Detailing time on the Ferrari 360

Most people recognise car detailing as addressing the cosmetic issues on a car. That's all very well, but my new 360 is pretty clean on top. However, I feel the need to have a good look round the more important bits, so first job is to have the wheels off and take a look.

Most modern cars have an uninteresting subframe with plastic arch liners to finish off underneath and protect the chassis.

So with wheels off I started the underneath detailing at the front end. You dealer prepared car will be prepared with compromises. They will likely prepare it mechanically, but with the wheels off on my 360 it was clear I had work to do to clean up and protect from rust.



360's are easy to jack up with a regular trolley jack. They don't have spare wheels by default and don't have a jack on board. Wheels are straight forward to remove and are nice and light. I gave the wheels are detail whilst off, scrubbing off years of brake and road dirt - I used a non-stick pan sponge and soap and hot water for this!



By removing a bunch of M6 stainless bolts you can pull the plastic arch liners out to also give them a scrub.

Whilst off I used some Valvoline Tectyl 506 on components showing surface rust and had a general clean up. An old tooth brush, and hot soapy water works well on the Brembo Ferrari badged brake callipers. It also helps to have a compressor so you can blow dirt away as cleaning.



All shiney now :)