Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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butler2.8i
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Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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Today I did an enhancement detail on a friends Fiesta RS Turbo, this is really well looked after by the owner but isn’t a garage queen as it gets used and enjoyed by the on a regular basis.

Products and equipment used

Dodo Lime prime
Dodo supernatural hybrid
Uber microfiber towels
Uber drying towel
3m yellow pads 150mm 75 mm
Valet pro bilberry wheel cleaner
Valet pro tyre gel
Valet pro citrus bling
Valet pro PH neutral snowfoam
Meg’s hyper wash
Autosmart Tardis
German applicator
Autosol metal polish
00 grade wire wool
I4detailing orange clay bar
Various wheel brushes
Makita rotary polisher
Karcher pressure washer
Noodle wash mitt
Uber Microfiber drying towel
Poorboys microfibre clothes
Snow foam gun
3m masking tape
Finish kare 425
Jetseal 109


The car before I start

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I started by giving the car blast off with the pressure washer as it only really had light covering of dirt on it, the car was then snowfoamed using a mix of megs hyper wash and snowfoam .Whilst this did its stuff I cleaned the wheels using the bilberry wheel cleaner and various wheel brushes, these alloys are in good condition but have just been damaged by a tyre fitter whilst get new tyres fitted once the owner has sorted this with the garage he is going to have them powder coated at a new company that has just opened up in the town.

This was then blasted off with the pressure washer, and then the car was given another coat of the same mix snowfoam and washed using Meg’s hyper wash and the 2 bucket method and a wash mitt before being power rinsed off and dried. The lower parts of the car and inner arch lips where sprayed with Tardis which was left to do its stuff before being wiped down with a microfibre cloth

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The car was then rinsed off using a open ended hose and left wet before claying using citrus bling and water mix( 4 to 1) I4 detailing clay bar which didn’t really pull much from the paint work except some slight over spray it was then rewashed using the same method and dried using a Uber microfiber drying towel.

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Car was then taped up using 3m masking tape and the bonnet vents removed to be polished separately , a couple of quick 50/50 using the lime prime and 3m yellow polishing pads before getting on with the rest car.

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Then started to work my way round the rest of the car

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50/50 0n the bonnet

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Full bonnet

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After polishing my way round the car with the rotary, I applied the Dodo supernatural hydrid wax/sealant using a german applicator pad and left to cure before buffing using poorboys microfibre clothes. Giving a cracking glossy finish to the paint that even the owner was taken a back by as he could not believe the finish left by the lime prime could be bettered.
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Exhaust was polished up using Autosol and 00 grade wire wool

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The car was then given a final wipe down using Finishkare 425, and the glass was cleaned using neat citrus bling and the wheels were given 2 coats of Jetseal 109 by the owner and the tyres giving a coat of Valet pro tyre dressing.

Leaving me with this.

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Re: Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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Nope!
All that work and it's STILL front wheel drive :D
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Re: Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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You had one hell of an audience looking at the reflections!

How long did it take all in?
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Re: Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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andrewg1323 wrote:You had one hell of an audience looking at the reflections!

How long did it take all in?
Spent about 6hrs on this one, members of the audiance are a couple of future customer`s just came along to see the process that i use ;)
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Re: Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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Bug wrote:Nope!
All that work and it's STILL front wheel drive :D
A couple of capri`s coming up soon 8-)
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Re: Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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Glad you have a sense of humour.
In the cold (sober) light of day, my comment didn't seem so funny!
Look forward to seeing the 'proper' car results!
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Re: Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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seems like a hell of lot of work for something that will get dirty again after a few days. how often is this long wash done?
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Re: Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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Bug wrote:Glad you have a sense of humour.
In the cold (sober) light of day, my comment didn't seem so funny!
Look forward to seeing the 'proper' car results!
No worries matey 8-) , not everyones a fan but after owning 27 Capri`s myself i`m still Ford to the core :lol:
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Re: Fiesta RS Turbo enhancement detail

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mgentry90 wrote:seems like a hell of lot of work for something that will get dirty again after a few days. how often is this long wash done?
This process is done to get the best out of the paint finish on the car, with the correct wash process this finish will last for months 8-)
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