Hi all, another slightly different one from me, I was called up recently to attend the Bloodhound SSC headquarters, to carry out a detail on the show car ready for a Rolex press event.
For those who don't know about the car, the Bloodhound SSC is a world land speed record project, in which they hope to hit 1000mph in just under 55 seconds, weighing in at 7.5 tonnes and pushing out 135,000bhp!
More information here -
http://www.bloodhoundssc.com
On to the detail, the brief was to get the car looking it's best within a day, so I aimed to correct the front end, removing all swirls and scratches picked up from shows and transport, followed by spot corrections along the hull of the car.
A few before's of the car -
After a quick Finale wipedown I began on the front end of the car, correction beginning with the Rupes Bigfoot system. A few of the 50/50's below!
Working round the front end.
A few other marks removed.
Before
After
The entire body was then given a going over with Auto Finesse Tripple on a black pad, to add some protection and shine after a deep clean.
A step ladder was needed to get up to the roof fin!
Before with a few marks, followed by Tripple to remove marring and previous wax residue.
With the whole car Tripple'd, I gave the car a quick wipedown of AF Finale.
Leaving these final results after an 11-hour detail!
The guys at Bloodhound were very hospitable and were really happy with the finish. I was lucky to have Richard Noble (Previous land speed world record holder) set his eyes upon the car, saying it's the best it's ever looked!
Overall it was a great challenge, but very rewarding to get the car looking how it should - to match the speed!
Thanks for reading, comments and chat welcome as always.
For those who don't know about the car, the Bloodhound SSC is a world land speed record project, in which they hope to hit 1000mph in just under 55 seconds, weighing in at 7.5 tonnes and pushing out 135,000bhp!
More information here -
http://www.bloodhoundssc.com
On to the detail, the brief was to get the car looking it's best within a day, so I aimed to correct the front end, removing all swirls and scratches picked up from shows and transport, followed by spot corrections along the hull of the car.
A few before's of the car -
After a quick Finale wipedown I began on the front end of the car, correction beginning with the Rupes Bigfoot system. A few of the 50/50's below!
Working round the front end.
A few other marks removed.
Before
After
The entire body was then given a going over with Auto Finesse Tripple on a black pad, to add some protection and shine after a deep clean.
A step ladder was needed to get up to the roof fin!
Before with a few marks, followed by Tripple to remove marring and previous wax residue.
With the whole car Tripple'd, I gave the car a quick wipedown of AF Finale.
Leaving these final results after an 11-hour detail!
The guys at Bloodhound were very hospitable and were really happy with the finish. I was lucky to have Richard Noble (Previous land speed world record holder) set his eyes upon the car, saying it's the best it's ever looked!
Overall it was a great challenge, but very rewarding to get the car looking how it should - to match the speed!
Thanks for reading, comments and chat welcome as always.
Andy
