Hey all,

I'm working with a friend on producing a series of videos on the care of and maintenance of both MINI's and classic cars. I'm just curious what kind of interest there would be, and what kind of things you'd like to see/learn?

For the care/detailing portion, the plan would be to use a professional detailer showing how to use the tools of the trade and what not to do, etc..

For the maintenance part, I'm thinking along the lines of showing general MINI maintenance: Tire rotation, oil changes, brake pad changes, rotor replacement, etc..

Please make any suggestions or comments on what you would like to see or learn.

Thanks

Richard

 

My only suggestion is don't plan on trying to SELL a video...all the information one could ask for is already available on the web, just not in one place (although there certainly are lots of threads on various car boards with all the helpful links you could ask for). Everything is covered in text, and there are numeruous videos on various sites for almost everything - from washing, to claying, to polishing, etc. A nice video with everything in it, or multiple segments produced by the same people would be sweet, but smart people know you don't have to pay for that info.

I'm not sure what your intent is, so if you weren't thinking of selling something inthe first place - disregard!

I think it would be cool to see a complete detail process - strip, wash, clay, polish, wax, etc. for various product lines. Do one car with all the Zaino products, do another with Mcguires, do one with the stuff most people use (cheap stuff from Wally World)...show common mistakes - loading up an applicator pad on an orbital buffer, reusing towels, not letting polish dry/cure enough, etc...definitely would be a fun project to put together!

 

Thanks for your feedback. As far as detailing goes, we will be focusing on the Meguiars product line first. While my inquiry was MINI related, the plan is to be on various classic cars first--thus showing how to properly detail, remove scratches using PC's and off the shelf scratch removal products, as as full product line usage on various enthusiast vehicles. Of course MINI's and Mini's included.

The second part of that question regarding maintenance on the MINI's was more of an inquiry than anything else. That is, I know there are tons of articles out there--I've written dozens myself, however I still see tons of misinformation regarding basic car care being disseminated to newbie MINI owners--I mean, I went through it myself when I got my own MINI or even just lack of good information that isn't so biased about a particular product being the best. With waxes and polishes, it's so much about the techniques rather than the products themselves. I mean, they are all good for the most part, and differ in subtle ways, but a complete everything you wanted to know about detailing on your enthusiast car is what's lacking IMO.

And good articles and writeup are hard to come by. I mean, I put up a very detailed article on changing your brake pads a few months ago because despite there already existed some articles, none really assumed you knew absolutely nothing about the process.

While I would tend to agree that there is a lot of information already out there, I wouldn't go as far as to say people wouldn't pay for something that's comprehensive and specifically targeted at them for their application. In any case, the first videos we are producing are actually slated for local TV anyways, so it will be free to watch. :smile:

Richard

 

Hi,

I think the videos could be a good idea. What I would like to see is information on how long particular detailing activities should take and information on how frequently different detailing activities should be repeated.

Also information in a format that helps one prioritize which detailing activities give you the most bang (or shine) for the buck and which detailing activities are required to maintian the condition of your car. ie. if you have xx minutes available do a, b and c or if you have yy minutes/hours available to a, b, c, d, e...

Now I have a question: If you have leather seats and you put seat covers over them (wet okoles) do I still need to condition the leather seats on a regular basis?

 

So you want to do this then: http://www.thedetailingbible.com/

 

Well no. I have no clue what kind of background he has, his video is really cheesy, and his website says copyright 2004, while ordering info says the video will be for sale one day--so leave your contact info. Hope this isn't you btw. LOL, cause if it is, well I take back what I just said.

The website is complete baloney as well. It doesn't speak well for his knowledge. Click on Claying on the left. Click on Drying, Washing, etc..

Btw, FYI, we've already been making video's, we're just looking for new ideas, and possibly seeing what people might want to see more of.

Richard