1985 Pontiac Ferrari

Hemin8r · Apr 20th, 2008, 07:53 PM

or as I called this car the Fierarri. This is a 1985 Pontiac Fiero with a German body kit if I'm not mistaken which really made this car resemble a Ferrari. The front nose both front fenders, the back lid and the side panels below the moulding were clear coated. Everything else was single stage.

This is the car when I first arrived to the jobsite. Car looked great at first.

After the wash I did check the paints condition with the Xenon light & the flash of the camera. Although this car looked great it was badly swirled.

On my test spot I found that #80 with the W-8006 pad on the rotory was my best choice. Some areas required 2 passes.

The pad shows the paint transfer which confirms the single stage paint

After claying the paint & #80 & two coats of NXT Wax the results

There was a small scratch in the paint

& the rear deck lid

Interior was vacuumed and dash was wiped down. Door hinge area was wiped down & dressed with hyper dressing.
Total Time: 9hrs 15min.

CarbonBlack · Apr 20th, 2008, 08:30 PM

Thats a GREAT job you did!

Cool car-I think it would be lots of fun.

Here is a link related to the "ferrari" piece.

Lots of history with these cars

-nick

Mike Phillips · Apr 20th, 2008, 09:09 PM

Nice

Don't you just love working on single stage paints?

Nice write up too, thanks for taking the time to put the buffer down, laying-out a shot, snagging some pictures and later processing them and then doing all the work it requires to create this thread.

Thank you.

J. A. Michaels · Apr 21st, 2008, 01:41 AM

The Fiero looks wet. Deep color. Great job. Looks better then when it was new. Way to go.

stang_krazy · Apr 21st, 2008, 02:14 AM

Very nice work, looks fantastic!

Always wanted one just like that.

Hemin8r · Apr 21st, 2008, 05:30 AM

This car was quite enjoyable to work on. Being that this car was low my back was feeling the pain the next morning.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarbonBlack

Thats a GREAT job you did!

Cool car-I think it would be lots of fun.

Here is a link related to the "ferrari" piece.

Lots of history with these cars

-nick

Thanks for the link. That was pretty interesting. I wonder if the buyers of the counterfeit Ferraris paid full price for one.

yalerd · Apr 21st, 2008, 05:31 AM

Very nice work!
That red is just POPING!

netspec · Apr 21st, 2008, 08:05 AM

Great job on the "Fierarri"

spence82 · Apr 21st, 2008, 12:16 PM

when i was a kid i thought those were the coolest cars in the world

RDVT4ME · Apr 21st, 2008, 12:28 PM

Nice work!

I had a friend years ago who put a V8 in a Fiero....that thing was an animal!

Apr 20th, 2008, 07:53 PM	#1
Hemin8r ShineTech Auto Detail Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Orange County/Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,465 Rep Power: 55	1985 Pontiac Ferrari or as I called this car the Fierarri. This is a 1985 Pontiac Fiero with a German body kit if I'm not mistaken which really made this car resemble a Ferrari. The front nose both front fenders, the back lid and the side panels below the moulding were clear coated. Everything else was single stage. This is the car when I first arrived to the jobsite. Car looked great at first. After the wash I did check the paints condition with the Xenon light & the flash of the camera. Although this car looked great it was badly swirled. On my test spot I found that #80 with the W-8006 pad on the rotory was my best choice. Some areas required 2 passes. The pad shows the paint transfer which confirms the single stage paint After claying the paint & #80 & two coats of NXT Wax the results There was a small scratch in the paint & the rear deck lid Interior was vacuumed and dash was wiped down. Door hinge area was wiped down & dressed with hyper dressing. Total Time: 9hrs 15min.

Apr 20th, 2008, 08:30 PM	#2
CarbonBlack Carbon-Black-Detailing Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver Colorado Age: 21 Posts: 353 Rep Power: 6	Re: 1985 Pontiac Ferrari Thats a GREAT job you did! Cool car-I think it would be lots of fun. Here is a link related to the "ferrari" piece. Lots of history with these cars -nick __________________ Luck is probability taken personally!

Apr 20th, 2008, 09:09 PM	#3
Mike Phillips Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stuart, Florida Age: 49 Posts: 28,848 Rep Power: 550	Re: 1985 Pontiac Ferrari Nice Don't you just love working on single stage paints? Nice write up too, thanks for taking the time to put the buffer down, laying-out a shot, snagging some pictures and later processing them and then doing all the work it requires to create this thread. Thank you. __________________ Mike Phillips Office: 800-869-3011 x206 Mike.Phillips@Autogeek.net "Find something you like and use it often"

Apr 21st, 2008, 01:41 AM	#4
J. A. Michaels aka: 23jam Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 13,165 Rep Power: 509	Re: 1985 Pontiac Ferrari The Fiero looks wet. Deep color. Great job. Looks better then when it was new. Way to go. __________________ quality creates its own demand

Apr 21st, 2008, 02:14 AM	#5
stang_krazy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KENTUCKY Posts: 667 Rep Power: 17	Re: 1985 Pontiac Ferrari Very nice work, looks fantastic! Always wanted one just like that.

Apr 21st, 2008, 05:31 AM	#7
yalerd Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Posts: 4,451 Rep Power: 111	Re: 1985 Pontiac Ferrari Very nice work! That red is just POPING! __________________ Francis Marranzini

Apr 21st, 2008, 08:05 AM	#8
netspec Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 44 Rep Power: 5	Re: 1985 Pontiac Ferrari Great job on the "Fierarri"

Apr 21st, 2008, 12:16 PM	#9
spence82 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 27 Posts: 285 Rep Power: 5	Re: 1985 Pontiac Ferrari when i was a kid i thought those were the coolest cars in the world

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RDVT4ME Corvette Crazy Detailer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorba Linda, Ca Posts: 889 Rep Power: 15	Re: 1985 Pontiac Ferrari Nice work! I had a friend years ago who put a V8 in a Fiero....that thing was an animal! __________________ -Bob NXTti graduate, Meguiars Ford/SEMA Team "All Corvette's are red, the rest are mistakes" - John Heinricy (Corvette Engineer)

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