2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 56 Hour Detail

[DetailedTaco]

Hey all!

My associate and I got the opportunity to detail one of the most beautiful cars in existence, an Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

This detail was a PITA! The paint on the Aston was incredibly hard and did not want to cooperate with us at all! It took 56 hours between the two of us!!! But when it was all said and done it looked amazing!



When the car arrived, we started with a visual inspection:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_4898.jpg

Some swirls and dirt:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_4893.jpg

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http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_4877.jpg

Looks like the owner went off-roading!!

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_4894.jpg

The lower portion of the car was pretty thrashed:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_4934.jpg

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Doorhandels ... Ouch

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_4953.jpg

We then got started on stripping the LSP and clay:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_4982.jpg

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Drying it off:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_4999.jpg

Looking at the paint completely bare:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5003.jpg

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5011.jpg

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http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5017.jpg

Aston + Hoonigan = :D

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5044.jpg

[DetailedTaco]

We then got into correcting the paint over two days.

Test spots:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5052.jpg

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5055.jpg

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5088.jpg

50/50 on the door handle:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5077.jpg

50/50 on the door:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5073.jpg

Getting to work:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5093.jpg

Some late night detailing:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5102.jpg

All done applying some Prima Epic:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5106.jpg

Here are some glorious after shots:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5129.jpg

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5132.jpg

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http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5136.jpg

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5139.jpg

Got rid of those nasty scratches on the rear of the bumper:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5126.jpg

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5125.jpg

And finally the paint in the sun:

http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m559/kbreezy443/_MG_5141.jpg



Overall I was pleased with how it turned out. The car its self is even more glorious in person. The pictures just don't do it justice.

The customer said it looked better then the day she got it!

Hope you enjoyed my 3 day headache hahaha.

[hernandez.art13]

Good Job!

[parttimer]

Beautiful ride

[KS_Detailing]

Nice job and good documentation:props: I had the chance to detail an Aston Martin Vantage a few months ago but this one never saw the light of day. Just washed it up and applied some wax to it.

[Electro]

Gorgeous. I love that colour. Great job on the correction.

[tuscarora dave]

Nice job on a beautiful car, what compound did you use to cut the hard clear?

[Pats300zx]

Awesome job. I bet the owner was blown away at the tranformation.

[DetailedTaco]

Good Job!

Thanks!


Nice job and good documentation:props: I had the chance to detail an Aston Martin Vantage a few months ago but this one never saw the light of day. Just washed it up and applied some wax to it.

Thanks! It is a great site to wake up to each morning in the garage!


Gorgeous. I love that colour. Great job on the correction.

Thank you! The color was absolutely gorgeous!


Nice job on a beautiful car, what compound did you use to cut the hard clear?

Thank you! We used Menzerna FG400 with a microfiber cutting pad on 5.5 on a Griots DA. We didn't even finish it! Thats how hard the paint was!


Awesome job. I bet the owner was blown away at the tranformation.

Thank you! The customer was very pleased with the car!