin