Detailer's Domain: Mini Cooper Nightmare
 

Mini Cooper - This Mini was a bit of a surprise. We figured it would be a 8 hour job. How bad could it possible be, its such a small car. The customer asked for paint correction services and the interior to be cleaned....he then added he would like the wheels pulled off/detailed and the wheel wells detailed as well. Okay when we got the car it was something else.......take a look what a disaster!

Products Used:
Exterior:
Einszett Blitz in the Cam Spray Foam Canon
Adam's Gray Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancerfor clay lube
Menzerna Power Gloss Compoune
Menzerna Super Intensive
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Top Inspection
Einszett Glanz

Wheels/Wheel Wells/Tires/Engine
Uber Wheel/Tire/Wheel Well Kit

Interior:
Leather Master Strong Cleaner
Leather Master Vital
Leather Master Protection Cream
Einszett Deep Cleaner
Einszett Gummi
Adam's Glass Cleaner

Dressing on Trim
Black Wow


Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
3M Sun Gun
Brinkmann MaxFire
Metabo PE12-175
Flex 3403
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun

Before shots:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5318.jpg
Wheels
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5319.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5320.jpg
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That wasn't so bad........let's start with the interior detail.

Interior before shots: --- Dog hair???? no one said anything about dog hair...
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5326.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5328.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5329.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5330.jpg
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So how in the world do we attack this interior. After careful thought, we decided to pull the rear bench out as well as the front seats.

Ugh the seats!
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Time to pull them out
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Hair was everywhere
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5401.jpg

The rear bench
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So what do we have underneath the bench
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Dirt, dirt, and more dirt...
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5410.jpg

Tommy on the vac
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5460.jpg

Driver's area
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5462.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5463.jpg

More vacuuming
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Time to pull the front seats out (battery was disconnected)

Tommy pulling out the driver's side
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Dan assisting Tommy on the seat removal
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Under the driver's seat
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More hair!
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5510.jpg

Cleaned up
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5522.jpg

Bench back in, Tommy finishing them up
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Seat out, cleaned/conditioned/protected
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5503.jpg

Passenger seat being put back in
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5552.jpg

Final shots of the interior
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5597.jpg

Door jamb before
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5331.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5502.jpg

Door jamb after
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5601.jpg

Now to the exterior:

Starting with the engine start to finish:


Before shot of the engine
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Dan on the P21S
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Brushing/Agitating all the built up grease, grime, and dirt
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Rinsing down the engine bay
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5369.jpg

Engine wipe down
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5383.jpg

Final shots of the engine:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5566.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5567.jpg

Wash - Paint correction - Wheels - Wheel Wells

The presoak
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Foaming and washing down the car
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5381.jpg

Washing down the car with an Uber Sponge
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Wheels on the car getting P21S on tires and wheels, wheel wells pressure washed
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5339.jpg

Claying the car
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5384.jpg

PG with the Makita and the Uber Yellow
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5395.jpg

Checking the paint with a Fenix TK11
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5424.jpg

50/50 shot of the hood
Before shots of the hood
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5455.jpg
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The roof was a mess we did as much as we could on it without wet sanding, scratches were pretty deep, take a look
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5432.jpg

Under the Sun Gun
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After PG and SIP
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After PO85RD
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Polishing out the bumpers
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We put the car on jacks to move on to the wheels and wheel wells
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5475.jpg

Wheels
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5478.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5479.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5495.jpg
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Dan and I claying the wheels
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Cleaning up the wheel wells
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5488.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5489.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/IMG_5487.jpg

Dressed up in Adam's Undercarriage Spray
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Finished wheel wells
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Finishing touches
Black wow on the trim
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After shots inside and out
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I hope you enjoyed this one. We look forward to your comments

WOW phil you are awesome.

i "detailed" a family friends car with dog hair like that once. I spent hours with a lint roller!. it clogged up my shop vac, messed up my industrial carpet cleaner. wow i give you props

Scary!

Looks like it was a nightmare, but talk about transformation!!!

Yuk! That interior was nasty....

Did that person EVER clean the car since 2002-2004 when they bought it!!?

this is my girlfriends car (: She bought it used from someone who never took care of it. In her possession, she took decent care of it. Phil worked his magic, and now I'm taking extreme care of it.

We used (key word used) her car as the dog car. Silly pooches not allowed in my X, well now they are atleast, but only in the trunk area.

Phil, amazing work yet again & thank you so much.
worth every penny. glad to be able to have Phil work on it.

Did you only have to use the P21S and clay to get the baked on brake dust off the wheels???? They looked pretty bad. I have read about Meguiar's Wheel Brightener as being the go to product for baked on brake dust. Was it the clay that made them come out so well???

Thanks for the pics and write up.:thumbup:

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD! :wow:

Wow...after seeing this, Phil's operation reminds me of Harvey Keitel's character in Pulp Fiction and Point of no return..."the cleaner". The pride in your work is simply incredible :thumbup:

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