2007 Ford Focus - detailed by Rodney

[Rod73]

23 Hours

project from earlier this year:


The owner of the car, a good friend of mine, is the ultimate definition of a daily driver. He has no interest or eye for show car quality, so my goal was to get the car as clean as I could and do some spot correction where it was necessary.



Car Wash Soap
Meguiars D114
P21S Total Autowash
Blackfire Waterless Wash

Tires
MeguiarsD-143

Clay Bar
Wolfgang Wolfgang Elastic Poly Clay Bar - FINE Grade

Interior
Griots Garage Interior Cleaner
Meguiars Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
Meguiars Supreme Shine Rubber & Vinyl Protectant


Polishes
Menzerna (PF2500)
Menzerna (SF4500)
Menzerna (FG400)

Sandpaper
1000, 1200, 2000, 3000 Grit


Other Resources
Stoners Invsible Glass
Optimum Iron Remover
Chemical Guys EZ Crème Glaze
Carpro Eraser
Wolfgang Exterior Trim Sealant


Caked on dirt on top of the car.






After finally breaking through all of the gunk I discovered rust throughout the paint, which I tried my best to delicately scrape off with folded sandpaper sheets.








Someone else`s previous attempt to fix a scratch.

I really went at this cautiously, suspecting whoever wetsanded may have gone through the clear in spots. So I went at it twice with Menzerna PF2500 with a Lake Country White Pad on a Porter Cable. I got it to where I found it acceptable. I do apologize to the forum for not having a good after picture of this.




My clay bar after a couple passes. Considering this was after using a iron particle removing product, by far the worst I have ever seen. A very neglected car!



Still a lot of work to do!




The finished product...






Two Coats of Blackfire Crystal Seal topped with Wolfgang Fuzion

Not what I would call incredible work to my standards but the owner was beyond ecstatic. He told me couldn`t believe this was his and it felt like a brand new car. So I do feel good about that.