Gleaming Kleen - 1939 Alvis 4.3 Litre Vanden Plas

[Jay@Gleaming Kleen]

This was booked in to soley concentrate on the paintwork and add a some protection.

Its a 1939 4.3Litre Short Chassis Vanden Plas Tourer, only 12 of these ever were built with this one being #12. This car has recently been featured in Classic and Sportscar As well as winning the concour for pre-1955 cars at the Antwerp Classic Saloon show last month

This was completely restored to a very high standard in 2007 and the engine on this is a bit special so Alex has said. Its a short stroke engine and made completely from steel, has a high performance cam shaft, 225 BHP and 312lb ft of torque


Vehicle was only covered in light dust so I washed it using CG waterless wash -ONE and then was clayed with Sonus green.

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As you can see from reading above the paint on this was extremely thin (modern cars of today have 100-150 microns) so extreme care had to be taken. Correction was carried out using Menzerna 106fa on a finishing pad. This acheived a good level of correction but did leave behind some defects

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All chrome/metal polished with Brillant
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Engine Area was very clean but SV Cleaner Fluid was used on all paint and engine wiped down with Quick Finish
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SV cleaner fluid was applied by hand followed by 2 coats of SV Divine. Tyres dressed with SV Pneu
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thanks for looking

[AlexGTT]

Thanks Jay. Great job as usual. My customer was extremely pleased. He went off and did 600 miles with her at a TVR event in the Cotswolds last weekend.

That got her a bit messy :bigcry:but my guys are trying to make her look as you left her.

[Jay@Gleaming Kleen]

Thanks Jay. Great job as usual. My customer was extremely pleased. He went off and did 600 miles with her at a TVR event in the Cotswolds last weekend.

That got her a bit messy :bigcry:but my guys are trying to make her look as you left her.

Thanks Alex...glad client was happy and good to see the car being used as its a beauty:thumbs: