2004 Mini Cooper S

[Nica]

This vehicle belongs to the owner of the Porsche I detailed. Again he wanted top notch products to be used and I was more then happy to provide it for him.

2004 Mini Cooper S

Interior Process:

Vinyl and rubber:
I used Meguiars #40, but prior to it I gave the entire vehicle a nice wipe down with Meg’s APC mixed with water 10:1.

Carpet:
Meguiars APC used it on the carpet. I scrubbed with a brush then extracted it with my shop-vac.

Leather:
Wolfgang leather care cleaner and conditioner

Exterior Process

Engine bay:
Used P21S Total Auto Wash full strength and dressed with Stoners Trim Shine.

Wash:
I used Zymol Clear Auto Bathe with two bucket method and the white ShMITT.

Clay:
The vehicle was in rough shape, tar, sap and bunch of other stuff stuck on it so I used Red Clay Magic, the vehicle was in need of a clay.

Polish

Wet sand – 2000grit sand paper
Menzerna Power Gloss Compound – Metabo – Meguiars Cutting Wool pad – 1500rpm
Menzerna 106FF – Metabo – Menzerna Orange Pad – 1500rpm
Menzerna Final Polish II – Metabo – Lake Country White Pad – 1500rpm

Prepping for wax:

Zymol HD cleanse applied by hand and removed by hand


Wax:

1 – Coat of Zymol Concourse Wax applied by hand and removed by hand

Rims/wheel wells/Tires:

For the rims I used P21S gel formula agitated with my Swissol wheel brush. After rims where cleaned I finished them off first with Zymol HD cleanse and toped off with 1 – Coat of Zymol concourse Wax
For the wheel wells I used P21S Total Auto Wash full strength
Tires and wheel wells were finished off with Stoner Trim Shine

Exterior plastic peaces/trim:

I used Meguiar’s Trim Detailer

Glass:

Stoners with glass Cobra micro fiber then used Zymol HD cleanse and topped off with 1 – coat of Zymol Concourse Wax


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Inspection and what I was up against:

[Jimmie]

You made that Mini look great. It looks like it would be fun to do a Mini. Work but still fun.
Curiosity question: It seems like you're using a lot of Red Clay Magic (last couple of details) when you've got a lot of "Riccardo"????

[Nica]

Some wet sanding:





Now for some taping:










Random pictures inside my garage:

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Random pictures outside:

[klumzypinoy]

You turned that Cooper around That engine bay was filthy, well everything was filthy, but the engine bay stood out as the filthiest.

[DanielSwe]

Photo feast, man. That turnaround....hmmmm.....should ask you to move over here to be a 3rd partner in the detailing business my friend wants me involved in.

[devst8]

it's funny because I will detail the EXACT same car soon. My gf's friend bought the exact same mini (same trim and color) and I offered her a wash & wax.

Does the grey have flakes?

nice job on it nontheless nica!