Video Introduction

Here it is... The long awaited video introduction of my new car...

More content, pics, videos etc to follow...

The first clean

Having collected the car a couple of weeks ago and already having added 300 wet and dirty miles, it was time for a clean before the initial 'introduction' video...

The 458 looking a little on the dirty side

I started off by jet-washing the car from bottom to top...

Car after jet washing

The car was then washed using a bucket with grit guard, and also two microfibre washing mitts, working from top to bottom in this instance, and always rinsing the mitt of debris before washing the next panel.

Once the car was washed I set about drying it with my Metro-Vac Master Blaster... This is an 8hp blower, which puts out such a force that it simply 'blow dries' the car dry.  After a few minutes of use the unit warms up, so the air coming out of it is warm too, making the drying process even faster.  It's great for not only the large panels, but wheels, hard to reach grille sections and so on... Another great benefit is you're not touching the metal, so this minimises any chances of scratching or scuffing the bodywork.

My Metro-Vac Master Blaster, air drier.

I then gave the interior a quick clean out, and finished off the outside of the windows with some rain-x glass treatment and cleaner.  This is an all in one product that works extremely well.

Cleaning the inside of the car, the door shuts and applying rain-x to the external glass.

And then the job was done - the car looking nice and shiny once more.

Ferrari 458 looking spick and span again!

Now time for the 'intro' video... Please see the next post...

Some Inital Pics

It's been a week and a few days after collecting the car, and with the weather not really being ideal for the last week - I've finally managed to grab a few initial pictures of the car...

Ferrari 458 italia in Grigio Silverstone with Black Roof - Front View

Ferrari 458 italia in Grigio Silverstone with Black Roof - Rear View



Interior shot of the carbon door sill protectors, carbon driver zone and half carbon door panels



Interior shot of the crema leather seats, door cards and roof lining

The car was purchased from my friend Lee (who owned it for the last two years), as he needed to upgrade his (now mine) to a red 458 spider... Needless to say his 458 spider is also beautiful and today we drove both of them to work - not a bad looking car park!

Red 458 spider and Grigio Grey 458 italia

Now that winter solstice is out of the way, the evenings will be getting lighter allowing for more pics, blog posts and I can certainly see plenty of video's coming up!

Merry Christmas to everyone and a Happy New Year!

Something Arrived in my Garage

After a fairly long, cold, wet day, something grey, black and with a touch of 'cream' and 'carbon' found itself nestled in my garage.

Ferrari 458 Italia - Grigori Silverstone with Black Roof

Ferrari 458 Italia Rear

Hopefully tomorrow will be dry, with a fair amount of daylight so I can take some better pictures and use it!

Something Happening Over Here

There could be something happening on this blog tomorrow.... Something 'interesting' and 'on topic'