Gleaming Kleen - Aston Martin vanquish

[Jay@Gleaming Kleen]

In total this had over 40 hours of work put into which was done over 5 days

Vehicle was foamed with AG Powermax 3 and worked into all panel gaps
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/32.jpg

then pressure rinsed off
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/33.jpg

washed with 2bm with SV Bathe and merino lambswool wshmitt
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/35.jpg

Sonus Green clay removed any remaining contaminants with no effort. (Meg's LT used as lube)
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/36.jpg

Owner requested wheels to be removed and thoroughly cleaned and sealed which allowed me to give wheel arches a good clean
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/1.jpg

Arches were cleaned with Autosmart G101 and Megs Super Degreaser and then dressed with Megs ASD. Brake calipers were sealed with Zaino CS
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/2.jpg

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Wheels cleaned with Epsuma Revolation wheel cleaner and clayed
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/22.jpg

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old weight adhesive removed
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/23.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/24.jpg

Inner tire walls were dressed with SV Pneu and inner rims protected with a coat of Zaino AIO and then topped with Zaino CS
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/27.jpg

Rear plate was removed to allow me to machine polish in some of the tighter area's...A new plate was recently fitted by dealer but they didnt remove old sticky adhesive so this removed with tardis
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060140.jpg

Paint readings were taken with Positest 200 which showed healthy amount of clear coat was present all over apart from the lower doors
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/109.jpg

Some of the defects clearly showing in the sun
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/76.jpg

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http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/53.jpg

PAINT CORRECTION

I spent a good amount of time working my way up finding a combo to remove the defects and settled on using a LC Purple Foamed Wool pad and Menz 3.02which removed the deep swirls and defects.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060127.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/90.jpg

A few before & after pics, yet to be refined

BEFORE
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060099.jpg

AFTER
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/100.jpg

BEFORE
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AFTER
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/87.jpg

BEFORE
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060116.jpg

AFTER
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BEFORE
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AFTER
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BEFORE
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AFTER
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BEFORE
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AFTER
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060139.jpg

BEFORE
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060128.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060133.jpg

AFTER
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060129.jpg

BEFORE
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060122.jpg

AFTER
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060124.jpg

Bumpers and lower skirts were corrected with a LC light cutting pad and Menz 3.02

BEFORE
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/102.jpg

AFTER
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/103.jpg

BEFORE
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060157.jpg

AFTER
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060158.jpg


After all correction was complete i refined the paint using Menz 203S and a 3M black polishing pad
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060180.jpg

As sun was out I rolled car out to check my work
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/64.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/82.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060187.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060227.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060223.jpg

I then refined te paintwork using SV Cleaner Fluid Pro on a 3M blue finishing pad with all tight area's including door/boot shuts done by hand using regular cleaner fluid
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060188.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060306.jpg

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http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060235.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060198.jpg

Tyres dressed with SV Pneu and wheels protected with SV Autobahn
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060193.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060304.jpg

Mesh vents on front bumper were also carefully repainted gloss black as they had started to turn white..I thought I took a before and after pic but only found the after:confused:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060251.jpg

A coat of Divine was applied before heading home at end of day 4 with 2nd coat applied following morning on day 5.

And the end result
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060382.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060380.jpg

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http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/P1060266.jpg

Thanks for looking
Short vid..not greatest quality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7VNGbzoNIk

[kbird]

Looks epic!!

[mark csl]

Another fine job Jay it takes time but the finish is fantastic :thumbs:

[glendog74]

Spot on mate - great job as always :thumbs:

[Andyk]

Thats bloody stunning work...:thumbs:

[bryce]

Amazing work, the reflection is stunning!

Checking for a pulse in this one Jay?

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t251/JAYPLAY28/Aston%20Martin%20Van/109.jpg

[sailorbaz]

Top work Jay, that finish is gorgeous. Love it.

[Jay@Gleaming Kleen]

thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated:thumbs:

[Steve Gill]

Amazing work :thumbs: I'm sure the pictures don't do it justice, seeing the deep shine in the flesh is so much better. I once spent a weekend polishing my 535d (at the time) and it was incredible once it had been clayed and the swirl marks were removed, polished and waxed - superb :thumbs:

[Bealo]

Wow Stunning work and the results speak for themselves :thumbs: