2009 Bentley Continental - 2 Step Paint Correction by Mr. Sparkle Detailing - Long Island

[Gurge]

Client contacted me regarding a 2009 Bentley Continental that was just purchased from California and shipped cross country. It was dirty from transport and the owner hadn`t really gotten a good look at the paint. We planned for a wash & wax assuming the paint was in good shape.

Pulled the car onto the wash mat and got started with the wheels. Sonax FE and various brushes to get the job done





After a high pressure rinse





Rinsed and then foamed the car to try and strip any old wax. CG Citrus Wash & Gloss, Dawn, and a bit of Optimum Power Clean







The usual 2 bucket wash with CG Citrus Wash Clear. Getting all the tight areas of course



Quickly clayed the car with Pinnacle Ultra Poly clay. I say quickly because very little was picked up.

Car was dried and evaluated under the LED lights. It wasn`t pretty. Usual mix of swirls, deeper RIDS, oxidation, etc

A look at the hood



Closer




Contacted the client and discussed the situation. He was disappointed, but ultimately wanted it close to perfect. After some discussion of what we could do, we agreed to a 2 step paint correction. Goal was 90% correction or better all around.

Tried some different things, and eventually settled on a wide variety of polishes, pads and tools to get the job done. Wont reveal all my tricks but the jist was

Makita / Flex / Griots + 3m wool / 3m foam / Megs MF pads + Megs M100

then

Flex / Griots + LC white + Menz SF4000


Results as follows








And it goes a little something like this....

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Protected with Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant. Tires dressed with Poorboys Bold n Bright













That swirl free Bentley make you feel some type of way here in the Mr. Sparkle garage - Long Island NY


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[mjlinane]

Great save!

[Fast Eddie]

Excellent job, those before pics weren`t pretty but it looks amazing after all your hard work.

[Ronkh]

Nice!

[Todd@RUPES]

Nice correction, that looks so much better now

[Gurge]

Nice correction, that looks so much better now

thanks boss. did something on this one I`m pretty sure I picked up from you

after my initial cutting with m100 (wool or megs MF pads) I kept the product on the surface and immediately went over it with a foam pad primed with m100. Left way less cleanup work