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

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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Looks fantastic!! Great work.

 

Great work as always

 

great work.

 

Looks good! Just out of curiosity, what wattage are the LED bulbs mounted to the wall? Looking to do something similar in the future.

 

I believe they are 18 or 20 watt bulbs. I'm adding a couple more, but currently up to 11 LED bulbs total. PAR 38 SINGLE diode (not as easy to find) daylight spectrum 5500k. Check the outdoor flood light bulbs at home depot / lowes. They go for close to $40 each

I also have CFL bulbs mounted to the walls FYI for general use lighting. when doing correction work I only use the LEDs

 

great job!

 

Thanks for all the comments guys!