Bentley Continental GT Speed

[Qship5]

I had a chance to detail a Bentley Continental GT Speed for a customer the past 2 days. The customer just bought the car with about 13K miles on it and had it brought to us when it arrived on the transport truck. The car was in good shape, but clearly showed the signs of a car that was likely driven through automatic car washes, etc.

Here are a few before shots of the paint. (This is after the car was thoroughly washed and clay barred as it was very dirty when it first arrived.)

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[Qship5]

After looking over the paint and assessing the condition as well as doing a few test sections, I suggested to the owner that we do a full stage 2 detail on the car to really make it look its best. He was fine with this and so I started... Polishing was a combination of Megs 105 on a yellow pad for some areas, Menzerna SIP on an orange Kompressor pad for other areas and in a few spots one followed by the other to get the level of correction I was after. Once the correction was done, it was time to amp up the gloss and clarity and I chose to use Menzerna Super Finish on a black kompressor pad for this step. Once the polishing was done, I applied Blackfire wet diamond sealant for protection and increased depth.

Here are a few after shots of the car.

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[Qship5]

Here's some after paint close ups...

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[Qship5]

The level of clarity and gloss I got out of the paint was great. This shot shows the absolute clarity of the reflections.

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[Qship5]

The interior was in good shape, but needed a nice cleaning and leather conditioning. (I think they killed an entire herd to furnish all the leather inside the cabin!) Every square inch of the cabin is either leather, wood veneer or aluminum except for the wool carpet. It is truly a stunning interior.

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The new owner seem happy with the end result, although it was the first he had seen the car other than photos from the selling dealer that did nothing to show the real paint condition, etc. I really wish he had been able to see the before and after in real life.

[Mike CLK Black]

That clarity shot is incredible! Nice job.

[Silentrun]

17 cows had to lay-down their lives for that beauty!!!! Nice job Mike.

[TXS2000]

As always ... beautiful job!!

[RaceMX-M3]

Awesome work Mike, you have the Midas touch.

[Malu59RT]

Great work Mike!

[ken o]

Nice. The paint looks great. No peel.

[Flat6]

What do you do with surfaces that are clear bra'd?

[Qship5]

What do you do with surfaces that are clear bra'd?

Depends on the particular clear bra. Some will allow very fine polish, others can't tolerate using anything abrasive.

[mark1281]

Looks so awesome Mike, great job!