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DFB
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The seat with the white logo is correct for the car, which is a GT.
The one with the blue logo is supposed to be for the Darkhorse model.
Either way, isn't this why they have barcoding of parts and a coded build sheet to stop this from happening?
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Check this Dark Horse evaluation by Chicago Auto Pros:
It's 2024 And Ford Still Has PAINT ISSUES | Detailer's First Look - YouTube
It's 2024 And Ford Still Has PAINT ISSUES | Detailer's First Look - YouTube
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No worries, it worth repeating. I mean cars aren't cheap and most are over priced, especially that one because I wonder what he paid in mark ups and dealer add ons
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Two cars today, a much needed "sanity detailing" session.
Having done daily driver duties this past couple of weeks, the XR6 was first. Wheels were cleaned with Brake Buster from my foam cannon, the tyres scrubbed with the remainder of a bottle of Adam's Rubber & Tire Cleaner. The wash soap was NV Snow, having not used it for a while, today was pleasant reminder of why this soap is so good.
Drying aid of choice was Bead Maker, which I also used on the door jambs and engine bay. For some reason, this paint seems to love Bead Maker. The interior was wiped down with ONR, the glass cleaned with Invisible Glass. Finally, the tyres treated to another coat of OG Tire Dressing applied with the Curveball brush.
Clean and ready to swap duties with the Mustang.
It was then onto the Ranger, using the unremarkable Gtechniq G-Wash. Nothing wrong with this soap, but it just doesn't get me excited.
Drying Aid of choice was Optimum Car Wax. While spray wax's are not popular these days, there is something magical about how wax makes a car look and feel.
Capping off the garage therapy session, I changed the oil on the Victa Mustang 750iS, which was last changed 13 months ago. With nine other lawn mowers to choose from, the workload of this unit is shared, so that interval is more than fine.
These OHV engines only hold 440ml of oil, compared to 600ml on the older side-valve engines. This is concerning because Briggs market these engines as "No Oil Change Required". I would have gone the other way with that decision rather than risk running the thing down by inattentive users. I guess Briggs sell more engines that way.
Having done daily driver duties this past couple of weeks, the XR6 was first. Wheels were cleaned with Brake Buster from my foam cannon, the tyres scrubbed with the remainder of a bottle of Adam's Rubber & Tire Cleaner. The wash soap was NV Snow, having not used it for a while, today was pleasant reminder of why this soap is so good.
Drying aid of choice was Bead Maker, which I also used on the door jambs and engine bay. For some reason, this paint seems to love Bead Maker. The interior was wiped down with ONR, the glass cleaned with Invisible Glass. Finally, the tyres treated to another coat of OG Tire Dressing applied with the Curveball brush.
Clean and ready to swap duties with the Mustang.
It was then onto the Ranger, using the unremarkable Gtechniq G-Wash. Nothing wrong with this soap, but it just doesn't get me excited.
Drying Aid of choice was Optimum Car Wax. While spray wax's are not popular these days, there is something magical about how wax makes a car look and feel.
Capping off the garage therapy session, I changed the oil on the Victa Mustang 750iS, which was last changed 13 months ago. With nine other lawn mowers to choose from, the workload of this unit is shared, so that interval is more than fine.
These OHV engines only hold 440ml of oil, compared to 600ml on the older side-valve engines. This is concerning because Briggs market these engines as "No Oil Change Required". I would have gone the other way with that decision rather than risk running the thing down by inattentive users. I guess Briggs sell more engines that way.
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The Falcon looks fantastic, better than when it was new I bet.
I have noticed some products work better on some paints and not on others. The FJ is very forgiving, but the white roof definitely requires more care. It's single stage, but also very thick, you can actually feel a lip where the white roof meets the silver at the sides, like it was painted and cleared all over, then the white was added to the roof. The white does not like anything with Graphene, longevity is ok, but it can leave streaks that are really hard to remove. The silver seems good with anything, with Ech2o being my favourite at the moment. I even used it on the glass shower screen this week, it's so easy to clean now.
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I have noticed some products work better on some paints and not on others. The FJ is very forgiving, but the white roof definitely requires more care. It's single stage, but also very thick, you can actually feel a lip where the white roof meets the silver at the sides, like it was painted and cleared all over, then the white was added to the roof. The white does not like anything with Graphene, longevity is ok, but it can leave streaks that are really hard to remove. The silver seems good with anything, with Ech2o being my favourite at the moment. I even used it on the glass shower screen this week, it's so easy to clean now.
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Best of Show in your collection, hands down
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It's typically addressed at dealer level if the customer complains, otherwise Ford get away with it. Some people notice these things, others don't.
If there is ONE product Ford should make an impression with, it's the Mustang. This is where you win or loose further sales for the brand. How many Mustang owners drive another brand as their daily..........as in one more reliable? I guess poor quality is tolerable on a weekender, but not for something you live with daily.
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IMO Ford doesn't care about the Mustang as they've had fit and finish issues for years now, poor paint quality too and naming an UGLY EV a Mach-E is actually a "Mocker-E"
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IMO Ford doesn't care about the Mustang as they've had fit and finish issues for years now, poor paint quality too and naming an UGLY EV a Mach-E is actually a "Mocker-E"
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The common excuse seems to center around "oh, but its got a V8". Really. Cylinder count has anything to do with paint quality and panel alignment, the car goes down a line, parts are fitted just like any other car or brand. Maybe I'm expecting too much to think that one of the oldest car companies in the world would build its cars properly?
As for the Mach-E, I actually like the look of it and I'm sure its a fine EV, but the name is completely off the mark. I know why they did it, but I wish they left the Mustang nameplate where it belongs and called it Galaxy or Galaxy Mach-E instead.
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Honestly, there is a very low percentage of Mustang owners that even pay attention to the paint or panel fitment. I admit, I didn't really care about paint and fitment on all my previous Mustangs. It was only my 04 Mach 1 that I was really PO'd about it's issues. I think that was because of it being a lower in production numbers and I was taking it to car shows, etc.
Also...How about Mustang Maxx :laughing: :laughing:
Kidding aside, I actually like the Mach-E. I know why Ford named it a Mustang, but it was kinda silly. Naming it this way does leave it open for future real electric Mustang.
Also...How about Mustang Maxx :laughing: :laughing:
Kidding aside, I actually like the Mach-E. I know why Ford named it a Mustang, but it was kinda silly. Naming it this way does leave it open for future real electric Mustang.
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The Cruze Returns................
I actually started with the worst part of this job, the interior. Looking back to the previous times I have detailed this car, vacuuming the carpet was a nightmare, so I wanted this out of the way first. And once again, it fought me the whole way! Using some P&S Paint Gloss to cut down the static helped, but in the end, I had to call it good and move on.
It was then onto the exterior, starting with the wheels.
NV Purge for the wheels, applied after the rinse, left to dwell while I scrubbed the tires and wheel arches with Wise Guy. I then rinsed, reapplied the Purge and attacked them with various brushes.
Next, I applied Gyeon Iron to the whole car. Geez, I don't know how the pro's use this stuff every day! Even after a shower, I can still smell it on my skin!
I also applied some P&S Bug Off to the front bumper, wing mirrors and windscreen to soak them down.
Both chemicals were then left to dwell while I rinsed the black sludge out of my wheel bucket!
This car will never have been treated with iron remover before, hence the strong reaction. I then followed this by foaming Carpro Lift over the top to increase the dwell time.
Next up, a thorough rinse to remove the soap and chemical residue. This is where the time and effort applying these products reveals a much cleaner surface to contact wash. I have to say, I was very impressed with what the iron remover, bug remover and Lift achieved here.
I then re-foamed with Lift for the contact wash. During this step, I also grabbed a car-wash towel and wiped down the door jambs.
After all that, the paint was completely flat, not that there was much protection on the car anyway. Hydr02 to the rescue, applied to the paint, glass and wheels. I really only do this to make the drying process easier, but it does add some gloss and protection to the equation.
After a blow down, I continued the Carpro theme by applying some Reload 2.0 to the paint and glass. I have to say, this new version is much more friendly to work with, flashing nicely and only requiring minimal towel work.
The door jambs were then dried with ONR, the wheel arches sprayed with Hyper Dressing and the tires dressed with yet another Carpro product, this time Darkside.
Back to the interior, cleaning the plastic surfaces with Griot's Interior Cleaner.
The main selling point of this product is the complete lack of colouring and scent, meaning you just get an interior cleaner and nothing else to complicate the situation. This is probably the dirtiest interior that this product will deal with in the DFB garage, so it got put the to the ultimate test today. While it performed well, I can't help feeling P&S Express does a better job. I actually switched to Express to clean the leather for comparison's sake and felt like I preferred it over the Griot's.
Following the cleaning, I went over the plastics with P&S Swift. While this offers some mild cleaning ability, I like how this has just the right amount of dressing ability without leaving an oil slick behind, or looking too dry like some interior detailers can. I treated the leather to some NV Nourish, the glass was then attended to with Invisible Glass, the carpets misted with KCx FU (an odor neutralizer), and the carpets vacuumed (again!). A quick spritz of Griot's Fine Leather Scent and the interior was done.
A quick wipe over with some Bead Maker and the Cruze was done!
I actually started with the worst part of this job, the interior. Looking back to the previous times I have detailed this car, vacuuming the carpet was a nightmare, so I wanted this out of the way first. And once again, it fought me the whole way! Using some P&S Paint Gloss to cut down the static helped, but in the end, I had to call it good and move on.
It was then onto the exterior, starting with the wheels.
NV Purge for the wheels, applied after the rinse, left to dwell while I scrubbed the tires and wheel arches with Wise Guy. I then rinsed, reapplied the Purge and attacked them with various brushes.
Next, I applied Gyeon Iron to the whole car. Geez, I don't know how the pro's use this stuff every day! Even after a shower, I can still smell it on my skin!
I also applied some P&S Bug Off to the front bumper, wing mirrors and windscreen to soak them down.
Both chemicals were then left to dwell while I rinsed the black sludge out of my wheel bucket!
This car will never have been treated with iron remover before, hence the strong reaction. I then followed this by foaming Carpro Lift over the top to increase the dwell time.
Next up, a thorough rinse to remove the soap and chemical residue. This is where the time and effort applying these products reveals a much cleaner surface to contact wash. I have to say, I was very impressed with what the iron remover, bug remover and Lift achieved here.
I then re-foamed with Lift for the contact wash. During this step, I also grabbed a car-wash towel and wiped down the door jambs.
After all that, the paint was completely flat, not that there was much protection on the car anyway. Hydr02 to the rescue, applied to the paint, glass and wheels. I really only do this to make the drying process easier, but it does add some gloss and protection to the equation.
After a blow down, I continued the Carpro theme by applying some Reload 2.0 to the paint and glass. I have to say, this new version is much more friendly to work with, flashing nicely and only requiring minimal towel work.
The door jambs were then dried with ONR, the wheel arches sprayed with Hyper Dressing and the tires dressed with yet another Carpro product, this time Darkside.
Back to the interior, cleaning the plastic surfaces with Griot's Interior Cleaner.
The main selling point of this product is the complete lack of colouring and scent, meaning you just get an interior cleaner and nothing else to complicate the situation. This is probably the dirtiest interior that this product will deal with in the DFB garage, so it got put the to the ultimate test today. While it performed well, I can't help feeling P&S Express does a better job. I actually switched to Express to clean the leather for comparison's sake and felt like I preferred it over the Griot's.
Following the cleaning, I went over the plastics with P&S Swift. While this offers some mild cleaning ability, I like how this has just the right amount of dressing ability without leaving an oil slick behind, or looking too dry like some interior detailers can. I treated the leather to some NV Nourish, the glass was then attended to with Invisible Glass, the carpets misted with KCx FU (an odor neutralizer), and the carpets vacuumed (again!). A quick spritz of Griot's Fine Leather Scent and the interior was done.
A quick wipe over with some Bead Maker and the Cruze was done!