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07-09-2007, 06:41 PM
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2nd Gear
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MINI detail
So I got bored last Wednesday and headed over to my friends house to wash my girl's Mini and help out my friend with her S.
Washed
Clayed
Washed
Polished
Sealed
Waxed
The Mini wasn't in bad shape because I haven't let anyone touch it since we drove out of the dealer. It had very very few light swirls and about 2 light scratches.
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Taped her up:
After the Sonus Swirl Buster:
All Sealed up and Waxed:
My friends S:
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07-09-2007, 07:56 PM
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6th Gear
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Very nice!
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07-09-2007, 08:03 PM
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4th Gear
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: SE NC
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Very nice!
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07-09-2007, 09:35 PM
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3rd Gear
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Wow...looks great!!!! Love the last pic!
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Piano Black w/ chrome interior
LSD & Hi-Fi
Officially named...meet Valentino
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07-09-2007, 09:42 PM
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6th Gear
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Are you a police officer? Do you realize why I'm asking?
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07-10-2007, 09:02 AM
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2nd Gear
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by cooper99
Are you a police officer? Do you realize why I'm asking?
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No, I don't realize why you are asking???
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07-10-2007, 09:28 AM
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3rd Gear
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Wow...the beading is cool! I get that on my car everywhere else but the bonnet. It still beads but the beads are larger than everywhere else...is this a sign of the bonnet needing more wax?
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Premium & Sport
Piano Black w/ chrome interior
LSD & Hi-Fi
Officially named...meet Valentino
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07-10-2007, 10:20 AM
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Neutral
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Why is beading a good thing?
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Originally Posted by at7815
Wow...the beading is cool! I get that on my car everywhere else but the bonnet. It still beads but the beads are larger than everywhere else...is this a sign of the bonnet needing more wax?
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Beading is cool looking. But when the water dries, concentrated dirt spots remain. Plus, mineral deposits and pits in your wax from the acidic rain. 
Of course, the point of wax is to keep the damage from your paint. But can't one of our beloved detail product companies produce a wax that helps sheet the water off the car rather than beading?
Can one of our scientific MINI drivers give details? I understand the concept of surface tension which causes the beading. Correct? |
07-10-2007, 02:04 PM
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Vendor & Moderator :: MINI Camera and Video & c3 club forum
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Funny you ask. Meguiar's has always favored Sheeting Water over Beading, but too many people complained that NXT Tech Wax was gone after one day because it no longer beaded after it was applied--not realizing that it was designed to sheet water.
After many many years of this, I believe they succumbed to market demand and have actually been pushing for beading instead of sheeting. 
http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...t=m21+sheeting
My Sheeting Animation
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Originally Posted by Audioforever
Beading is cool looking. But when the water dries, concentrated dirt spots remain. Plus, mineral deposits and pits in your wax from the acidic rain.
Of course, the point of wax is to keep the damage from your paint. But can't one of our beloved detail product companies produce a wax that helps sheet the water off the car rather than beading?
Can one of our scientific MINI drivers give details? I understand the concept of surface tension which causes the beading. Correct? |
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2005 Jet Black/JB Cooper S | RMW tune (222.1whp/197.8tq) (202.1/183.4) | RMW Shrty Hdr | RMW Cam | Helix 17% | JCW 380s | DT BPV |TCE Wilwd 12.2 BBK | Invidia Exh | Alta Int | Powerflx | Cross Coils | Nitto NG | Adj Ctrl Arms & End Lnks | Gadgets | Alta OCC | Craven Speed | Hella TC400 TPMS | Cust paint inside/out
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07-10-2007, 10:04 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Branford, CT
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Originally Posted by S2ki.com
No, I don't realize why you are asking???
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Not to take the answer away but what can you see in a clean and polished MINI that you can't in a dirty one ? 
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Dual MINI household: '06 PW/B R52 / '04 CR/B R53 JCW
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07-10-2007, 01:53 PM
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6th Gear
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Not to take the answer away but what can you see in a clean and polished MINI that you can't in a dirty one ? |
Ha! Miami County, it looks like...
See photo 9 of post #1 :D |
07-11-2007, 02:18 PM
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2nd Gear
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by agranger
Ha! Miami County, it looks like...
See photo 9 of post #1 :D
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Yup, Miami-Dade County
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07-10-2007, 08:59 AM
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2nd Gear
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07-10-2007, 11:52 AM
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5th Gear
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Great job, wanna do mine?
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'02 MCS - LOADED
ELECTRIC BLUE/BLACK JACK
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07-11-2007, 02:17 PM
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2nd Gear
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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I get my sheeting action from the Jeffs Trigger sealant. I use Collonite 845 or S100 for that extra wet look and depth. My synthetics are what protect my clear coat.
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07-11-2007, 02:20 PM
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6th Gear
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So, I watched OG's DVD. And I ordered the PC bundle from DP. I'm in trouble....
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 MYST - 2007 MCS, Lightning Blue (all blue, no stripes), Cold Weather, Premium, Sport, Conveninece, Rear Fog, LSD, 6 spd., Cloth/Leather w/ Pacific Blue Colorline, Navigation, Stereo Upgrade.
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07-11-2007, 03:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LynnEl
So, I watched OG's DVD. And I ordered the PC bundle from DP. I'm in trouble....
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LOL! Why're you in trouble?
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