Deep Gloss Auto Salon
2001 Ford Focus
This vehicle belongs to a young lady that is in her 1st year of college. As you would expect, the paintwork on this vehicle was in horrid shape.
I decided to use M105/M205 and the Kevin Brown PC (Flex) method on one half of the car and my rotary on the other half using SIP/106ff.
Obviously this was not a detail in which perfection was on the docket but, I found it “post worthy” because it is a vehicle that the “Average Joe” can afford and it is also in pretty typical hammered shape, just like 90% of every vehicle I see on the road.
Apologies for the lack of sun shots but it was quite late when I finished.
Interior Process:
Trim:
APC diluted in 5 gallons of warm water used to cleanse all interior trim
Surf City Dash Away used to dress/protect all interior trim
Carpets:
Vacuumed
Dry Agitated
Vacuumed
Traffic Lane Cleaner
Agitated
Hot Water Extraction
Mats:
Vacuumed
Dry Agitated
Vacuumed
Traffic Lane Cleaner
Agitated
Pressure washed
Shop Vac extracted
Windows:
Surf City Clearly Better
Exterior Process:
Paint Cleansing:
Pressure Washed
Surf City Grime Destroyer via 2 gallon pump sprayer
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash n Gloss via foam cannon
Clay - Danase Medium
ONR as clay lube
Wheels, Rims & Arches:
Arches cleaned with Meg’s super degreaser
Tires cleaned with Amazing Roll Off
Rims cleaned with Danase Tire Assasin
Tires dressed with Surf City Tire Pro
Arches Dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray
Rims finished with Duragloss Aqua Wax
Paint Correction (Drivers Side), using KBM:
M105 / Orange Pad / Flex
M105/ White Pad/ Flex
Prepsol wipe down
Paint Correction (Passenger Side):
Menz SIP/ 3M White Pad / Makita
Menz 106ff / 3m Black Pad / Makita
Prepsol wipe down
Paint Protection:
Duragloss Enviro-shield (beta testing)
Badges:
Duragloss 501
Front Grill Trim:
Black WOW
Exterior Trim:
ZAIO
Ok, on to the pics, not a slew of them but just enough to show an idea of what I was working with and what the finished product was all about.
Drivers Side Front Before:2001 Ford Focus
This vehicle belongs to a young lady that is in her 1st year of college. As you would expect, the paintwork on this vehicle was in horrid shape.
I decided to use M105/M205 and the Kevin Brown PC (Flex) method on one half of the car and my rotary on the other half using SIP/106ff.
Obviously this was not a detail in which perfection was on the docket but, I found it “post worthy” because it is a vehicle that the “Average Joe” can afford and it is also in pretty typical hammered shape, just like 90% of every vehicle I see on the road.
Apologies for the lack of sun shots but it was quite late when I finished.
Interior Process:
Trim:
APC diluted in 5 gallons of warm water used to cleanse all interior trim
Surf City Dash Away used to dress/protect all interior trim
Carpets:
Vacuumed
Dry Agitated
Vacuumed
Traffic Lane Cleaner
Agitated
Hot Water Extraction
Mats:
Vacuumed
Dry Agitated
Vacuumed
Traffic Lane Cleaner
Agitated
Pressure washed
Shop Vac extracted
Windows:
Surf City Clearly Better
Exterior Process:
Paint Cleansing:
Pressure Washed
Surf City Grime Destroyer via 2 gallon pump sprayer
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash n Gloss via foam cannon
Clay - Danase Medium
ONR as clay lube
Wheels, Rims & Arches:
Arches cleaned with Meg’s super degreaser
Tires cleaned with Amazing Roll Off
Rims cleaned with Danase Tire Assasin
Tires dressed with Surf City Tire Pro
Arches Dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray
Rims finished with Duragloss Aqua Wax
Paint Correction (Drivers Side), using KBM:
M105 / Orange Pad / Flex
M105/ White Pad/ Flex
Prepsol wipe down
Paint Correction (Passenger Side):
Menz SIP/ 3M White Pad / Makita
Menz 106ff / 3m Black Pad / Makita
Prepsol wipe down
Paint Protection:
Duragloss Enviro-shield (beta testing)
Badges:
Duragloss 501
Front Grill Trim:
Black WOW
Exterior Trim:
ZAIO
Ok, on to the pics, not a slew of them but just enough to show an idea of what I was working with and what the finished product was all about.
Drivers Side Front After:
Driver Side Rear Before:
Drivers Side Rear After:
Passenger Side Front Before:
Passenger Side Front After:
Passenger Side Rear Before:
Passenger Side Rear After:
Rear Seat Before:
Rear Seat After:
Dirty Water from Extractor
Column Before:
Column After:
NOW LET THE FUN BEGIN!!
Trunk Lid Before:
Trunk Lid After (Spoiler not done):
Before:
After M105/KBM:
Drivers Side Scratch Before:
Drivers Side Scratch After M105/KBM:
Before:
After M105/KBM:
Before:
After M105/KBM:
Before:
After SIP/106ff:
Finished Product:
