2014 Fiesta ST Ingot Silver - new car detail & protection

[TrKent]

Here is a write-up from a new car detail & protection I performed on a Fiesta ST

The car was brought to me with just over 250 miles on it.
-I started by first foaming the car with Chemical Guy’s Citrus Wash. Followed by CarPro IronX Snow Soap. These help to safely brake down any residues on the surface from the manufacturing & shipping along with bringing the dirt away from the surface for reduced risk while cleaning






-After foaming the tires & fender wells were cleaned with Meguiar`s Super Degreaser diluted 4:1 followed by POLISHANGEL® Mint+ Wheel Cleaner on the wheel faces & barrels.



-The rest of the vehicle was then washed with 3oz. of Meg’s Hyper Wash (in each bucket) and blown dried prior to decontamination.



-IronX Lemon Scent sprayed over the entire vehicle to remove embedded iron contaminants. While the vehicle may only have 250 miles, some iron contaminats were still present. The vehicle was then thoroughly rinsed and further decontaminated with the SM Arnold Speedy Surface Prep towel, much more efficient than clay.





The car was then rinsed again, towel dried with high-quality microfiber drying towels, and then blown dry. The final air drying with the Master Blaster is mainly to remove water from all the jambs, cracks seems, behind the door handles... etc. Then the car was wiped down with Spies Hecker 7010 Panel Wipe to leave a perfectly clean surface ready for polishing with POLISHANGEL® INVINCIBLE | 9H PRIMER

Here is the test spot with Primer. While I felt this silver was in decent condition from the dealership there was still some gloss & clarity to be extracted.





Reflection in silver after Primer before Cosmic application.




I found the dealership sticker hiding up here, not really sure how it got here but was removed.



Engine bay cleaned and plastics protected


Wheels removed to coat faces and barrels


POLISHANGEL® COSMIC | 9H coating applied



After 2 coats of POLISHANGEL® COSMIC | 9H coating





Water beads after fully cured




Final photos on an overcast day






Slight reflection of my ST in this silver





The seats of this Fiesta were also treated with Nanolex Textile & Leather Sealant and windshield coated with POLISHANGEL® RAIN | 9H

[dc52nv]

It looks amazing. Great work.

[mnehls86]

Looks great! I also didn`t know you could get an ST without the center exhaust.

[mjlinane]

Excellent work!

[Pats300zx]

Great work !!!

[TrKent]

It looks amazing. Great work.

Thanks!

Looks great! I also didn`t know you could get an ST without the center exhaust.

Thanks! This is the Fiesta ST, was just released in the US less than a month ago. The Focus ST is the one with the center exhaust.

Excellent work!

Thank you!

Great work !!!

Thank you!

Here`s a photo of my Focus ST with the Fiesta ST:

[Old Pirate]

Very impress with the outcome. Was wondering what the POLISHANGEL INVINCIBLE / 9H PRIMER does in terms of the before of using compounding/polishing?

[Ronkh]

Nice work

[Klock]

Very nice. How is the durability of cosmic 9h coating?

[TrKent]

Very impress with the outcome. Was wondering what the POLISHANGEL INVINCIBLE / 9H PRIMER does in terms of the before of using compounding/polishing?

Primer is a finishing polish that also contains the hardener for Cosmic. It has a great level of cut, enough for it to be used as a 1-step polish and finishes down haze free and very glossy. It also leaves the surface ready for other coatings like Gtechniq C1, 22ple, or Cquartz without the need for IPA or Panel Wipe

Nice work

Thank you!!

Very nice. How is the durability of cosmic 9h coating?

From what I have seen, very good. It retains its gloss, slickness and reflection better than other coatings. I have it on a vehicle now that does double the normal mileage of a regular vehicle (24k in 10 months) which I will be able to monitor very closely. I have seen a few pictures around of Cosmic after a year looking the same as it did when first applied.

[radarryan]

Fantastic job! Really nice pictures! I enjoyed reading and thanks for posting.

[Todd@RUPES]

Fiestas sure have come a long way since I was a kid. That looks sharp! Thank you for sharing!

[TrKent]

Fantastic job! Really nice pictures! I enjoyed reading and thanks for posting.

Fiestas sure have come a long way since I was a kid. That looks sharp! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you both!!