Maserati 4200 Detail

beemaser · Oct 24, 2015

I purchased my 4200 at the beginning of August. We (father and I) collected the car the first weekend of the summer holidays, not an ideal time I know, but this was the only time we could get away and collect it.

Apart from the 10 hours it took get back home, as we collected fathers new Saab en-route, we parked up an hour or so from home to have a quick bite and a fuel up. We both parked up and I jumped out of the Maser and in to the Saab to have a sandwich, when a caravan entered the car park and hit the front of my new car. It caught the bumper, driving light and the chrome grill.

The car was taken in to the body shop and while they had it I asked them to repaint the rear end as its previous smart repair, was not so smart (bad colour match). We thought it would be easier to paint with the glass out. So my mates and I pulled the car to bits and popped the glass out.

With the car now back in our unit. Here are a few quick pics after painting. The light was replaced with a new one and the grille was sent to London to be rechromed.

All we have had time for is to detail the engine.

I will keep you posted on the progress.

CatmanV2 · Oct 24, 2015

Looks lovely

What are you doing about the rear glass?

C

beemaser · Oct 24, 2015

CatmanV2 said:
Looks lovely

What are you doing about the rear glass?

C

We need to wet flat the paint work first and once all the machine polishing is done, we will seal the paint work and reinstall the 3 rear windows.

mjheathcote · Oct 24, 2015

CatmanV2 said:
Looks lovely

What are you doing about the rear glass?

C

I was just thinking the same.
Popping out the rear window I believe has just been one expensive mistake, a Â£1,700 mistake, you can't buy a new seal only a complete rear new window and seal.

beemaser · Oct 24, 2015

mjheathcote said:
I was just thinking the same.
Popping out the rear window I believe has just been one expensive mistake, a Â£1,700 mistake, you can't buy a new seal only a complete rear new window and seal.

The rear window is like the side quarter windows (and I believe the front screen is the same), they have a bonded trim around them. These were removed with the trims in place. They will be reinstated with a sealant, just like any other window would be. Looking at the amount of sealant that was holding the glass in place, we think that the window many have been removed before.

The only reason we removed the glass was both quarters and roof were repainted and we ended up with a much better result.

mjheathcote · Oct 24, 2015

If it can be re-used great, most don't even try because if the seal is damaged you can't buy a new seal alone.

beemaser · Oct 24, 2015

All seems ok with the seal.

zagatoes30 · Oct 24, 2015

Looks nice, hope the windows go back with out any issues

jluis · Oct 24, 2015

It's incredible how quality craftsmaship can repair a car to the point you cannot even guess it was previously damaged.
Unfortunately, the opposite is also true and most commonly is the rule.

beemaser · Oct 24, 2015

jluis said:
It's incredible how quality craftsmaship can repair a car to the point you cannot even guess it was previously damaged.
Unfortunately, the opposite is also true and most commonly is the rule.

Running our own detailing company, you have to have an eye for detail and these guys, truly have done an exceptional job.

CatmanV2 · Oct 24, 2015

beemaser said:
All seems ok with the seal.

I will be very keen to know the outcome of this, as mine could really do within replacing. Good stuff

C

beemaser · Jan 4, 2016

Just completed my steering wheel refurb.

The wheel as it was.

Sanded and cleaned.

Leather recoloured and sealed.

safrane · Jan 4, 2016

Looks good even on the smart phone screen.

CatmanV2 · Jan 4, 2016

Nice job.
C

beemaser · Jun 19, 2016

I know some of you were concerned about the rear window coming out, so the car could be painted.

As you can see, all back together now.

While the window was out, I had to file the bonded seal as it was in poor condition.

Before...