# 130 hour restoration detail - Bentley GT **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 4, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834 "2012-04-04T16:15:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/21 "2012-04-05T07:30:40Z")
My neighbor has one of these and I get pissed off (jealousy) every time he drives by and waves. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/22 "2012-04-05T07:33:41Z")
> [@bracketracer](#): > > This. > > And a real paint restoration by a skilled individual is nothing short of astonishing when completed. True fact… ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/23 "2012-04-05T08:09:49Z")
I can’t believe people are saying go for a new paint job… there is nothing wrong with the paint, only the clear coat was very mildly screwed up. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/24 "2012-04-05T08:11:21Z")
lol why would you repaint it? The clear needed some buffing shit happens its a black car ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/25 "2012-04-05T08:23:22Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > I can’t believe people are saying go for a new paint job… there is nothing wrong with the paint, only the clear coat was very mildly screwed up. +1 That’s a bit extreme. ---
**Author:** ![1sik\_bmw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1sik_bmw/32/7341_2.png) [@1sik\_bmw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1sik_bmw)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/26 "2012-04-05T08:45:11Z")
Truly amazing work guys! what does an extensive job like this run? ballpark? ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/27 "2012-04-05T09:04:08Z")
Fuck black paint. Worst car color ever. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/28 "2012-04-05T09:05:24Z")
> [@1sik bmw](#): > > Truly amazing work guys! what does an extensive job like this run? ballpark? well, 130 hours x $80/hour comes out to somewhere around 10k ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/29 "2012-04-05T09:29:36Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > well, 130 hours x $80/hour comes out to somewhere around 10k Curious, how much to repaint? ---
**Author:** ![Xeon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xeon/32/7435_2.png) [@Xeon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xeon)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/30 "2012-04-05T09:33:08Z")
> [@08GT500](#): > > Curious, how much to repaint? Proper, OEM quality finish with no hardlines, removing all components and windows… Well over that price of the buff. Paint Materials are not cheap either these days ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/31 "2012-04-05T09:33:22Z")
that job should be 16-24 hours at most for what they did. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/32 "2012-04-05T09:34:46Z")
A high-end paint job, full tear down, prep, top quality product, etc… probably in the ballpark Chances are that the detail job wasn’t counted in exact hours, I would bet that at least 20% of that time was pro bono. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/33 "2012-04-05T09:44:28Z")
> [@rugsr](#): > > Woooooooow > Great job! > What did you use to clean the rims that well > [@TradersBASE](#): > > Holy shit, baller car for a baller detailer. Looks friggin new, you do some amazing work. > [@1sik bmw](#): > > Truly amazing work guys! what does an extensive job like this run? ballpark? Do you guys know what “cross posted” means? ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/34 "2012-04-05T09:45:51Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > that job should be 16-24 hours at most for what they did. You sound like a service manager. lol. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/35 "2012-04-05T09:53:38Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Do you guys know what “cross posted” means? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/36 "2012-04-05T09:57:02Z")
> [@Jagermeister](#): > > You sound like a service manager. lol. I just don’t know what you could do after you’ve spend 2 hours on each panel to get better results? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/37 "2012-04-05T10:23:48Z")
130 hours does seem a bit high. Lets say you get a solid 6.5 hours of work in per day on just this car. 5 days a week that’s 4 solid weeks doing nothing but detail this one car. ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/38 "2012-04-05T10:37:25Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > I just don’t know what you could do after you’ve spend 2 hours on each panel to get better results? You’d be shocked. I was, when I had my guy do the Miata, and he spent a true, solid 4 8-hour days on it. Not a lot of real estate on that little car either. ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/39 "2012-04-05T10:50:39Z")
> [@Jagermeister](#): > > My neighbor has one of these and I get pissed off (jealousy) every time he drives by and waves. He’s probably a Snap-On distributor. > [@Bracketracer](#): > > You’d be shocked. I was, when I had my guy do the Miata, and he spent a true, solid 4 8-hour days on it. Not a lot of real estate on that little car either. Did that include all the hours needed to get the gay off him after having touched a Miata? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834/40 "2012-04-05T11:59:19Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > Why not just go for a new silver paint job? Fixed. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/130-hour-restoration-detail-bentley-gt/221834.md?page=3)