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Offline RussZS

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Ford Fiesta Super Sport 1.3 - Enhancement Detail finished with Auto Finesse Spir
« on: November 23, 2011, 06:03:08 pm »
Today saw me travel to a very cold Cradley Heath to restore a bit of life into the paint on this very rare, Fiesta Super Sport 1300.

The car itself is in superb condition, but has been re-painted quite recently and was covered in holograms and swirl marks.  It's being exhibited at the Classic Car Show at the NEC this weekend, so I had (only) 8 hours to do what I could with her, in preparation for the show... no pressure then, given how unforgiving the NEC's lights are!!  :doublesho

I arrived at 8am or so, and took a few pics of the car before I began...


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What an engine bay... :D

Rubber looking a bit weathered:


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Generally very clean:


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Mint interior:


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It was VERY cold, so not many pics of the wash process.  I started with Smart Wheels on the tyres and wheels:


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Washed with Optimum Car Shampoo:


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Dried, then rolled inside:


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There was no presence of tar or bonded contamination, as it hasn't been used much since the respray.  IronX did very little too.

I then assessed the paint thickness - I knew it had seen paint, so was expecting readings to be high, but there was quite a range from:


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to...


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Now, time to see how swirly it is....


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Wow...

I had a play with about 8 combinations before realising that I wouldn't be able to correct this to an acceptable level without a 2 stage polish.  At this stage, I agreed with the customer, that I would concentrate my limited time on the bonnet and roof, then upper panels on the car, then would return in a few weeks to sort the lower panels.  We took this decision given that it was going to the NEC.

I finally settled on Scholl for cutting and Megs for finishing:


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A quick pic after polishing...


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Random green tape shot :)


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Some deeper scratches were left - these will be dealt with next time:


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Spirit was applied and left for a few minutes before removing:


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Revive used on rubber and some plastics:


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Also:

- Optimum Metal Polish on the exhausts
- Mint Rims on wheels
- Crystal on glass
- CG NLTG on tyres

I'm a little disappointed with the 'afters' as the lighting was poor, it was dark outside and I had no tripod...


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I was happy with the results, but would have loved to have spent 2-3 days on it to get it as near perfect as possible, but time constraints dictated otherwise.  I spent a lot of time ensuring the bonnet and roof were in decent condition.

It was a superb car and a real pleasure to work on.

Thanks for reading.


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Re: Ford Fiesta Super Sport 1.3 - Enhancement Detail finished with Auto Finesse Spir
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2011, 06:38:07 pm »
An excellent turnaround. Love the car too.
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Re: Ford Fiesta Super Sport 1.3 - Enhancement Detail finished with Auto Finesse Spir
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2011, 06:43:30 pm »
A great job there agian Russ. plus one of my favourite classics! :happy2:
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Re: Ford Fiesta Super Sport 1.3 - Enhancement Detail finished with Auto Finesse Spir
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2011, 06:47:16 pm »

Well done Ruzz, great work on a rare classic!  :happy2:
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Re: Ford Fiesta Super Sport 1.3 - Enhancement Detail finished with Auto Finesse Spir
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2011, 06:50:35 pm »
Lovely car and looks great!
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Re: Ford Fiesta Super Sport 1.3 - Enhancement Detail finished with Auto Finesse Spir
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2011, 06:53:36 pm »
Looks amazing! Love this car saw it at cassic car show. Caught my eye as i owned it about 5 years ago and it was in a bad way. Richard has done a great job of restoring it  :happy2:
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Re: Ford Fiesta Super Sport 1.3 - Enhancement Detail finished with Auto Finesse Spir
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2011, 07:03:18 pm »
Fantastic little motors my mate had one years ago, absolute minter it was lovely in white but that black is super sexy! :happy2:
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