This car is no ordinary Escort RS, this is a 500BHP and 480lb/ft RS with one of the biggest turbo chargers I have ever seen! Here is a picture of the engine bay.
Kenny@AmD has done all the work to this beautiful machine however it has had a very hard life indeed. The engine has been in and out more times than I have had hot dinners and at one point during the engine rebuild it has been sitting in AmD Essex workshop for a year. This means that the car fumes from the rolling road have had their fun with the paint work. There was a brown tinge to the whole car that hasn’t been captured I the pictures due to time constraints thus meaning I didn’t have much time to take lots of pictures.
The AP Brakes had very aggressive pads so the wheels were caked in brake dust, metal filings etc..Unfortunately the wheels weren’t cleaned the contaminants have been eating away into the alloys for a while now.
Kenny and I both knew that this was a pretty big job. I made it clear that due to the condition it needed a two stage detail. I spent 4 hours cleaning the wheels and body work before the machine and polish even touched the car. I then spent a further 5 hours on the paint work.
PRODUCTS
Wash n Drying
Megs NXT Gen Shampoo
Meguairs All Purpose Cleaner
Valet Pro Snowfoam
Super Plush Drying Towel
Meguairs and Chemical Guys microfibres
Body Work
Sonus Clay
Meguairs Last Touch Quick Detailer
Autosmart Tardis
Menzerna Power Polish (PO 106FA)
Dodo Juice Lime Prime
Sealants and Waxes
Chemical Guys Blitz Spray
Plastics, Rubbers and Glass
Valet Pro Vinyl & Rubber Care
Autoglym Glass Cleaner
Tools
Meguiars G220 mk2 machine polisher
Karcher Pressure washer
Snow foam Lance
Myriad of foam applicators
Menzerna Heavy Polishing Pad and Sonus Light Polishing pad.
Swissvax Detail Brush
Meguiars Wheel Spoke Brush
3M 3434 Masking Tape
Process
1. Clean Arches with Megs APC and Chemical Guys Degreaser
2. Clean alloy wheels and tyre wall with a mixture of Bilberry Wheel Cleaner and Megs APC.
3. Scrub callipers with Vikan wheel brush as best as possible
4. Wash with Shampoo and rinse wheels with pressure washer
5. Snow Foamed car
6. Clean plastics and rubber with megs APC using swissvax brush
7. Washed car with Megs NXT Shampoo
8. Wash car again and dry with drying towels.
9. Tape the car up
10. Clean exterior car with Autoglym Glass Polish
11. Use Lime Prime on the wheels. (Didn’t seal them as they need a refurb)
12. Machine car with Menzerna polish. First Stage
13. Machine Car with Dodo Juice LP. Second Stage
14. Apply Wax/Sealant product. 2 Coats of Blitz.
15. Treat all plastics and rubbers
16. Final inspection and tidy up
Early start was required, turned up at AmD Essex at 8am.
This is how the car looked when I turned up.
Before
The front wheels where is bad shape and but thankfully the rears where fine.
Cleaning Wheels - nightmare
As you can see the combination of Bilberry and Megs APC made hardly any difference.
In the end after an hour of trying all the wheel cleaners I had with very strong mixes I got a washing pad and scrubbed away. It all came off the underneath was almost matt. I polished them up with Lime Prime which brought back some of the shine. Agreed with Kenny that they need to be refurb OR he will take them off one day and I will try and machine the matt sections to see what effect it would have.
Kenny@AmD has done all the work to this beautiful machine however it has had a very hard life indeed. The engine has been in and out more times than I have had hot dinners and at one point during the engine rebuild it has been sitting in AmD Essex workshop for a year. This means that the car fumes from the rolling road have had their fun with the paint work. There was a brown tinge to the whole car that hasn’t been captured I the pictures due to time constraints thus meaning I didn’t have much time to take lots of pictures.
The AP Brakes had very aggressive pads so the wheels were caked in brake dust, metal filings etc..Unfortunately the wheels weren’t cleaned the contaminants have been eating away into the alloys for a while now.
Kenny and I both knew that this was a pretty big job. I made it clear that due to the condition it needed a two stage detail. I spent 4 hours cleaning the wheels and body work before the machine and polish even touched the car. I then spent a further 5 hours on the paint work.
PRODUCTS
Wash n Drying
Megs NXT Gen Shampoo
Meguairs All Purpose Cleaner
Valet Pro Snowfoam
Super Plush Drying Towel
Meguairs and Chemical Guys microfibres
Body Work
Sonus Clay
Meguairs Last Touch Quick Detailer
Autosmart Tardis
Menzerna Power Polish (PO 106FA)
Dodo Juice Lime Prime
Sealants and Waxes
Chemical Guys Blitz Spray
Plastics, Rubbers and Glass
Valet Pro Vinyl & Rubber Care
Autoglym Glass Cleaner
Tools
Meguiars G220 mk2 machine polisher
Karcher Pressure washer
Snow foam Lance
Myriad of foam applicators
Menzerna Heavy Polishing Pad and Sonus Light Polishing pad.
Swissvax Detail Brush
Meguiars Wheel Spoke Brush
3M 3434 Masking Tape
Process
1. Clean Arches with Megs APC and Chemical Guys Degreaser
2. Clean alloy wheels and tyre wall with a mixture of Bilberry Wheel Cleaner and Megs APC.
3. Scrub callipers with Vikan wheel brush as best as possible
4. Wash with Shampoo and rinse wheels with pressure washer
5. Snow Foamed car
6. Clean plastics and rubber with megs APC using swissvax brush
7. Washed car with Megs NXT Shampoo
8. Wash car again and dry with drying towels.
9. Tape the car up
10. Clean exterior car with Autoglym Glass Polish
11. Use Lime Prime on the wheels. (Didn’t seal them as they need a refurb)
12. Machine car with Menzerna polish. First Stage
13. Machine Car with Dodo Juice LP. Second Stage
14. Apply Wax/Sealant product. 2 Coats of Blitz.
15. Treat all plastics and rubbers
16. Final inspection and tidy up
Early start was required, turned up at AmD Essex at 8am.
This is how the car looked when I turned up.
Before
The front wheels where is bad shape and but thankfully the rears where fine.
Cleaning Wheels - nightmare
As you can see the combination of Bilberry and Megs APC made hardly any difference.
In the end after an hour of trying all the wheel cleaners I had with very strong mixes I got a washing pad and scrubbed away. It all came off the underneath was almost matt. I polished them up with Lime Prime which brought back some of the shine. Agreed with Kenny that they need to be refurb OR he will take them off one day and I will try and machine the matt sections to see what effect it would have.
Came out good though mate 
