43,000 mile FF detailed and coated with GYEON

Driven like it must be !

F*** garage queens.


I love Detailing threads. Anymore pictures ?

 

That FF looks amazing after 43K miles!!

I have never heard of Gyeon before. I need to do some research. How long have you guys been using it? Any significant downsides for a DIY.

Thanks

Ritesh.

 

Beautiful. And a yellow Enzo in Ohio?? Nice!

 

Rick's car looks fantastic. Awesome to see Fcars with that sort of year/mileage ratio.

Does that yellow Enzo have a tan interior? I believe I've seen it a Mid-Ohio a few times. I can't imagine there are too many Enzos in the area.

 

Great thread, I always enjoy detailing thread. The end result of the detailing is superb.

 

Beautiful and ready for another 43000 miles.

One thing I prefer that is different is a real polymer protective film on the windshield. It hasn't saved my FF's glass ($8,000) yet but it did at least twice on my X5M. Don't leave home without it.

 

How old is Rick's FF?

 

Looks like new! Quite beautiful!

 

Looks fantastic! I'm sure Rick will confirm, but I believe his FF is a 2012 as is mine. I only have 16K odd miles on mine though! (Almost daily driver)

 

It's a 2012

 

The dry tire coat is definitely intriguing, I hate hate hate the splatter aftermath of "wet" tire dressing.

 

Do you get wiper chatter with a windshield film? I assume it's a film similar to clear bra? Or is it totally different material?

 

Todd beat me to the post. I now am driving a brand new FF !!!!! even though I've owned it for two years and almost 43,000 miles . The job Todd and his guys and this new coating product is STUNNING. The paint looks an inch deep. The resale value just went up a BIG bunch .

I put some of the Gyeon windshield coating on my California windshield a couple weeks ago and it is perfect in the rain. The more rain the better. With slow speeds or slow rain during the day you still use the wipers. No chattering and now filmy look like I have seen with RainX as I remember. These products are great.

On the drive home some butthead (can I use the A word here?) must have been dragging a giant spider nest as the front got covered with cobwebs ... made the car look like it was scratched everywhere. Then coming down the street leading to my house (normally a spotless street) I found 1/2 inch of dusty dirt for 1/2 mile, man was I unhappy! Anyway, the cobwebs instantly came off along with the dust when I got home.

These products are amazing, and I said that with the 22PLE but these look deeper, much deeper. I am VERY happy and the FF is spectacular again.

 

Glad you've got your FF back Rick! Looks fantastic in the photos! Not sure I could live without mine for that long, Cali or not!!

 

There is no wiper chatter; wiper action is very smooth. The film looks similar to a clear bra but seems thicker. There are two debits:
-- a slight visual distortion which your brain quickly accommodates to
-- it will last only a couple of years depending on use and UV exposure.

The second point is no big deal since the film is pretty cheap -- about $200. My X5M had taken so many hits that it begged for replacement after about 18 months. The underlying glass was pristine -- none of those tiny erosion craters that accumulate from high speed driving.

 

Rick, I have Ivan work on my cars. What is it that you used on the exhaust pipes to make them look better than new?

Great Job. Rick enjoy the new car I guess you won't be trading it in for a long time.

 

Hi Todd,

Can you give a quick comparison between VX1 & GYEON?

Thanks

 

Todd can answer the exhaust pipe question. I almost hate to drive it but get over that feeling when I start it. In fact I had been without the FF for two weeks as it was at the dealer for a couple warranty issues, all fixed, then Todd picked it up from the dealer. My first look at it was a breath taker. After slobbering all over it for 30 minutes Todd started it to pull it out and I about crapped my pants. The sound of a FF when starting is unbelievable. Here that once and you are SOLD.

Today at the office as I walked out to go to lunch the look of the finish, so darned deep ... I am so fortunate to live near Esoteric Auto Detail (no I don't work for Todd) and also so fortunate to own a couple Ferraris! The California is there to get the paint etc. done and hopefully Todd posts pics of that too, I am sure he will.

I will be back to the thread once I wash it the first time, then monthly to report on how easily it cleans up.

And it is a late 2012 that I bought in August 2012 as I remember. I had no wait as it was destined to be a dealer demo car but I bought it from them before it had any demo miles. They just recycled their existing demo car back into demo status. I do hope to sell it mid or late next summer to move into a 2015 FF. I know I will take quite a hit on mileage but even with all these miles it is stunning. Taken proper car of these cars will last a very long time. I HIGHLY suggest all of you visit Todd's website for instructions on properly washing and how to dry your car without towels. And throw away your STUPID California Duster ... Please.

Today I jumped on it a few times and man does it move better than the California!

 

Forgot to mention - beautiful FF Rick - and glad to see you are putting so many miles on it.