Focus ST

[Tony@Cherished]

This is a 37 stage detail on a recently purchased ST. Swirl wasn`t too heavy, but it definetly needed some TLC.





First, the wheels. NEVER been cleaned behind the spokes by the look of it.





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n1.jpg





About 6 different brushes, some AS Ali shine, Valet Pro blue gel, AS Smart wheels and lots of tickling, and they came up nice.







http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n2.jpg







They had lots of fall out contamination that had been there since it came of the train. It was starting to rust in places. So just in time to save wheel damage, it was removed with Megs Aggressive clay. Here`s the results on the clay.







http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n3.jpg







Now the bodywork had a soak in some warm citrus degreaser.





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n10.jpg







Then after rinsing, and washing, on to claying. CYC yellow poly clay was used, and did a good job. Here`s the clay after.



http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n11.jpg





Next up, freshen up the interior. Here`s a pic of my assistant, Charles. Don`t be fooled, he`s not as shy as he looks.







http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n4.jpg







Last bit before closing the doors, clean and wax the jams.





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n5.jpg







Now the exhaust, Autosol and Megs All Metal.

Before -



http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n6.jpg





After -



http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n7.jpg





Here`s the swirl, the best I could capture.





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n8.jpg



http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n9.jpg





After a few test combos, the chosen direction for correction was rotary was Sonus SFX2 pad and Menz. FF PO106FA.

Here`s the test area.



http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n12.jpg







and some 50/50. Not very clear but visible.







http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n13.jpg



http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n14.jpg







After completing the whole vehicle, the finish just didn`t seem right, so a second run using the PC, Sonus SFX2 pad and SFX3 polish was used to lift the finish. This gave the improvement.

Here are some direct sun pics.





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n15.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n16.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n17.jpg





Now Carlack NSC was used as the pre-wax cleaner, on wheels also,the shine looked good even under this -





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n18.jpg





I`ve never detailed this colour ST before, so couldn`t really decide on LSP. So after consulting James at Auto Finessse, who I knew had detailed a few of these, I took his advice on BOS giving the best results. A problem though - I only had a little left in the pot, and like to put 2 coats on as a minimum, so I used my current fav. Petes `53 as a first layer, then after leaving to cure, applied a layer of BOS, and threw the empty pot in the bin... :cry:



Here are the final pics, NOTE : the first pic has a faint line down the bonnet, on the passenger side, it`s a plane trail reflection, not a hologram.









http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n19.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n20.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n21.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n22.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n23.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n24.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n25.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n27.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n28.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n29.jpg





http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/Tonyd_2007/n26.jpg









Thanks for reading.

[nmxdaven]

Damn brits. Ford has abandoned the US....



Great looking car!

[imported_Sludge]

Damned talented Brits. Brilliant job of detailing. That blue is incredibly wet. :goodjob

[imported_GregCavi]

Excellent Job!



Greg

[mr.ikon]

Clean, clear, and very wet indeed. Terrific job.

[EclassBenz]

man, look at the front brakes there huge!

[SpoiledMan]

Beautiful work!



We *NEVER* get the cool cars here. A product like this in the states would give Ford a nice boost.

[imported_Puckman]

I`m liking those Lambo wheels. Great job on a nice color. Congrats and be proud!

[Old Pirate]

Awesome detail! :2thumbs: That shine and wetness is to died for, wish Ford got it`s Better Idea going again and shipped these puppies over here in the states.

[red4.8]

Very sweet, great job and good pic skills

[Tony@Cherished]

Thanks for the great comments guys.

[danponjican]

These blues are quickly becoming my favorite colors!

[David703]

STUNNING WORK! Great idea with the license plate covers!!! SMART!

[imported_JoshVette]

Wow, I can honestly say I`ve never seen a focus look so good.



Great work, good job. You did that car right.:goodjob

[d2mini]

Ok, newb alert! :sadwavey:



What the heck is a "37 stage" detail??? :nixweiss



Sorry for what is probably a dumb question.

I just didn`t see 37 steps listed out in the first post.



The car looks AMAZING, btw.