Lightroom Shots from my Detailing Studio!

[Thomas Dekany]

Happy new year to you as well. Can`t wait to see more of your work.

Taking this time to wish everyone a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[macdude]

We`ve been kept really busy over the past few months since Christmas and haven`t had much time to update, so here we are with a new entry on detailing the Aston Martin Rapide. The Rapide is quintessential British styling in-motion. There`s never been a more streamlined four-door sports sedan that could merge the beauty of aesthetics and functionality well enough to impress automotive enthusiasts the world over. With the Rapide, it`s been achieved with aplomb. Pairing a supercar with a 6-litre V12 engine that churns out 470 horses and still offer relatively comfortable rear passenger space in an impossibly sleek coupé shell is nothing short of remarkable.







We spent a week detailing this custom-ordered Rapide and fell in love with it`s intricate designs particularly in the cabin. Fine Nappa leather which we treated with our popular 5-Stage leather feed system for a luxuriously deep yet matte finish, flowed in synergy with the aluminium accents and the contrasting piano black trim which was carefully buffed to a swirl-free finish due to it`s delicate nature.







The Rapide`s colour options are subtle yet with distinctive tonalities and we slowly brought out the mirror-finish of the paintwork with our Signature Series detailing system. To achieve a truly vivid depth of the paintwork calls for a multi-layered polishing routine which is performed over a period of 3-4 days.







With the specular reflections from our unique daylight-balanced lighting system, we can predictably execute the proper paintwork depth that will look equally stunning in broad daylight. Only once that has been achieved is the vehicle moved into the wet-preparation bays for high-pressure steam cleaning and de-ionised water to remove residual compounds and polishing oils. No filler products are used to mask imperfections which means that once the vehicle has left the wet-preparation bays, the tight surface tension is a result of our Signature Series multi-layered polishing system.







The Rapide is then ready to be moved into our coating room which is designed to filter dust away from the vehicle. Our Endurance hydrophobic coating system is then layered over the period of a day and cured using ultraviolet lamps.







The inspection team then spends an entire day performing finessing processes to ensure that it passes our stringent quality control inspection prior to delivery. The goal here is to make each car show-ready.







The wheels and callipers were treated with our heat-resistant coating to resist the acidic carbon-deposits from the brake-pads.







It was truly another remarkable detailing project. Hope you enjoyed the sharing. In the meantime, here`s the rest of the photos!

[Thomas Dekany]

Stunning!!!!

[tinhead]

Wow! Awesome shop, incredible work, great cars and great photography! Congrats!

[96GreenPSD]

Another inspirational thread, right up there with Barry`s "my life as I know it". I remember reading this last summer and being in awe of the fact that someone could actually operate a detailing facility at this level, working on these cars on such a large scale.



Have you ever thought about posting up the story behind this operation; what made you do it, how did you decide to take the leap, etc? I`d love to hear it, as I`m sure others would.

[AndrewBigA]

i would love to hear his story as well. we dont need to know every detail of it but the cool stuff would be nice & entertaining to read. this is the thread you forget about, then you see an update & your like WOW! holy sweetness. wetness in my shorts all over again. =) lol