How Alfa came up with this car out of nowhere is to me mindblowing. It's just a fantastic car and I hope it puts Alfa back on the map as a major competitor in this "luxury performance" segment.
Because they need to be able to fight with BMW, merc and Audi. Models like the mito and giulietta were okay, but don’t touch this in any way, shape or form
agreed. i dont understand why the owner didnt just get the clear bra while in DC. i mean, if it still needed to be polished once its back in CT, just get it done before the drive and redone after. much better than almost ruining your paint.
T-WRX I wouldn't say that. I agree this tape was far from ideal, but having all the paint there and having to make it resettle sure beats having (a) deep crater(s) where the paint is cut out.
Larry I just wanted to say keep it up and thank you! I've been watching your content since I was fifteen, today I'm nineteen, and I gotta say I wouldn't be nearly as passionate and crazy about detailing as I am today if it wasn't for you! it's become a passion and has surpassed just being a hobby. love your videos man, swear by your products. Also it kills me when you talk about how crazy you are and how everyone thinks your insane because you have a filtration system for your car care hahah I think this is universal to anyone who's passionate about detailing because I was told everyday by my family and my ex that I'm nuts haha 😂 doubt you'll see this but hey, you've taught me and everyone else here for a little over 4 years on this channel and I got to thank you man.
I finish watching this video and the very next video that pops up? Doug deMuro reviewing this very same car. Ammo shield in the rear side window and everything. Very cool car indeed.
the final bit of advice at the end about telling the dealership "do no touch or wash my car" is very useful. I have dealt with paint correction on a brand new car because the dealer ignored the new owners advice and took it through a carwash. It looked like a bear attacked the paint. It was horrible.
Dude... I really appreciate what you do. This is your specialization but you still share secrets that the typical DIY detalist doesn't normally know. Thank you
@@robosteez False. Using painters tape is a good idea since there is very little glue on the tape itself. This way it peels off easy and with near zero residue. The hockey tape however, was dumb as fuck.
you are literally a God in the car world. Without you showing us what to do we would be lost. As my past time i love detailing since i get a new one every year nuts i know but i love cars
Awesome video again. Been a fan for over a year now & I realize I always like the videos but never comment. Just want to say thanks for all the knowledge you have brought to me and all the detailing enthusiast out there.
Yes, you can get it with a stick but you can't get the manual in the US. No, it doesn't make sense and it's a stupid thing and decisions like that are why people hate FCA.
Great video as always Larry. I gave my friend a hand yesterday doing a new car prep on his brand new Mercedes A180 AMG Line and got to use his Rupes Bigfoot 15 and his longneck Rupes Nano for the first time, incredible machines! Thankfully we didn't encounter any weird problems like you did with the tape and the car turned out perfect!
I actually quite like that the steering wheel isn't all alcantara- full alcantara steering wheels are difficult to keep clean, especially if you have sweaty hands like I do.
You said a new car's paint should typically not need a polish - I feel different. Mechanics always leave marks visible for sharp eyes and I have seen that no paint is really that glossy or superb after being painted before it has been polished. A light finishing polish will pop the paint for completely different spheres! Very very few cars seem to be polished before sent out to customer - Even the new 150k Audis come with orange peel paint that has not been finished :( Great episode, probably 2010's best 4-door and interesting stuff about the tape!
Reminds me of my hockey days. If we waited too long to take the tape off our sticks the it would be a nightmare to remove. The condensation form the ice made it stick extra
Has already been said in the comments, but holy cow, get that thing transported if worried about rock chips. That is a beautiful sedan. I hope that the owner gets great pleasure out of ownership and that Alfa does well financially with their new offerings.
Martisan They could come back because if the bonnet becomes even hotter than it was during the polish those lines can sink again. They probably came from the heat of the engine in combination with the tape. But you never know, maybe it's fixed.
I am planning to own my own detailing business one day & I am really having trouble finding the right equipment to buy. Im about to graduate college & of course still have a part time job. I would love to know if you could make a video like of tools such as vacuum, air blower compressors and etc. that i could buy to start off with. Im pretty sure many people would benefit from this video. Thank you again for everything. Keep up the amazing work
clearly the customer has some money for Larry to do the car and travel to get there, why not just wait until after winter to have it done? ironically jacked the paint up by trying to protect it. as always you're great Larry good video
MORE VIDEOS! lol I love watching detailing videos.. I mean everybody who loves there car should love these videos especially yours. Keep Em Coming Please !
Very interesting about the tape. When I drove from CA to WA I was temped to tape up the AMG but was worried about what you described. Wasn't sure if it could do anything permanent or not. Good to know in the future!
That's absolutely amazing job Larry. The car is so beauty after you did that, salute you as always :) I have plan to detail my car this weekend, this video is my inspiration to do it. Thanks you
Great video! Larry your production skills have grown to match your detailing skills! I would love to see a couple of motorcycle orientated detailing videos. Please!!!!!
As would I. I suspect that many of Larry's best practices with bucket / sponge management as well as the products used are transferable to cycle detailing.
After watching many of your videos Larry and learning a lot about detailing I've come to the conclusion you look and sound like Linustechtips. Keep up the good work :)
This is funny. I'm fairly new to detailing and I deal with this all the time at the deal ship when the new cars arrive they have the paint impressions on some of them. I worked on a brand new nissan titan all afternoon dealing with this. wish I seen this video earlier lol. Thanks. good stuff
Agree with the "take your new car home without it being washed so you can do it yourself" 100%. The way new cars are just "washed and vacuumed" is just horrific. Dealerships hire the most inexperienced kids that have never washed a car so they can find and pay them $8 an hour to pretty much assult your brand new 45k SUV with wash mitts that have been dropped on the ground. Then those same kids use some type of "body shine" to remove the water streaks with a mircofiber towel that has, more times than not, have been dropped on the floor and picked up and reused. So yes, save yourself the trip back to the dealership to gripe about how bad your car looked when it was delivered and just clean up the car yourself because the older, more experienced detailer (like myself) gets very tired of correcting $8 an hour fast food rejects messing up brand new paint.
I'd never say I know better than you Larry but I would have heated the tape like a decal before removing it especially in the cold. Could have pulled the paint off.
Hi Larry! Sounded like you are talking yourself into buying one, clearly you fell in love, haha, I say go for it :D Have been waiting for your videos as always, appreciate it and thank you very much! Ozzy from Norway
Very nice video this one was. Your job was amazing. Then you had this beast in hands...gosh how I love this car. This is the fastest sedan car around the Nurburgring track. Faster than the Panamera thats was before the fastest. The sitting position of the Giulia Quadrifoglio is considered to be a perfect sitting position. Italians sure know what they do. I am actually a italian car freak. Love them. Also love american cars. Take care Larry and keep up the great work and videos
I special ordered a vehicle, and the dealer actually put it on the lot when it game it...it had a deep, although small chip in one door (all the way to primer or metal) and a white paint transfer on another door. Of course my car was a mid-range SUV, in the $45,000 range, not an exotic sports car. I probably should have refused to take delivery...they did a somewhat okay job fixing those problems, but every time I look over it I find defects in the paint...bits of dust that got painted over etc. I am not sure if this is par for the course with average non luxury cars, or if mine just skipped the QC process because it was a special order. One of these days I will take it to a professional detailer to see if these defects can be fixed. Average people probably wouldn't give a crap, because these defects are only noticeable when you look right at them in specific lighting conditions...but quality control is my job, so they drive me crazy when I see them.
If only I knew Larry's tip about telling the dealer to not touch my car earlier. They left an oily film on the ENTIRE interior (probably armor all or worse) and washed the car horribly
How Alfa came up with this car out of nowhere is to me mindblowing. It's just a fantastic car and I hope it puts Alfa back on the map as a major competitor in this "luxury performance" segment.
Martisan Ferrari gave them all the tools
they haven't had a car this good in decades
Because they need to be able to fight with BMW, merc and Audi. Models like the mito and giulietta were okay, but don’t touch this in any way, shape or form
Its M3 competitor, if not better.
It was an FCA "skunkworks" project. So not just Alfa, but pulling in Ferrari expertise.
god, that tape-job was painful to watch.
Andy M I nearly called the police for vehicular assault
The person responsible for that tape should be shot for cruelty to vehicles ^^
Blood Carver haha agreed
im wondering why Larry didnt heat the tape prior to removing it- is it because its less tacky when its cold?
agreed. i dont understand why the owner didnt just get the clear bra while in DC. i mean, if it still needed to be polished once its back in CT, just get it done before the drive and redone after. much better than almost ruining your paint.
Damn, by the owner trying to save his hood, he inadvertently made his hood so much worse that a little rock chip. Great work Larry!
T-WRX I wouldn't say that. I agree this tape was far from ideal, but having all the paint there and having to make it resettle sure beats having (a) deep crater(s) where the paint is cut out.
Larry is a pro. Consulting with other experts and not claiming to know everything is a hallmark of a true professional.
Larry I just wanted to say keep it up and thank you! I've been watching your content since I was fifteen, today I'm nineteen, and I gotta say I wouldn't be nearly as passionate and crazy about detailing as I am today if it wasn't for you! it's become a passion and has surpassed just being a hobby. love your videos man, swear by your products. Also it kills me when you talk about how crazy you are and how everyone thinks your insane because you have a filtration system for your car care hahah I think this is universal to anyone who's passionate about detailing because I was told everyday by my family and my ex that I'm nuts haha 😂 doubt you'll see this but hey, you've taught me and everyone else here for a little over 4 years on this channel and I got to thank you man.
This is my 1st video, and I'm already lovein' alfa romeo, and this channel.
I just got one yesterday and I love it. I will be watching the vid again
Great video man, you really keep calm under pressure, i'd be freaking out with those marks on the hood
I finish watching this video and the very next video that pops up? Doug deMuro reviewing this very same car. Ammo shield in the rear side window and everything. Very cool car indeed.
Uncanny. This video just popped up in TH-cam for me and I immediately thought of deMuro's review of the car in DC. Hah!
I just can't.....live...without this car in my life.
the final bit of advice at the end about telling the dealership "do no touch or wash my car" is very useful. I have dealt with paint correction on a brand new car because the dealer ignored the new owners advice and took it through a carwash. It looked like a bear attacked the paint. It was horrible.
Dude... I really appreciate what you do. This is your specialization but you still share secrets that the typical DIY detalist doesn't normally know. Thank you
For that amount of money, you'd think the owner would've had the car shipped.
Jason Burns ballin on a budget
really depends, knew a guy who purchased an 80K car and then asked his gf for gas money and could not afford a place to live.
Any dude that tapes his car in painters tape, has no money
Jason Burns you can buy a Giulia Quadra, for 69k that’s a 10k discount.
@@robosteez False. Using painters tape is a good idea since there is very little glue on the tape itself. This way it peels off easy and with near zero residue. The hockey tape however, was dumb as fuck.
you are literally a God in the car world. Without you showing us what to do we would be lost. As my past time i love detailing since i get a new one every year nuts i know but i love cars
I've been WAITING for someone, on TH-cam, on the forums, or anywhere to detail one of these! Thanks this made my day.
Larry,
Your attention to detail is beyond soothing. Nice to see people out there who are clean freaks as well.
What cost more?? Your detail work or transporting the Alfa in a covered truck? =)
Tardisius I rather let him touch my car than some dirty trucker
Agreed, he does good work =)
Tardisius u
This is what we detailers call a "great save"!. Well done Larry, and very smart to consult KB!
I literally just giggled a little bit when I saw this notification
Alfa Romeo Guilia is so nice
I LOVE these videos!!
"on Nuremberg"
/Sets navigation to drive to Nuremberg.
Its a good day when Larry uploads a video!
Awesome video again. Been a fan for over a year now & I realize I always like the videos but never comment. Just want to say thanks for all the knowledge you have brought to me and all the detailing enthusiast out there.
Man I miss when cars had proper manual transmissions
Gas Drawls this car comes in 8 speed auto and 6speed manual
Tony Aquiningoc oh wow I didn't know that, that's awesome.
Gas Drawls I miss before that when we had a horse and cart. .
Yes, you can get it with a stick but you can't get the manual in the US. No, it doesn't make sense and it's a stupid thing and decisions like that are why people hate FCA.
From what I've seen of the Manual, this one isn't worth it. The auto seems better, with quicker shifts and shorter gears.
I cant beleive that this is as quick as a 991 GT3 around a track
Great video as always Larry. I gave my friend a hand yesterday doing a new car prep on his brand new Mercedes A180 AMG Line and got to use his Rupes Bigfoot 15 and his longneck Rupes Nano for the first time, incredible machines! Thankfully we didn't encounter any weird problems like you did with the tape and the car turned out perfect!
Ferrari, thank you for making Giulia great again!
Now back to the track and make winning car for Kimi and Seb!
You answered my question via email this week about Reflex after compounding. It was awesome to see you do this in practice.
I actually quite like that the steering wheel isn't all alcantara- full alcantara steering wheels are difficult to keep clean, especially if you have sweaty hands like I do.
Wow, I never thought how much detail there was in detailing. Great tips, thanks.
How did this thing tie with the R8 v10 plus damn
I think they made slight modifications on the nurburgring recently which might make the time a couple seconds quicker
fluorescentblackhole ahahahah v6 from ferrari > all audi shitty motors
giuliomelux the new R8 uses the Lamborghini Huracan's engine. FYI
which is a Audi engine
you mean huracan uses R8's?
Very cool seeing this car close up and from a retailers perspective! Was psyched to see this in my subscriptions. Keep up the great work Larry! 🤘🏁
You said a new car's paint should typically not need a polish - I feel different. Mechanics always leave marks visible for sharp eyes and I have seen that no paint is really that glossy or superb after being painted before it has been polished. A light finishing polish will pop the paint for completely different spheres! Very very few cars seem to be polished before sent out to customer - Even the new 150k Audis come with orange peel paint that has not been finished :(
Great episode, probably 2010's best 4-door and interesting stuff about the tape!
Reminds me of my hockey days. If we waited too long to take the tape off our sticks the it would be a nightmare to remove. The condensation form the ice made it stick extra
Has already been said in the comments, but holy cow, get that thing transported if worried about rock chips. That is a beautiful sedan. I hope that the owner gets great pleasure out of ownership and that Alfa does well financially with their new offerings.
Nuremberg-Ring? Nurburgring.
Nuremberg is famous, but for a completely different reason :)
Lol
Yeah, different types of rallies...
love the car. but that bonnet got f*cked up by that tape
sure did, but he fixed it :)
Martisan he just temporarily fixed it, with heat from the engine those lines will come back
Why? there's no tape there anymore.
Martisan They could come back because if the bonnet becomes even hotter than it was during the polish those lines can sink again. They probably came from the heat of the engine in combination with the tape. But you never know, maybe it's fixed.
The car is a work of art.
Totaly agree with you on the paddle shifters. I find those small ones mounted on the steering wheel useless.
13:40 holy perfect camera lighting settings Larry!
Always nice to see a new vid, Larry! Awesome car to showcase, and such an interesting issue to contend with. Keep em comin' man! Much appreciated
best car ever. thank you sir.
Looks like a high end Pontiac Grand Am. Excellent job with the paint-
I am planning to own my own detailing business one day & I am really having trouble finding the right equipment to buy. Im about to graduate college & of course still have a part time job. I would love to know if you could make a video like of tools such as vacuum, air blower compressors and etc. that i could buy to start off with. Im pretty sure many people would benefit from this video. Thank you again for everything. Keep up the amazing work
Kevin Brown is king, and of course, you're the man Larry.
clearly the customer has some money for Larry to do the car and travel to get there, why not just wait until after winter to have it done? ironically jacked the paint up by trying to protect it.
as always you're great Larry good video
another great video Larry!!!! makes my day when I get an alert for a new video!! so informative and what a car!!!! keep up the great work
MORE VIDEOS! lol I love watching detailing videos.. I mean everybody who loves there car should love these videos especially yours. Keep Em Coming Please !
Thanks again Larry for taking your time to make a great video.
Very interesting about the tape. When I drove from CA to WA I was temped to tape up the AMG but was worried about what you described. Wasn't sure if it could do anything permanent or not. Good to know in the future!
You'd be better off having it heat wrapped in plastic.
Awesome video Larry! Thank you for sharing this process.
That's absolutely amazing job Larry. The car is so beauty after you did that, salute you as always :) I have plan to detail my car this weekend, this video is my inspiration to do it.
Thanks you
I love the fact that you drive in my old stomping grounds lol. Born and raised in DB :)
Great video! Larry your production skills have grown to match your detailing skills!
I would love to see a couple of motorcycle orientated detailing videos. Please!!!!!
As would I. I suspect that many of Larry's best practices with bucket / sponge management as well as the products used are transferable to cycle detailing.
After watching many of your videos Larry and learning a lot about detailing I've come to the conclusion you look and sound like Linustechtips. Keep up the good work :)
These "special" alfas as 4c, 8c, gulia quattrofolio are just awesome cars
Fun fact: i actually test drove the Giulia for FCA about 3.5 years ago (it was my job at the time)
If only dealerships would do "new car preps" like this
This is funny. I'm fairly new to detailing and I deal with this all the time at the deal ship when the new cars arrive they have the paint impressions on some of them. I worked on a brand new nissan titan all afternoon dealing with this. wish I seen this video earlier lol. Thanks. good stuff
Agree with the "take your new car home without it being washed so you can do it yourself" 100%. The way new cars are just "washed and vacuumed" is just horrific. Dealerships hire the most inexperienced kids that have never washed a car so they can find and pay them $8 an hour to pretty much assult your brand new 45k SUV with wash mitts that have been dropped on the ground. Then those same kids use some type of "body shine" to remove the water streaks with a mircofiber towel that has, more times than not, have been dropped on the floor and picked up and reused. So yes, save yourself the trip back to the dealership to gripe about how bad your car looked when it was delivered and just clean up the car yourself because the older, more experienced detailer (like myself) gets very tired of correcting $8 an hour fast food rejects messing up brand new paint.
im not gonna lie the car looks better and better every time I see it
Driving the cars, one of the main things I miss about cleaning cars
Love watching your videos Larry, I really learn a lot. Keep them coming!
Man that wad painful looking at that tape job! Excellent job Larry, and big shout out to KB!
AMMO NYC you should do a vid on what cars look like after removing vinyl wrap
"It's sort of like somebody having a fist in your back, but like in a comfortable way." Haha, weirdest explaination ever, but probably spot on!
Love the alpha Quad. Can5 wait to pickup mine this week. Great videos Larry. Thank you for all the great knowledge. James.
Wish I wasn't poor and could afford some Reflex.
p.s I love you Larry
Awesome content. Loved seeing this car in the Super Bowl, and then this video pops up in my sub box!
Sheesh, seeing that bonnet taped up was painful. Good job on the car.
I'd never say I know better than you Larry but I would have heated the tape like a decal before removing it especially in the cold. Could have pulled the paint off.
About time. I was eagerly waiting for your new video. Love your work. I wanna meet you someday. From punjab India.
Aman Grang balle balle balle...👍
Hi Larry! Sounded like you are talking yourself into buying one, clearly you fell in love, haha, I say go for it :D
Have been waiting for your videos as always, appreciate it and thank you very much!
Ozzy from Norway
Love the car! Larry saved it's bacon. That tape!!!
Good job Larry. The ammo boost is awesome been using it on most of the cars since I purchased it.
Very nice video this one was. Your job was amazing. Then you had this beast in hands...gosh how I love this car. This is the fastest sedan car around the Nurburgring track. Faster than the Panamera thats was before the fastest. The sitting position of the Giulia Quadrifoglio is considered to be a perfect sitting position. Italians sure know what they do. I am actually a italian car freak. Love them. Also love american cars.
Take care Larry and keep up the great work and videos
I special ordered a vehicle, and the dealer actually put it on the lot when it game it...it had a deep, although small chip in one door (all the way to primer or metal) and a white paint transfer on another door.
Of course my car was a mid-range SUV, in the $45,000 range, not an exotic sports car.
I probably should have refused to take delivery...they did a somewhat okay job fixing those problems, but every time I look over it I find defects in the paint...bits of dust that got painted over etc. I am not sure if this is par for the course with average non luxury cars, or if mine just skipped the QC process because it was a special order.
One of these days I will take it to a professional detailer to see if these defects can be fixed. Average people probably wouldn't give a crap, because these defects are only noticeable when you look right at them in specific lighting conditions...but quality control is my job, so they drive me crazy when I see them.
I saw one this morning! Beautiful car!!!! Thanks for the vid, LK.
I Love this channel it shows me everything you need to know and reminds me of roadkill
Hockey Tape was that owner crazy, that tape is a nightmare to get off my hockey stick blade.
Gorgeous car, and great work as usual Larry!
If only I knew Larry's tip about telling the dealer to not touch my car earlier. They left an oily film on the ENTIRE interior (probably armor all or worse) and washed the car horribly
Very interesting video. Great job Larry. Have learnt a lot from you. Beautiful car too. Need one in my life right now!
Best video yet!
Love Alfa Romeos they get under your skin in a good way, plus this one has a ladies name!
hockey tape...yikes!
I had the fixed panels for 6 years. Now I have them on the steering wheel. Steering wheel is better for me on the track
Way to go Sapan! How cool is it for Larry to personally detail it!
Very interesting Larry on the tape and paint, I wonder if you had time to leave the car in a heated area if the paint would "self level " again .
Or just shower with warm water?
I think this is the same exact car featured on Doug's video; it had the ammo sticker on the rear window
Amazing car, hockey tape was hilarious, that stuff is sticky, it doesn't come off even if used for road hockey.
Outstanding work as always my friend.
Kyle
You actually totally correct
Great video always learn so much keep up the great work
Your job was amazing, it really changes a lot!
I would like to see a tutorial to how to take care of the plastic fenders. I just bought an vw alltrack and I want to maintain the trims flawless
I am in the U.K. And watch all your posts, love them keep them coming. P.S. WANNA COME TO THE UK TO MAKE A POST?
Amazing car Larry you are right Thanks for sharing this jobAnd what a chance to do it on this brand new Giulia!!!
Great video Larry. I am surprise the honeycomb is a desire finish for the paint. I thought it was the opposite.