Series1 RS Turbo detailed by Distinctive Detailing
06 April 2012, 09:47 PM
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Series1 RS Turbo detailed by Distinctive Detailing
I was contacted by a customer I had already done a previous detail for, to detail a purchase he made last summer but had not done anything with.
The car is a series 1 RS turbo that has 85k and is in exceptional condition with this being a non custom the paint was very thin to start with and had previously been buffed to death by previous owners.
On arrival
Time to scrub
once washed it was inside to clay and inspect
time to strip it down, ready to machine polish
after
while the lights was out it was time to give the inner wings etc a clean
while it was in bits the customer asked me to fit clear protection film on all the spats and spotlights
a quick clean
remove previous polish left by last person
gone
grille and all lights back in plus windscreen wipers etc
Time to do the wheels and have a look underneath, this car has never been welded and all the sills and chasis rails are straight as an arrow its been jacked up properly in the past
gave the exhaust a polish too
so onto the inside; all original stickers are still in there
The door handles in this shot were not the same on both doors so I adjusted them to be symetrical
A switch mount I made to house the Clifford valet switch as the alarm fitter left it hanging on the 2 wires
and some finished shots
thanks for looking craig
i seem to have had a spirt on doing classic RS's
The car is a series 1 RS turbo that has 85k and is in exceptional condition with this being a non custom the paint was very thin to start with and had previously been buffed to death by previous owners.
On arrival
Time to scrub
once washed it was inside to clay and inspect
time to strip it down, ready to machine polish
after
while the lights was out it was time to give the inner wings etc a clean
while it was in bits the customer asked me to fit clear protection film on all the spats and spotlights
a quick clean
remove previous polish left by last person
gone
grille and all lights back in plus windscreen wipers etc
Time to do the wheels and have a look underneath, this car has never been welded and all the sills and chasis rails are straight as an arrow its been jacked up properly in the past
gave the exhaust a polish too
so onto the inside; all original stickers are still in there
The door handles in this shot were not the same on both doors so I adjusted them to be symetrical
A switch mount I made to house the Clifford valet switch as the alarm fitter left it hanging on the 2 wires
and some finished shots
thanks for looking craig
i seem to have had a spirt on doing classic RS's
06 April 2012, 09:50 PM
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That is mint - I loved the old fords, very old skool but retro cool
If you ever happen to be passing North London let me know and and you can give mine a once over, especially the engine bay
If you ever happen to be passing North London let me know and and you can give mine a once over, especially the engine bay
06 April 2012, 10:12 PM
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Suddenly miss my Series 1. Mine was a custom which had a 'Special' leaking sunroof. I remember vacuuming it out with my mums new dyson and it never worked again! Great work mate i'll have to pop over and let you work your magic on the Scoob. My school is in Gleadless so not too far from you i think.
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06 April 2012, 10:16 PM
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Perfect job Craig! You sure are getting the classic Fords in lately!
You must have a lot of concours show cars coming in around this time of year?
You must have a lot of concours show cars coming in around this time of year?
06 April 2012, 10:32 PM
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Suddenly miss my Series 1. Mine was a custom which had a 'Special' leaking sunroof. I remember vacuuming it out with my mums new dyson and it never worked again! Great work mate i'll have to pop over and let you work your magic on the Scoob. My school is in Gleadless so not too far from you i think.
07 April 2012, 03:59 AM
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Good job
I loved the old rs turbo's
I used to drive a gunmetal grey fiesta rs turbo with the green stripe
the rs turbo's are getting rare now and it is nice to see such a fine example
I loved the old rs turbo's
I used to drive a gunmetal grey fiesta rs turbo with the green stripe
the rs turbo's are getting rare now and it is nice to see such a fine example
07 April 2012, 04:27 PM
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The Escort is mine, I've got to take my hat off to Craig, unbelievable job
The car is superb but Craig has taken her to a whole new level.
Now, if only they were as reliable as the modern day Japanese cars lol
The car is superb but Craig has taken her to a whole new level.
Now, if only they were as reliable as the modern day Japanese cars lol
07 April 2012, 04:38 PM
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stunning
i sooo want to treat my scoob to a proper clean up,
but dings, small rust cracks and a slightly different silver on 1 panel, making me think its not worthwhile.
what you think mate - still worth doing?
i sooo want to treat my scoob to a proper clean up,
but dings, small rust cracks and a slightly different silver on 1 panel, making me think its not worthwhile.
what you think mate - still worth doing?
07 April 2012, 04:41 PM
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id be scared to drive it tbh, but at same time immensely happy
you get some haters of "non drivers" but if my numbers came up my garage would be full of the likes of cars like yours mate - along with my "daily's" lol
as the pythons say ,"you lucky, lucky b*stard" lol
07 April 2012, 05:04 PM
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Depending on how bad it is i do use a very good bodyshop that could maybe sort these problems at the same sort of time price depending obviously, i have done it with a few and iv got a evo having bits done there now before i then finish it, your call either way i dont want to just say yes to you ,
07 April 2012, 05:07 PM
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presuming its a show car?
id be scared to drive it tbh, but at same time immensely happy
you get some haters of "non drivers" but if my numbers came up my garage would be full of the likes of cars like yours mate - along with my "daily's" lol
as the pythons say ,"you lucky, lucky b*stard" lol
id be scared to drive it tbh, but at same time immensely happy
you get some haters of "non drivers" but if my numbers came up my garage would be full of the likes of cars like yours mate - along with my "daily's" lol
as the pythons say ,"you lucky, lucky b*stard" lol
They need to be driven after all (just not when there's rain/snow/grit around if it's a shonky old Ford lol)
07 April 2012, 05:22 PM
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im sure i remember reading about the steel ford used during the production periods being of sub-standard quality from spain/italy or along those lines? who knows couldve just been nonsense, but it was attributed to the terrible corrosion issues of the era.
anyway, love the car, looks stunning mate. great job and credit to the man thats done the work