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Hey guys,
I own a 2007 black Aston Martin Vantage, looking for good detailer here in Northern California. Any suggestions or should just do it myself? I heard that Aston Martin paint is water based and soft and difficult to work with. Is this true? Thanks!
I own a 2007 black Aston Martin Vantage, looking for good detailer here in Northern California. Any suggestions or should just do it myself? I heard that Aston Martin paint is water based and soft and difficult to work with. Is this true? Thanks!
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paint is finiky for sure. Mine is Jet Black and even my really good MF towels will micro marr the paint on final wipes. I have to be super careful. If yours is the Black Onyx metallic paint, then it is much easier.
But, can set you up easily if you like. You will spend Half of a $2500 paint correction and protection application my way and learn alot. Then have all the proper items to continue to take care of it. If you have someone do it for you, then you will still need or should spend several hundred getting the proper items to take care of it.
Kevin Brown is the best in Cali hands down. Most likely best in the world. Contact him and get a suggestion if you want someone else to do it.
Search Special Vehicle Care 101 on here and you will see my first long thread covering processes for just basic maintenance. Still working protection, correcting, then special items.
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Sounds like your getting some good direction from members. I took a look at their website and definitely it appears they know what they area doing and you would get a professional job done. The language they use on their site in order to show the customer what the process is impressive and shows they care. ALot of people care, but whether they can do the work properly is a different ballgame. You likely wont go wrong there. Just IMHO and my professional opinion.
Pics of my work. Got the roof absolutely perfect!!!!!!!!!!!
Pics of my work. Got the roof absolutely perfect!!!!!!!!!!!
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Please give some details after you contact them. Be nice for members out there. I just got done with mine. About 25hr correction on the V12VS. Car has only 87 miles, but needed it badly. Buffer trails from AM, marring, pig tails (from wet sanding), and normal DISO (Dealer Installed Scratch Option). Came out about 99%.
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Dropped my vantage off at appearance-solutions in Sacramento today, I decided to go with the top level detailing package and window tint. I met the owner Mike at his shop, I drove the Aston there so he could see the car. Honestly I wasn’t prepared to leave the Aston at his shop today, and I didn’t have a ride home. Mike was kind enough to pay for an Uber back to my house. So far I’m impressed by his customer service and also at the cleanliness of his shop. The shop had some nice cars in for various stages of detailing and wraps being done. Mike explained that my car should take about 30-45 man hours to complete!
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Hi all, picking my car up tomorrow from the detailer! The owner of the shop sent these pics to me today of the finished product. Can’t wait to see it in person. I got a full detail and ceramic coat applied to the paint. The windows were tinted as a bonus!
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Looks great, find out what coating was used, so you can use the appropriate wash soap and detail sprays.
Coating sprays are different than wax based detailers. Just fyi.
Make sure you are washing a drying the vehicle carefully so you dont put swirls back into it.
Any questions please ask. I covered these topics in Special Vehicle Care 101 threads
Coating sprays are different than wax based detailers. Just fyi.
Make sure you are washing a drying the vehicle carefully so you dont put swirls back into it.
Any questions please ask. I covered these topics in Special Vehicle Care 101 threads
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Looks great, find out what coating was used, so you can use the appropriate wash soap and detail sprays.
Coating sprays are different than wax based detailers. Just fyi.
Make sure you are washing a drying the vehicle carefully so you dont put swirls back into it.
Any questions please ask. I covered these topics in Special Vehicle Care 101 threads
Coating sprays are different than wax based detailers. Just fyi.
Make sure you are washing a drying the vehicle carefully so you dont put swirls back into it.
Any questions please ask. I covered these topics in Special Vehicle Care 101 threads
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Any normal ph neutral car wash shampoo works fine. Make sure you use a type with no additives and use the proper 2-bucket wash method or the one I outlined in the special threads I published. Also, dont let water dry on the car. Tap water water spotting is or could lead to issues with spots. Just FYI
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@ShadowRacer... no clear bra. Due to the fact that the car has some minor pitting on the leading edges. My car has about 58k on the clock. So, I just did a good clean/detail and ceramic coating was applied. @SheriffDep .. that is my plan is to do a two bucket wash when needed and apply every 6months Carpro Reload spray.