43,000 mile FF detailed and coated with GYEON

As soon as I mention a 43K mile FF, most of you here on F-Chat immediately know that it belongs to Rick Lederman...a long-term customer of ours. He's been a great ambassador for all things ESOTERIC, and we certainly appreciate his continued support.

While we detail a little bit of everything, our specialty is, and always has been Ferrari. As we speak we have an Enzo, 599, California, and a 288 GTO in here getting worked on. We see all types from collection cars that never get driven on one end of the spectrum, up to daily driver Ferraris as with Rick's cars. Having said that though, we have never seen Ferraris get driven like Rick's do...he enjoys every single minute in them, and will go out of his way just to spend more time enjoying them (good for you, Rick!).

Having seen all types, we occasionally hear from Ferrari (and other highline vehicle) owners that say "I can't have / don't need high level detailing...I actually drive my car(s)". Well for one, compared to Rick, they don't "drive" their vehicles! And secondly, Rick is the poster-child and / or perfect case study proving that you can have both...a highly detailed car that is driven all of the time.

When Rick purchased his FF a few years ago, we immediately polished it out to bring out the best in the new factory paint (factory paint only represents about 80-85% of the true potential of good looks!), and coat it for long-term protection. From there, Rick understands the proper washing and drying techniques so he can regularly and easily maintain it himself between the more major work. So when we received the car 2 years and 43k miles later, the paint was still in very good condition...hardly any swirls whatsoever (the arch-enemy of good looks and high gloss). It just needed a light polish to restore gloss, apply a new durable coating, and touch-up a lot of small areas to bring it back close to showroom condition.

So we proceeded to clean / decontaminate / polish the paint, then it was on to all of the little details and interior cleaning. We are the exclusive US distributors for a fantastic new line from GYEON, so we were going to focus all of our efforts using these durable coating products to give the FF the kind of protection it requires being driven this much. The main paint coating, called Mohs+, is a 3-layer process using 2 different coating formulas. This provides for a hard base layer (x2), followed by a softer formula on top. When done, it provides an absolute brilliant gloss that looks like it was dipped in a candy shell. We have done the same process on the red 599 and the yellow Enzo in the shop and we will share those photos and processes in a later thread.

When finished, we used the following:
GYEON Mohs+ coating for the body
GYEON View. Durable windshield coating
GYEON Trim. Durable coating for trim and headlights
GYEON CanCoat. Extremely easy to use coating that we did the wheels with. Normally if it were a wheels-off service, we would use GYEON Rim (more durable than CanCoat, and designed specifically for wheels / calipers).
GYEON FabricCoat. Durable waterproofing of carpets
GYEON Tire. Durable, dry to the touch, satin-finish tire dressing (our favorite!)

More information on the entire GYEON line can be found at: Gyeon quartz coat - gyeonquartzusa.com
Orders can be placed at: Gyeon Quartz
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This is a great before and after series, and proof that Rick drives the car a lot...even in the winter! This footrest had been abused by road salt, so we removed it to (a) properly clean it up, and (b) clean all of the carpeted area around it.
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The carpets and floor mats were cleaned and treated with GYEON FabricCoat. The stuff is amazing, and works equally as good on convertible tops. Below is a link to the product page...do yourself a favor and click on the video I made with a pair of Porsche floor mats!

Gyeon Q2 FabricCoat - 120ml

We also applied GYEON Trim to the black trim. Even if you had faded out trim on your car, this will turn it back to black, and keep it that way for over a year of daily driving!
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Here's proof that it's driven...a lot!
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Driven like it must be !

F*** garage queens.


I love Detailing threads. Anymore pictures ?

 

So here are a variety of "after" shots to look at. You can also go to our flickr account if you want to see the high resolution versions...they really look outstanding when viewed outside of F-Chat. https://flic.kr/s/aHsk4ZLjcm
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That FF looks amazing after 43K miles!!

I have never heard of Gyeon before. I need to do some research. How long have you guys been using it? Any significant downsides for a DIY.

Thanks

Ritesh.

 

GYEON has been very popular worldwide, but just now making it into the states. You can find a lot of good information out there about it. The products are very easy to use, most have detailed instructions, and their website has a lot of great information and videos as well.

And thanks on the looks of the FF!

 

Beautiful. And a yellow Enzo in Ohio?? Nice!

 

Rick's car looks fantastic. Awesome to see Fcars with that sort of year/mileage ratio.

Does that yellow Enzo have a tan interior? I believe I've seen it a Mid-Ohio a few times. I can't imagine there are too many Enzos in the area.

 

Great thread, I always enjoy detailing thread. The end result of the detailing is superb.

 

Beautiful and ready for another 43000 miles.

One thing I prefer that is different is a real polymer protective film on the windshield. It hasn't saved my FF's glass ($8,000) yet but it did at least twice on my X5M. Don't leave home without it.

 

How old is Rick's FF?

 

Looks like new! Quite beautiful!

 

Looks fantastic! I'm sure Rick will confirm, but I believe his FF is a 2012 as is mine. I only have 16K odd miles on mine though! (Almost daily driver)

 

It's a 2012

 

The dry tire coat is definitely intriguing, I hate hate hate the splatter aftermath of "wet" tire dressing.

 

Do you get wiper chatter with a windshield film? I assume it's a film similar to clear bra? Or is it totally different material?

 

Todd beat me to the post. I now am driving a brand new FF !!!!! even though I've owned it for two years and almost 43,000 miles . The job Todd and his guys and this new coating product is STUNNING. The paint looks an inch deep. The resale value just went up a BIG bunch .

I put some of the Gyeon windshield coating on my California windshield a couple weeks ago and it is perfect in the rain. The more rain the better. With slow speeds or slow rain during the day you still use the wipers. No chattering and now filmy look like I have seen with RainX as I remember. These products are great.

On the drive home some butthead (can I use the A word here?) must have been dragging a giant spider nest as the front got covered with cobwebs ... made the car look like it was scratched everywhere. Then coming down the street leading to my house (normally a spotless street) I found 1/2 inch of dusty dirt for 1/2 mile, man was I unhappy! Anyway, the cobwebs instantly came off along with the dust when I got home.

These products are amazing, and I said that with the 22PLE but these look deeper, much deeper. I am VERY happy and the FF is spectacular again.

 

Glad you've got your FF back Rick! Looks fantastic in the photos! Not sure I could live without mine for that long, Cali or not!!

 

There is no wiper chatter; wiper action is very smooth. The film looks similar to a clear bra but seems thicker. There are two debits:
-- a slight visual distortion which your brain quickly accommodates to
-- it will last only a couple of years depending on use and UV exposure.

The second point is no big deal since the film is pretty cheap -- about $200. My X5M had taken so many hits that it begged for replacement after about 18 months. The underlying glass was pristine -- none of those tiny erosion craters that accumulate from high speed driving.

 

Rick, I have Ivan work on my cars. What is it that you used on the exhaust pipes to make them look better than new?

Great Job. Rick enjoy the new car I guess you won't be trading it in for a long time.

 

Hi Todd,

Can you give a quick comparison between VX1 & GYEON?

Thanks

 

Todd can answer the exhaust pipe question. I almost hate to drive it but get over that feeling when I start it. In fact I had been without the FF for two weeks as it was at the dealer for a couple warranty issues, all fixed, then Todd picked it up from the dealer. My first look at it was a breath taker. After slobbering all over it for 30 minutes Todd started it to pull it out and I about crapped my pants. The sound of a FF when starting is unbelievable. Here that once and you are SOLD.

Today at the office as I walked out to go to lunch the look of the finish, so darned deep ... I am so fortunate to live near Esoteric Auto Detail (no I don't work for Todd) and also so fortunate to own a couple Ferraris! The California is there to get the paint etc. done and hopefully Todd posts pics of that too, I am sure he will.

I will be back to the thread once I wash it the first time, then monthly to report on how easily it cleans up.

And it is a late 2012 that I bought in August 2012 as I remember. I had no wait as it was destined to be a dealer demo car but I bought it from them before it had any demo miles. They just recycled their existing demo car back into demo status. I do hope to sell it mid or late next summer to move into a 2015 FF. I know I will take quite a hit on mileage but even with all these miles it is stunning. Taken proper car of these cars will last a very long time. I HIGHLY suggest all of you visit Todd's website for instructions on properly washing and how to dry your car without towels. And throw away your STUPID California Duster ... Please.

Today I jumped on it a few times and man does it move better than the California!

 

Forgot to mention - beautiful FF Rick - and glad to see you are putting so many miles on it.