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Original 1995 Mini Cooper: Gleammachine-Essex based professional.

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I was recently graced with this rather special commission, a 1995 Mini Cooper with original paint and a mere 488 miles on the clock from new.
Having been parked up in a garage for many years, with various covers over it, the car was an outstanding find for my client, all rubbers and trim in tact with just the rear silencer box needing replacement, no doubt rotting from moisture within.
Where the car had been covered, it had left its mark on the paintwork, and evidence of someone attempting some hand polishing with good old T-Cut or alike.
The paint depth readings were all healthy and averaging 140 um, being mindful of the originality of the car, a sympathetic approach was taken to the machine polishing side and clearcoat removal was kept to a minimum whilst removing a good 90% of the defects, and restoring the paintworks gloss and clarity.

Typical defects below with some before and after comparisons.

A brief comparison video.











The machine polishing was completed over the course of several days, followed by:

*Paintwork primed using Carpro Essence.
*layer of Britemax Vantage & then a further layer of Zymol Atlantique.
*Rubbers and plastics treated with Gyeon Tire.
*Britework polished with Mothers metal polishes.
*Alloys sealed using Collinite Insulator wax.
*Finally a wipedown with Koch Chemie Quick Detailer.

Finished Results.

















Thanks for looking, comments welcomed and appreciated.:thumb:
 
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Cracking car - lovely work Rob
Beautiful example, cracking job there buddy
amazing find for someone there! lovely colour and example of these.

fantastic work mate, great finish.
Stunning :thumb:
That's a great job.
Thanks chaps :thumb:

Lovely job on a rare car strange the roof isn't white though?

Im after a classic mini but the prices and my fear of rust is putting me off :lol:

As said top work bet the owner was happy :thumb:
The owner did say he considered painting the roof white, but then decided against it. Turns out the original owner opted for the body coloured roof, opposed to the white.

Nice little car that Rob. Never seen a blue one like that before, is it a special addition?

you done a great detail on that one mate:thumb:
Thanks mate, as far as I know its not a SE, the colour is Tahiti Blue.

That's lovely
Thanks Bill.
 
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Do love these things, great job and super cute car
Beautiful example, probably better now than when it left Longbridge!

I've always wanted a Tahiti Blue one :argie:

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What a superb example, and a fantastic job done.
Lovely in every respect:thumb:

Chris
Stunning finish, love that colour!

Great work.

Chris
Beautiful. Awesome work!

Just makes me want to get a real Mini even more!
Class looking, what a find!

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Thanks for the comments all.

Koch chemie's detailers ph is 2.5. Doesn't it damage LSP?
Great work:thumb:
Thanks, but not sure I follow you? Koch Chemie Quick Shine is a maintenance detailing spray that preserves the finish and doesn't affect the wax or coatings.
 
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