I had the absolute pleasure of detailing this 2007 Aston Martin DB-9 Volante Convertible with 1682 miles. The vehicle retailed for approximately $200,000 and is equipped with a 6.oL V12 with 450HP. This is the 1st real detail it’s received other that the standard valet parker scratch & wash special which was quite obvious by the before pictures to follow. Because I was doing 2 vehicles this day (07 Bentley GTC Con’vt), I decided to undertake the help of fellow Autopian jgh1987 (Josh). Josh helped me prep both vehicles and did a lot of the “cleaning & protecting” (under my supervision) which allowed me to focus my efforts on the exterior correction. There really wasn’t any wasted time spent and this freed up so much more to be done to clean, correct and protect both vehicles in the 14 hrs allowed by the customer. Here’s what we did:
Prep:
Wash with Auto Magic (AM) Wash & Wash via Foam Gun
EDGE Grout Sponge (beta tested) & HD GS
AM Magnificent Wheel Cleaner scrubbed via synthetic wash mitt
AM Blue
Clay Magic w/ AM Body Shine lube – examined with Cellophane which enhances your ability to feel contamination
Hand dried with cotton towels
All cracks and crevices blown out with Craftsman 1HP / 12 Gallon Compressor
Inspection of Vehicle:
Rt Fender:
Rt Door:
Rt ¼:
Trunk/Rear Bumper:
Lt ¼:
Lt Door:
Lt Fender:
All necessary trim taped off:
Test Panel:
Correction/Protection:
*All flats of panels dry sanded with Micro Surface 4000 grit sand paper (super micro marring)*
Menzerna SIP w/ orange
LC CCS Foam
Menzerna 106ff w/ white
LC CCS Foam
50/50 Wipe down
Zymol Carbon – 2 Coats
Protective trim on rockers buffed (before & after):
Headlight (before & after):
Linear Mode
