I did an enhancement detail on a friend’s Ford Capri 280 Brooklands, this is really well looked after by the owner and is only used as a summer fun car but gets well used in the summer going to shows and car meets. Andy had already removed the front/rear bumpers, end caps, front grill and headlamp surrounds Products and equipment used Dodo Lime prime Dodo supernatural hybrid General microfibres Poorboys deluxe mega towel Uber microfiber towels Uber drying towel 3m yellow pads 150mm 75 mm Valet pro bilberry wheel cleaner Valet pro tyre gel Valet pro citrus bling Valet pro PH neutral snowfoam Meg’s hyper wash Autosmart Tardis German applicator Autosol metal polish 00 grade wire wool Bilt Hamber auto clay bar (soft) Race Glaze Colour enhance Various wheel brushes Makita rotary polisher Karcher pressure washer Noodle wash mitt Uber Microfiber drying towel Poorboys microfibre clothes Snow foam gun 3m masking tape Finish kare 425 Jetseal 109 The car before I start I started by giving the car blast off with the pressure washer as it only really had light covering of dust on it, the car was then snowfoamed using a mix of megs hyper wash and snowfoam .Whilst this did its stuff the inside of the petrol flap and trims were cleaned using a soft brush and I cleaned the wheels using the bilberry wheel cleaner and various wheel brushes, these alloys are in very good condition with only a slight mark on the rim of 1 wheel. This was then blasted off with the pressure washer, and then the car was given another coat of the same mix snowfoam and washed using Meg’s hyper wash and the 2 bucket method and a wash mitt before being power rinsed off and dried. 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 The car was then rinsed off using a open ended hose and left wet before claying using citrus bling and water mix( 4 to 1) clay bar which didn’t really pull much from the paint work except some slight tree sap from the roof it was then rewashed using the same method and dried using a Uber microfiber drying towel. Car was then taped up using 3m masking tape, a couple of quick 50/50 using the lime prime and 3m yellow polishing pads before getting on with the rest car. Then started to work my way round the rest of the car, drivers side 50/50 0n the number plate recess Then started to work my way round the passenger side 50/50 on the roof Attempted 50/50 on the bonnet but decided to rain instead So got some beading shots Full bonnet After polishing my way round the car with the rotary, I applied the Dodo supernatural hydrid wax/sealant using a german applicator pad and left to cure before buffing using poorboys microfibre clothes. Exhaust was polished up using Autosol and 00 grade wire wool and general microfibers. Before After During the showers i dressed all the rubber trim with the race glaze Colour enhance And hand polished the light surrounds using limeprime and a german applicator pad The car was then given a final wipe down using Finishkare 425, and the glass was cleaned using neat citrus bling and the wheels were given 2 coats of Jetseal 109 and the tyres giving a coat of Valet pro tyre dressing.The car was then tucked back up into the garage whilst Andy repainted the bumpers Due to the weather it was nearly 2 weeks before I could get some finished shots. A couple of interior shots.
Super cool car...awesome work making it look even better. What year is that car? Don't think we got a Capri like that in the states.
Its a 1987 car, this model was the last of the line for the Ford Capri in the UK it was a limited run of 1038 cars which rumour has it that less than 400 original cars are now left.
Nice work! The Capri III never made it to the U.S. but the Capri I & II were here and a friend of mine owned one of the V-6 models. It wasn't the most refined car on the road but it was sweet little ride and lots of fun. I almost enjoy write-ups on cars like this more than usual run of BMWs, Porsches, Ferraris, Audis, etc. I hope we'll see more write-ups of Lotus Carltons, Elvas, Marcos, P4 Auntie Rovers, Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, Alvis and other interesting cars that had little or no presence in North America.
