The Ultimate Car Wash Prep: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Restoring a Ferrari GTC

We have taken it through the wash bay, the ultimate preparation ahead of paint protection film accents. It's looking immense, with a finish that's almost too good to be true. The attention to detail is impressive, and you can tell that this car has been thoroughly cleaned and prepared for its next stage of restoration.

The Lusso: A New Chapter for Ferrari

Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines, says Enzo Ferrari. For us, the lusso is all about the 6.3-liter naturally aspirated V12 engine, which will be proudly displayed on the front grille. The new front plate has been installed, and it's clear that this car is finally starting to come together.

Progress Update: The Number Plate Bracket

The only stage left to complete on the GTC is to install the number plate bracket. This may seem like a minor detail, but it's an essential requirement for UK roadworthiness. We've also completed the rear number plate, and now the car has both plates in place.

Getting Ready to Reveal

We're getting close to revealing the final stages of the restoration process. The car is looking magnificent at the front, with a flawless paint job and perfect protection film accents. It's amazing how much of a difference this can make – it keeps the car looking so clean and pristine.

The Purpose of Protection Film

Protection film is essential for any car that will be used regularly. It protects the paintwork from scratches and damage, and it's also a great way to keep the car looking its best. We've worked hard to achieve a perfect finish on this GTC, and it shows in every detail.

The Road to Registration

Now that the number plates are in place, we're one step closer to taking our Ferrari out for a spin. It needs to go through the full paint protection film process before being completed at the factory in Presto, Denmark. From there, it will be ready to collect and drive – but for now, it's almost ready.

The Shakedown: Final Touches Ahead

The car still has a lot of work to do before it's fully complete. We'll be adding blades to the exhaust system, and we'll also be taking it on a test run to ensure that everything is working as expected. It won't be driving all the way back from Germany – that would be over 1,000 miles – but we'll be taking it on some shorter trips to get a feel for how it handles.

The Final Countdown: Topaz and the Lusso

Big thanks to Topaz for allowing us to bring our GTC along for this behind-the-scenes look at the restoration process. We're getting close to completion, and it's almost time to take delivery of our new car. The sound of that V12 engine is music to our ears – we can't wait to get behind the wheel.

Engines Galore: A Final Look

For now, we'll keep this section out of the way, but soon we'll be revealing all the details of the paint protection film process. It's a labor-intensive job that requires patience and attention to detail – but the end result is well worth it. The GTC is looking almost too good to be true, with its flawless paintwork and perfect accents.

A Personal Message

I'm completely alright with this – I mean, who wouldn't want to work on a Ferrari? It's been an incredible journey so far, and we're getting close to the end of the restoration process. We'll keep you updated as we progress, but for now, it's time to wrap things up.

And Finally...

Another Ferrari V12 – am I right with this? We just have to keep the camera this way to respect the privacy of cars that clients have recently purchased and might not have seen yet. That's all from us – thanks for watching, and we'll see you again soon!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi guys I'm shmee hello and welcome back to the channel where today we are here at topaz detailing because it is time to prepare the Beast my zenbo tsrs is here at topaz for full paint protection film like all schmee mobiles including the sf90 strudale it will have full coverage to get it ready for the journeys and the miles that are ahead now I last saw this car but we showed it to the world at the Goodwood Festival of speed since then it's actually been back to Denmark for all of the Shakedown testing it's now here in the UK to get paint protection filled to do all of the registration before it will be going back for the full official Handover and collection which means today we're going to see the tsrs going through the motions as it enters the wash bay to be prepared ahead of ppf installation but coincidentally also here at topaz right now is my Ferrari gtc4 lusso when I bought the lasso from hro and Ferrari London we agreed to replace the paint protection film on the front of the car but to do that after the where's schmee Euro tour so I recently had it touched up with a little bit of paint at the front it's now getting ppf and we're going to see parts of that process before it's time for this in its Leela Pala more glory to enter the wash bay here at topaz to start the preparation process we've actually got quite an unusual line of cars here at the moment because we've come out with one of our team cars from this Museum the mini electric I've driven here in edrive in the Ferrari sf90 stradale and as I recently said in my full daily driver update I've pretty much driven this car every day of the last two weeks I am loving it forgetting about town in electric but knowing also that it has a thousand horsepower those two when you drive them electrically at least are the polar opposite of that which is about as brutal as a car with an internal combustion engine can get the 5.8 liter twin Supercharged V8 made by Zenvo that sounds so raw and intense and now as they told me at the Goodwood Festival of speed with the capability to run on E85 which takes it up to 1 360 horsepower a megawatt of power more than those two combined in fact probably more than those two plus the Audi and maybe something else as well that's a whole lot of power anyway we need to head inside they need to shuffle some of the cars around as always there's a lot going on here at topaz but the lusso is being worked on so let's go check that out quickly before it's time to start this up and that will be the first time we've heard it on the channel starting up and then it will be going into the wash bay if you've been following the museum videos then when it comes to the GTC 4 lasso we've done a lot of miles with this car already in fact since picking it up I think back in February it's done around 7 000 miles and many of those miles we're chasing the sf90 stradale down the Autobahn which meant that at the front of the car we have the lovely blue potsy paint but we also have these inserts here in the satin black they're actually painted but basically those have taken an absolute beating because of the factory texture on them you can't put paint protection film on them and they had chipped up really quite nicely especially around the grill on these flat facing sections here so those have all been repainted as had the parking sensors because this is a car that's about five years old and back then ppf and the templates hadn't developed in the same way they have now especially the way that topaz do it to cover effectively well as much of the front surfaces as much as all of the painted surfaces as you actually can and even availability of materials so you'll notice the Bonnet or the hood of the lasso is a gigantic piece and in fact five years ago there wasn't even a roll of ppf film big enough to be able to do that without having to have a cut line so that was part of the deal to update it shall we say to do the front sections again and obviously by replacing the ppf here and by having some of those parts Painted up beforehand means that we're going to have a much much nicer result at the end of the day and when it comes to a car like this you want it to look good when it's a really dark paint like this it shows any imperfections even more so where there were small chips even on the paint and where there were some dead bug Splats from the sunshine and obviously driving at speed they were even more exaggerated than they would be on like a metallic silver or something a bit more mid-tone in terms of the paint color so this was all touched back up it went to Acton Coach Works not too far away and obviously now looks immaculate also had a little Nick on the front spoiler just here from prior to my ownership so I knew about that so that's now all being fixed up and it's looking wonderful and the engine bit has to be said looks truly magnificent those Ferrari V12 engines sure do look the absolute part 6.3 liters but then when it comes to the balance as I said um I think this has already been done that's the thing with ppf you can't tell yes it's already been done so we have the one big single piece sure if I can just show you around here previously it had effectively a cut line across there same on my previous lasso in fact just because the panel is so big that you can't do it as one so I think we'll try and catch a bit of the work in progress for the front bumper to get all this ready before it's time to pull this envo into the wash bay and it's fun coming back here it always feels like like a rite of passage like when I own a car and I'm driving it take it to the Nurburgring it's like a rite of passage that they come here to Topaz it's the first time we really get to spend some time around them and to see the cars and to study the details like wetting the appetite before it's ready to go and take it out on the road to give you a sense of how much this car had been attacked in a bit of preparation obviously the number plate has to come off look at this it's actually cracked the number plate that's completely cracked and broken I do have a new set of plates that's going to be going on it and you can see even how peppered this is I mean you could technically put ppf I'm sure on your number plate that would be a strange thing to do given it's quite easy to just get a new one um yeah it took a bit of a beating so just needs the plinth removed so there's easier access to the bumper then the preparation processes and then we go from there one of the most important things of course is the panel prep so things like playing things like using the right materials to make sure there's no dust or any microfibers or anything that can be left on the panel because obviously when you install the ppf those will show through and that would be a complete disaster so a lot of attention and care to this obviously the car has been through the wash process prior to arriving here and in fact it's already got the new Wing panels installed so this has already been done even these blades and everything basically get ppf all over the entirety of them oh I do love the silver wheels and silver calipers against the dark blue just going around the entirety off the panel prior to the film being installed make sure that it's fully prepared for the purpose fast forward from the preparation now it's time for a coating with slip solution various different formulas that are used to help apply the paint protection film which is of course templated by the team here and by making their own templates it means that they have every shape as perfectly as they want it for their installation techniques and just covering and protecting every Edge even where they tuck in making sure that it's all going to be Immaculate then this is where you start to wonder how it's all going to come together as the material is back rolled obviously all templated and all cut to have the cutouts for the parking sensors to work around all the shapes obviously it has to have multiple Parts you just summon the curvature that's also one of the amazing things is how it all fits together seamlessly at the end but the way it wraps around here and then tucks in underneath the front material can be worked in many ways to give you that full coverage that you need with this kind of thing the magic of this is then to line it all up into place starting from the very center with the Ferrari badge obviously right there because if the material fits there spot on it will work out from that the films are actually adapted over time from the installers experience here at topaz so if for example they have a system in place for how they will do this this front bumper they will then move it out from there and make any changes that are needed so they know the next time around it's all going to work and go straight into place perfectly and the fixed solution just to hold down some of those edges get it into place and work it out from there all the way over and it's always amazing to see how it goes from this material just thinly veiled over the top of the whole Bodywork to something that completely vanishes when it's installed and completed a quick progress update as you can see working around towards the last part to the front bumper completely vanished over on this side and we'll have a complete run through of the process when the zenbo is coming through in a few days time but for now this is looking very nice it's at this moment I realize I have made a colossal mistake and I don't have the audio for the first startup I have ever heard of my Zenvo tsrs at Goodwood we never started it but you might notice the exhaust tips here are slightly different to what we saw before and in fact this is on for the whole registration process and they'll look slightly different again in the future but at this point we did fire it up just we don't have that we do have it later in the video so stay tuned but then of course to take it inside after seeing some of the work with the lusso which we'll go back to afterwards and also just to point out by the way these these are some more slave Wheels they are on the Pilot Sport cup two tires but they aren't the exact wheels that will be on my car at the end of the day this is of course for transport and for taking it to different places but look at that beast on the Move look at that thing just looks immense the lime green against the Leela palomor is spectacular it is every bit The Brute that the zenbo tsrs should be and this is pretty much a rite of passage for all new scheme mobiles as per taking them to the Nurburgring to drive a lap on the nordstriper it's coming here two topaz to go into the wash bay for the preparation ahead of the installation of the paint protection film The Zenvo tsrs is a crazy crazy crazy thing and this is something I've been looking forward to to bring It Through the Motions to share with you the whole story of this car from the beginning the rotors envo series and now of course here at a familiar spot at topaz in the wash bay ready for it to be worked on in just a moment we are we are taken all around for registration so it's built up a layer of dust and dirt all of which needs to be prepared and removed ahead of the car's full pet protection film installation this means going through quite a few stages and layers starting with the rinse over the Bodywork and we're going to follow it through this process as my car gets the best car wash and the first proper car wash that it will have one part of the process is to use INX now were there to be contaminants over the surface of the Bodywork this would effectively create purple blood as you see it beading away from the paintwork off the surfaces of course given the color of choice for my car we're not going to be able to see all that much of that process but the advantage is maybe we'll see some drops on the underside as they fall off the Bodywork but this obviously helps remove certain things that would be found on the surfaces you absolutely need them to be as smooth and pristine as possible because anything that you would leave on the body work now when the protection film gets installed is exaggerated through that film were it to be there you'd see it on an enlarged basis so you need to get rid of all of that the earliest possible stages very now just getting a rinse down to remove all of that from the surface it is wheel time always quite fun obviously with the carbon fiber wheels that we have here albeit the slave Wheels we still don't want to have any dirt on the wheels or tires because that could easily get into some of the panel gaps and things that you have around the car which would obviously produce a problem a little bit later on so even though they are not my final Wheels it's still important that they are completely clean at this stage of the process to ensure that we don't have any further issues that would be caused as a result obviously the right tools for the job to be able to get inside all of the different Spokes and underneath and around the calipers back of the wheels make sure they're fully done entirety and obviously in this case because they are carbon fiber Wheels with the clear lacquer if they're quite easy to clean always important to go around all of the different gaps for example around the badges between different trim panels between every area you have grills Etc as you can see with the headlights over here just to make sure that there's nothing that's stuck and using the right very small fine brushes means that you can get into all of those areas around every screw around everything just loosen up any dirt that could still be sitting on there at this stage bang with another rinse I'm gonna clean everything off between each stage and rinse it all down this is where to remove the wing we take out I said remove to fall back the wing we take out the two clips on each side and when those are out it's possible to lean pivot the whole sand repeater Wing back and then press the button the rear clam opens up to reveal the engine bay and a lot of carbon fiber all of which obviously needs to be clean doesn't need to protect be protected in here because it's obviously not at risk of stone chipping but it certainly all needs to be cleaned and tidied and prepared look at the width of the tires sport cup twos on there a whole rinse down for all of these areas as well as you can imagine you'd always get a build up even just crawling around slowly in a parking area around the wheel arches so it's critical to give those a little go over just like with the outside it's important to go around some of the door shuts and other internal areas same process with the brushing just to make sure there's nothing trapped under there that will get lifted when the ppf is being installed later on same process continues inside the front clam around the headlight around all of the openings here where you've got the washer fluid reservoir that's our little storage space that we have up front the carbon bucket for the carpet at the base of it and obviously the full carbon Underside open front clam as well look at these openings so obviously you have the radiators and arms down there at the front time for the snow foam which is always fantastic to see the color change transformation across the entirety of the car benefit of snow foam is that it helps to pull away anything that's on the surface and drag it down towards the ground plus it also happens to just look really quite fun and cool when it's being done that as watch as it comes around towards the side and we get the full layer of snow foam over the entirety of the zenvos perfect hey it's like Christmas time out in the mountains maybe one day we'll get this out for Mountain tough one would that be now of course time to rinse it down rinse away all of the snow foam it does look cool seeing the purple through the foam color though really really fun all dripping away to being thoughtful next up comes the shampoo again going over the entirety of the car all of the Bodywork obviously special mitts for the purpose careful with the process going over every single part another quick rinse many hands make light work now comes one of the final stages of the preparation the playing of the entire Bodywork also the carbon fiber sections naturally just to make sure that these will pick up the last final contaminants that could sit on the surface so over all of the areas that we'll get ppf that will get paint protection film everything over the whole of the car the drying time big towels pat down obviously made for the purpose easy to remove any excess water that's left sitting on the surface ahead of the car moving into its Bay for paint protection film installation all ready to head inside now sounds like an angry Beast just wait until the final sound as well for the minute it's time to bring this inside a topaz where it will find its Bay ready for work to be continued but we have taken it through the wash bay the ultimate preparation ahead of paint protection film accents it's looking immense it just sounds angry beastly brutal aggressive everything something like this should be old school and emotional there has been some fantastic progress on the front of the GTC for lasso and now the only stage left is to install the number plate bracket and yes I know it's not the best to have another plate but it is a legal requirement here in the UK this car is looking wonderful and talking number plates in fact we have a new front plate because of the old one being a little bit chipped and cracked with a new quote from Mr Enzo Ferrari aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines because for me the lusso is in a big way all about that 6.3 liter naturally aspirated V12 so this shall be adorning the front of the grill very shortly needs must and all that get that fitted now and that is basically the final step with this being ready to take on out final progress update we have the number plate fixed at the front and we've actually just done the one around the back as well so we now have the correct number plates on my GTC folder so finally it took me a while to get around to those and in fact I need to do the sto ones as well actually they need to be updated so this is how you completely refresh a car that has done quite a few miles about 17 000 miles now totally Immaculate at the front with a ppf update it's amazing how that keeps the car looking so magnificent but that is the desired objective that is the purpose that is exactly why I thoroughly recommend on any car that is going to be used enjoyed and you want to care about it protection film just like this perfect job in the background there are exciting Ferrari V12 noises that's all we can say about that for today though it has been amazing to bring the zenbo here for me to actually see it again and spend some more time around the car because Goodwood at the festival of speed was so busy I never really got to take it all in and even now it still doesn't quite feel like it's happened like it's real like this is actually my car there's still a lot more that needs to be done because obviously it's got to go through the full paint protection film process to have it installed over every single part of the body all of the paintwork all of the accents all of the exposed to carbon and some of the interior parts as well and we will come back to see parts of that process but then after that it needs to go back to Denmark to the factory in Presto where it will have a lot more of the Shakedown final touches and things like that completed before it would be time to go out to collect it to actually collect and drive it for the first time it's through registration so technically we could now put my number plates on it it would be ready to go that was a cold start of a Ferrari V8 in the background you might be able to tell what but then when it has the blades on I can drive it I can go drive it to Copenhagen I'll probably transport it back rather than driving it the whole way because it is over a thousand miles just on the motorway and it wouldn't be able to go mat out on the Autobarn because it wouldn't yet be fully running while we're in Germany we'll save that for the future I think we'll have a little bit more familiar with the car and what it's all about engine noises Galore here at topaz right now so I'm not entirely sure how much more time it will be I think probably expect another month before it's actually in my hands at least that kind of thing but it is now just about there and I can't wait to put my plates on it the sh-14 Mee for zambo chassis 14. but today big thank you to Topaz for allowing us to come along and show you parts of this process both with the lusso and fully restoring and getting that back into action just engines Galore right now and also with this the first stages of the process for ppf in this case the Ultimate Car Wash prep here with topaz but now though I think that is going to be all we will keep as out of the way as we possibly can here at the end of the day thank you very much watching as always guys really appreciate your support that was the sound of my list so by the way another Ferrari V12 am I right with this I'm completely alright with this we just have to keep the camera this way to respect the privacy of cars that clients have recently purchased and might not have seen yet but now though that's all thank you very much for watching I'll see you again very soon cheershi guys I'm shmee hello and welcome back to the channel where today we are here at topaz detailing because it is time to prepare the Beast my zenbo tsrs is here at topaz for full paint protection film like all schmee mobiles including the sf90 strudale it will have full coverage to get it ready for the journeys and the miles that are ahead now I last saw this car but we showed it to the world at the Goodwood Festival of speed since then it's actually been back to Denmark for all of the Shakedown testing it's now here in the UK to get paint protection filled to do all of the registration before it will be going back for the full official Handover and collection which means today we're going to see the tsrs going through the motions as it enters the wash bay to be prepared ahead of ppf installation but coincidentally also here at topaz right now is my Ferrari gtc4 lusso when I bought the lasso from hro and Ferrari London we agreed to replace the paint protection film on the front of the car but to do that after the where's schmee Euro tour so I recently had it touched up with a little bit of paint at the front it's now getting ppf and we're going to see parts of that process before it's time for this in its Leela Pala more glory to enter the wash bay here at topaz to start the preparation process we've actually got quite an unusual line of cars here at the moment because we've come out with one of our team cars from this Museum the mini electric I've driven here in edrive in the Ferrari sf90 stradale and as I recently said in my full daily driver update I've pretty much driven this car every day of the last two weeks I am loving it forgetting about town in electric but knowing also that it has a thousand horsepower those two when you drive them electrically at least are the polar opposite of that which is about as brutal as a car with an internal combustion engine can get the 5.8 liter twin Supercharged V8 made by Zenvo that sounds so raw and intense and now as they told me at the Goodwood Festival of speed with the capability to run on E85 which takes it up to 1 360 horsepower a megawatt of power more than those two combined in fact probably more than those two plus the Audi and maybe something else as well that's a whole lot of power anyway we need to head inside they need to shuffle some of the cars around as always there's a lot going on here at topaz but the lusso is being worked on so let's go check that out quickly before it's time to start this up and that will be the first time we've heard it on the channel starting up and then it will be going into the wash bay if you've been following the museum videos then when it comes to the GTC 4 lasso we've done a lot of miles with this car already in fact since picking it up I think back in February it's done around 7 000 miles and many of those miles we're chasing the sf90 stradale down the Autobahn which meant that at the front of the car we have the lovely blue potsy paint but we also have these inserts here in the satin black they're actually painted but basically those have taken an absolute beating because of the factory texture on them you can't put paint protection film on them and they had chipped up really quite nicely especially around the grill on these flat facing sections here so those have all been repainted as had the parking sensors because this is a car that's about five years old and back then ppf and the templates hadn't developed in the same way they have now especially the way that topaz do it to cover effectively well as much of the front surfaces as much as all of the painted surfaces as you actually can and even availability of materials so you'll notice the Bonnet or the hood of the lasso is a gigantic piece and in fact five years ago there wasn't even a roll of ppf film big enough to be able to do that without having to have a cut line so that was part of the deal to update it shall we say to do the front sections again and obviously by replacing the ppf here and by having some of those parts Painted up beforehand means that we're going to have a much much nicer result at the end of the day and when it comes to a car like this you want it to look good when it's a really dark paint like this it shows any imperfections even more so where there were small chips even on the paint and where there were some dead bug Splats from the sunshine and obviously driving at speed they were even more exaggerated than they would be on like a metallic silver or something a bit more mid-tone in terms of the paint color so this was all touched back up it went to Acton Coach Works not too far away and obviously now looks immaculate also had a little Nick on the front spoiler just here from prior to my ownership so I knew about that so that's now all being fixed up and it's looking wonderful and the engine bit has to be said looks truly magnificent those Ferrari V12 engines sure do look the absolute part 6.3 liters but then when it comes to the balance as I said um I think this has already been done that's the thing with ppf you can't tell yes it's already been done so we have the one big single piece sure if I can just show you around here previously it had effectively a cut line across there same on my previous lasso in fact just because the panel is so big that you can't do it as one so I think we'll try and catch a bit of the work in progress for the front bumper to get all this ready before it's time to pull this envo into the wash bay and it's fun coming back here it always feels like like a rite of passage like when I own a car and I'm driving it take it to the Nurburgring it's like a rite of passage that they come here to Topaz it's the first time we really get to spend some time around them and to see the cars and to study the details like wetting the appetite before it's ready to go and take it out on the road to give you a sense of how much this car had been attacked in a bit of preparation obviously the number plate has to come off look at this it's actually cracked the number plate that's completely cracked and broken I do have a new set of plates that's going to be going on it and you can see even how peppered this is I mean you could technically put ppf I'm sure on your number plate that would be a strange thing to do given it's quite easy to just get a new one um yeah it took a bit of a beating so just needs the plinth removed so there's easier access to the bumper then the preparation processes and then we go from there one of the most important things of course is the panel prep so things like playing things like using the right materials to make sure there's no dust or any microfibers or anything that can be left on the panel because obviously when you install the ppf those will show through and that would be a complete disaster so a lot of attention and care to this obviously the car has been through the wash process prior to arriving here and in fact it's already got the new Wing panels installed so this has already been done even these blades and everything basically get ppf all over the entirety of them oh I do love the silver wheels and silver calipers against the dark blue just going around the entirety off the panel prior to the film being installed make sure that it's fully prepared for the purpose fast forward from the preparation now it's time for a coating with slip solution various different formulas that are used to help apply the paint protection film which is of course templated by the team here and by making their own templates it means that they have every shape as perfectly as they want it for their installation techniques and just covering and protecting every Edge even where they tuck in making sure that it's all going to be Immaculate then this is where you start to wonder how it's all going to come together as the material is back rolled obviously all templated and all cut to have the cutouts for the parking sensors to work around all the shapes obviously it has to have multiple Parts you just summon the curvature that's also one of the amazing things is how it all fits together seamlessly at the end but the way it wraps around here and then tucks in underneath the front material can be worked in many ways to give you that full coverage that you need with this kind of thing the magic of this is then to line it all up into place starting from the very center with the Ferrari badge obviously right there because if the material fits there spot on it will work out from that the films are actually adapted over time from the installers experience here at topaz so if for example they have a system in place for how they will do this this front bumper they will then move it out from there and make any changes that are needed so they know the next time around it's all going to work and go straight into place perfectly and the fixed solution just to hold down some of those edges get it into place and work it out from there all the way over and it's always amazing to see how it goes from this material just thinly veiled over the top of the whole Bodywork to something that completely vanishes when it's installed and completed a quick progress update as you can see working around towards the last part to the front bumper completely vanished over on this side and we'll have a complete run through of the process when the zenbo is coming through in a few days time but for now this is looking very nice it's at this moment I realize I have made a colossal mistake and I don't have the audio for the first startup I have ever heard of my Zenvo tsrs at Goodwood we never started it but you might notice the exhaust tips here are slightly different to what we saw before and in fact this is on for the whole registration process and they'll look slightly different again in the future but at this point we did fire it up just we don't have that we do have it later in the video so stay tuned but then of course to take it inside after seeing some of the work with the lusso which we'll go back to afterwards and also just to point out by the way these these are some more slave Wheels they are on the Pilot Sport cup two tires but they aren't the exact wheels that will be on my car at the end of the day this is of course for transport and for taking it to different places but look at that beast on the Move look at that thing just looks immense the lime green against the Leela palomor is spectacular it is every bit The Brute that the zenbo tsrs should be and this is pretty much a rite of passage for all new scheme mobiles as per taking them to the Nurburgring to drive a lap on the nordstriper it's coming here two topaz to go into the wash bay for the preparation ahead of the installation of the paint protection film The Zenvo tsrs is a crazy crazy crazy thing and this is something I've been looking forward to to bring It Through the Motions to share with you the whole story of this car from the beginning the rotors envo series and now of course here at a familiar spot at topaz in the wash bay ready for it to be worked on in just a moment we are we are taken all around for registration so it's built up a layer of dust and dirt all of which needs to be prepared and removed ahead of the car's full pet protection film installation this means going through quite a few stages and layers starting with the rinse over the Bodywork and we're going to follow it through this process as my car gets the best car wash and the first proper car wash that it will have one part of the process is to use INX now were there to be contaminants over the surface of the Bodywork this would effectively create purple blood as you see it beading away from the paintwork off the surfaces of course given the color of choice for my car we're not going to be able to see all that much of that process but the advantage is maybe we'll see some drops on the underside as they fall off the Bodywork but this obviously helps remove certain things that would be found on the surfaces you absolutely need them to be as smooth and pristine as possible because anything that you would leave on the body work now when the protection film gets installed is exaggerated through that film were it to be there you'd see it on an enlarged basis so you need to get rid of all of that the earliest possible stages very now just getting a rinse down to remove all of that from the surface it is wheel time always quite fun obviously with the carbon fiber wheels that we have here albeit the slave Wheels we still don't want to have any dirt on the wheels or tires because that could easily get into some of the panel gaps and things that you have around the car which would obviously produce a problem a little bit later on so even though they are not my final Wheels it's still important that they are completely clean at this stage of the process to ensure that we don't have any further issues that would be caused as a result obviously the right tools for the job to be able to get inside all of the different Spokes and underneath and around the calipers back of the wheels make sure they're fully done entirety and obviously in this case because they are carbon fiber Wheels with the clear lacquer if they're quite easy to clean always important to go around all of the different gaps for example around the badges between different trim panels between every area you have grills Etc as you can see with the headlights over here just to make sure that there's nothing that's stuck and using the right very small fine brushes means that you can get into all of those areas around every screw around everything just loosen up any dirt that could still be sitting on there at this stage bang with another rinse I'm gonna clean everything off between each stage and rinse it all down this is where to remove the wing we take out I said remove to fall back the wing we take out the two clips on each side and when those are out it's possible to lean pivot the whole sand repeater Wing back and then press the button the rear clam opens up to reveal the engine bay and a lot of carbon fiber all of which obviously needs to be clean doesn't need to protect be protected in here because it's obviously not at risk of stone chipping but it certainly all needs to be cleaned and tidied and prepared look at the width of the tires sport cup twos on there a whole rinse down for all of these areas as well as you can imagine you'd always get a build up even just crawling around slowly in a parking area around the wheel arches so it's critical to give those a little go over just like with the outside it's important to go around some of the door shuts and other internal areas same process with the brushing just to make sure there's nothing trapped under there that will get lifted when the ppf is being installed later on same process continues inside the front clam around the headlight around all of the openings here where you've got the washer fluid reservoir that's our little storage space that we have up front the carbon bucket for the carpet at the base of it and obviously the full carbon Underside open front clam as well look at these openings so obviously you have the radiators and arms down there at the front time for the snow foam which is always fantastic to see the color change transformation across the entirety of the car benefit of snow foam is that it helps to pull away anything that's on the surface and drag it down towards the ground plus it also happens to just look really quite fun and cool when it's being done that as watch as it comes around towards the side and we get the full layer of snow foam over the entirety of the zenvos perfect hey it's like Christmas time out in the mountains maybe one day we'll get this out for Mountain tough one would that be now of course time to rinse it down rinse away all of the snow foam it does look cool seeing the purple through the foam color though really really fun all dripping away to being thoughtful next up comes the shampoo again going over the entirety of the car all of the Bodywork obviously special mitts for the purpose careful with the process going over every single part another quick rinse many hands make light work now comes one of the final stages of the preparation the playing of the entire Bodywork also the carbon fiber sections naturally just to make sure that these will pick up the last final contaminants that could sit on the surface so over all of the areas that we'll get ppf that will get paint protection film everything over the whole of the car the drying time big towels pat down obviously made for the purpose easy to remove any excess water that's left sitting on the surface ahead of the car moving into its Bay for paint protection film installation all ready to head inside now sounds like an angry Beast just wait until the final sound as well for the minute it's time to bring this inside a topaz where it will find its Bay ready for work to be continued but we have taken it through the wash bay the ultimate preparation ahead of paint protection film accents it's looking immense it just sounds angry beastly brutal aggressive everything something like this should be old school and emotional there has been some fantastic progress on the front of the GTC for lasso and now the only stage left is to install the number plate bracket and yes I know it's not the best to have another plate but it is a legal requirement here in the UK this car is looking wonderful and talking number plates in fact we have a new front plate because of the old one being a little bit chipped and cracked with a new quote from Mr Enzo Ferrari aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines because for me the lusso is in a big way all about that 6.3 liter naturally aspirated V12 so this shall be adorning the front of the grill very shortly needs must and all that get that fitted now and that is basically the final step with this being ready to take on out final progress update we have the number plate fixed at the front and we've actually just done the one around the back as well so we now have the correct number plates on my GTC folder so finally it took me a while to get around to those and in fact I need to do the sto ones as well actually they need to be updated so this is how you completely refresh a car that has done quite a few miles about 17 000 miles now totally Immaculate at the front with a ppf update it's amazing how that keeps the car looking so magnificent but that is the desired objective that is the purpose that is exactly why I thoroughly recommend on any car that is going to be used enjoyed and you want to care about it protection film just like this perfect job in the background there are exciting Ferrari V12 noises that's all we can say about that for today though it has been amazing to bring the zenbo here for me to actually see it again and spend some more time around the car because Goodwood at the festival of speed was so busy I never really got to take it all in and even now it still doesn't quite feel like it's happened like it's real like this is actually my car there's still a lot more that needs to be done because obviously it's got to go through the full paint protection film process to have it installed over every single part of the body all of the paintwork all of the accents all of the exposed to carbon and some of the interior parts as well and we will come back to see parts of that process but then after that it needs to go back to Denmark to the factory in Presto where it will have a lot more of the Shakedown final touches and things like that completed before it would be time to go out to collect it to actually collect and drive it for the first time it's through registration so technically we could now put my number plates on it it would be ready to go that was a cold start of a Ferrari V8 in the background you might be able to tell what but then when it has the blades on I can drive it I can go drive it to Copenhagen I'll probably transport it back rather than driving it the whole way because it is over a thousand miles just on the motorway and it wouldn't be able to go mat out on the Autobarn because it wouldn't yet be fully running while we're in Germany we'll save that for the future I think we'll have a little bit more familiar with the car and what it's all about engine noises Galore here at topaz right now so I'm not entirely sure how much more time it will be I think probably expect another month before it's actually in my hands at least that kind of thing but it is now just about there and I can't wait to put my plates on it the sh-14 Mee for zambo chassis 14. but today big thank you to Topaz for allowing us to come along and show you parts of this process both with the lusso and fully restoring and getting that back into action just engines Galore right now and also with this the first stages of the process for ppf in this case the Ultimate Car Wash prep here with topaz but now though I think that is going to be all we will keep as out of the way as we possibly can here at the end of the day thank you very much watching as always guys really appreciate your support that was the sound of my list so by the way another Ferrari V12 am I right with this I'm completely alright with this we just have to keep the camera this way to respect the privacy of cars that clients have recently purchased and might not have seen yet but now though that's all thank you very much for watching I'll see you again very soon cheers\n"