March entry #3 Ford Fiesta Si

[1210tech]

So, I was admiring the way this car had come out after the detail and thought I would try my luck and enter it into the monthly comp.....

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With the great weather we have had over the last couple of days I decided to detail a friends motor as he had been pestering me to do it for weeks. It had caked on grime and hadn't been washed properly for about 6-8 weeks and even then I suspect it had only ever been through a car wash during the entirety of it's life since 1994.

Shots before washed.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20Before%20Shots/a.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20Before%20Shots/b.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20Before%20Shots/c.jpg

There was also this small scratch on the rear bumper but it wasn't deep and I knew as soon as I ran my finger over it that I could polish it out.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20Before%20Shots/d.jpg

Washing step:
Rinse down with pressure washer
Applied snow foam through foam gun
Sprayed wheels with Poorboys Spray & Rinse and agitate with wheel brush
---left to soak in for about 5 minutes---
Rinse down again with pressure washer
Washed with two bucket method using ***** Auto Wash (man it smells good!) and a Microfibre Mitt.
Rinsed again with pressure washer
Dried with Sonus Waffle Weave drying towel

Then the paint inspection and it was covered in swirls from head to toe and there was even some hazing on various panels!?!?!

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20Before%20Shots/e.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20Before%20Shots/f.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20Before%20Shots/g.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20Before%20Shots/h.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20Before%20Shots/i.jpg

Whole car was then clayed with Meguiars Clay Kit with the majority of the contaminents on the lower half's of the doors (forgot to take pics of the clay process).
Then decided to try my new Sonus Swirl Buster pad and loaded it with Poorboys SSR1 and did about 8-10 passes on 2'x2' section of the bonnet and to my surprise, after buffing off with microfibre towel it hadn't touched the swirls or the hazing...so changed pad to a Lake Country White CCS and tried Poorboys SSR2.5. Same result, didn't touch it????? I thought bloody hell, I'm gonna have fun & games with this!
Changed pad yet again to a SFX-1 4" Spot Pad and broke out the big guns, Menzerna Intensive Polish (PO85RD3.02). Did about 8-10 passes until the Menzerna broke down and the buffed with microfibre.....thank god for that, nice swirl free finish. So carried on PC'ing rest of car with that combo.

Once finished de-swirling it was time to apply a finishing polish and decided to go with Menzerna Final Finish (PO85RD) on a Black Lake Country 6.5" CCS pad. I can't rate Menzerna products enough, they are just the dogs doodah's especially when used with the Lake Country CCS pads.

After the finishing polish was applied it was time for the wax coat and for this I decided on Collinite 476S because this stuff is just amazing as well.

Some shots of the finished product. I really like the 'wet' sun reflection shot on the roof, looks like a sun set on a calm lake, Collinite really is good sh*t!!!.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/a1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/b1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/frontal.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/c1a.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/c1b.jpg

The scratch on the rear bumper polished out nicely too!
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/d1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/g1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/e1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/f1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/h1.jpg

This is the wet look roof shot!
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/i1.jpg

Some close up shots with the Mallard Green Metallic paint fleck popping.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/j1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/l1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/m1.jpg

And finally, some water beading shots just after the heavens opened!!!

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/beading1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t61/1210tech/Fiesta%20Detail%20-%20After%20Shots/beading2.jpg

All in all not a bad job for a freebie and the drinks are on my mate now, he doesn't know at the moment but he will by the time the weekend comes around!!!

[leeshez]

What a great job :).

[Cliff]

Very nice :thumb: good work!

[GAZA62]

NICE WORK :thumb:

[1210tech]

thanks for your kind comments

[acrebo]

Lovely stuff, fantastic wet look when it's all waxed up nicely. The colour's Petrol Blue though!

[1210tech]

Lovely stuff, fantastic wet look when it's all waxed up nicely. The colour's Petrol Blue though!

thanks for the comment :thumb: it is mallard green, i know it doesn't look very green but thats what is says on the ford logbook...

...also i had a petrol blue fiesta si and petrol blue is more blue than this

[acrebo]

Must be the angle... still, good stuff all the same!

My old baby:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y133/acrebo/Fiesta/DSC00689.jpg

[1210tech]

^^^ u must be a mind reader, i have been searching through my old photos lookin for a good pic to scan of my old si but no luck so far. my bro bought my si off of me so i will get a digital pic at the weekend and whack it on here :thumb:

[Thomas-182]

Very nice job & How good are the beeding shots! NICE :D

[1210tech]

Very nice job & How good are the beeding shots! NICE :D

thanks bud, i was chuffed with the beading shots, couldn't believe how well they came out. it was actually dark when i took them, i used my brinkmann at an angle to light them...just call me david bailey.....not! :lol:

[k18dan]

My old baby..miss her

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/k18dan/DSC00192mod.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/k18dan/DSC00187mod.jpg

[cjwardy]

Top effort! Love the beading shots too

[CHASS]

Very good love all the shots.

[rushy_23]

Ian mate youve done a super job on this one! Looks soo much better, good work
on the scratch too! Amazing :detailer:

[Forbez]

Doh, sorry, now edited.......

Thought i'd post a pic or two of my old Si:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/forbez/fiesta.jpg

And not so clean:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/forbez/FITP.jpg

Please note that this is before i got into DW!

[1210tech]

nice, i used to have the 3 door and toyed with the idea of whacking that bib on the front but never got around to it, smart looking fezzy! :thumb:

[rapidseven]

My old baby..miss her

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/k18dan/DSC00192mod.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/k18dan/DSC00187mod.jpg


I bought a brand new 3 door Si back in '96, I loved that car.

Same colour as that too, Paprika IIRC :thumb:

[Porta]

Good work my friend!

[Forbez]

Ive now updated my piccies!

[k18dan]

Same colour as that too, Paprika IIRC :thumb:

I think it is called pepper red... close tho.. still a condiment :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: