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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Guy on 08 October 2011, 21:40
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q: what happens when you spend £90 on a 'detailer' to spend 3 hours polishing your Bentley?
a: swirls and holograms
I was lucky enough to be approached by one of Martyn at BLK Alloys clients... he had previously approached 2 other 'detailers' in his area... 1 never showed up.. the other spent 3 hours 'polishing' his Bentley.
The client was under the impression that Bentley paint was very 'soft' and that it therefore scratched very very easily.
When I saw the car for the first time I was quite shocked...
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6033/6220712637_8417dbc43d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220712637/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220712637/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/6220715217_0856b523ac_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220715217/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220715217/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6220717823_fec2934cca_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220717823/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220717823/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6220720069_7ac80be8ec_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220720069/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220720069/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/6220722789_147ac5cea2_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220722789/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220722789/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6221245634_c0e10c482c_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221245634/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221245634/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6157/6221250660_8471a575c8_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221250660/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221250660/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/6221253306_a695b81799_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221253306/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221253306/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6049/6221256696_1c86265ebc_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221256696/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221256696/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6220740089_6b10a2ca65_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220740089/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220740089/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
cont...
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(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6153/6220744181_abc2a1454b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220744181/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220744181/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6221267316_5d108afe21_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221267316/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221267316/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6058/6220770915_cf93e80436_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220770915/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220770915/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
but its unfair to assess a car without cleaning it first...
car was treated to a chemical pre-soak on the lower panels and arches with Autosmart (AS) Hazsafe
the wheels were cleaned with AA Clean Wheels with Envy Detailing brushes... AS Treble X was used on the interior wheel surface which had more deposits..
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6175/6220773669_9d0e5e18f2_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220773669/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220773669/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
car was then snowfoamed with Valet Pro PH neutral snow foam
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6220778813_5879975464_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220778813/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220778813/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6102/6221302746_0a4a4c7b19_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221302746/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221302746/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6109/6221310946_4d0494cfcf_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221310946/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221310946/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
followed by a two bucket wash with AS Autowash with Zaino grit guard buckets and an AS Noodle mitt.
car was then clayed with AA mild clay and AS reglaze... I did a comparison with Martyn using AS reglaze as a clay lube in comparison to some DoDo Born Slippy which I had... In my considered opinion the AS Reglaze knocks socks off Dodo Born Slippy...
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6220791761_f288533f4b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220791761/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220791761/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
Car was then washed using the two bucket method as before and then dried using waffle towels.
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We could then see where we stood...
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6230/6220793269_42db9a8088_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220793269/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220793269/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
as you can see... significant swirls and holograms
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6115/6220794853_278bc9e244_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220794853/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220794853/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6152/6220796189_1e25a0d305_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220796189/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220796189/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6221318046_9715c95675_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221318046/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6221318046/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
I thought seeing as the car had been previously polished that I could get away with a single pass... but I had to step-up to 3M Fast cut plus (green) on a Yellow pad in order to correct the paintwork...
it was then finished using 3M Ultrafina on a blue pad.
leaving us with the following result...
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6113/6220801247_81bf4c1d94_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220801247/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6220801247/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6212312122_4c309c4485_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212312122/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212312122/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
unfortunately by the time I had finished I was not able to get any 'into sun' shots... but I can assure you, and so can Martyn, that it was flawless...
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so after the car was finished the owner took both Martyn and I out for a spin and to find a spot to take some more photos...
that car is draw droppingly fast... and comfortable to boot! Win Win!
anyway... took some more photos... got some lovely looks and comments from passers by!
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Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212054832/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6155/6212062084_ddf1da453b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212062084/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212062084/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6212071852_c9e91c6f98_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212071852/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212071852/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/6211489803_7cfbc377a3_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6211489803/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6211489803/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6211574577_6d4b827a54_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6211574577/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6211574577/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6045/6212090412_8e57bed15c_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212090412/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212090412/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/6212097818_22b90c4e4a_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212097818/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212097818/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6211595259_413ef4e103_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6211595259/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6211595259/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6032/6212118386_0a0be7fff6_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212118386/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212118386/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6211610251_65d5f1052c_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6211610251/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6211610251/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6212130012_8497db0f71_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212130012/)
Bentley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/6212130012/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
Thank you to Martyn for coming along to lend a hand and find out more about the Detailing process... and for the bacon sarnies! :drool:
Overall a very enjoyable detail.
Thank you for reading :)
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Awesome work Guy, stunning car as well :cool:
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Thats why your this sections mod! :cool: I'd be embarrased to leave a car like that! Top work fella! :wink:
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GREAT work there!
£90 for 3 hours??? That's some impressive hourly rate! It's amazing how many idiots there are out there now with some (cheap) gear and no idea!!
Well saved indeed, it looks amazing.
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Awesome work.
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Nice write up Guy. I must add it was a pleasure working on this vehicle, enjoyed it.
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If ever a demonstration of "you get what you pay for" was needed this was it :rolleyes:
Stunning car :cool:
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Nice work!!
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Beautiful work
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Top work mate and great after shots also, isnt it a wind up seeing the results from someone else's cheap bodge, well rescued dude;)
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lovely job!
Love the picture with the reflection of the tree in the bonnet!
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fantastic! :smiley:
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very nice!
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Looks like great work Guy!