MINI COOPER :: North American Motoring - '02MC + 42,000 Miles + Parked Outside = Beautiful

string · #1 05-02-2005, 10:57 AM

I think he still cleans up pretty well for a 3 year-old, 42,000 miles-motored, daily-driver, parked-outside Cooper.

BradB · #2 05-02-2005, 11:16 AM

I can attest to it's perfection...

I was at the St. Louis Euro Meet yesterday where this MINI was entered and I was walking amongst the cars with a buddy, sort of in a daze when I came upon this one which happened to have it's hood open, I commented to my friend, "Jeez, this is REALLY nice!" He comes back to me, "yea this is Adam's". I bolted back at him, "You mean 'Our' Adam?" (meaning the Adam in our MINI club) and he said, "Sure!". Dang!

I think I need to get to work, or keep my hood closed.
Brad

minicoopermike · #3 05-02-2005, 01:35 PM

WOW, very nicely maintained MINI! Lookin' great.

**lotsie** · #4 05-02-2005, 05:59 PM

Nice work:smile:Looks great

pedrocooper · #5 05-18-2005, 07:31 PM

A man after my own heart! Great job Adam! I have the same color scheme/year Cooper-minus stripes & moonroof. Please tell me one thing, how do you keep the engine area so clean?

string · #6 05-19-2005, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by pedrocooper

A man after my own heart! Great job Adam! I have the same color scheme/year Cooper-minus stripes & moonroof. Please tell me one thing, how do you keep the engine area so clean?

I posted my yearly (sometimes bi-annual) engine bay process in this thread:
http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...ad.php?t=42998

AC_MINI · #7 05-19-2005, 10:21 AM

WoW your MINI looks very new, just like you just got them yesterday.... You take very good care of it, keep up the good work.

kaelaria · #8 05-19-2005, 10:37 AM

It's amazing how these things look new for so long - I'm coming from 100% American ownership previously - and the more beautiful examples like this I see, the more I love my decision! Nice ride!!

agranger · #9 05-19-2005, 07:41 PM

Beautiful!

It makes the car even better when you realize that it's someone's daily driver that isn't kept in a hermetically sealed jar during the week and trailered to the shows.

I get more enjoyment from the finish on my old daily driver Altima (8 years old w/ 80,000 miles) than any show car I've seen in a long time.

Congrats!

gokartride · #10 05-19-2005, 07:44 PM

Thanks for the pics....thats very encouraging for those of us struggling against the elements and all manner of adversity to keep our beloved MINIs pristine! Great job!!

ofioliti · #11 05-25-2005, 09:05 PM

You've got a great classic in the works there, Adam! :smile:

(Do you have the clear bra on the front? If not, do you touch up any nicks?)

string · #12 05-26-2005, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ofioliti

You've got a great classic in the works there, Adam! :smile:

(Do you have the clear bra on the front? If not, do you touch up any nicks?)

I do not have a clear bra. To add to the fun of this, I BOUGHT MY MINI USED! 19K on the clock. So, there were already chips, nicks, etc. I don't want to put a clear bra on at this point. Yes, I fill chips and touch up as much as a can.

Thanks to BradB (surprise, surprise) I now know how to fill in chips well. Use artist's brushes (do not use the brush supplied with the touch-up paint!), thin the paint a little bit with thinner, clean the chip, and fill until a little mound is there. After they dry, there is a product that will flatten the touch-up down to the surface height. Polish and wax over. Done.

I'm sure Brad can add much, much more to this!