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V8 Vantage Detail


tez162003

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Just a quick write up of another detail I recently did. This time an Aston Martin V8 Vantage. It has been in and out of body shops and so on for a while now, trying to get it looking like new. Now the paintwork was done, this was where I stepped in.

 

I won't bore you all with a long write like you read everyday from others.

 

A quick run down:

 

- Washed (2BM with 2 Lambswool mitts)

- Dried

- Clayed using Sonus Green and Meguires LT (1:1)

- Dried

- Wheels clayed with Meguires Clay

- Wheels were cleaned and treated off the car

- 3M Blue Tape for taping up

- Polishes used were Menzerna Power Finish on a 3M Black Pad, then 3M Ultrafina SE on 3M Blue Ultrafina Pad for finishing

- Wax was Dodo Juice Supernatural

 

I've no doubt missed loads of steps out but its a brief overview none the less.

 

And a few pictures just to show you my long days work.

 

Crazy marks on the rear quarter:

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After the mild cut phase:

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Few random before shots:

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50/50 after the first cut pass. Shows the extra deepness the paint gets even at this phase.

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Wheels Off to do wheels and suspension etc

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Mid Process:

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Biggest let down on the car, the key... Its a Ford!

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Few shots from after finishing and before waxing.

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Just a few finished pictures, not in great light, but it looks good anyway. Haha

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There are no inside shots as I only concentrated on the outside of the car on this one. He wanted all the attention spent on the paintwork. A good 14 hours of machine involved in this one. :blink:

 

And lastly a quick walk around video for good measure. :)

 

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Thanks :)

 

From start to finish this one took 2 days. So about 16/18 hours of work (that includes lunch and general chit chat... :blush: ). I can do them in 1 day but this was a car that after speaking to the customer was to be done to a very high standard. Plus I wasted a while mastering exactly how the Ultrafina SE works best as it was my first time using the combo and it seems to work differently to most other polishes being its a very oily polish.

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1. The car was bought like that, although it has been into a few bodyshops since he owned it, so a lot of the marks may be from that.

2. Why thankyou

3. Haha didnt need to know that

 

And the paint has such a stunning pop to it. looks great in the sun but has a stunning shine now even when the weather isnt great. :)

 

This detail made me want a black car again myself. :blink:

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