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The forgotten AM thread...
08-05-2010, 03:04 PM
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The forgotten AM thread...
Hey guys, been a while since I posted some of my work. It's been crazy at the office which combined with overhauling my website for the online shop means I haven't had time to put up any threads in a while Hammerhead

Anyways, this is an old one but due to privacy concerns the owner asked that I not post it online straight away. I actually nearly forgot about it and only remembered whilst going through some photies for the new site.

This vehicle belongs to a regular client of mine and was the 1st customer spec V12 Vantage in the country Drool

This particular job was only a front end prep in preparation for a VPS film install. The rest of the car will be attended to at some point in time Str8pimp


Righty then, 1st up I calipbrated my PTG and took a few readings
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Having a PTG gives you a whole lot more confidence knowing how healthy the paint is before starting starting the correction work. The readings were all over the 200um mark which was healthy. Perfect!


Next I tried to capture some of the defects from the front end. Due to the metallic/pearl white colour it was extremely difficult but I managed a few decent pics.

Haziness in the paint and some fine swirling
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Overall the paint wasn't in bad condition, but I was surprised to see a vehicle of this value delivered from the factory with such poor paintwork Bawling


After testing a few combo's I settled on 1 hit with SIP followed by 106FA for most of the front end. Some of the poorer areas with some pigtails and sanding marks got 1 hit of FCP followed by SIP and finally FA.

I took a few PTG readings after, most showing only 2 to 3 um of clear coat removal.

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And some finished pics...
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Clarity restored to the paintwork
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And a few random ones to finish off...
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Thanks for looking Thumb

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08-05-2010, 03:25 PM
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RE: The forgotten AM thread...
Drool Drool Drool Drool Drool Drool Drool Drool Drool Drool Drool Drool Drool

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08-05-2010, 04:05 PM
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Oeff, its yummy.
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08-05-2010, 06:39 PM
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Ooh sparkly... Nc job Carn Clap
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08-05-2010, 09:50 PM
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Such beautiful paint and he wants to put VPS on. Shame.
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09-05-2010, 12:36 PM
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forgive me for being dumb but what is the benefit of the vps
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09-05-2010, 01:31 PM
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Vps is a clear sticker film that protects the paint from stone chips

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09-05-2010, 03:48 PM
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Awesome !!! Clap
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09-05-2010, 10:14 PM
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Excellent work as usual Dave.
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10-05-2010, 07:16 AM
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Awesome work as always. Well done David.Clap
It must be exiting working on these top-end cars.

PS. Can you perhaps tell me where I can look for such a PTG device?
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10-05-2010, 07:29 AM
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I can't see the picks today I think work is stripping them out but I'm sure this does look good !!!
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10-05-2010, 09:36 AM
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Drool Thia is an awesome car and a awesome end result, pity it is going to be spoilt with VPS. He should not need VPS, with that kind of power, he should always be in front!!!!
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10-05-2010, 10:50 AM
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Yummy.... Do you still get a lil nervous when doing these kinda cars David?!

To VPS or not to VPS? Thinking
To re-spray your Aston Martin (and no doubt negatively affect its value) or VPS... i say the latter

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10-05-2010, 06:35 PM
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Thanks guys, much appreciated as always Thumb

I too detest the VPS films. If done properly they can be ok but in general the local offerings have always failed to impress me. I can understand why the owner wants the film though, especially with the conditions of our roads of late Plthumbsdown

@ PaulVW, I import and distribute the Paint Detective PTG's which include the PD8 and newer PD7 gauges. The one I use is the PD7 which offers calibration functions as well as a 10 reading memory.

You can read a bit more about the PD7 in my review here.


@ Onyx. Not as much as I used to TBH, especially since I started using a PTG. In the beginning we were quite nervous but having spent more and more time working on these types of cars you become more used to it Thumb

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