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Ferrari 458 Speciale - Detailed by Oakes

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  1. Oakes Detail

    Oakes Detail Formula Junior

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    #1 Oakes Detail, Jun 24, 2014
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    "It's a brand new car, the paint is perfect."

    A statement, which has proven false far more times than true. Which will be supported by this beautiful example, the very First Ferrari 458 Speciale to arrive to the US.

    This pretty lady arrived to me a few months ago, April 10th to be exact, after being on US soil for almost three weeks. The owner, who had yet to see the car in person was out of the country.

    Over the course of a few working days, we took this "brand new" 458 and made it as perfect as it SHOULD have arrived. The visual journey below will show you exactly what to expect from Ferrari's
    (as well as nearly every exotic manufacturer) quality control team. Do not get me wrong! They make a beautiful, fantastic vehicle, and for arguments sake not everyone is as attentive to the fine details like myself or the owner of this example.

    We spent approximately forty hours on this vehicle preparing and perfecting the paint and then protecting her with some of the best available paint protection in the industry, CQuartz Finest.

    The pictures tell a much better story below, so I will let them take it from here. Not for the feint of heart, but luckily that's why there are guys like myself around.

    For the record, none of these photos have been edited aside from cropping, face blurring to protect identities and watermarking to protect my property. Enjoy, as I know I have!

    The before condition of the paint, as very heavy amount of swirling, holograms/buffer trails and unfinished sanding...
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  2. Oakes Detail

    Oakes Detail Formula Junior

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    #2 Oakes Detail, Jun 24, 2014
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  3. JoeZaff

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    #3 JoeZaff, Jun 24, 2014
    awesome job, as always!
     
  4. AlxSTi

    AlxSTi Formula Junior

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    #4 AlxSTi, Jun 24, 2014
    Amazing work!
     
  5. FerrariF50lover

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    #5 FerrariF50lover, Jun 24, 2014
    Awesome job and beautiful car!
     
  6. swexlin

    swexlin Formula 3

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    #6 swexlin, Jun 25, 2014
    Nick, as I mentioned over on Autogeek, absolutely stunning.
     
  7. E60 M5

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    #7 E60 M5, Jun 30, 2014
    Great work! Thanks for sharing the pics.
     
  8. BigTex

    BigTex Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    #8 BigTex, Jun 30, 2014
    Looks good, might want the 'smear" that very readable rear tag in that one shot.
     
  9. redzone

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    #9 redzone, Jun 30, 2014
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    Well it could have been worse, if the gentlemen had bought a gt3 it would have needed an engine instead of a little polishing. I'm shocked that car arrived in that condition from the factory. Fantastic work on your part to bring it up to par.It now appears as it should....btw,a Porsche owner Sent me the link to this thread so I was compelled to post the photos I took of the gt3 in perfect condition, needs engine. :)
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  10. Oakes Detail

    Oakes Detail Formula Junior

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    #10 Oakes Detail, Oct 8, 2014
    ^We actually just scheduled three of the 991 GT3s! Fortunately it seems they have fixed their engine issues. Looking forward to them!
     
  11. Alxlee

    Alxlee F1 Rookie

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    #11 Alxlee, Oct 8, 2014
    Could've provided heat for the shop...
     
  12. DreamCarrera

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    #12 DreamCarrera, Oct 9, 2014
    Excellent work Nick!!! This is the condition the car should have been delivered to its owner in the first place.

    It is unbelievable to me that Ferrari would deliver a car of this caliber to a dealer in that condition. It is even more unbelievable to me that the dealership would actually deliver a car at this price level to the buyer(their valued customer) in this condition. It is embarrassing and the dealer should be ashamed of themselves...although I know they are not as this type of thing is very common.
     
  13. SpykerBAS

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    #13 SpykerBAS, Oct 9, 2014
    Sometimes it feels like...a Spyker's following me...
     
  14. swexlin

    swexlin Formula 3

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    #14 swexlin, Oct 10, 2014
    Great work Nick. Next time I see you at C&C, I need to speak with you about a detail, and possible clear bra, on a new acquisition of mine.

    Scott
     
  15. LOLAF1RACER

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    #15 LOLAF1RACER, Oct 10, 2014
    Nick, The 458 Speciale looks amazing ! Great job .
     

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