MINI Nudity NSFW (Just Kidding :-) )
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Now onto the good stuff!
Paint was polished with Meguiars #80 and #82.
Befores:
(The arches actually came like this from the place I got them painted at...oh well, they still did a nice job on them atleast!)
Test spots:
No more swirls:
Paint was polished with Meguiars #80 and #82.
Befores:
(The arches actually came like this from the place I got them painted at...oh well, they still did a nice job on them atleast!)
Test spots:
No more swirls:
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Now...to answer some questions:
Yes! Black is truely a pain!!!! I did indeed use a PCDA. For the little bits that a 6" pad is used, I go over it by hand. I am also getting ready to order a 4" spot pad kit as well
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Thanks! Exhaust was polished with NXT all Metal Polish
Thanks!!!
Black is the most awesome paint when it is clean. I chose red however because black would drive me crazy. You are much more tolerant than I.
It is such a dramatic improvement. I'm assuming that you used a PCDA for this work, tell me how do you do the little bits of the bumper down around the exhaust. All those nooks and small areas, you can't get in there with a 6" pad can you? Do you use a 4" pad or do it by hand?
I'm looking forward to more pictures as you progress.
It is such a dramatic improvement. I'm assuming that you used a PCDA for this work, tell me how do you do the little bits of the bumper down around the exhaust. All those nooks and small areas, you can't get in there with a 6" pad can you? Do you use a 4" pad or do it by hand?
I'm looking forward to more pictures as you progress.
Yes! Black is truely a pain!!!! I did indeed use a PCDA. For the little bits that a 6" pad is used, I go over it by hand. I am also getting ready to order a 4" spot pad kit as well
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Looks very nice. What did you use on the exhaust tips?
BTW, ahem, nice website
So nice. Mighty swirl killing and awesome shine. Shine, shine, I wish the sun would shine here so I could get my MINI looking good again!
Anyway, great work and thanks for the photos!
Anyway, great work and thanks for the photos!
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Yea! It is amazing how much grime and nasty stuff was in there...I guess I shouldn't be too suprised though. I wish there was some sort of protective coating I could put on them, because they are already dirty again!!
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Thanks
No more shine down in here in Texas though unfortunately. The MINI is now sitting in the garage dirty because of rain! It is supposed to rain all weekend too. It sucks especially since I had a fully booked detailing weekend....
Anyways, I guess I can't complain because it was like 65 degrees out today. I hear it is down in the single digits up there in Colorado
.Tommorow it is supposed to get down to...45 in Austin, *GASP*
Oh...and did I mention, school could be cancelled on Monday for an "Ice" Day? Texans are so silly sometimes...
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Well, close...but it's actually a 3 series
. And someone just rear-ended it two weeks ago ... atleast it wasn't the MINI (or the porsche for that matter, LOL)dohhh!!!
im sorry to hear about the accident!~ 3-Series is my kinda car.
not big, not small, just a right size.
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