Winter wash- 2010 Ford Fusion

[budman3]

Hey all. Hope everyone is doing just fine. I've been busy with life so I haven't been detailing, posting or purchasing much lately but I do lurk regularly. Back in May I picked up my 2010 Ford Fusion and 11,000 miles later I am 100% satisfied with my purchase still. It's a great car and I couldn't be happier with it. I bought some steelies and Michelin X-Ice tires for the winter months and put the 18's in a shed for the summer months. When the temperature gets above freezing I usually pull out the pressure washer and AG foamer to get the majority of the salt and grime off, however the next day it gets messy again.

Yesterday I did that, and then did an ONR wash in the garage to get it perfectly clean again (for a few minutes at least ). Also, I wanted to test out my new Canon 50D camera as well, hence this post :bigups

As usual, onto the pics! Oh yeah, I have 2 coats of Collinite as a base and a few coats of OCW on top of that.

This is about a week and a half without a spray down:










Foamer- Optimum Car Wash, Water and some Poorboy's Bug Squash:




After I brought it into the garage, I dried it with a Metro Master Blaster and began the ONR wash.

This picture shows what is actually left behind after a foam down (100% touchless)




And the afters:












Thanks for looking!

[dublifecrisis]

Nothing wrong with owning "Car of the Year"!!! I like the Sport package as well. Heck even the last gen Fusion wasn't sore on the eyes and this is coming from someone who until recently would NEVER consider a Domestic midsize, full size, compact. Ford is doing some great things.

Love the foam shot and the ONR door shot. I won't wash my car unless it's 50+ degrees...LOL

[bmw5541]

I have got to get me one of those foam cannons!
Nice work.

[turbos17]

Excellent work! I am a Toyota man, but Ford is the only domestic doing things right. Plus they didn't take a bailout like Gubmint Motor's aka Obama Motor's (did I just say that)?

[bill walsh]

looks good

[feslope]

Hey all. Hope everyone is doing just fine. I've been busy with life so I haven't been detailing, posting or purchasing much lately but I do lurk regularly. Back in May I picked up my 2010 Ford Fusion and 11,000 miles later I am 100% satisfied with my purchase still. It's a great car and I couldn't be happier with it. I bought some steelies and Michelin X-Ice tires for the winter months and put the 18's in a shed for the summer months. When the temperature gets above freezing I usually pull out the pressure washer and AG foamer to get the majority of the salt and grime off, however the next day it gets messy again.

Yesterday I did that, and then did an ONR wash in the garage to get it perfectly clean again (for a few minutes at least ). Also, I wanted to test out my new Canon 50D camera as well, hence this post :bigups


Thanks for looking!

I just got rid of my 2004 Prius for one of these in white.

[Shane731]

Looks good...for now.

[wytstang]

Looks great man I really like the Sport Fusions.

[GMC83]

looks great.

[budman3]

Nothing wrong with owning "Car of the Year"!!! I like the Sport package as well. Heck even the last gen Fusion wasn't sore on the eyes and this is coming from someone who until recently would NEVER consider a Domestic midsize, full size, compact. Ford is doing some great things.

Love the foam shot and the ONR door shot. I won't wash my car unless it's 50+ degrees...LOL

I was looking at the 08's and 09 Fusions but once I saw the '10s, it was a done deal . Its the 'base' (if you want to call it that, its still fairly loaded) Sport edition and have 0 complaints. The build quality is excellent and lots of high quality pieces all around. As for the washing in the cold, yeah it stinks. I have a set of insulated waterproof gloves which helps out a bit.

I have got to get me one of those foam cannons!
Nice work.

Thanks. The foam cannon is a bunch of fun to use. It looks awesome too. It works real well combined with the 2 bucket method.

Excellent work! I am a Toyota man, but Ford is the only domestic doing things right. Plus they didn't take a bailout like Gubmint Motor's aka Obama Motor's (did I just say that)?

I'm satisfied with the car and company. I usually lean towards the Chevy side but they nailed it with this car (but I am a bit biased )

looks good

Thanks Bill

I just got rid of my 2004 Prius for one of these in white.

Awesome, congrats!

Looks good...for now.

Yup, its already dusty from dried up salt and dirt that was on the roads... however no snow in the forecast!

Looks great man I really like the Sport Fusions.

Thanks. I wasn't sure how it was going to handle in the snow but the Michelins handle real well (both wet and dry) and it also has traction control which helps a little.

looks great.

Thank you!