Mini Cooper S - Pre Sale Clean Up

[jlward1946]

I am planning on detailing my friends 95 M3 for him. It has moderate to heavy swirls and I want to remove all of the swirls. Heres my list of action. Let me know what you think



1.dawn wash.

2.3m finesse it 2 finishing material with PC and yellow pad

3.3m swirl mark remover yellow pad

4.3m swirl mark remover white pad

5.dawn wash to remove any remaining residues

6. zaino process begins



Do you think this is overkill with two applications of 3m SMR with the yellow and white pad?

 

[Steve @ Guru]

It may be necessary, but I usually use a paint cleansing lotion like P21S instead of the second application of 3M SMR.



Your approach looks good - just be prepared to "roll with the punches" as you're detailing it...

 

[DETAILKING]

It is hard to tell what is going to take out the swirls and set a game plan before starting. The consensus is to use the least abrasive product that will work and get out the degree of swirling present. Go with the flow. It might take more or less coats of those different products. When you are done, let us know what it took to get that car looking almost perfect and post pics!

 

[YoSteve]

parenthesis, exponents, then multipcation and division, then addition and subtraction.



first thing you need to do is lecture him on how to take care of his paint.



second thing is to do what you're doing in lots of light



can't wait to see pics too :up

 

[jlward1946]

Today we detailed his car, however, he didn't have any of the 3M finness it 2. The person at carcareonline said you should only use it on brand new cars!!! What does he mean, I have always used it.



Anyways, We used the Yellow pad with 3m SMR first, on a speed of 4.5. To top it off, we then used the white pad with SMR with a speed of 4.5, then wax.



Overall, it turned out great, there were only some faint marks left over and deeper swirls that the finness it 2 would have fixed.



Another question, how does the Meguiars swirl remover 2.0 compare to 3M's products, in terms of abrasivity?

 

[imported_twistedframe]

Today we have a Mini Cooper S that needs to be cleaned up before the owner puts it on the market. Overall it?s not in terrible shape, and it?s a great color since no matter what light source I used I could not capture the light swirls with the camera. This was a one-step correction, but unfortunately from a swirls point of view the before and afters would have looked almost identical since this paint hides imperfections so well. I can honestly say that 90% of the imperfections were removed during this detail.

Exterior Cleansing:
Foamed with DG 901 mixed with Autowerkes Exclusive APC
Washed with DG 901 via 2BM
Clayed while we with DI Medium Clay Bar using CG Luber as clay lube
Dried with air blower and Pakshak WW MF Towels
Glass polished with DG Nu Glass and Orange LC Flat pad on PC
Trim dressed with CarPro PERLS 1:1
All metal polished and sealed with collinite Metal Wax

Wheels, wheel wells, and tires:
Wheels cleaned with Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner
Wheel wells and tires cleaned with Autowerkes Exclusive APC 1:1
Wheels sealed with Collinite 845
Tires Dressed with Meguiars Endurance Tire Shine (at owner?s request)
Wheel wells dressed with CG Bare bones

Paint Polishing and protection:
Polished with Menzerna Powerfinish on Yellow Buff and Shine Pad
Used with Porter Cable DA
Wiped down with IPA mixed 1:4 with distilled water
LSP was CG Blacklight which was allowed to cure for several hours, then topped with CG V7 spray Sealant

Interior:
All cracks and crevices blown with compressed air
Carpet and seats thoroughly vacuumed
Random carpet stains cleaned with Stoners Carpet Cleaner
Seats cleaned with ZEP Citrus APC 10:1
All plastic and vinyl cleaned with Autoglym Interior Shampoo
All plastic and vinyl protected/dressed with Autoglym Plastic and Rubber Dressing
Glass cleaned with Meguiars Glass Cleaner
Door seals protected with 1z GumiPledge Stick

Engine Bay:
Cleaned with Zep Citrus 4:1 and agitated with various brushes and sponges
All plastic and rubber protected with Autoglym Plastic and Rubber Dressing
Underhood paint protected with CG Blacklight

Interiors Before

Interiors After

Engine Bay After

Exhaust Tips Before

Exhaust Tips After ? Cleaned with Collinite Metal wax and 0000 Steel Wool

Exterior Afters

Thanks for looking!!

 

[Street Dreams]

Really nice work! This is a great looking Mini, even moreso after some tender loving!

 

[Old Pirate]

Wow, what a great turnaround there. Do they still want to sell it now?

 

[imported_kakeuter]

Great work, I doubt they have any problem selling the car now.

-Kody-

 

[BIOLINK]

Wow, what a great turnaround there. Do they still want to sell it now?

That's what I was just thinking. Nice work!

I love the Mini.

 

[SoonerFan]

Looks sparkling. Nice job! Interior definitely needed some TLC.

 

[bmw5541]

You just added a lot more value to the sale price. The mini looks great.
What are your thoughts on the Black Light?

 

[SIDetailing]

I love the mini. Awesome job on the correction. The black wheels compliment the car color very well. Any idea how much they are asking for it?

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