2003 Range Rover - Gloss Enhancement and Ceramishield Protection

Shine My Ride were asked to go to a village near Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset to quote on this Range Rover. It belongs to the same customer as a BMW Z4 I did before. As he was so pleased with the job I did on the Z4, he wanted to same done to his Range Rover Vogue.

So the vehicle on arrival:

Doesn't look too bad?  Let's take a closer look as the sun is out

So the first step was to get the car clean, inclusing removing the tar from the paintwork. Then it was a case of finding the best combination for restoring the gloss back to the paintwork.  The picture below shows the difference professional machine polishing can make

Another comparison here, a panel before and after polishing:

So the polishing process was continued around the whole vehicle, including the roof.  The finish was refined to bring out the gloss, and then it was prepared for ceramic sealant application. 

Ceramic sealants have a number of advantages including hardness, making them more resistant to marking, high gloss, and they are hydrophobic.

So we went from this:

2003 Range Rover Vogue before valeting and ceramic sealant protectio

And then to this, making this ten year old vehicle look much much younger

2003 Range Rover Vogue after valeting and ceramic sealant protectio