dsms detail - Bentley Azure paint correction

2009 Azure in need of correction. This car was taken care of very poorly by a previous owner and several dealerships.

Prep consisted of fully stripping the finish of all prior wax and glaze before correction.

These wheels set the car off very well, not a standard option for any Azure, they come from the Bentley Brooklands

Wheels cleaned and tires stripped of all old dressing



After



Onto correction...

Initial condition of the finish was like this, everywhere. Minor marring with lots of RIDS and fine scratches, some scratches ran 8-9inches in length!



50/50 after 2-3 hits compounding + polishing



Few shots of the trunk, lighter defects in some areas



Heavier in others







Rear bumper was plagued and almost gray, even after wool and foam compoudning only about 80% of the defects were removed

Before, no need for light



After



The trunk area had some scratches too deep to remove with polishing so out with the DA machine and Megs unigrit sanding discs





DA sanding at speed 3.5 using the 3inch disc



After sanding





After compounding the scratches were removed



After finishing











Hood shots before and after





After compounding



After jeweling, no LSP yet



Finished







Wheels sealed for protection and the tires were dressed with the thickest, most oily crude oil dressing there is :whistle:

Video walkaround​

YouTube - Street Dreams Detail - Bentley Azure

 

Amazing work, David! I see you use yellow tape...is it better then green? Blue?
I recently switched to blue, as I don't like dealing with sticky residue from green tape...

 

stunning finish dave. i take it you did this one mobile?

 

cant get over the lack of peel

Bentley have gotta have the best oem finish

 

If its 3m Yellow then it is for crisp paint lines.

If you want a good tape I have used the yellow 3m automotive tape and have had no issues even in the heat, also American Tape yellow automotive tape is great.

Another option is getting vinyl tape that they use to mask off curving, can really get into tight areas, nice adhesion and no glue after.

To DSMS,

Great job on the Bentley! Looks great1 :applause2:

 

Stunning finish on that Dave. Congrats!

 

I think the yellow is supposed to be more sticky than the green

 

blue works

no need to show off

 

The car looks great Dave....by the way I got the foam and finished it down 100% in the shop. It was all in the applicaton and the planets were aligned. :spank:<-----The Chord A.K.A. Ming The Merciless.

 

Great work as always. Amazing reflections.

 

this work is top notch as usual. what a finish you got on that thing. cant wait for you to do my car. :headbang:

 

nice job ... :applause:

 

Nice nice......

 

Was that the owner behind you in the one picture? Did he hover around alot during the detail? How much time did you have invested in this one? It looks great!

 

great stuff dave, did you find the paint hard as nails to correct but so soft your finger could scratch it

 

Perfection! I see there was a nice party of white BMWs around, gotta love it.

 

Nice work Dave. That looks like a big car to polish out.

 

That was the landscaper. But the owner did spend most of the time in the garage with me as he seemed fascinated by the process and wanted to know everything there is to know about keeping the car in good shape long after I am gone.

White 3, White 7 and a white M6. The M6 will be coming to be in a few months for correction.

 

Outstanding work, that paint looks liquid :thumb:

 

Thanks Dave!