Flatfour
09-20-2005, 11:19 AM
Today I "attacked" my mother in law`s Ford Fiesta.
The poor thing is 15 years old and has NEVER saw water, soap or polish/wax.
I washed with Zymol shampoo
Claying made no difference, so rough the paint was !!! :o
Then off with the rotary with Sonus SFX orange/bleu/green pads and Meguiars *83
Sealed with Turtle wax Hard shell wax...
Doorseals, bumpers and rubber sealed with 101.
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/114_1497.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/114_1500.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/114_1498.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/115_1506.JPG
After 5 hours of work this was the result.
Ok, it`s not 100 % but still a 1000% improvement with before...
Strange thing with the Turtle Wax Hard shell Wax (a green couloured paste wax) : You have to apply it with a damp sponge applicator, but once it dries onto the paint, the wax is extremely hard to remove, only a wet microfiber helped me out here !
Any suggestions on make this easier (like wipe-on-wipe-off...)
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/115_1508.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/115_1511.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/115_1512.JPG
Cheers from Belgium,
Wally
The poor thing is 15 years old and has NEVER saw water, soap or polish/wax.
I washed with Zymol shampoo
Claying made no difference, so rough the paint was !!! :o
Then off with the rotary with Sonus SFX orange/bleu/green pads and Meguiars *83
Sealed with Turtle wax Hard shell wax...
Doorseals, bumpers and rubber sealed with 101.
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/114_1497.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/114_1500.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/114_1498.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/115_1506.JPG
After 5 hours of work this was the result.
Ok, it`s not 100 % but still a 1000% improvement with before...
Strange thing with the Turtle Wax Hard shell Wax (a green couloured paste wax) : You have to apply it with a damp sponge applicator, but once it dries onto the paint, the wax is extremely hard to remove, only a wet microfiber helped me out here !
Any suggestions on make this easier (like wipe-on-wipe-off...)
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/115_1508.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/115_1511.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/www.721.be/Fiesta%2020-09-05/115_1512.JPG
Cheers from Belgium,
Wally