VW Beetle ready for BM Kempton Ltd

VW Beetle stripped down and prep'd ready for its makeover.

Doors removed

The Beetle here is stripped of doors, panels and bonnet, ready for its new paint.

Bonnet Removed

Bodywork prep'd, sanded and primed, ready for the House Of Kolor paint.

One eyed Bug!

A sorry looking Bug!

Doors rubbed down

One of the doors ready to be painted.

Boot lid removed and prep'd

Rear boot opening almost ready for painting.

Another door

The offside door almost ready for painting.

Bonnet

The bonnet prep'd and primed almost ready for painting.

Door Panels

The two door panels and the bonnet behind having been painted.

Bonnet

The bonnet panel having been painted and left to bake.

Door Panel

Nearside door panel having been painted, baked and removed from spray booth.

Door Panel

Door panel reflecting the light nicely with Pete flat and buffing, another panel in the reflection.

Flat & Buff

The rear tailgate lid being flat and buffed.

Beetle Painted

Front end shot of the painted Beetle.

Bonnet being assembled

Steve managing to re-fit the bonnet without damaging the new paint.

Time for the Protection Detail!

This was the car having been rolled out of the unit.

Prior to the protection detail

Fresh paintwork but extremely dusty inside and out!

Fabric roof prior to the detail

The fabric roof was thoroughly hoovered first before being cleaned twice with Renovo Soft Top Canvas Cleaner.

Before Shot

Pre-protection detail.

BM Kempton Ltd releases the Beetle to Ultimate Detail

Another image prior to commencing the protection detail.

Interior Shot

Loads of dust from the workshop and plenty of cleaning involved here.

Front footwell

Average debris found in the footwell of the Beetle.

Post initial wash stage

First shot of the Beetle having been washed and the roof cleaned.

Sparkly paint

Long distance shot. You can just make out the rainbow flake effect in the paint.

Autoglym Lifeshine

The Lifeshine treatment having been applied and taken off after approx 1 hour.

The fresh paint reflecting nicely in the natural light.

The fresh paint reflecting nicely in the natural light.

Perfect Paint

100% perfect paint, reflecting the sunlight showing no blemishes in the sun.

First wax coat of Dodo Juice Supernatural applied to bodywork. Also note the clean roof, almost as new.

Dodo Juice Supernatural wax

This wax contains an enhanced amount of No.1 grade carnuba wax.

Parrot Car Kit

Streets Installations carried out the fitting of the Parrot Car Kit. Click on image to find out more on Streets Installations. (Only applicable if viewing in Firefox).