Deep Gloss Auto Salon: Black Focus vs M105 KBM

[MotorCity]

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

Badges:
Duragloss 501

Front Grill Trim:
Black WOW

Exterior Trim:
ZAIO

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)

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:


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:

[TSC17]

Looks like a major transformation for sure. Good job.

So what conclusions could you draw when comparing the two sides of the car and the two different methods? How did they look, what was the time differential, etc, etc.

Thanks!

[RaskyR1]

Originally Posted by TSC17

Looks like a major transformation for sure. Good job.

So what conclusions could you draw when comparing the two sides of the car and the two different methods? How did they look, what was the time differential, etc, etc.

Thanks!

+1

Been waiting for someone to do this.

[MotorCity]

Originally Posted by TSC17

Looks like a major transformation for sure. Good job.

So what conclusions could you draw when comparing the two sides of the car and the two different methods? How did they look, what was the time differential, etc, etc.

Thanks!

Thanks todd,

I am much more comfortable with my rotary than I am with my flex just because I have used it more in the past year. I think this had a huge impact on me being more proficient with the makita.

In order to give a true, apples to apples comparison I would have to spend many, many hours with the RO using 105/205 combo...

I will tell you this, M105 and a flex can remove some very substantial defects.

[Danase]

Looks good! Got them done just in time for the snow! LOL

[bwalker25]

nice work, I like the ford focus....

[megadeth]

Looks great. What did you use on the seats?

[toyotaguy]

sweet, I have one of those coming up at the end of the month...plan of attack is 105 orange, 205 white, 151 blue, collinite!

looks great!

[bufferbarry]

very nice write up! great detail!!!

[dsms]

The before and after deep scratches shot is impressive to begin with but when you look at the difference in clarity your really see the tremendous enhancement in the final finsh after correction. Truly excellent work!

[MotorCity]

Originally Posted by Danase

Looks good! Got them done just in time for the snow! LOL

Thanks Bob, yeah no kidding!

Originally Posted by bwalker25

nice work, I like the ford focus....

Thanks

Originally Posted by megadeth

Looks great. What did you use on the seats?

Thanks - I used the same process on the seats as I did on the carpets except I used a different Chem. Instead of Traffic Lane Cleaner I used Zep Extractor Shampoo

Originally Posted by toyotaguy

sweet, I have one of those coming up at the end of the month...plan of attack is 105 orange, 205 white, 151 blue, collinite!

looks great!

Nice...I have a feeling you will love the outcome!

Originally Posted by bufferbarry

very nice write up! great detail!!!

Thanks man

Originally Posted by dsms

The before and after deep scratches shot is impressive to begin with but when you look at the difference in clarity your really see the tremendous enhancement in the final finsh after correction. Truly excellent work!

Thanks Man!!