1953 Bristol mini detail today...in the heat!

So the guy I used to do the podcast with is selling one of his cars, this rare 1953 Bristol and he asked me to come out and get it ready for sale

It was a pretty straightforward job:

Tires & Wheels
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-Griot's Garage 3 in 1 Tire/Wheel/Mat Cleaner

-CarPro Darkside

-Mother's Tire and Wheel brush

Carwash
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-Carbon Collective RW

LSP
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-Zaino Z-CS

So I started with the tires & wheels, chose this because it does multiple things I needed done, did a great job but these tires still looked old after cleaning, kinda odd

Next up was the RW, Carbon Collective RW, one of the 2 strongest RW I've ever used and although I didn't a "before and after" of the buckets the car was just a little dusty and it STILL pulled out dirt from the Bristols body

I then finished up by using an old school product, I mean the car is old school after all, LOL. I chose Zaino Z-CS because of its ease of use, although, because of the humidity, I had to buff it afterwards, normally you don't have to...no worries, it came out nice

I did try some Meg's Ultimate Compound on "spots" but because it's not basecoat clear coat, I removed paint, by hand and decided it just wasn't worth it. The paint has cracks and blemishes so it's not going to ever be perfect, even with a R.O. and slower speed, the paint just isn't great here

I also added 2x's CarPro Darkside and it gave the Bristol's tires a nice, natrual lookin' sheen...perfect

These pics are from the after Carbon Collective RW, the next pics will be AFTER applying Zaino Z-CS, stay "tuned"

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After Zaino Z-CS & CarPro Darkside. I didn't keep track of time but I'd say 2 hrs, maybe a bit more, from start to finish. He offered me $200 for the job, I had over an hour drive 1 way to get there, so round trip about 2 hrs 20 minutes

This is a great car to just get in and drive, paint isn't perfect but it's so rare and unique that it will deliver it's next owner lots of enjoyment, no doubt about it

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Some of his other cars:

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Big Dave said:

The Bristol came up very nice, such an interesting shape, I find the proportions are just a little bit off. But it's still very cool. The shape would be a joy to work on though.

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I agree 100% Dave, the proportions are odd for sure and yes, the shape was really fun the clean for sure

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Setec Astronomy said:

The roofline is a bit like the early E-Type Jags, which always seemed a bit off to me.

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I think it's more like the MKIII E-types (71-74), they were 2+2's

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