Detailing our 2016 Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works Edition

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My Dad and I recently purchased a 2016 Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works Edition finished in the classic JCW colours. It's finished in Chilli Red with Black accents on the roof and mirrors with thunder grey metallic bonnet stripes,Dinamica/Leather Carbon black essentials package, loaded package, upgraded active exhaust, Upgraded 18" forged wheels, Navigation, panoramic roof etc...It's now about two weeks old and time to detail it. I had my work cut out for me that weekend.

Here are some pictures of the car when we bought it.

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After a full wash/ deconamination process which includes claying all surfaces it was being prepped for a semi permanent ceramic coating that would last approximately 24 months

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Without boring you too much some before shots of the paint and stripes. The paint had the obvious swirls even though it was not evident by the naked eye. Putting it under the light revealed an entire different story.
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The stripes had hard water spots etched into the vinyl. This was going to be messy.
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After many hours of paint and stripe correction here is the end results.

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Thanks for looking.

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Weird but all of my uploaded pictures are not working.

All is fixed now. Thank you TMC!

[Stephen06GT]

Looks great Laurence.

[allicedout]

Fantastic work buddy! When should I bring the truck by?? ;)

[Old Fart]

Very nice work!!

[Styrofoam04]

Great work, What products did you use?

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Thanks Stephen.
Looks great Laurence.

Thanks Hem. Anytime bud.
Fantastic work buddy! When should I bring the truck by?? ;)

Thank you kind sir.
Very nice work!!

Thank you. Initially was doing some testing of 3D 505 but was not fond of the smell and it felt a bit on the "greasy side" of things and simply did not want to risk my application of CQuartz Ceramic Coating so ended up going with Meguiar's D151 Creme and topping it off with CQuartz UK 110 and Car Pro Reload to give it a boost to make it more hydrophobic and dirt resistance. The ceramic coating should be good for about 2.5 - 3 years with a normal top up of Reload. The stripes were treated a bit differently and I used Meguiar's M205 to polish out the water spots in the stripes. This car sits in the garage most of the time but average span under normal conditions is about a year and a bit.
Great work, What products did you use?

[RedSN]

Great work!



....I'm sure glad I'm not obsessive about paint, LOL.

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Its a disease that is incurable. Car shows have never been the same for me. :slap:
Great work!



....I'm sure glad I'm not obsessive about paint, LOL.

[Stephen06GT]

I saw an original Mini in the same colours earlier today near Kleinburg.

[R3troGT]

Great Job!

The driveway looks familiar for some reason lol

[hsousa88]

Great job [emoji106]


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:highfive:
Great Job!

The driveway looks familiar for some reason lol

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:ty:
Great job [emoji106]


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[yllrgt]

Stunning car and interior to die for .

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Thank you sir.
Stunning car and interior to die for .

[N89]

Nice work, car came out awesome.
Minis are great cars, my wife's summer toy is a 2008 cooper S she loves it.
Enjoy the new car.

[AKAFISH]

Excellent job! 👍

[Mustang4]

Lots of hard work there and the results show. Great job.

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Thank you sir. It puts a smile on my face when I drive it. Tire picked up a screw last two weeks ago and was unrepairable due to the location. Had to buy a new tire and $300 later, she was back on the road.
Nice work, car came out awesome.
Minis are great cars, my wife's summer toy is a 2008 cooper S she loves it.
Enjoy the new car.

[The Newmare]

nice work and awesome looking interior!!

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Thank you.
Excellent job! 

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Definitely a huge amount of work indeed and thanks!
Lots of hard work there and the results show. Great job.

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Thanks! Those seats are so firm compared to the American cars.
nice work and awesome looking interior!!

[Uncle Buck]

You sir are a paint master

Fun fact, 6'4" Uncle Buck drove a red 1973 Mini in high school. True story....

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Thank you sir. I remember that you are a tall guy. In a 73 Mini that is quite the effort to get in and out.
You sir are a paint master

Fun fact, 6'4" Uncle Buck drove a red 1973 Mini in high school. True story....

[RedSN]

Fun fact, 6'4" Uncle Buck drove a red 1973 Mini in high school. True story....
Ha ha!

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Or more like this...lol
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[Uncle Buck]

Pretty much but I didn't have a sunroof in mine.

[RedSN]

Did you have to remove the front seats?
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