Our local performance Glasgow Bentley,  requested some products to be dropped off  for their valet dept While I was there I couldn't help but notice a nice little Aston Martin.


Turns out they had a customer due the next morning to view it and it was needing some paint correction .Luckily enough I had some time and  some products with me .Caledonia was using our premises and I decided  to give him a call to ask for assistance as time was going to be against me as the service dept required the valet bay back earlier than expected :mad:

The car itself was in not bad condition apart from quite a lot of etching over various parts of the car .
Here is an example of what i was up against



First up was to give the car a basic wash and then dry with a Miracle Dryer ,then get it inside to do some correction work

As time was against me I struggled to get some decent pictures of the process

Correction was achieved with Chemical Guys new  Polish  No. 323 and the new Chemical Guys Hex Logic Black Finishing Pads



With the new Polish my process involved spritzing the new pads with some Chemical Guys Pad Conditioner ,the main benefit being a massive reduction in dusting ,although the new polish was designed for minimal dusting and maximum performance

Application via rotary began with spreading the polish at speed 1 ,and  slowly working the speed up to around 1800 rpm for correction .The polish itself seemed remarkably easy to use with little or no dusting
present

LSP used was EZyme paste wax ,it even attracted a few mechanics over who were enquiring about the smell of the wax in the service bay LOL. More importantly remember the etching from earlier ?


 

This car was a pleasure to work on and the flake that was popping was stunning to say the least

It was time for the baby to go to the showroom in time for the potential buyer arriving in the morning ,in the showroom the valet
dept would dress the tyres etc

Here are a few outside shots

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Many thanks to Caledonia for helping me out :thumb:

 

Marc E. UK

Ok today I got a chance to do a real classic in my eyes Geoff who has sold his Aston to fund this as its something he has always wanted and he felt after searching for many years for a real quality example this one was the right one..

The car in question is a Triumph 2000 Roadster which I would presume are quite rare now and this one is in pristine condition inside and out.

Design work started in 1944 following Standard's wartime purchase of Triumph, with the objective of producing a saloon and sports roadster, using a common engine, gearbox and similar running gear. The 1,776cc overhead engine and gearbox which Standard had been supplying to Jaguar for their 1 1/2 litre saloon was initially employed using the existing Flying Standard rear axle. The chassis featured an all-new design which included independent front suspension and comprised of two large-diameter steel tubes joined by cross braces. With a shortage of post-war sheet steel, the main body panels were of aluminum alloy, the bodywork being styled by Standard's Frank Callaby, who included a dickey seat, similar to the design of the pre-war Dolomite Roadster coupe. Launched in March 1946 alongside the razor-edged 1800 saloon, the larger engine was introduced in 1948, featuring the 2,088cc, 3-speed gearbox together with a new rear axle, which came across from the newly-introduced Standard Vanguard. Power increased from 65 to 68bhp, raising the top speed from 70 to 77mph.

The Triumph is in black and is stunning..