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Fantastic attention to detail Ted, coming up a treat

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Any car built or modified by Zagato is the Pinnacle of Aston Martin builds in my opinion. With the exception of their Valkyrie. Zagato builds some of the most beautiful automobiles on the planet. Not just Aston Martin's, but ANYTHING they build! You can buy four Aston Martin's brand new for the price of just one Zagato built Aston Martin. The type of car that whenever you take it out, you are on pins and needles whether or not someone will crash into your priceless (and in many instances IRREPLACEABLE) vehicle! I am nervous every time I take my own pride and joy Nissan 370Z out, so I can only imagine what a Zagato owner feels when they take their own pride and joy out for a drive. Sadly, most of them are purchased by uber rich people who buy them as an investment and put them into the back of a garage they have with many other super rare and exotic cars. I personally like to see exotic cars with really high mileage meaning the owner(s) actually enjoyed the vehicle as it was intended to be enjoyed, not as an investment only. If I ever had a ton of money, I would be USING my exotic car(s). Guaranteed. I do love to keep my cars maintained and detailed to perfection so using it and then keeping it in as good of condition as possible isn't hard, you just have to do routine maintenance and cleaning sessions. I would definitely get the entire vehicle PPF'd so it could help to mitigate at least some of the rock dings and chips you get when driving any automobile. Not that I am a fan of ceramic coatings OR PPF, but on a really rare and exotic car like an Aston Martin Zagato. Yeah, that's almost a must have addition to preserve the rarity once it is prepped to perfection by a respectable detailing professional that specializes in HIGH END detailing like Esoteric, Status Detail, White Detailing, Paul Dalton, Contempo Concept, or similar detailer with the respect and catalog of previous work to prove they are the best possible detailing professional on the planet. Someone that truly specializes in exotic car detailing. That needs maintenance too but if you have enough to buy a Zagato, you most likely don't clean your own vehicles. You pay a high end detailing shop to preserve and maintain all your vehicles. Really rich people tend to have many vehicles so they normally have their favorite detailing professional maintain their fleet! But I do love seeing Bugatti Chiron's with a 50,000 miles on the clock or whatever exotic. Something like a Lamborghini with over 100,000 miles, or a Porsche GT3RS with 150,000 miles on the clock! That's cool in my opinion because the owners really enjoy using their high end car. That's what these incredible machines are for........driving enjoyment!

That’s crazy , especially on a car of that calibre.

Will you hose it off now Ted? Shouldn't iron removal be done before masking off? I'm intrigued by your process

I prefer to see a 30 mins time-lapse of the entire job. I was looking forward to seeing the final outcome.

Lucky mate Pete, skill level through the roof. The results speak for themselves Ted 👏👏👏

Wow, wow, wow what a fantastic result 👏👏👏

Thanks for the vid Ted, would love to see you doing the actual work . I.e flatting the paint, polishing different stages. Ceramic coatings etc. Most of us watching are probably weekend warriors who like to keep their own cars in reasonable shape. Learning techniques from the pros like yourself is what keeps us watching and increases our knowledge. I understand there is a lot more work and time needed for those type of videos editing etc. My absolute favourite is Sandro who is on UA-cam under the site CCDA ( Car Craft Detailing Australia ) . Thanks again Ted been watching the other vids, that red Ferrari was swirl city but came out great. Pete

The paintwork looks great, fantastic job 👏👏👏

Hi ted I know your brother reg I’m in a college lesson with him now

Perfection as usual 👍

What grit did you start with before the 6000. Nice work.

Ted there will Always be a place for Your level of craftsmanship in the detailing world, or any field really the issue is "the general public" , want it faster (yesterday preferably) and for cheaper Those who Want a car done, done Properly, With the attention to Detail that a Full detail implies, will Always seek out a craftsman can i take 3 to say i Wish and hope that your battle is won/winning and wish you All the best

Nice to see you Ted, hope you are getting on ok ?

Very nice

Hello Ted how are you ?

Wonderful result Ted great work.

Je. Suis entrain de restaurer pagode 230sl. Année 1965

Très bon travail

Hi can you change colour from navy to black. If so what paint do I need cheers

Good luck Ted hope all goes well, do take care plus rest a while.

Hi... Thx for the Video. Where do these micro bubbles on the bottom come from? Is that solvet pop? Could these be removed?

What lights are that on your head?

You should show some of the work you do and do less explaining otherwise it gets a bit boring. Cheers

Hope all went well ted

Best wishes dude

All the best ted 🙏

All the best Ted, hope all goes well for you

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Get well!

What polishs do you use for this? Thanks

Just a thought bruv, is the cylinder head secured with bolts or studs???. If its bolts why not just lift the head. Yes its another head gasket but you get to remove the manifold bolts on the bench. Food for thought 🤔🤔

How much would this cost mate. Could you change colur from red to black?

Boring

500 all first off the production line. Lol.

Great job Ted looking good now.

A big difference so far Ted, look forward to seeing the end result

Where are you based Ted?

Just for the record they all said 1/ 500 They wasn't individually numbered. I know this because the salesman lied to me when I bought mine back in the day.

Hi ted thank you for the video and sorry about the trouble with the paint and brake fluid. I recommend you use only silicone fluid as they last a lifetime (non hygroscopic) AND do not affect paint. You can literally pour a bottle on the bodywork and nothing happens. Non corrosive

Thank you for sharing. I'm in the process of deciding if I want to restore my 280 SL, or sell it. Any tips on the best way to get an accurate appraisal?

I think it's worth it being Number 1. The RS 500 Focus was nice from the front but because the black out back windows, They did look like a Van lol an Clarkson said that. Nice sounding 5 cylinder one of my favourite soundtracks out of a engine block 👌🏻

Great job Ted nice to hear the engine running, always takes time to refine. Great job.

It may have been left too long, of the readings are low already, the onus is on the owner. As you say hard to ask for cost of time that you spent trying. The bonnet plus roof are the same age. If it goes out plus you are not happy they are paying for your knowledge plus experience. Good luck Ted great decision for a quality outcome.

What type paint is that?

Good find Ted once anything after market is attached it can cause an issue. The guys fitting the alarm are just doing that, will littlite care for any ongoing issue. They weave those wires into the network. You can buy tones for finding wires..they bleed once you short out the paint they're the one you need. You can loop the supply with a paper clip to find the route or even earth one leg. Physically pulling the wire to find where it runs is another option with a mate. As those initial faults are compounded finding the problem is not easy, at least it is not intermittent. You could re route the alarm from another mains feed away from this. Knowing where the standard wires end plus the addition started always a challenge. Does the Pagoda Forum have a wiring diagram. Good luck Ted you are the guy to get it done.

Absolutely stunning my brother had a lime green Mexico in the late 70s early 80s loved that car.😊😊😊

I can see you have added more quality if even that was possible. To surpass your own high standard is fantastic, words for a car guy are hard to find when a car is presented to an exceptional standard. Show quality at it's best, thx Ted.

Absolutely stunning Ted. Your attention to detail and patience truly pays dividends. Followed your work since your 1st Mercedes write up on DW. Always amazing!