Bentley detail

beachcities said:
Also, why get so overly aggressive the first time out? Since it looks like you may possibly be detailing this car 2 to 3 times a year, why not explain to the customer that you would much rather see what you can do improve the overall appearance of his Bentley in order to bring it back up to speed. Let's face it, a Bentley is not a car to experiment with.



Also, have you given any thought to doing all of the work by hand? quote::



does this sound like a justification, an excuse for mediocrity?
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best answer i've seen in this thread. i was thinking the same thing. go easy first, see what you can correct with a some less abrasive agents/pads and tell him that its going to be a process to safely correct all the previous damage. who knows, you may be able to do a proper job the first time around. by staying less abrasive, you have less of a risk of causing further damage and i think you could eventually work your way to perfection.
 
Scott's suggestions are the most accurate so far I think.



Something like #83 with a polishing pad isn't likely to do a whole lot of cutting, so even if the previous detailer managed to destroy a lot of clear, it isn't likely that a fairly mild polish combo like that would do any damage.



Also remember that this is a Bentley. Really high end cars like that do not have standard paint finishes. The time invested and overall paint layers are much greater than normal production cars.



Joe at Superior Shine can probably give you more accurate numbers since I believe he sees more of them than I do, but normally the Conti GT's that I see run at least 180-200 mils which is more than enough for a substandard detailer's work to be corrected.
 
If the car is that beat up and is detailed that often, I would be worried that he hacked the paint each detail, leaving you not much to work with???? A paint gauge is a life saver in this case.
 
No pics yet as the customer is out of town on vacation. Thanks Scott and I will proceed with caution. I can remove just about anything with my pc and if I have to I can work a Da since I have been using one for over 20 years. I was just interested a good starting point since this customers detailer did so much damage. I really do not think this customers knows what a good detail is supposed to look like. I may not post much these days since I work from dawn to dusk, but Scottwax knows my work and my abilities since we share customers. I trust him and he trusts me to do the right thing.



Thanks again to everyones for input as I was always taught to walk softly when there is broken glass around and ask questions when in doubt.



Thanks again

Rick Springer

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