Details of Detailing: Emblem Removal of Vintage Cars

A few times a year something comes along that is a treasure and in detailing that treasure to me was preping two cars for Pebble Beach and Quail Lodge 2012. The 1955 Porsche 356 Pre A GS Carrera Speedster I believe the owner told me its 1:14 in the world. It will be attending Mille Miglia in 2013 The Ferrari is a 288 GTO that had the honor of sitting on the 18th hole of Pebble beach as one of the cars for Ferrari USA. I didn’t have a ton of time with these cars because the transporter was arriving in just a few days, so I had to prioritize what I could get done with what needed to be done....

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Vintage 1963 250 GT Ferrari: part 2 paint correction

Part 2, After the wheels were perfected and more importantly preserved for the cash and historical value,  it was time to turn the attention to the paint work.  The paint was a newer repaint done in Italy, and while not original the cost of a repaint done by Ferrari is not cheap.  I was to preserve this paint more for its cash value than anything else.  The shape of the paint was rough by any normal standard, but for a vintage Ferrari this was flogged on a pole by previous owners (who likely didn’t know the details of detailing).  I would venture to say Detailed Image readers are much...

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