imported_Reflections
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I see this car regularily, as the client has stated "You just can't drive a dirty Bentley," and I entirely agree with him.
For those of you who don't know, this car has a twin turbo charged w12, putting out 552 horse power to an AWD drivetrain. That's only where Bentley's excellence begins.
Being spring, it was time for a full detail, and to replace the winter matts with the padded wool ones. (Ironically, it's snowing as I write this. That's Calgary for you.)
Bentleys have the best floor mats I've ever seen. The construction, fit, and coverage are incredible. I wouldn't be surprised if it was Audi's influence through VW (who owns Bentley), as Audi has amazing floormats (great fit and protection of surrounding areas.)
If I had a Bentley, you could not stop me from driving it barefoot. Seriously, these floor mats are amazing.
Enough about the floormats. What's also amazing is Bentley paint. They are hand sanded like Ferraris, but generally with softer, thicker clearcoat. The depth is incredible as long as the clearcoat remains, well, clear.
I'll provide some details between photos to keep it interesting.
Time to get started. Wheels first!
As I cleaned the wheels, Phil washed and rinsed the car with Ultima Paint Guard Wash (still currently my favourite car wash due in part to it's great lubricity, but mostly I like the smell.) (Ladies, he's single!) Haha that was just a joke, there're no ladies on Autopia!
The car's clean, so we can begin. Phil clayed the car using something blue we had -probably Meguiar's.
Where can I get aggressive clay? Everyone is selling mild clay these days. I don't want mild clay, I want clay that will remove contaminants embedded contaminants efficiently and effectively. Is there such a thing as aggressive clay? Who sells it? What makes clay more or less aggressive? Can I add something to my clay? Someone should sell a clay booster, or a make your own clay kit. I'd do it myself but I don't have a chemical factory ... YET. Anyway ...
These photos show the general quality of the finish before polishing. Mostly light swirls with a couple of moderate scratches. These cars have lots of clearcoat to work with, but of course the more you leave on, the better it looks. You can say what you want about Zymol Vintage, but nothing adds depth like CLEARCOAT!!
I don't have any photos of the actual polishing, but we use all Menzerna polishes, and finished the car with Ultima Paint Guard Plus. The process took about nine hours with the two of us working. Here, Phil is using steam to clean out new polish and old wax from crevices and seams.
My before photos of the rear bumper didn't turn out well. There were a lot of scratches on the up facing surface. The paint cleaned up very nice. This photo really shows the quality of Bentley paint. Less sanding marks than Ferrari - I think those Italians probably drink too much Espresso and go a little crazy!
How do you know this isn't a Chrysler 300? The grill's made of metal instead of plastic.
I used something matte on the tires. Bentleys look silly with glossy tires.
The interior was given a wipe down, and the carpets and floormats were shampooed and extracted.
Thanks for reading. Questions & comments are always appreciated.
For those of you who don't know, this car has a twin turbo charged w12, putting out 552 horse power to an AWD drivetrain. That's only where Bentley's excellence begins.
Being spring, it was time for a full detail, and to replace the winter matts with the padded wool ones. (Ironically, it's snowing as I write this. That's Calgary for you.)
Bentleys have the best floor mats I've ever seen. The construction, fit, and coverage are incredible. I wouldn't be surprised if it was Audi's influence through VW (who owns Bentley), as Audi has amazing floormats (great fit and protection of surrounding areas.)
If I had a Bentley, you could not stop me from driving it barefoot. Seriously, these floor mats are amazing.
Enough about the floormats. What's also amazing is Bentley paint. They are hand sanded like Ferraris, but generally with softer, thicker clearcoat. The depth is incredible as long as the clearcoat remains, well, clear.
I'll provide some details between photos to keep it interesting.
Time to get started. Wheels first!
As I cleaned the wheels, Phil washed and rinsed the car with Ultima Paint Guard Wash (still currently my favourite car wash due in part to it's great lubricity, but mostly I like the smell.) (Ladies, he's single!) Haha that was just a joke, there're no ladies on Autopia!
The car's clean, so we can begin. Phil clayed the car using something blue we had -probably Meguiar's.
Where can I get aggressive clay? Everyone is selling mild clay these days. I don't want mild clay, I want clay that will remove contaminants embedded contaminants efficiently and effectively. Is there such a thing as aggressive clay? Who sells it? What makes clay more or less aggressive? Can I add something to my clay? Someone should sell a clay booster, or a make your own clay kit. I'd do it myself but I don't have a chemical factory ... YET. Anyway ...
These photos show the general quality of the finish before polishing. Mostly light swirls with a couple of moderate scratches. These cars have lots of clearcoat to work with, but of course the more you leave on, the better it looks. You can say what you want about Zymol Vintage, but nothing adds depth like CLEARCOAT!!
I don't have any photos of the actual polishing, but we use all Menzerna polishes, and finished the car with Ultima Paint Guard Plus. The process took about nine hours with the two of us working. Here, Phil is using steam to clean out new polish and old wax from crevices and seams.
My before photos of the rear bumper didn't turn out well. There were a lot of scratches on the up facing surface. The paint cleaned up very nice. This photo really shows the quality of Bentley paint. Less sanding marks than Ferrari - I think those Italians probably drink too much Espresso and go a little crazy!
How do you know this isn't a Chrysler 300? The grill's made of metal instead of plastic.
I used something matte on the tires. Bentleys look silly with glossy tires.
The interior was given a wipe down, and the carpets and floormats were shampooed and extracted.
Thanks for reading. Questions & comments are always appreciated.
