21-05-2015, 07:20 PM
Good news!
For the first time since I took delivery of my brand new Focus 12 weeks ago it is actually presentable and I'm chuffed to bits with the way it looks. The paint was always dull, hazy, full of imperfections and there was dirt in the paint all over the car.
I was told by Bridgend Ford that there was nothing wrong with it, it would be unreasonable for me to expect the paintwork to be perfect and that I was just being picky.
In the end Newport Ford flatted the paint back and polished it up and it came up an absolute treat. Couldn't believe the difference. It had a few buffer trails and swirls so I run over it today with a finishing polish with a DA and tidied up the tarnished chrome.
![[Image: 20150521_161943_zpsddzjej2a.jpg]](http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/20150521_161943_zpsddzjej2a.jpg)
![[Image: 20150521_123930_zps0fcr68v2.jpg]](http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/20150521_123930_zps0fcr68v2.jpg)
Tarnished Grill...
![[Image: 20150521_115633_zpsnp6aa1g9.jpg]](http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/20150521_115633_zpsnp6aa1g9.jpg)
After...
![[Image: 20150521_120213_zpsmarizh3s.jpg]](http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/20150521_120213_zpsmarizh3s.jpg)
Tarnished chrome around the fog lights...
![[Image: 20150521_120224_zpsupb2h81q.jpg]](http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/20150521_120224_zpsupb2h81q.jpg)
After...
![[Image: 20150521_120353_zpsejyypjbd.jpg]](http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/20150521_120353_zpsejyypjbd.jpg)
![[Image: 20150521_120355_zps5xhbxzd3.jpg]](http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/20150521_120355_zps5xhbxzd3.jpg)
And my cat...
![[Image: 20150521_161412_zpstmvk6pt6.jpg]](http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Bailes1992/20150521_161412_zpstmvk6pt6.jpg)
For the first time since I took delivery of my brand new Focus 12 weeks ago it is actually presentable and I'm chuffed to bits with the way it looks. The paint was always dull, hazy, full of imperfections and there was dirt in the paint all over the car.
I was told by Bridgend Ford that there was nothing wrong with it, it would be unreasonable for me to expect the paintwork to be perfect and that I was just being picky.
In the end Newport Ford flatted the paint back and polished it up and it came up an absolute treat. Couldn't believe the difference. It had a few buffer trails and swirls so I run over it today with a finishing polish with a DA and tidied up the tarnished chrome.
![[Image: 20150521_161943_zpsddzjej2a.jpg]](http://s52.photobucket.com/user/Bailes1992/media/20150521_161943_zpsddzjej2a.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20150521_123930_zps0fcr68v2.jpg]](http://s52.photobucket.com/user/Bailes1992/media/20150521_123930_zps0fcr68v2.jpg.html)
Tarnished Grill...
![[Image: 20150521_115633_zpsnp6aa1g9.jpg]](http://s52.photobucket.com/user/Bailes1992/media/20150521_115633_zpsnp6aa1g9.jpg.html)
After...
![[Image: 20150521_120213_zpsmarizh3s.jpg]](http://s52.photobucket.com/user/Bailes1992/media/20150521_120213_zpsmarizh3s.jpg.html)
Tarnished chrome around the fog lights...
![[Image: 20150521_120224_zpsupb2h81q.jpg]](http://s52.photobucket.com/user/Bailes1992/media/20150521_120224_zpsupb2h81q.jpg.html)
After...
![[Image: 20150521_120353_zpsejyypjbd.jpg]](http://s52.photobucket.com/user/Bailes1992/media/20150521_120353_zpsejyypjbd.jpg.html)
![[Image: 20150521_120355_zps5xhbxzd3.jpg]](http://s52.photobucket.com/user/Bailes1992/media/20150521_120355_zps5xhbxzd3.jpg.html)
And my cat...
![[Image: 20150521_161412_zpstmvk6pt6.jpg]](http://s52.photobucket.com/user/Bailes1992/media/20150521_161412_zpstmvk6pt6.jpg.html)