Concours Prep: '84 Ferrari Boxer
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Concours Prep: '84 Ferrari Boxer
This weekend, I had the chance to spend three long days (about 28 hours total) preparing a 1984 Ferrari BBi for the Cavallino Concours show in south Florida in January. The goal was to get it about 90 percent done (minus the under carriage, which will be done a little later) for the Winter Park Concours show in a couple weeks. This way, the owner and I will know what we need to work on for Cavallino. I am very excited by this opportunity. The only road block has been the owner, because we would chitchat about cars for a couple hours at a time!!! VERY COOL.
The 1984 Ferrari BBi (Berlinetta Boxer injection) was the last year for the style, which started as the 365 GT4 in 1973. This car was Ferrari's first mid engine road car, and featured a flat twelve cylinder (taken from the F1 cars of the time). It took a while to convince Enzo Ferrari to built a mid engine car, but with the success of the Lamborghini Miura, Ferrari had to fight back. This particular 1984 was a "grey market" car, imported from Europe, so doesn't have the awkward American bumpers.
The '84 Ferrari BBi was also the last of hand built bodies, which adds to the romance of the car. The bodies where shaped and sculpted by artists, using metal working tools to hammer perfection into existence. Amazing and completely hand built! The engine is a fast (very fast for 1984) 5 liter, full injected flat twelve, developing 340 horsepower (back when a Corvette made about 220), pushing the BBi to 60 in under six seconds and to top speed close to 180. Back when this car was built, its easy to imagine Enzo Ferrari in all his fury screaming at his workings, making sure everything was to his specs and perfect. My goal was simple, to make Enzo proud.
Over the course of 3 days, I was able to spend a lot of time working towards that goal. I will update this thread later (and ask a mod to change the title) as I get pictures from the Winter Park Show, then the undercarriage detailing, and finally in January, from the Cavallino Concours, where we (the owner and myself) plan on taking platinum!
Day One, October 4th, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Process and Product Outline
Wipe car with Zaino Z6 to clean off any dust and dirt from the body
Tape car with 3M Blue Painter's Tape
Polish with
3M Extra Cut Compound on a Lake Country Orange CCS 7 1/2 inch pad on the
Hitachi at 1800 RPM
Menzerna SIP on a Lake Country Orange CCS 7 1/2 pad on the Hitachi at 1200 RPM
3M UltraFina on a Lake Country White CCS 7 1/2 pad at 1800 RPM, brough down to
1000 RPM to refine the polish
*after each pass, the paint was inspected with Xenon light, and additional passes where
made to ensure all defects where removed
Hand Polish all impossible to reach areas with
Menzerna SIP using a terry cloth
Zaino Z-PC using a Meg's FoamApplicator Pad
Headlights/Tailights polished with SIP/Orange, Plasticx with PC/White
50/50 wipedown
Wash with Zaino Z7, using a two bucket method
Inspect in direct sunlight for any remaining marring
This Ferrari was still had the original single stage Rosso Corsa lacquer, which polished beautifully, but was SUPER thin on some edges. Some edges didn't even have paint! There are also some runs in the paint that the owner and I decided to leave be, as they are there from the factory, and as such, add the absolute charm of this car.
Some pictures from in the early morning sun. The soft lacquer paint mars easily, and despite showing only 4000 miles on the odometer, the Ferrari had moderate to heavy swirling in places.
Under the halogens...
After one pass of 3M Extra Cut...
Polishing by hand in the numerous creases, crevices, and hard to reach spots found on the gorgeous hand scuplted Italian body.
Polishing with SIP on the Hitachi. Care was taken to tape off all creases and edges, to avoid polishing thru the thin, soft laqcuer.
Inspecting the finish with a Brinkman Xenon
Back to work! When I tell you every square inch of the Ferrari was polished swirl free, I'm not kidding
The air conditioned garage I had the pleasure of working in....
Under the halogens and perfect!
These next two shots cleary show the amazing correction ability of 3M Extra Cut 3000, but also the limitations. The swirls where blasted away, but the paint still had micro marring (compound hazing) that needed to be dealt with.
I was constantly checking my work in the sun light as well, checking and rechecking areas and truly aiming for a perfect finish. Since the sun was overhead, it did give a better account how truly marred the finish was to begin with.
Here is the side of the hood after being polished with Extra Cut and SIP. Because of the soft lacquer and moderate cut of the Orange Pad (used with SIP) there was some faint micro marring, though the surface did appear hologram free. I would follow with UltraFina to ensure that all micromarring was removed and the car was 100 percent hologram free.
And finally a 50/50 shot of the sorts, as the left side has been polished the right side hasn't...
My son stopped by to make sure his daddy was doing a good job (and to bring me burger king as well!)
He also checked out the owners 328 (which will get the full treatement next year for Cavallino)
Here are the products that where used. What isn't shown is about 10 other orange pads, as lacquer seems to "gum" up the pads much quicker.
I pulled the BBi back out of the garage to wash it, and also inspect for any swirling in the paint.
The 1984 Ferrari BBi (Berlinetta Boxer injection) was the last year for the style, which started as the 365 GT4 in 1973. This car was Ferrari's first mid engine road car, and featured a flat twelve cylinder (taken from the F1 cars of the time). It took a while to convince Enzo Ferrari to built a mid engine car, but with the success of the Lamborghini Miura, Ferrari had to fight back. This particular 1984 was a "grey market" car, imported from Europe, so doesn't have the awkward American bumpers.
The '84 Ferrari BBi was also the last of hand built bodies, which adds to the romance of the car. The bodies where shaped and sculpted by artists, using metal working tools to hammer perfection into existence. Amazing and completely hand built! The engine is a fast (very fast for 1984) 5 liter, full injected flat twelve, developing 340 horsepower (back when a Corvette made about 220), pushing the BBi to 60 in under six seconds and to top speed close to 180. Back when this car was built, its easy to imagine Enzo Ferrari in all his fury screaming at his workings, making sure everything was to his specs and perfect. My goal was simple, to make Enzo proud.
Over the course of 3 days, I was able to spend a lot of time working towards that goal. I will update this thread later (and ask a mod to change the title) as I get pictures from the Winter Park Show, then the undercarriage detailing, and finally in January, from the Cavallino Concours, where we (the owner and myself) plan on taking platinum!
Day One, October 4th, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Process and Product Outline
Wipe car with Zaino Z6 to clean off any dust and dirt from the body
Tape car with 3M Blue Painter's Tape
Polish with
3M Extra Cut Compound on a Lake Country Orange CCS 7 1/2 inch pad on the
Hitachi at 1800 RPM
Menzerna SIP on a Lake Country Orange CCS 7 1/2 pad on the Hitachi at 1200 RPM
3M UltraFina on a Lake Country White CCS 7 1/2 pad at 1800 RPM, brough down to
1000 RPM to refine the polish
*after each pass, the paint was inspected with Xenon light, and additional passes where
made to ensure all defects where removed
Hand Polish all impossible to reach areas with
Menzerna SIP using a terry cloth
Zaino Z-PC using a Meg's FoamApplicator Pad
Headlights/Tailights polished with SIP/Orange, Plasticx with PC/White
50/50 wipedown
Wash with Zaino Z7, using a two bucket method
Inspect in direct sunlight for any remaining marring
This Ferrari was still had the original single stage Rosso Corsa lacquer, which polished beautifully, but was SUPER thin on some edges. Some edges didn't even have paint! There are also some runs in the paint that the owner and I decided to leave be, as they are there from the factory, and as such, add the absolute charm of this car.
Some pictures from in the early morning sun. The soft lacquer paint mars easily, and despite showing only 4000 miles on the odometer, the Ferrari had moderate to heavy swirling in places.
Under the halogens...
After one pass of 3M Extra Cut...
Polishing by hand in the numerous creases, crevices, and hard to reach spots found on the gorgeous hand scuplted Italian body.
Polishing with SIP on the Hitachi. Care was taken to tape off all creases and edges, to avoid polishing thru the thin, soft laqcuer.
Inspecting the finish with a Brinkman Xenon
Back to work! When I tell you every square inch of the Ferrari was polished swirl free, I'm not kidding
The air conditioned garage I had the pleasure of working in....
Under the halogens and perfect!
These next two shots cleary show the amazing correction ability of 3M Extra Cut 3000, but also the limitations. The swirls where blasted away, but the paint still had micro marring (compound hazing) that needed to be dealt with.
I was constantly checking my work in the sun light as well, checking and rechecking areas and truly aiming for a perfect finish. Since the sun was overhead, it did give a better account how truly marred the finish was to begin with.
Here is the side of the hood after being polished with Extra Cut and SIP. Because of the soft lacquer and moderate cut of the Orange Pad (used with SIP) there was some faint micro marring, though the surface did appear hologram free. I would follow with UltraFina to ensure that all micromarring was removed and the car was 100 percent hologram free.
And finally a 50/50 shot of the sorts, as the left side has been polished the right side hasn't...
My son stopped by to make sure his daddy was doing a good job (and to bring me burger king as well!)
He also checked out the owners 328 (which will get the full treatement next year for Cavallino)
Here are the products that where used. What isn't shown is about 10 other orange pads, as lacquer seems to "gum" up the pads much quicker.
I pulled the BBi back out of the garage to wash it, and also inspect for any swirling in the paint.
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After I washed the Ferrari with Zaino Z7 to remove any dust and polishing oils...
The end of day one....
Day Two, October 5th, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM 1:45 AM-7:00 PM
Product and Process Outline
Wipe car with Z6 to remove any dust that may have settled
3 layers of Zaino Z5pro (ZFX enabled)
Wash wheels with ONR
Wheels recieved 3 layers of DeepFinish Deep SWAX
Exhaust and Center Hubs polished with DeepFinish Deep Chrome
*the inner exhaust tips where heavily souted and needed a pass of Menzerna IP to
remove the grit, over 45 mintues was spent just cleaning the inside lips!
Door jamb plates sanded with 2000 grit in areas to remove scratches, then polished with
DeepFinish Deep Chrome to a perfect shine
All interior metal levers, strikers, and emblems polished with DeepFinish Deep ALUM
Tires recieved 3 coats of Zaino Z16 *45 minutes apart*
Leather cleaned with Z9 and a soft toothbrush
Leather conditioned with Z10 x 2
Plastic lenses where lightly polished Meg's PlastX
Meg's Natural Shine on interior plastic (about 4 square inches, the rest is leather!)
Notes: I had the pleasure of meeting with Angelo (ZoomZoomMazda) in the morning and also had to take a break at lunch to run to a local Chevy dealer about getting a paint defect in my brand work car fixed (they will have to repaint the rear). I bought the car the night before.
Applying the ZFX enabled Z5pro...
Wiping off the the third coat...
Reflection after the third coat...
The leather was painstakingly cleaned (about 2 hours) with a soft bristle and Zaino Z9.
Polishing the door latches with Deep Chrome
Some scratches in the door plates where lightly sanded away and polished with SIP by hand. Then Deep Chrome brought the stainless plates back to a high gloss...
Even the ashtrays where removed and polished back to their orginal luster.
The outside brushed parts of the latches where cleaned, and the chrome sections where polished...
It was getting late and sun was starting to go down, so I pulled the BBi outside to snap some photos before it was completely dark... Not bad for 23 year old, single stage lacuqer, when polished to perfection...pretty wet huh?
The end of day one....
Day Two, October 5th, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM 1:45 AM-7:00 PM
Product and Process Outline
Wipe car with Z6 to remove any dust that may have settled
3 layers of Zaino Z5pro (ZFX enabled)
Wash wheels with ONR
Wheels recieved 3 layers of DeepFinish Deep SWAX
Exhaust and Center Hubs polished with DeepFinish Deep Chrome
*the inner exhaust tips where heavily souted and needed a pass of Menzerna IP to
remove the grit, over 45 mintues was spent just cleaning the inside lips!
Door jamb plates sanded with 2000 grit in areas to remove scratches, then polished with
DeepFinish Deep Chrome to a perfect shine
All interior metal levers, strikers, and emblems polished with DeepFinish Deep ALUM
Tires recieved 3 coats of Zaino Z16 *45 minutes apart*
Leather cleaned with Z9 and a soft toothbrush
Leather conditioned with Z10 x 2
Plastic lenses where lightly polished Meg's PlastX
Meg's Natural Shine on interior plastic (about 4 square inches, the rest is leather!)
Notes: I had the pleasure of meeting with Angelo (ZoomZoomMazda) in the morning and also had to take a break at lunch to run to a local Chevy dealer about getting a paint defect in my brand work car fixed (they will have to repaint the rear). I bought the car the night before.
Applying the ZFX enabled Z5pro...
Wiping off the the third coat...
Reflection after the third coat...
The leather was painstakingly cleaned (about 2 hours) with a soft bristle and Zaino Z9.
Polishing the door latches with Deep Chrome
Some scratches in the door plates where lightly sanded away and polished with SIP by hand. Then Deep Chrome brought the stainless plates back to a high gloss...
Even the ashtrays where removed and polished back to their orginal luster.
The outside brushed parts of the latches where cleaned, and the chrome sections where polished...
It was getting late and sun was starting to go down, so I pulled the BBi outside to snap some photos before it was completely dark... Not bad for 23 year old, single stage lacuqer, when polished to perfection...pretty wet huh?
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end of day two...
Day Three, October 7th, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Product and Process Outline
Wipedown with Z6 to remove dust
3 coats of ZFX enabled Z5pro
Carpets removed, vaccumed, and shampooed with Meg's APC 10:1
Engine degreased with Meg's Super Degreaser
Engine metals polished with Deep Chrome/Deep ALUM
Engine and Front Trunk plastics/hoses dressed with Meg's Hyperdressing/ Zaino Z16
Dressed weatherstripping with Z16
Door Jambs/Creases polished with Z-AIO by hand, followed by Z5pro
Tires recieved 2 more coats of Z16 *45 minutes apart*
Wheels recieved 2 mores coats of DeepFinish Deep SWAX
The engine was remarkably clean for a 23 year old car, but there was some grease and dirt in the valley. This was sprayed with a mild cut of Super Degreaser, agitated with a brush, and vacuumed clean. Here is a before picture...
Another before picture of the glorious Flat 12, you can see that the trim was lightly oxidized, and it looks like somebody previous forgot to remove all the polish...
The carpets where removed piece by piece...
and shampooed. The floor board was vacuumed as well, and detailed using Megs Hyperdressing to restore a factory satin finish...
Weather stripping that could be removed was lighty pryed loose and the paint work was cleaned underneath to remove 23 years of grim and dirt. The weather stripping that was glued on was cleaned with q-tips to remove the dirt that sneeks behind the trim and paint.
Polishing every jamb and lip with Zaino AIO..
The grim and dirt that accumulates in lips of door seams was polished away to a brilliant luster..
Polishing the inside of the headlights..
Polishing the aluminum wheel arches...
Half and half of the aluminum plating in the various nooks in the engine compartment...
Plating before...
After...
4 hours in the engine bay later... All bolts, metal wires, trim, plating, nuts, screws, ect where polished and all the plastics, rubber, and black trim was dressed with Z16 or Meg's Hyperdressing (4:1) for a satin look...
The front trunk... All trim was covered in Z16, the fans, shrouds (inner and outer) where cleaned and dressed with Hyperdressing (about 2 hours spent in here)...
The underside of the trunk/hood and engine cover where cleaned and dressed with Hyperdressing...
Okay some after photos in the sunlight, day three comes to an end. We are ready for Winter Park :woot:, but not quite ready for Cavallino!
Day Three, October 7th, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Product and Process Outline
Wipedown with Z6 to remove dust
3 coats of ZFX enabled Z5pro
Carpets removed, vaccumed, and shampooed with Meg's APC 10:1
Engine degreased with Meg's Super Degreaser
Engine metals polished with Deep Chrome/Deep ALUM
Engine and Front Trunk plastics/hoses dressed with Meg's Hyperdressing/ Zaino Z16
Dressed weatherstripping with Z16
Door Jambs/Creases polished with Z-AIO by hand, followed by Z5pro
Tires recieved 2 more coats of Z16 *45 minutes apart*
Wheels recieved 2 mores coats of DeepFinish Deep SWAX
The engine was remarkably clean for a 23 year old car, but there was some grease and dirt in the valley. This was sprayed with a mild cut of Super Degreaser, agitated with a brush, and vacuumed clean. Here is a before picture...
Another before picture of the glorious Flat 12, you can see that the trim was lightly oxidized, and it looks like somebody previous forgot to remove all the polish...
The carpets where removed piece by piece...
and shampooed. The floor board was vacuumed as well, and detailed using Megs Hyperdressing to restore a factory satin finish...
Weather stripping that could be removed was lighty pryed loose and the paint work was cleaned underneath to remove 23 years of grim and dirt. The weather stripping that was glued on was cleaned with q-tips to remove the dirt that sneeks behind the trim and paint.
Polishing every jamb and lip with Zaino AIO..
The grim and dirt that accumulates in lips of door seams was polished away to a brilliant luster..
Polishing the inside of the headlights..
Polishing the aluminum wheel arches...
Half and half of the aluminum plating in the various nooks in the engine compartment...
Plating before...
After...
4 hours in the engine bay later... All bolts, metal wires, trim, plating, nuts, screws, ect where polished and all the plastics, rubber, and black trim was dressed with Z16 or Meg's Hyperdressing (4:1) for a satin look...
The front trunk... All trim was covered in Z16, the fans, shrouds (inner and outer) where cleaned and dressed with Hyperdressing (about 2 hours spent in here)...
The underside of the trunk/hood and engine cover where cleaned and dressed with Hyperdressing...
Okay some after photos in the sunlight, day three comes to an end. We are ready for Winter Park :woot:, but not quite ready for Cavallino!
10-13-2007, 04:18 PM
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WOW.....that looks perfect...stunning...I love 512 BBi's....& this one is PERFECT.....great interior too...I wish the rock hard single stage paint on my 928 was that easy to correct......
I really need to find a skilled local detailer, who is good with a high speed buffer......to have him do my car and I can watch him do it!!
I really need to find a skilled local detailer, who is good with a high speed buffer......to have him do my car and I can watch him do it!!
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10-15-2007, 11:19 AM
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Wow, amazing! Cleaning and polishing the door lock mechanisms - now that's attention to detail!
How about sharing with us (ball park) how much that kind of a detailing would cost??
How about sharing with us (ball park) how much that kind of a detailing would cost??
10-26-2007, 10:46 AM
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nice work Todd!
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