Black Ferrari 430 Paint Correction
by Ivan Rajic | 3/7/13Ivan Rajic of LUSTR Auto Detail corrects the paint of this beautiful Black Ferrari 430!
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Ferrari 458 Italia New Car Prep and Paint Correction
by Ivan Rajic | 2/7/13Ivan Rajic of LUSTR Auto Detail shows us his new car prep and paint correction skills on a beautiful 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia!
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2012 Ferrari FF Paint Correction Featuring 22PLE Coating and Review
by DJ Mayo | 10/23/12Find out how the 22PLE paint coating really kicks up the look of the paint, when DJ Mayo of DJ Mayo Studios teams up with Greg Gellas of Signature Detailing to detail a few stunning cars, including a 2012 Ferrari FF and a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT!
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A New Home for Esoteric Auto Detail – New Albany, Ohio!
by Todd Cooperider | 2/19/12Esoteric Auto Detail has just moved into a brand new, state of the art detailing facility in New Albany, Ohio, and shares information about the new venture, upcoming plans, and provides images from within…
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My detailing year in review…with plenty of images!
by Todd Cooperider | 12/14/11When I look back at the year in detailing for 2011, I quickly realize just how good it actually was. I have put together a collection of information on the year along with some of the best detailing images you’ll find on Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bentley, etc.
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Black Ferrari F430 Paint Correction
by Eric Schuster | 12/14/11Take a weathered black Ferrari F430, and have a paint correction specialist such as Eric Schuster of Envious Detailing work their magic, and the end result is a beautiful exotic work of art. Follow the steps and processes involved over a 14 hour period and watch the transformation that Eric put this stunning Ferrari through.
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Paint inspection techniques – vary your distance!
by Todd Cooperider | 11/17/11You’ve stepped up your detailing game by adding a Brinkmann or other handheld LED light source to your arsenal, but are you getting the most of out it? Todd Cooperider of Esoteric Auto Detail in Columbus, Ohio explains how to view different types of defects by varying your viewing distance and angles…and subsequently performing a higher level of paint correction and perfection!
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Product Review: Sonax Nano Tech Paint Cleaner (NTPC)
by Todd Cooperider | 6/26/11Not only is the Sonax Nano Tech Paint Cleaner much, much more than a “paint cleaner”, but it may also be one of the best kept secrets in the detailing business particularly when it comes to taking care of ultra soft paints! Todd Cooperider of Esoteric Auto Detail offers up his product review of Sonax NTPC, along with recommendations on how and where to use it.
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Ferrari Owner reads the DI Blog, Details own F355 Spider, and wins Concours d’Elegance!
by Todd Cooperider | 6/18/11The proud owner of a Ferrari 355 Spider was selected to enter her car in the Ault Park Concours d’Elegance, and with no experience at detailing, read through the Detailed Image Ask A Pro Blog to conduct her own Concours Preparation. The result? She won first place! Read about her experience, and how she thanks the blog for giving her the knowledge to do it all herself, and come home with a victory.
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Italian Excellence: Ferrari 430 Scuderia Paint Correction and Detailing by AutoLavish
by Marc Harris & Jacob Bunyan | 6/8/11Marc Harris and Jacob Bunyan of AutoLavish take us through an epic detailing and paint correction journey on a now stunning Ferrari 430 Scuderia. This article addresses paint issues and problems directly from the factory, how to properly correct them, and product suggestions for other areas of these fine exotics.
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Caring for Vintage 1963 Ferrari 250 GT: Paint Polishing
by Greg Nichols | 5/5/11In part 2 of the series, Greg Nichols of Reflections Detailing performs paint correction on a classic and rare 1963 Ferrari 250 GT.
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Caring for a Vintage 1963 Ferrari 250 GT: Borrani Wheels
by Greg Nichols | 4/27/11Greg Nichols of Reflections Detailing works on a car that few will ever get to see, let alone detail…a storied 1963 Ferrari 250 GT! In this first part of this series, Greg works on the classy Borrani Wheels.
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Hybrid Polishing Process featuring a 2004 Dodge Viper
by Todd Cooperider | 4/17/11The Hybrid Polishing Process fits somewhere between a one-step and a multi-step polish, and in this article Todd Cooperider explains the process and demonstrates on both a Dodge Viper and a Ferrari California.
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Ferrari 458 Nero Daytona Full Detail
by Contributing Authors | 3/3/11Aaron Baumann of AC Detailing heads just north of San Francisco to detail this stunning Nero Daytona Ferrari 458 over the course of 2 days, spending 15 total hours with the car. Follow him along in his photo journal of the products and processes used to achieve stellar results.
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Preview: Upcoming Detailing Projects
by Todd Cooperider | 11/7/10Todd’s been a bit busy lately with a lot of intensive work lined up over the next few weeks, and because of that hasn’t had the time to do any major articles. Let’s take a close look at what we can expect in the future (and only one of them is a Ferrari!).
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1300 Mile Journey. Ferrari Gets Shipped From Texas To Ohio For Detailing!
by Todd Cooperider | 10/24/10It’s not uncommon for cars to travel a bit for highline detailing services, but how often have you seen them make 1300 mile journeys? This Ferrari Challenge Stradale makes a trip from Texas to Ohio to have Todd Cooperider perform paint correction and other detailing services on it to bring this Italian beauty to factory condition.
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I need your help on this Ferrari 612 – participation requested!
by Todd Cooperider | 9/22/10You’re a detailer with 8 hours to work on a black Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. It has heavy holograms and swirls from a bad dealer prep job, and you need to get it looking as good as you can within this amount of time. What approach would you use?
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Ferrari 458 Italia Paint Correction v2.0 by Todd Cooperider
by Todd Cooperider | 9/11/10Ferrari expert Todd Cooperider of Esoteric Auto Detail tackles yet another brand new Ferrari 458 Italia, and spends 18 hours fixing paint issues from the factory. Story complete with plenty of before and after images of the paint correction process.
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Optimum Poli-Seal to the Rescue!
by Todd Cooperider | 9/6/10Detailing sometimes can be a struggle because the normal products and procedures aren’t working as they normally do. See how Todd used Optimum Poli-Seal to save the day in such an instance.
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What I did this past week…
by Todd Cooperider | 8/22/10Follow along with Todd as he discusses his week of product testing and evaluation on a Toyota, an Acura, and a couple of Ferraris…
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Ferrari F40: 60 Hour Restorative Detail by Todd Cooperider and Craig Reed
by Todd Cooperider | 8/1/10Todd Cooperider of Esoteric Auto Detail and Craig Reed team up to perform an amazing 60 hour restorative detail on a 1990 Ferrari F40. Check out the very detailed process supported by over 100 images.
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Preview: Ferrari F40 Restorative Detail
by Todd Cooperider | 7/18/10Craig Reed and Todd Cooperider work on a major restorative detail project on a rare Ferrari F40 to prep it for the 20th Anniversary F40 Gathering in Monterey, California. Get a quick preview of what’s to come!
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