[video=youtube;31lRE5FSmqY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31lRE5FSmqY&hd=1[/video]
Evening...
Just uploaded these DBS pics to my website... along with this Boxster S that was recently detailed..
Click the thumbnail to view the Porsche and almost 200 other cars now in our portfolio..
I originally viewed this DBS at Christmas before the customer collected. It was dusty after its road test so it was hard to fully inspect it but you could still see the usual Aston Martin signature sanding marks on most panels. But what I didn't notice, with the thin layer of road grime, or it wasn't on the paint at this point was the terrible contamination / micro blistering to the paint... more on this in a second.
Unfortunately due to the customers work commitments and a few early teething problems with the car I've been unable to detail it till now and its just covered its first 1000 miles. Still... I was relatively optimistic for a straight forwards job...
The usual wash and clay regiem took place ( all the products I use can be purchased from http://www.shinearama.co.uk/ ) and then it was taken indoors and checked closely under the lights...
Ok.. so DA sanding on the roof... No problem... right??
And the result after a hit with Menz 3.02 and then wiped with IPA to remove any polishing oils that may be masking some remaining defects...
... ah ok a couple of scratches left... and whats that funny speckling that looks like sap... surely that should have come off with the polish??.. lets try again...
...hmm thats the scratch sorted out.. but what is this speckling...?
Some time and lots more polishing later...
Even now I'm not 100% sure what it was. It was on every upper surface but also on the back of the car even right up under the number plate recess but it wasnt on the glass or plastics so it suggested some kind of paint contamination rather than sap but even strong clay wouldn't shift it nor would any chemical. It required 3m fast cut plus and a hard pad and even wool in some areas to fix it. As you can see from the following pictures though I was 99% successful.
Very frustrating seeing as the paint was otherwise correcting with a relatively light polishing compound.
By the end of day 1 (12 working hours) I had only completed (thats compounded and refined) the roof, pillars, n/s door, rear quarter and o/s rear quarter..
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Coming up very nicely as you can see...
More of that dreaded blistering before polishing..
And a close up before and after. It may look light but in the flesh it was really robbing the paint of any clarity and it just looked messy.
After
Closer before
After
Day 2 was 9am-10pm again! The rest of the car was polished and refined and then waxed leaving the interior and other detailed jobs for the morning of the 3rd day.
Before
After
Deep water blade lines before
After
More terrible micro blistering.
After
General swirls before
After
Note although everyone looks through these pics in a few seconds... I checked the time stamps and the before and afters showed it took me 3 hrs to correct just the bonnet. Time flys when your having fun. lol
The paint was then waxed with Zymol Vintage wax which was left on while other detailing jobs were completed.
Trim and tyres were dressed in what is my new favourite product! :thumb:Car Pro PERL. Leaves them looking like they havent had a product applied at all. Just leaves them black and natural. Love it.
Glass was treated with Gtechniq G1. 3 coats on the front and 1 on the sides and back.
Wheels and exhausts were treated with Blackfire metal sealant (available from Polished Bliss)
Interior was vacuumed and leather treated with Zaino Z10.
And then I went a bit crazy with photos
Enjoy...
[video=youtube;31lRE5FSmqY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31lRE5FSmqY&hd=1[/video]
Thanks for looking. I have a bit of video to upload over the weekend just showing the final walk around once the car was all complete.
Sorry its a long one..
Nathan
Evening...
Just uploaded these DBS pics to my website... along with this Boxster S that was recently detailed..
Click the thumbnail to view the Porsche and almost 200 other cars now in our portfolio..
I originally viewed this DBS at Christmas before the customer collected. It was dusty after its road test so it was hard to fully inspect it but you could still see the usual Aston Martin signature sanding marks on most panels. But what I didn't notice, with the thin layer of road grime, or it wasn't on the paint at this point was the terrible contamination / micro blistering to the paint... more on this in a second.
Unfortunately due to the customers work commitments and a few early teething problems with the car I've been unable to detail it till now and its just covered its first 1000 miles. Still... I was relatively optimistic for a straight forwards job...
The usual wash and clay regiem took place ( all the products I use can be purchased from http://www.shinearama.co.uk/ ) and then it was taken indoors and checked closely under the lights...
Ok.. so DA sanding on the roof... No problem... right??
And the result after a hit with Menz 3.02 and then wiped with IPA to remove any polishing oils that may be masking some remaining defects...
... ah ok a couple of scratches left... and whats that funny speckling that looks like sap... surely that should have come off with the polish??.. lets try again...
...hmm thats the scratch sorted out.. but what is this speckling...?
Some time and lots more polishing later...
Even now I'm not 100% sure what it was. It was on every upper surface but also on the back of the car even right up under the number plate recess but it wasnt on the glass or plastics so it suggested some kind of paint contamination rather than sap but even strong clay wouldn't shift it nor would any chemical. It required 3m fast cut plus and a hard pad and even wool in some areas to fix it. As you can see from the following pictures though I was 99% successful.
Very frustrating seeing as the paint was otherwise correcting with a relatively light polishing compound.
By the end of day 1 (12 working hours) I had only completed (thats compounded and refined) the roof, pillars, n/s door, rear quarter and o/s rear quarter..
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
Coming up very nicely as you can see...
More of that dreaded blistering before polishing..
And a close up before and after. It may look light but in the flesh it was really robbing the paint of any clarity and it just looked messy.
After
Closer before
After
Day 2 was 9am-10pm again! The rest of the car was polished and refined and then waxed leaving the interior and other detailed jobs for the morning of the 3rd day.
Before
After
Deep water blade lines before
After
More terrible micro blistering.
After
General swirls before
After
Note although everyone looks through these pics in a few seconds... I checked the time stamps and the before and afters showed it took me 3 hrs to correct just the bonnet. Time flys when your having fun. lol
The paint was then waxed with Zymol Vintage wax which was left on while other detailing jobs were completed.
Trim and tyres were dressed in what is my new favourite product! :thumb:Car Pro PERL. Leaves them looking like they havent had a product applied at all. Just leaves them black and natural. Love it.
Glass was treated with Gtechniq G1. 3 coats on the front and 1 on the sides and back.
Wheels and exhausts were treated with Blackfire metal sealant (available from Polished Bliss)
Interior was vacuumed and leather treated with Zaino Z10.
And then I went a bit crazy with photos
Enjoy...
[video=youtube;31lRE5FSmqY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31lRE5FSmqY&hd=1[/video]
Thanks for looking. I have a bit of video to upload over the weekend just showing the final walk around once the car was all complete.
Sorry its a long one..
Nathan
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