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Ferrari 550 Maranello - Prepared for Cavallino by Oakes! 34 Attachment(s) This low mile Maranello came in to be prepared for the Cavallino Classic event in Palm Beach Florida this coming January. While in already fantastic shape for an almost 12 year old vehicle, it needed to be taken a step further. Over the course of 42 hours, a wheels off, paint corrective, concours preparation detail was performed. Through the process of pictures you will see the before and after of the undercarriage detailing, the wheel polishing and sealing, as well as the paint correction and nano ceramic coating afterwords. Hope to announce a Platinum award from this event! The wheels were removed to tend to the undercarriage and wheel wells, as well as the wheels themselves. Here are some before and afters Attachment 146441 Attachment 146442 Wheels were also completely cleaned, polished and sealed, many qtips were sacrificed for the bolts Attachment 146443 Attachment 146444 Attachment 146445 Attachment 146446 The backsides needed the most attention... Attachment 146447 Attachment 146448 Attachment 146449 Attachment 146450 The Fronts however, turned immaculate! Lots of shine from the polished lips Attachment 146451 Attachment 146452 Then it was on to the paint work, which was showing consistent depth through out, with a few sanding defects here and there, assumed from the factory. Commonly found, even on current model Ferraris! Here is the before condition, while it has some swirls and rids, overall good condition for an uncorrected car over a decade old. Attachment 146453 Attachment 146454 Attachment 146455 Attachment 146456 Attachment 146457 Attachment 146458 Attachment 146459 After about 14 hours of polishing work, the defects were completely removed and the depth and gloss was restored. These photos were shot before the Ceramic was applied. Attachment 146460 Attachment 146461 Attachment 146462 Attachment 146463 Attachment 146464 Attachment 146465 Some outside sun shots, after the ceramic coating was applied, to show the corrected paint condition Attachment 146466 Attachment 146467 Attachment 146468 Gloss and Reflection shots! Attachment 146469 Attachment 146470 Attachment 146471 Attachment 146472 Attachment 146473 Attachment 146474 |
4 Attachment(s) Finished Profile photos of the Maranello! Attachment 146437 Attachment 146438 Attachment 146439 http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps12b84cca.jpg Attachment 146440 As always, thanks for looking! Any feedback and comments welcome and appreciated! Nick Oakes |
Looking great, Nick! Thanks for sharing. (Love the detail work you did on the wheels, alone.) |
great job ! :thumbup: |
Thank you both! Appreciate it! |
Love the 550. You guys always do a great job. |
Thank you! |
Sweet! You gave those wheels a facelift! Awesome job :thumbup: |
Excellent work! |
3 Attachment(s) Big thanks to Nick for this job. Got the car down to Florida last week; it looks stunning. Spectacular work as usual by the boys at Oakes. The car glows now. There's a new depth to the paint that is beyond anything I've ever seen before-- certainly better than the factory. While the condition from the onset was far from poor, what Nick added was the extra 10-15% that truly takes a master to achieve (as you can see). It also took the finished product to realize how much further the condition could be taken. I'm really blown away by how it looks. And damn is the car happy too-- I mean, just look at that smile! -Joe |
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