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General MINI TalkShared experiences, motoring minutes, and other general MINI-related discussion that applies to all MINIs, regardless of model, year or trim.
My new coolant bottle arrived today. Ordered on amazon two days ago and it arrived on my doorstep this morning. Shipping has exceeded expectation on the time frame.
Wow! White Mini and green grass. Must be nice. Only white here is on the lawn and really haven't grass since December.
We've maybe lost about a foot and a half off that snow since I took the picture, but still plenty out there.
How did the Countryman turn out?
We had a pretty warm day yesterday that got rid of the last of our snow. The Countryman was REALLY dirty. After a wash, some fallout remover, and a pass with quick detailer it eventually came out pretty clean. Needs a once over with clay once the weather is properly nice for a while. Silver White is a tough color to keep clean!
I didn't take after pics outside, but they're tucked in for the night.
--Matt
Last edited by mattkosem; Mar 25, 2017 at 03:57 PM.
We had a pretty warm day yesterday that got rid of the last of our snow. The Countryman was REALLY dirty. After a wash, some fallout remover, and a pass with quick detailer it eventually came out pretty clean. Needs a once over with clay once the weather is properly nice for a while. Silver White is a tough color to keep clean!
--Matt
Yes it is! Clay weather is coming. Post up a picture of the results!
Yes it is! Clay weather is coming. Post up a picture of the results!
I added an after to the post above, but they're inside a garage :p
The real question at this point is clay or Autoscrub. Autoscrub is definitely faster, but I feel like the results are a bit better with clay and I find myself missing the real clay experience (ie. Seeing everything as it gets lifted away) afterwards.
I added an after to the post above, but they're inside a garage :p
The real question at this point is clay or Autoscrub. Autoscrub is definitely faster, but I feel like the results are a bit better with clay and I find myself missing the real clay experience (ie. Seeing everything as it gets lifted away) afterwards.
--Matt
Agree! Clay is time consuming, but I've always liked the results best.
And both your Minis look great... White Silver is definitely a great color for them!
Last edited by MiniRoadstah; Mar 25, 2017 at 04:25 PM.
Agree! Clay is time consuming, but I've always liked the results best.
And both your Minis look great... White Silver is definitely a great color for them!
Agteed. I think you've helped me decide!
I did add ONR to both the rinse bucket and the bottle on the foam cannon (alongside CG Mr. Pink). Boy is that stuff slippery! I read some posts suggesting that dirt suspends better with it there, and I'm inclined to believe them at this point. The combination smelled wonderful too!
I did add ONR to both the rinse bucket and the bottle on the foam cannon (alongside CG Mr. Pink). Boy is that stuff slippery! I read some posts suggesting that dirt suspends better with it there, and I'm inclined to believe them at this point. The combination smelled wonderful too!
--Matt
Will give those products a try. Several here on the forum have liked the results.
Ordered an msd coil, msd wires, and some NGK one heat range colder plugs for my r53. I decided to go through amazon for these instead of a vendor. I usually like to support the vendor community but when my bill goes from 260 for all 3 to 170 shipped I'm good with amazon.
Finally installed my Yakima roof racks and RockyMounts bike carrier.
Lookin' good! Move the car forward and turn to the right a hair and it'll look like you have a "mini" kayak on the rack. Came close in the picture! And the Yakima rack wind deflector must have been made for the Mini. Excellent fit.
It's been raining for days here in NJ. Tomorrow the sun is coming out. I washed the car in the garage rinsing it with water bottles. That is what you do when you are a car lover!
Lookin' good! Move the car forward and turn to the right a hair and it'll look like you have a "mini" kayak on the rack. Came close in the picture! And the Yakima rack wind deflector must have been made for the Mini. Excellent fit.
