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Old 01-05-09, 06:29   #1 (permalink)
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Talking My trip to Austin tending to exotics

Good Evening,

This has been a long time in the works, but I always had aspirations to have services desired enough to have the client willing to ship me (& my wife) and supplies via airplane to a respective location. The time has come!

My most frequent client had jumped ship from his estate in Greenwich, CT to Austin, TX. After this trip to the beautiful city of Austin, I don't blame him! It was 83* on Saturday and about 25* in Greenwich .

The main vehicle to tend to while down was his newest acquisition, a 2009 Ferrari F430 F1 Spider. This car has just about every conceivable option with an MSRP over $300k with tax. After driving it a few times and spending the better part of a full day on it, I can see why. Just utter gorgeousness in every direction and the engine just barks such a fine tune. All being said, his N400 Aston was easily built better - fit, finish, and overall execution was above, but who's judging? They are both stunning.

For the time spent there, I stayed exclusive to Zaino. I've used them since day 1 for him and he's been nothing but happy. I went all out on the F430 on everything from the paint, wheels, wells, jams, leather, trim, carbon, engine, and so on giving everything each piece needed - no corners cut - 3 layers of Z5 Pro if you are wondering . On the Aston, the initial prep was done at his CT residence many months back, I washed, spot clayed, added a layer of Z5 Pro to everything and finely detailed and conditioned the supply-hide'd interior. The Porsche was wiped down quickly with Z6 and the tires were hit with a layer of Z16 prior to the photos. Next time I fly down, I will tackle the Porsche, Harley, and whatever new vehicle finds its way into the stable .
























I hope you enjoyed as much as I enjoyed this opportunity.


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Old 01-05-09, 06:33   #2 (permalink)
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Re: My trip to Austin tending to exotics

The pic of the orange car is killer. Nice work!
 
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Old 01-05-09, 06:49   #3 (permalink)
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You are the man! Nice looking, well, everything! All it takes is that "one" client to get the bal rolling!
 
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W O W

beautiful aston color. the 430 i'm sure was an absolute beast. beautiful trip and it speaks volumes of your abilities / care
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Old 01-05-09, 11:49   #5 (permalink)
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Good feeling when someone values your work so much that they'd pay your (and wife's) expenses to go there, huh? I've got a few customers on the outskirts of the country and one in Slovakia so far, but would love to have a few more "long distance relationships" . Excellent work by the way!
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Re: My trip to Austin tending to exotics

Thanks for sharing Sean! I've been wondering what you've been up to lately. Hope all is well. Happy New Year by the way!
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For the Z-16, how do you like it? I'm looking for a tire shine that lasts and is not to greasy looking. This shine looks perfect. Very natural! Great detail as well, and amazing cars.
 
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Old 01-06-09, 01:55   #8 (permalink)
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I love your client's taste in cars. Those 3 cars are on my top 3 all time that I want in my stable. =). I'm sure you had a blast there.
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Nice customer to have for sure! That Aston is absolutely stunning.
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Nice Sean, how have you been buddy?
 
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Great Job. For what it's worth, if I was loaded, and had 3 cars like that, I'd pay for you to come polish them too - lol.
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Stunning work Sean! Glad you enjoyed your trip.
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