130 hour restoration detail - Bentley GT (Auto Concierge & Immaculate Reflections)

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is it just me or am I missing something? Why can't I find on his website where his shop is I can't tell what his address is or even what state or country for that matter that he's in. Please tell me I'm missing something obvious.
 
Was that megs wheel brightener you used to clean those wheels?
 
rustytruck said:
is it just me or am I missing something? Why can't I find on his website where his shop is I can't tell what his address is or even what state or country for that matter that he's in. Please tell me I'm missing something obvious.
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I believe he is located in California.
 
rustytruck said:
is it just me or am I missing something? Why can't I find on his website where his shop is I can't tell what his address is or even what state or country for that matter that he's in. Please tell me I'm missing something obvious.
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Which of us are you referring to? Bob's shop is on his website.

I am also in the Bay Area in CA......you know, where it lists location under my name here...
 
Ok I clicked on the banner and did not see. bob?? I'm assuming the guy you did the car with I would not no know where to look for his site. I did not see a location under your name in op see maybe I am going blind. Thanks for clear it up. Maybe you could give a link for bobs website.
 
I listed his business name in the title of the thread........... try google, you'll find him.

He's a separate business from mine, so you won't find him on my site.
 
WWWWWOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!! This is NUTS!!!! Fantastic job!!
 
130hrs as per your own omission-65.00 hr as per your buddy's website 8450.00 detail???? I saw the post from mike philips where they brought that old Rolls Royce back to life and he showed the 800.00 check he got for all the hard work. Congratulations if you guys are able to charge 10 times what mike phillips charges. Even for those prices i'm still not moving to cali.
P.s. The car looked great.









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I would be interested in seeing the post from Mike. I did a search and couldn't find it but I am always interested in see big befores and afters.

Tom
 
So Cal lingo I guess? I'm not even sure what that last post says or means. Ok happy detailing.
 
Happy detailing to you also bro.

Good luck on your new endeavor.
 
twisted1 said:
I try to be civil whenever possible, however, being as that two PRO's worked on this car, and judging from the pics, I just can't fathom 130 hours.

Mike Tyson paid $40+ million on an $8 million dollar house...so I know that money is not an issue.

Sometimes one just has to call BS...
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rustytruck said:
130hrs as per your own admission-65.00 hr as per your buddy's website 8450.00 detail???? I saw the post from mike philips where they brought that old Rolls Royce back to life and he showed the 800.00 check he got for all the hard work. Congratulations if you guys are able to charge 10 times what mike phillips charges. Even for those prices i'm still not moving to cali.
P.s. The car looked great.
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I didn't want to be the one to say it, but I was THINKING it...how can two pro detailers take 130 man-hours to polish up a car? This didn't seem to be a concours restoration "let's take the car halfway apart and clean the inside of the gas tank" job, it just seemed like a fairly normal detail on a hacked (although expensive) car. It may be that this was a "job shadow" and the customer only had to pay for one man so it might be half...but as said, nice work if you can get it.
 
Awesome work!

As for the pay, all that matters is the customer was happy, and the people who did the work are happy.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
I didn't want to be the one to say it, but I was THINKING it...how can two pro detailers take 130 man-hours to polish up a car? This didn't seem to be a concours restoration "let's take the car halfway apart and clean the inside of the gas tank" job, it just seemed like a fairly normal detail on a hacked (although expensive) car. It may be that this was a "job shadow" and the customer only had to pay for one man so it might be half...but as said, nice work if you can get it.
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So was 1/2 the forum...I'm a newb, so maybe I can be forgiven, but I have a little bit of sense. lol
 
A) Car looks marvelous

B) To spend a week and a half (40 hr a wk, 2 people) on a coupe, I'd go stir crazy

C) Maybe we are missing something, perhaps wetsanding steps?

D) Congrats on the detail. Gotta love your job to be able to detail Bentley's and other exotic cars.

E) I would have been a BS hater too, but hell it takes me hours to wrap xmas presents! LOL. A blind man could do a better job.
 
It looks like a great deal of detail went into this job.

If I had a job like this (Bentleys are hard to come by in my neck of the woods) i would take hours to tape it up, do everything in my power to make it perfect(a customer with this kind of car would say "take your time, let me know what I owe u. make it shine! dont hold back"), hire a photographer to take pics of the work and definately the after using the pics for marketing (ie website, business cards etc). Also, the customer's expectations need to be met, and this time obviously was needed to meet those expectations.

Im guessing 5-6 days:

Day 1. Prep/inspection/wash/clay/wash/dry
Day 2. 2nd inspection/ paint readings/ interior/ taping
Day 3. Compound / polish
Day 4. Inspection / jeweling
Day 5. Wheels
Day 6. Final inspection / LSP / Photos

Not necessarily in this exactness, but i think it makes perfect sense with this kind of job. granted it could be done faster, but i think the finishing pictures speak for themselves!

Nice work Auto Conciege and Immaculate Reflections!
 
Yeah, well, nice work if you can get it. Working on one car for a whole week sure beats the heck out of two minivans a day, right?
 
Thanks for sharing this with us. I have noticed your work on a few other forums as well and its good to see someone willing to step it up a notch as you and Bob have done here. Keep up the great work and thanks again for posting.
 
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