DETAILED: '91 Ferrari F40

[Steve P.]

Last week this 13.3K mile Ferrari F40 was brought to me to prepare for the upcoming F40 owners gathering in Monterrey, CA at the end of the first week in August. Having just been washed in the previous 2 days, a light ONR wipedown was done before surface inspection.

A closer look revealed various stress cracks in the intake vents of the hood areas along with some nicks, light scratches, marring and other blemishes on the body panels.









After some product combination testing, I used a LC 5.5" PFW buffing pad and Megs M105 with a Shurhold DA polisher. This gave me the cutting power the remove the vast majority of blemishes quickly.

Once satisfied with the surface compounding, I switched to the gray 6.5" LC finishing pad and worked Megs M205 polish to remove any marring caused by the M105/purple combo.






Wheel polishing by hand using Luster Lace polishing ribbon:


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Spot buff with 4" LC PFW/M105 using PC DA:


Full Carbon fiber body:




Wet sanding with 2000 grit:








End part 1

[Steve P.]

Part 2:

Once all of the machine polishing was completed, we opened the both clam shells to remove any compound or polishing residue as well as lingering road dust/film.








A colleague assisting for the morning emerges from a seatless cockpit after some interior cleaning.


Yesterday I applied our polymer sealant to all of the smaller panel painted surfaces while using the DA to spread across the larger flat sections. 30 minutes later, all residue removed very easily with microfiber polishing towels. Earlier today, I topped the sealant with a carnauba based creme by hand for a little more depth.





















Questions/comments welcomed.

[Sandman]

Comment - looks amazing

Question - where is this vehicle at so it may be acquired

[Kman]

Fucking amazing!

Any more info on this F40 gathering?

[BadCompanyVPWS6]

Nice work, Steve.

[TINKRD]

looks bad ass. i saw this up there Monday when i drove my truck through the wash

[Steve P.]

Originally Posted by Kman

Fucking amazing!

Any more info on this F40 gathering?

I think it may be this event:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/09/f...orso-italiano/

[Steve P.]

Originally Posted by Sandman

Comment - looks amazing

Question - where is this vehicle at so it may be acquired

A clue to its location is in this thread. Driving it away may be somewhat difficult unless you bring your own seat.

[Sandman]

Plastic lawn chairs are like 3 bucks at Walmart

[Steve P.]

Make sure you saw the legs off first. There is very little head room.

[Kman]

The guy that owns that F40 last name Verges?

[Steve P.]

Originally Posted by Kman

The guy that owns that F40 last name Verges?

I'm not familiar with that name.

[wheel junky]

What was the customers reaction to the transformation? that car is simply beautiful.
as a matter of fact a friend and I were just talking about this same car today at work..what a wonderful coincidence...awesome work steve

[99Z-28]

[Steve P.]

Originally Posted by wheel junky

What was the customers reaction to the transformation? that car is simply beautiful.
as a matter of fact a friend and I were just talking about this same car today at work..what a wonderful coincidence...awesome work steve

The owner was pretty pleased how the F40 turned out. He had me do these 2 cars after the F40.

2000 BMW Z8:


'09 Ferrari F430 Scuderia:

[windhamjk]

I was about to comment on a imperfection on the bumper of the BMW, but then it flew away. Apparently I have a tiny fly in my house.