Bentley manager sweats as colleague spray paints and lights fire on hood
Published on Oct 24, 2023 at 8:17 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Oct 25, 2023 at 4:43 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
A manager at a US Bentley store was left gently sweating as his colleague demonstrated a paint protection product.
With a starting price of $197,300, this isn’t a demo you’d want to go wrong.
YOU CAN WATCH THE NAIL-BITING BENTLEY DEMO IN THE VIDEO BELOW:
And it turns out the luxury vehicles are just as costly to upkeep.
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Captioned: “That was stressful” the video is pure nightmare fuel for those fond of the British automaker’s vehicles.
The video begins with a smartly-dressed woman spray painting the hood of the car with a dollar sign.
The camera then cuts to the general manager of the Bentley Jacksonville, Florida store, TJ Samouri.
The rictus grin on his face reveals that, while he’s trying to remain calm, he’s silently panicking.
The video, shared to the OnlyForLuxury Instagram account then cuts back to the person demonstrating the paint-protecting product.
She has an aerosol in one hand and a lighter in the other.
You can guess what happens next as she allows the flames to tickle the very expensive Bentley car hood.
Cut back to the TJ who, despite smiling, is now standing with his head in his hand.
The dollar sign spray-painted on the car now looks darker than ever, slightly charred and set with heat.
Next the bold person doing the demonstration picks up a black bottle, presumably praying as she does so.
She traces the line of the dollar sign she just painted allowing a white liquid to squirt onto it.
Then she picks up a brightly-colored cloth and begins buffing away at the seemingly irreparable stain.
As it begins to loosen and lighten, she flips the cloth and buffs away any remaining marks.
It ends with the hood unscathed, unmarked and gleaming more than before she started.
Cut to poor TJ wiping a bead or two of sweat from his brow in relief.
Some of the commenters weren’t convinced.
“FAKE! Notice the $ symbol position on before and after…” one said.
“Even if was true, these chemicals are HIGHLY damaging to your clear coat, due to being too acidic, or too alkaline,” another said.
However, others had a slightly different take.
“As much money it cost hell it should remove itself,” one joker said.
“Still get me another one out of the factory don’t sell me anything you’re demonstrating on,” a second said.
Maybe you should opt for a professional clean – although remember the unexpected can still happen there.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
