Miglior detailing: Total Aston Martin DB9 overhaul

Discussion in 'Professional Detailer's Studio' started by Miglior, Jan 13, 2011.

  1. Miglior

    Miglior DB Pro Supporter



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    Hello, and welcome along to another Miglior write up!

    Under the spotlight today is an Aston martin DB9 in Tungsten Silver. Now, this car is 4 years old with just short of 20k miles on the clock. The owner of this car used this car whatever the circumstances, it’s been a second car but it has done its fair share of touring around Europe. After 4 years of this, it’s bound to need an overhaul. After looking for a Detailer in Lancashire the owner quickly called and booked the car in.


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    It hasn’t really been washed a great deal, which on the face of it isn’t ideal, but although the paint is very dirty, it isn’t too badly scratched or swirled. It has probably been washed around 15 times during its life.
    Now, with that being the case, dirt has stuck the surface and sat there for a long time. This will need a lot of decontamination, but underneath there shouldn’t be too much paintwork to correct. The paint finish looks dull and lifeless, but not too swirly!

    Every inch of the car was either covered in moss, leaves or dirt. The alloy wheels had also taken a fair beating during its life up until now, and with them being diamond cut, they would need some work to correct this. The interior was also needing a new lease of life with the leather showing signs of ingrained dirt and oil.


    Summary of the work carried out:

    - Full Diamond Cut Refurb of all Alloy wheels.
    - Perform enhancement detail to remove buffer trails/dull looking paint
    - Full wheel & Arch Detail
    - Perform deep interior detail paying close attention to the leather
    - Protect the car for the winter.
    - Degrease Engine bay and protect
    - Touch up paint along passenger sill




    Well, on with the write up!

    Here are some shots before the car was touched.

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    The wheels

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    The ingrained dirt all over the car!

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    The paint which has unfortunately been knocked off.

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    Boot Shuts

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    Engine bay

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    Interior

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    Now, it’s time to get some work done! First up is the interior and deep leather clean.

    To get a good side by side idea of the difference made, I taped up half of the leather on the driver’s seat.

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    The leather was gently scrubbed and treated with Swissvax products.

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  2. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

  3. agpatel

    agpatel OD On Detailing

    Great job, looks flawless!
     
  4. willjco

    willjco DB Forum Supporter

    Love the write up
     
  5. kakeuter

    kakeuter DB Forum Supporter

    Looks incredible, period.

    -Kody-
     
  6. Chas

    Chas DB Forum Supporter

    Great work! looking forward to more.
     
  7. Upper Class Detailing

    Upper Class Detailing DB Pro Supporter

  8. Miglior

    Miglior DB Pro Supporter

    thanks for the kind comments!
     
  9. billy

    billy Obsessive Detailer

    Great recovery Looks mint!!!
     
  10. ///M LifeStyle

    ///M LifeStyle Birth of a Detailer

  11. WashingJosh

    WashingJosh Jedi Nuba

    Great turn around. I envy your use of swissvax products.:thumb:
     
  12. Chaseme

    Chaseme DB Forum Supporter

    Sweet work.

    Did you outsource the repair on those wheels or did you do them yourself?
     
  13. Max405

    Max405 DB Forum Supporter

    Outstanding Job! After you were done, you shouldnt have given it back the butcher that owns it. You should have given it to me.

    Love it. Just Love it. Thanks. I enjoyed that.

    Joe D
     
  14. JRogers

    JRogers Virgin Detailer

    Great work and write up! What kind of lift is that that you have?

    Jason
     
  15. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

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