Show Us Your Detailed MINI
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Show Us Your Detailed MINI
Lets get a thread going for us to post pictures of our freshly detailed MINIs (or minis)! Theres been too many questions and not enough pics around here latley
Don't forget before and afters, those are the best!
PS If there is already a thread like this I couldn't find it, point me in the right direction if there is.
I'll start, and this is by no means recent, mine is covered with tons of tar at the moment
Don't forget before and afters, those are the best!
PS If there is already a thread like this I couldn't find it, point me in the right direction if there is.
I'll start, and this is by no means recent, mine is covered with tons of tar at the moment
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first post here....my wife just bought herself a used 2009 Mini Cooper
right when we brought the car home
i went right away to my detailing =)
- washed with Autoglym Body Shampoo
- cleaned the rims with Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
- dressed the rubber with Armor All Tire Shine
- polished with Poorboy's Swirl Remover 2.5 w/ Porter Cable 7424xp
- Waxed with Collinite 476s w/ Porter Cable 7424xp
- Cleaned plastic mouldings area with Black WoW
right when we brought the car home
i went right away to my detailing =)
- washed with Autoglym Body Shampoo
- cleaned the rims with Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
- dressed the rubber with Armor All Tire Shine
- polished with Poorboy's Swirl Remover 2.5 w/ Porter Cable 7424xp
- Waxed with Collinite 476s w/ Porter Cable 7424xp
- Cleaned plastic mouldings area with Black WoW
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Then clean/dry/dress under the hood, then wheels/tires one at a time, then wash the car, apply Hydro and dry, then the exterior trim and finally the exterior glass.
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I do something very similar:
-Interior ( if I know I'm going to wash the car the next day I like to do this the night before to kind of make it a shorter day)
-Wheels/Tires
-Paint (top to bottom)
-Hydro
-Dry Paint, doorjambs, boot, bonnet, wheels
-Then I'll dress the tires, maybe trim and grills if they need it, exhaust tips (or tip in my case)
-Then glass
In fact I did all of this today, so here's two crappy iPhone pics, the second one I just thought was different.
-Interior ( if I know I'm going to wash the car the next day I like to do this the night before to kind of make it a shorter day)
-Wheels/Tires
-Paint (top to bottom)
-Hydro
-Dry Paint, doorjambs, boot, bonnet, wheels
-Then I'll dress the tires, maybe trim and grills if they need it, exhaust tips (or tip in my case)
-Then glass
In fact I did all of this today, so here's two crappy iPhone pics, the second one I just thought was different.
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Did my Get Ready Because Winter Will Be Here Before You Know It Detail over the past couple of days. PIC HEAVY
Not to bad from a distance...
Tar
Water Spots
Swirls...Oh My!!
And bugs too!
Floor mats need some work
Also needs a good helping of 303
Got plenty of Mystique, using Dawn today. lol
Random product shot...The bugs-b-gone doesn't do much at all, but just going to finish off the bottle, simple green for the tires, and Sonax for the wheels. I only use the Sonax when I haven't been able to wash it as often as I like too, but it sure does work great.
My wheels are bleeding ahh!
Break dust. Gross!
Incase you wondered what the tarp was for, I wash in the garage when I don't have any shade (which is any time before 4:00) and it keeps all the water in one place. Very handy actually, and of corse I stole the idea from Octaneguy.
Then the water just flows out the front
When I'm done this is what I'm left with
One of my helpers, the other one is hiding around back because the hose is out. lol
After it's all clean you can see the swirls
Claying the back window.
Traminator in action
This is what was left
Then to this, what's left are chips. Wish I would've gotten clear bra when I had the chance
5 Points if you know what's in the bottle.
Here's a hint
Wax on
Wax off
Just a tease, I haven't had time to take some good ones yet. She does look nice, and should after 2 straight days of major detailing.
My steps were:
Wash with dawn, 2 bucket plus grit guards, lambs wool wash mitt
Dry with waffle weave towels and aircompressor
Tires- Simple green, then Extreme Shine
Wheels- Sonax, followed by Wheel Armor, and Hydro
Tar removal done by Tarminator
Removed old wax with Alcohol
Exhaust tips with an Eagle One metal polish, not a fan but using it up
Did the grill with Adam's In and Out Spray, love that stuff
Clay- I forget which brand, I just know It took along time to get off the tar that wouldn't come off with Tarminatior or WD40
PreWOW and BlackWOW on all the plastic on the outside.
Swirl
Amigo
Epic, 2 coats
Banana Gloss
Hydro
Clarity on the windows
303 on everything inside
And a little Febreez just for kicks!
I'll post some better after pics in a couple of days assuming it doesn't rain before then!
Not to bad from a distance...
Tar
Water Spots
Swirls...Oh My!!
And bugs too!
Floor mats need some work
Also needs a good helping of 303
Got plenty of Mystique, using Dawn today. lol
Random product shot...The bugs-b-gone doesn't do much at all, but just going to finish off the bottle, simple green for the tires, and Sonax for the wheels. I only use the Sonax when I haven't been able to wash it as often as I like too, but it sure does work great.
My wheels are bleeding ahh!
Break dust. Gross!
Incase you wondered what the tarp was for, I wash in the garage when I don't have any shade (which is any time before 4:00) and it keeps all the water in one place. Very handy actually, and of corse I stole the idea from Octaneguy.
Then the water just flows out the front
When I'm done this is what I'm left with
One of my helpers, the other one is hiding around back because the hose is out. lol
After it's all clean you can see the swirls
Claying the back window.
Traminator in action
This is what was left
Then to this, what's left are chips. Wish I would've gotten clear bra when I had the chance
5 Points if you know what's in the bottle.
Here's a hint
Wax on
Wax off
Just a tease, I haven't had time to take some good ones yet. She does look nice, and should after 2 straight days of major detailing.
My steps were:
Wash with dawn, 2 bucket plus grit guards, lambs wool wash mitt
Dry with waffle weave towels and aircompressor
Tires- Simple green, then Extreme Shine
Wheels- Sonax, followed by Wheel Armor, and Hydro
Tar removal done by Tarminator
Removed old wax with Alcohol
Exhaust tips with an Eagle One metal polish, not a fan but using it up
Did the grill with Adam's In and Out Spray, love that stuff
Clay- I forget which brand, I just know It took along time to get off the tar that wouldn't come off with Tarminatior or WD40
PreWOW and BlackWOW on all the plastic on the outside.
Swirl
Amigo
Epic, 2 coats
Banana Gloss
Hydro
Clarity on the windows
303 on everything inside
And a little Febreez just for kicks!
I'll post some better after pics in a couple of days assuming it doesn't rain before then!
Last edited by Nrob; 09-28-2011 at 09:02 PM.
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