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General => Detailing => Topic started by: musicman87 on 30 January 2011, 21:38
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Hi all, thought i'd show you lot what i've been up to for most of the day!
Girlfriends Mum has had this proper JCW Mini for a couple of weeks, absolutely fully loaded, its a beast! I wash her (and girlfriends and her Dads) car whenever i can to save them going to the local bucket and sponge petrol station jobby where very bad things happen!
Its got 4k miles on as a dealer demonstrator, and i knew it probably hadn't been looked after very well in terms of keeping it clean, so before i machine it in a couple of weeks (after i buy a DA of Waxamomo) i wanted to get a layer of protection on it. So...
Befores
(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx65/Jon_Birch/Random%20Cars/CIMG0067.jpg)
(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx65/Jon_Birch/Random%20Cars/CIMG0068.jpg)
(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx65/Jon_Birch/Random%20Cars/CIMG0069.jpg)
I snow foamed it and left it for 5-10mins while i went round an did the wheels, soaked in Bilberry and cleaned with an EZ Brush and Envy brushes for the front. I then went round with a brush and some APC and did the door shuts and all the usual bits and bobs. I cleaned the engine with APC and some brushes
Rinsed the foam off and blitzed the arches, foamed it again with a weaker mixture and washed with 2 buckets, a microbfiber mitt and Chem Guys Maxi Suds II before rinsing off. Before i dried it i clayed it with Dodo supernatural clay and born slippy. I was amazed at how many contaminants there were for a relatively new car!!
(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx65/Jon_Birch/Random%20Cars/CIMG0070.jpg)
So.. After i'd clayed it i just put 2 layers of Jetseal 109 on to seal it up. Left to cure for 20-30 mins and leaving 30mins between layers while i did the interior. Megs slide lock brush and APC then some AG Fast glass inside and out.
(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx65/Jon_Birch/CIMG0056.jpg)
(Sorry about the rubbish pic, only from my phone!)
While the second layer of JS109 was curing, i coated the wheels with Swissvax Autobahn, left it for 30mins or so while i dressed all the black plastic and the tyres with AG Rubber Plus Cleaner, final wipedown with Jeffs Acrylic Glos and here we have the finished pics...
(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx65/Jon_Birch/Random%20Cars/CIMG0071.jpg)
(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx65/Jon_Birch/Random%20Cars/CIMG0072.jpg)
(http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx65/Jon_Birch/Random%20Cars/CIMG0073.jpg)
Hope you like, comments (good or constructive of course!) welcomed!
Thanks for looking!
Jon
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nice glossy finish Jon,have heard good things about Acrylic gloss, ive got the carnauba jett which is pretty good for using after a wash and dry.
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top job!! looks brilliant... think thats the only mini id have :evil:
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nice glossy finish Jon,have heard good things about Acrylic gloss, ive got the carnauba jett which is pretty good for using after a wash and dry.
Thanks! The acrylic gloss is ok, it does need a second buff though to remove which isn't too much of a problem! It's nearly run out though, any recommendations for a final wipedown/quick detailer product? (Zaino Z8 doesn't really fit my budget requirements although i know its well up there with the best!)
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top job!! looks brilliant... think thats the only mini id have :evil:
Yeah i agree, i prefer the seats and the refinement of my Golf, but this Mini is one serious drivers car, i had a blast in it a few weeks back and it just grips and grips in the twistys, and it does feel quicker than my GTI! I feel a re-map coming on!
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looks like you have done a good job on it.. i love the JCW mini, :drool: :drool: :drool: i got one for my missus a few years back and I couldnt keep out of it, great fun car to drive. we had another child so it had to go... :lipsrsealed:
heres a pic of her, the car not the missus!!
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9673/22264315187870933568585.th.jpg) (http://img137.imageshack.us/i/22264315187870933568585.jpg/)
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6626/22264315187915933568585.th.jpg) (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/22264315187915933568585.jpg/)
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Nice - I like it, i really like the older Supercharged ones for the noise! This is a fully loaded one, really cool gadgets!
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Very nice, i like very much excellent work :cool:
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thats the only mini id have :evil:
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top job aswel mate
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Great work :smiley: Love the car too, looks awesome now.
Chris
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Very nice top job there