Winter protection on a Ford Focus ST

[butler2.8i]

This is winter protection on a Ford Focus ST


Products and equipment used

Uber microfiber towels
Uber drying towel
Valet pro bilberry wheel cleaner
Valet pro tyre gel
Valet pro orange pre wash
Valet pro PH neutral snowfoam
Valet pro citrus bling
Valet pro Talos Protectant
Meguiars hyper wash
Autosmart Tardis
Bilt hamber soft clay bar
Various wheel brushes
Karcher pressure washer
Noodle wash mitt
Lambs wool wash mitt
Poorboys microfibre clothes
Snow foam gun
Chemical Guys Jetseal 109
Collinite 476 wax
Autosmart Tardis
Ironx
Rainx
Autosol metal polish
00 grade wirewool


The car before I start

 

[butler2.8i]

I cleaned the wheels using the bilberry wheel cleaner and various wheel brushes and a noodle wash mitt, the bilberry got the worst of the muck off just leaving some iron build up to be removed by the Ironx.

 

[butler2.8i]

I started by giving the lower parts of the car a coat of the valet pro orange pre wash, which was left to dwell before being pressure washed off. The car was then given its first coat of snow foam made up of the valet pro PH neutral snowfoam and a shot of Meg’s hyper wash The snowfoam was then blasted off with the pressure washer, and then the car was given another coat of the same mix snowfoam and whilst this was still on the car I washed it using Meg’s hyper wash and the 2 bucket method and a lambswool wash mitt.

The car was then rinsed off using a open ended hose and before claying the lower parts of the car and inner arch lips where sprayed with Tardis which was left to do its stuff before being wiped down with a microfibre cloth.

 

[butler2.8i]

The car was clayed using citrus bling and water mix( 10 to 1) and a Bilt hamber soft clay bar which didn’t really pull much from the paint work it was then rewashed using the same method and dried using a Uber microfiber drying towel.

The car was given 2 coats of Jetseal 109 leaving about 30 min between each coat these where applied using a german applicator pad and left to cure before buffing using poorboys microfibre clothes. The car was then given 2 coats of the 476 wax which were also given 30mins between coats and buffed using Uber buffing towels

Whilst waiting between coats all the exterior plastics and under arches were given a coat of Talos protectant and chrome badges polished using Werkstat Prime Acrylic. All the glass was cleaned using Rainx and alloys sealed using 2 coats of Jetseal 109, tyres dressed with valet pro tyre dressing.

Exhausts where cleaned up using Autosol metal polish and 00 grade wire wool

 

[butler2.8i]

Leaving me with this

 

[butler2.8i]

 

[tdi_chris1]

great work mate

 

[jonjay]

Great work mate. See you gone to town with the VP products.

 

[butler2.8i]

Great work mate. See you gone to town with the VP products.

The more i try matey the more i like them. I`m also really getting into Chemical Guys products, really easy to use and give a cracking finish.

 

[n_d_fox]

Lovely finish on that one mate, very nice indeed. Got to be pleased with how those tail pipes came up too

Big fan of CG's products here as well... really good range and you can usually find a couple of uses for a product which makes them more cost effective.

 

[jonjay]

I dont have lots of CG products but the ones I do always impress me. CG Blitz is a must have

 

[Blanco92]

The more cars I see having had Jetseal 109 applied makes me think I'm missing a trick not having it! Seems to give a wet-look finish that not very much else can rival.

 

[butler2.8i]

The more cars I see having had Jetseal 109 applied makes me think I'm missing a trick not having it! Seems to give a wet-look finish that not very much else can rival.

Its a cracking product and the main chemical guys uk supplier has a good offer on their products at the moment

 

[n_d_fox]

Chemical Guys do a few really good sealant products. I have Extreme Top Coat which leaves a superb finish on a well prepped car. Jetseal arguably has better durability though and really is a good product that can be used on wheels, door sills, engine bay... allsorts.

CG's in the US are having some mad sales on stuff at the moment, i think some of this is spilling over here but its a shame the import duty is a stinger over here.

 

[butler2.8i]

I`ve bought a few more chemical guys bits which i`m going to use on my new car at the weekend, write up sometime next week