A flawless surface
"We use one of the finest grades of sandpaper to finish our cars - so fine you can barely feel it. Sanding is done meticulously by hand to produce a flawless, glass-like finish." Lisa Tandy, Paint Associate.
It takes five coats of paint and high gloss clear lacquer and seven days to create the flawless finish on our cars. To achieve the perfect result we employ four advanced robots (the only robots in Goodwood) and a team of skilled painters and polishers in our paint shop.
Our secret is to programme the robots using our vast knowledge of hand-spraying, which helps them achieve a consistent finish time after time. But even the best-programmed robots can't replicate the human touch, so we spray all the hard to reach spots by hand.
Hand-finishing
Look closely at the paintwork of a Rolls-Royce and you'll see a perfect reflection of yourself looking back. The bodywork is carefully fingertip-checked and any imperfections are gently sanded down and repolished. Then our technicians give each car up to five hours of meticulous hand-polishing to reach the standard of finish our customers expect and we demand. Adding the finishing touch of a five metre long coachline calls for a steady hand. Painted by a craftsman with special brushes made from ox and squirrel hair, each perfectly straight line takes 3 hours to paint and is exactly 3mm wide.
