Cambridge Autogleam Car Detailing vs ..... 2008

[Tarmac_Terrorist]

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I suspected it was something a little better that your average point and squirt job [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/169144-ok.gif[/img] Very impressive pictures and great white light balance - especially on those cars inside garages with natural light entering.

[spikeyboy]

Nathan,


I just have to book you in when the weather improves to give my S4 a good going over

[jediknight83]

Evening..

Well this is how the car looked back in March 2007..



The car has undergone a full colour change respray carried out by Porsche Reading and I must say its to a very high standard.. probably even better than some of the originaly factory cars!?

The car was pretty clean having just returned from the bodyshop but it was given a full wash to make sure the paint was perfectly clean before the detailing began.

Unlike most bosyshop jobs.. this one had no horrid buffer trails or swirls, Just the odd mark here and there.. but again.. to make sure the paint had a perfect start to life it was given a mild finishing polish on all the parts that were not covered in Paint Shield.



Once polished it was time for the ***** HD Cleanse



Once buffed off it was time for the Vintage wax..



..which was buffed off about an hour later





All buffed off, glass cleaned, and rolled outside for some photos.









Im loving the new colour and the new english spec front bumper.

2nd coat being applied tomorrow morning.

Thanks for looking.

Nathan

[bazza_g]

[img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I think I'm in lust [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smlove2.gif[/img]

[ardandy]

You're a lucky lucky person!

I'd love to drool over that car!

[Luke]

how much for the respray [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/EEK2.GIF[/img]

[robintegra]

Looks very nice, heres abit more about the car -

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...476571&i=0

[Nelson_R32]

That is just stunning [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smlove2.gif[/img]

[jediknight83]

This is the last ever customer Vanquish to roll off the production line at Newport Pagnell and has been subject to extensive customisation. Aston Martin customers can normally expect a decent options list.. but start thinking outside the box and requesting bespoke options that will only EVER be on this car and you end up with something extra special.

Its the little things like the deep pile carpet, the trimming and stiching around the boot catch where there is normally plastic, The leather trimmed instrument pannel, front parking sensors with the switch from a DB9, Full underbody annodised alu paneling, the one off bespoke colour made up of Aston Royal Cherry base with added flake and more red, custom front lower grill ... the list goes on... and oh yes that glass roof which lightens up the interior... the roof was actually part designed by the owner who proudly showed me today the front edge of the glass is not a smooth curve but rather a series of straight edges and angles to reduce wind noise (taken from his experience of designing aeroplane wings).

Yesterday saw the car inspected and polished. The paint was pretty swirl free so the only correction as such was on a few minor light scratches and a few minor areas of hologramming on lower panels. The rest of the day was spent with a Meguairs finishing pad and Menzerna 85rd perfecting and refining the finish.




Then a layer of Vintage was applied to the car, door / boot / bonnet shuts and wheels and buffed and the car was left for the night.

This morning a second layer of Vintage was applied the same as last night and then buffed after a shot of lunch. The underside was cleaned and waxed aswell. I got a bit excited and took photos now before doing the glass and interior so excuse the odd mark on the glass.














The carpets were shampoo'd and alcantara wiped over with a damp MF



Then the leather ... and there was alot of leather.. was cleaned with Z Leather cleaner and then treated with Glipton Liquid Leather.

Glass was cleaned in and out with Z HD Cleanse. The roof and rear screen were also waxed and buffed.

16 hrs work time later the car was as near perfect as i believe is possible. Ok it wasnt a disaster story with defects before hand which helped with the short working time.

The inside pics...







Real pleasure working on this unique car..

Nathan

[Luke]

normal fantastic standard as always Nathan. Unusual car with all the extras. Would like to see the colour in the flesh, not sure it suits the car to be honest. The interior is amazing but oh no that BLACK STEERING WHEEL looks sh1te!