Mini Cooper Uygulama '' Güzel otomobil Güzel sahibi ''
Miss MCC (Milly) recently bought a new car - a Mini Cooper in Pepper White with Chilli Pack. The car is in decent condition but the paintwork needed a bit of love so we spent today giving it a quick clean up and some protection...
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As always wheels were up first. These wheels do need a refurb as there's a fair bit of lacquer peel/bubbling, particularly around the wheel bolts - presumably from 'cheap car washes' over the years:
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Smart Wheels was used @ 4:1 and a mixture of wheel brushes:
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Medium sized Wheel Wooly from Polished Bliss:
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The new Valet Pro brushes were used on the wheel faces:
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G101 on the tyres and arches:
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Much better!!
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However there was still a great deal of brake dust embedded into the lacquer, so out came the IronX!
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Next we used Megs Hyper Wash via CYC Snow Foam Lance to cover the car in shampoo to begin to break down the dirt on the paintwork:
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Whilst the foam was dwelling and working its magic, the more intricate areas were worked with Surfex HD and a Swissvax Detail Brush:
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Under the rear number plates was a bit messy!
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Next the car was rinsed to remove as much loose dirt as possible before making physical contact with the car.
After this we washed the car down safely using Hyper Wash and a Dooka Wash Pad:
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The Wash Pad is new to me and was being used for the first time on this car. It was incredibly well made and absolutely perfect size wise for hand washing. I don't get on with a lot of mitts, but like the deeper pile of lambswool over a sponge so this is 'best of both worlds' for me. It looks great in black too! Defo a thumbs up from me!
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IronX was next on the paintwork...
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Tardis was then used to remove a small amount of tar and we clayed with Zaino Z18 clay with Optimum Instant Detailer as lube:
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