3PedalMINI Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 :drool::drool::drool::drool: So the weekend finanny came where i could sit down and correct the Mini from the original free dealer detail. There were some scratches by the door they had put in and i hadnt noticed until the day after delivery:mad: You will notice in one of the last pics i got it 99.2% out. The paint had been swirled and hazed pretty bad by them too and i couldnt look at it in the daytime without going:willy: All products that were used were Adam's except for the tire cleaner and tire wet..OOPS! forgot to put that on. and the plastic trim conditioner. I popped each weel off to give them a good cleaning and the chance to wash/wax my calibers. A total of 14.5 hours spread over two days into her and she came out spectacular. I did a test area and just one good pass of Fine Machine Polish would do the trick. I appologize for the crappy pictures, They truely dont do this justice. i plan on getting my DSLR out next week and doing a photo shoot of her in Philly:thumbsup: Products Used Adams APC Adams Shampoo Adams FMP Adams BG Adams Revive Polish Adams Americana Paste Wax Adams Clay Kit Adams Detail Spray Adams 4in Focus Pad Kit Adams 6in porter cable pads Adams SHR (for scratch) Adams 2 Bucket w. Grit Guard Foam Gun Craftsman 2500psi Pressure washer ****** Plastic Trim ****** Wheel Cleaner W.O. Further ado, here she is from start to finish. you will see alot of me in the pics, just couldnt get the right angle not to show me:D on second thought that is probably why my pics look so bad:lolsmack: After Wax:thumbsup: I used a foaming sprayer with adams shampoo to aniliate the bugs, did two 5 minute soaking and hit them with the pressure washer. Didnt have to scrub one bit and they came of perfectly! Foam Cannon! one ouce Adams shampoo to 15 ounces water is the dilution for this pic After a 15 minute soak. I tried to capture the swirls/haze the best i could with this shot but didnt really work out The scratches the dealer put in. Dont think a 4 month old car with 3300 miles needs claying, this pic is of just one half of the Boot (barn doors/trunk :uk: ) the rest of the Mini was in about the same shape. I still continued to work on it after this pic and got most of it out And the after pics! The Metalic paint, i dont like it as it takes away from the depth of the black but adams really makes it Pop! The scratch Removed The Dylan Pose:jester: Is this just a large mirror in my garage:D I want to thank Adam, The Adams Team and the AF Forum for making this possible:bow: Happy Memorial Day:patriot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Where's the standing ovation smilie????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDM Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Impressive results. Equally impressive is the fact you managed to get pictures of a 2011 Mini back in January of 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ1o87 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Cute little car - and great results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIDetailing Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Absolutely incredible! I showed my wife and she told me, " Why is that guy taking a picture of himself?" Your work speaks for itself. Again nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormChaser Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Nice work Brendon! I used a foaming sprayer with adams shampoo to aniliate the bugs, did two 5 minute soaking and hit them with the pressure washer. Didnt have to scrub one bit and they came of perfectly! Glad this worked for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonypap Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Nice!!! I really like your mini...very cool love the mirrors, calipers, and tow hook!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill-V8V Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Looks great Brendon :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd03blown Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro2ssblack Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Great job man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug123 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Uh, if you are in Glassboro, how come the PA plates? by the way, Great Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Nice job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myredc5 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 really nice work:drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Uh, if you are in Glassboro, how come the PA plates? by the way, Great Job! insurance scammer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Nicely done sir!! Came out great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goheels Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Nice!!! I really like your mini...very cool love the mirrors, calipers, and tow hook!! lol. These are the only things I don't like about his mini. Screams "rice" but, what can I say, I'm an old fart. The paint looks absolutely fantastic. Wonderful job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicklet Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Awesome job! Now buy my H&R coilovers and make your Clubbie handle like a MINI should! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Gambacortta Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Nice write up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Looks really good. Excellent write up/pics. What did you use here... APC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigredmariner Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 It turned out Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedexInLA Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Looks really nice, well done. Wish I would have put my Adam's sticker on my PC instead of under the hood, love that pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Gambacortta Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 BlueGenCoupe- It looks like some Sonax to me. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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