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Ferrari Enzo Detail...

Postby Clark » Tue May 31, 2011 2:35 pm

Ferrari Enzo - it needs no introduction really!

The owner wanted the car looking its best for an up and coming car show(Alford Speedfest Sun 5th June, we'll be there :thumb:) but as it was quite short notice we could only get it in for a 1 day Protection Detail which would obviously make the car look nice and shiny but paintwork correction would have to wait.

This suited the owner fine but it is coming back into us in the next few weeks to have the full Ne Plus Ultra treatment so we can really go to town on it :D



So here's the car sat in the early morning sun awaiting its spruce up:

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As always, it was the wheels/tyres and arches that were done first after a good pre-rinse:

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With the ceramic brakes the wheels were never going to be too bad but I used Wolf's Deironiser anyways just to be sure:

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Then agitated with the various brushes after the Deironiser was left to dwell for a few minutes:

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Then rinsed:

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The tyres and arches were sprayed with Meguiars APC (4:1) and then agitated with an old wheel back brush:

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Then thoroughly rinsed at medium pressure:

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While the fronts were ok, the rear wheels had a few minor tar spots so Autosmart Tardis was applied:

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Then applied to a Wheel Woolie for an extra bit of cleaning power:

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After:

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Next up was that rather impressive engine bay which was just a bit dusty with the odd oily mark here and there so Meguiars APC was sprayed onto the worst bits:

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Then rinsed at 60 degrees and low pressure:

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The Black Baron drier was then used to remove any excess water:

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I then foamed the car with Meguiars Shampoo Plus at 50 degrees...

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...then thoroughly rinsed after approx 5 minutes:

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There were still some stubborn bug splats on the front end so I applied some APC to help in their removal:

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APC was then used again to clean all the exterior trim/badges/grills etc:

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Then rinsed again:

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Using a Lambswool wash mitt, Meguiars Shampoo Plus and the 2BM the car was then carefully washed:

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A further rinse:

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At this point the paint was pretty smooth with only a couple of small tar spots here and there so we brought it in to be clayed with Meguiars Mild:

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We then dried the car with the Black Baron:

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The paintwork was then prepared for waxing with Swissvax Cleaner Fluid and a microfibre applicator pad:

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The tyres were sprayed with Swissvax Pneu and left for 10/15 minutes:

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The wheels were also prepared with Cleaner Fluid and then protected with Swissvax Autobahn:

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Then buffed off after 20 minutes:

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Meanwhile, Crystal Rock had been applied to the paintwork...

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...and a new glass sealant from Nanolex applied to all exterior glass:

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By the time the Nanolex had been applied and removed it was time to buff the wax off with a Deluxe Mega Towel:

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All the carbon fibre (which is everywhere!) was waxed also:

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Swissvax Leather Cleaner removed a little bit of dirt and grime from the seats but they weren't too bad really:

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Tailpipes were polished with Swissvax Metal Polish:

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Wolf's Trim Coat was applied to all the black sections on the lower parts of the car:

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The carbon diffuser was cleansed and then waxed with Swissvax Opaque (apologies for the dark picture):

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In the engine bay, a good hour or two was spent polishing and protecting various bits of carbon with Werkstat Prime Strong and protecting the rest with Aerospace 303.

The exhaust was polished up with the DA and Meguiars NXT Metal Polish:

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After:

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After a thorough check over and a final wipe down this is how the car looked :thumb:



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I'd like to emphasise the fact that the car received no paint correction at this stage so if anyone at Alford on Sunday sees the car and wonders why there's still swirls in the paint then that's why :)


Thanks for looking, Part II on its way in a few weeks :thumb:

Clark
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Postby Chris B » Tue May 31, 2011 2:57 pm

Well done,great as always Clark.
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Postby Bonovox » Tue May 31, 2011 3:47 pm

Great job as ever and some car..... Was that a Porsche I could see in one of the shots? and is it yours? :norty:
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Postby Clark » Tue May 31, 2011 3:55 pm

Nah I don't have a Porsche...yet! WR1 is still here 8)
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Postby eck » Tue May 31, 2011 4:56 pm

Drool
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Postby NewSuboy » Tue May 31, 2011 5:08 pm

Awesome mate!!

Excellent work, really wish I would have got into your line of work I bet its pure satification to do jobs like that (even though it takes a long time)

Im very OCD with cleaning but if I had your skills I know I would be good lol

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Postby Shane » Tue May 31, 2011 5:18 pm

Nice, it must have been a pleasure to work on such a car :)
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Postby Matty WR1 » Tue May 31, 2011 5:38 pm

Just wet my pants!!!


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Postby markywr1 » Tue May 31, 2011 5:50 pm

Awesome as usual Clark, what a stunning car :bow:
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Postby WR 1mposter » Tue May 31, 2011 6:19 pm

You are the daddy ! :bow:
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Postby Steveyk » Tue May 31, 2011 7:16 pm

sorry, I was after the WR1 OC and appear to have stumbled on carporn.com instead. Only trouble with that enzo is somebody parked a beetle behind it... :lol:
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Postby CAVEMAN » Tue May 31, 2011 9:16 pm

Where is the vid clip of you giving it the beans beforehand in the car park?

Good work, but really needs an audio soundtrack!!
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Postby Chris 280 » Tue May 31, 2011 9:25 pm

hope you got a good tip mate,you desrve it,(not like he/she couldnt afford it) :lol:
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Postby MaverickUK82 » Tue May 31, 2011 10:34 pm

:thumb:
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Postby John Mc » Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:40 am

you lucky lucky barsteward!! :lol: Look forward to the final paint correction photos mate
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Postby Megaman » Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:43 pm

Looks excellent mate top job as always. When you going on tour to Luscious Leeds with your two buckets? :)

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Postby Cozzy 481 » Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:49 pm

Love It ! Cant wait for part 2. Are you not a little nervous working on a million quids worth of Ferrari? You are the Man Clark ! :bow:
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Postby Ferret WR1 » Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:29 am

Awesome! :D
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Postby Clark » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:40 pm

Cozzy 481 wrote:Love It ! Cant wait for part 2. Are you not a little nervous working on a million quids worth of Ferrari? You are the Man Clark ! :bow:


At the end of the day it's just another car and that's how you have to go about it (whilst giving it the respect it obviously deserves). Saying that,there's not many cars that you can see the carbon weave through the paint like this one!
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Postby Cozzy 481 » Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:27 pm

Respect to you mate. You must have a great Public Liabilty insurance :lol:
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Postby Clark » Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:43 pm

Honestly, it would scare you! :roll: :lol:
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Postby WillyWonker WR1 » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:40 pm

Just Wondering whats ur company called and can any1 like me with me WR1 have it done by ur company, sweet work m8 :wink: :wink: :wink:
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Postby Clark » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:12 pm

Polished Bliss mate. We'll do anything,from fiestas to Ferraris and I've done a few WR1's now.
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Postby WillyWonker WR1 » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:37 pm

Clark wrote:Polished Bliss mate. We'll do anything,from fiestas to Ferraris and I've done a few WR1's now.


What price do u start from and were r u based
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Postby WillyWonker WR1 » Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:20 pm

Clark wrote:Polished Bliss mate. We'll do anything,from fiestas to Ferraris and I've done a few WR1's now.


What price do u start from and were r u based
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Postby Clark » Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:27 pm

WillyWonker WR1 wrote:
Clark wrote:Polished Bliss mate. We'll do anything,from fiestas to Ferraris and I've done a few WR1's now.


What price do u start from and were r u based


Prices start from £280 + VAT and we're based in Aberdeen, which I'd imagine probably rules you out as I'm guessing you're southern based?
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Postby WillyWonker WR1 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:37 am

Clark wrote:
WillyWonker WR1 wrote:
Clark wrote:Polished Bliss mate. We'll do anything,from fiestas to Ferraris and I've done a few WR1's now.


What price do u start from and were r u based


Prices start from £280 + VAT and we're based in Aberdeen, which I'd imagine probably rules you out as I'm guessing you're southern based?


Yea just abit far lol Ok then no worries thanks for the help
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