Rob Stone = No More Manky Club

[ianking]

With Robs wedding this coming Thursday it was decided that the car should look its best so it was over to mine for a cleaning sesh. Rob wanted to help so that I could show him the jist of it.

The proces was as follows

Engine bay cleaned using megs super degreaser and autosmart G101 and agitated with various brushes then jet washed off
Door checks, boot shuts and under arches with G101, brushes then jet washed off.
Wheels with Auto smart non acidic
Foamed with autosmart brush wash
2 bucket wash with meguiars gold class and wash mitt
tar spots with tardis
clayed with meguiars fine clay and last touch as lube
quick pass over every panel except roof (due to graphic) at about 1500rpm on the rotary with a 3M black polishing pad and Dodo lime prime
roof got hand applied autoglym super resin
Megs number 7 glaze
Zymol Carbon Wax
Exterior plastic with chemical guys new look gel
tyre walls and under arches with autosmart highstyle
wheels sealed with jeffs acrylic
exhaust with megs metal polish
windows with meguiars glass cleaner
engine bay dressed with megs all season dressing
interior cleaned with mgs APC
carpets shampooed with the George
mats washed then treated with megs all seasons dressing
leater treated with Gliptone
interior plastics with autosmart satin dash

Some before pics

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Rob having fun with the foam lance

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Clay after just the tailgate

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Some deep scratches here but they were less obvious after a quick hit with 3M fast cut plus on the rotary at 1800rpm
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After
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Rob polishing the roof
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and really getting into the swing of things with the exhausts
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I removed the rear seat base and the boot carpet to give them a right good clean with the George shampooer
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And the afters

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[ianking]

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Now thats the way a car should look

Welcome to the 'shiney club Rob'

[Scottie]

Great work as always Ian.

now Stoney what the hell!!! your car was a disgrace inside :hand::hand::hand: and out.:frown::frown::p

Please try to keep it clean.:argh::argh:;):p

[Craig]

absolutely AWESOME. :thumbs up: Well done Ian and Rob. :clap::clap:

are you gonna keep it that way? ;):yes nod:

[MINI William]

Looking good Ian & Stoney.Sorry again that i only made it up to look.Stupid work :argh::argh::argh:

[RyanK]

Looking good rob!

Ian nice turnaround! Looks like new

[stoney]

i know it was bad yes and yes i am going to be keeping it like that

it has been sitting in my moms and dads garage since sat night and not driven so will be clean for thusday

[GCA3N]

Oh my goodness this is amazing. What a job dude. On the flip side stoney you should hang your head in shame. Now doesn't that look better.

I got my new auto glym kit through so done a wee bit today too. Started off clean finished a wee bit cleaner.

[Scottie]

how did the back seat dry out to look like get rid of the stain ok.

and Stoney WHAT WAS THAT STAIN:popcorn::p:smilewinkgrin::smilewinkgrin:

[Ivano]

Looks brilliant :thumbs up::thumbs up:

What a difference

[Bumble]

it looks like a different car - nice work boys!

[Smitty]

Good work lads....now keep it that way Rob! :hand:

[audrey]

Well Done :clap::clap:

Looks Fab :thumbs up::thumbs up:

[Sheilz]

Rob Stone - you don't deserve a beautiful little mini :nag: Ive seen tractors kept in better condition than that :nag: :hand::hand:

Looks absolutely stunning with Ian working his magic on it. I presume Thursday is a very special day for you and Christine so I hope you have a lovely lovely day. Will the mini be decked out with ribbons ?

[Stewart]

All that in one day? Blooming hell, it takes me an hour on the wheels. How the hell did you get those wheels so clean and spot free?

Car looking fantastic for the Mans big day………..:thumbs up:


Quick question Ian.

My Black roof has little scratches in a few places, I have a very light finishing polish that I have only used on the car as I then go the whole Megs 7, Sealant, wax. Anyway do you think SRP will be better removing the damage and can I then go over the roof with the finishing polish to remove the SRP as I don’t like filler polishes.

I take it apart from favours you can do Roofs etc machine polished for a small charge….is it only a rotary you have? The rest of my Mini looks fine but the roof and those rear black pillars need some work. The car came with swirls but in truth the Roof was not bad at all but for some reason the pillars in the right light look not the best.

[ELFMAN]

Bloody Hell!!! THAT'S WHAT STONEY'S CAR LOOKS LIKE UNDERNEATH THE MUCK!!! Took a WEDDING to get it cleaned up. Fantastic job lads - top result. Rob, have you booked another session with Ian for your SILVER ANNIVERSARY? Well, it should be Christine who's getting all the T.L.C. now...

Joking aside, a brilliant MINI Makeover, for a brilliant occasion. A job well done.

[AndyP & Lenore]

Cracking job Ian and Rob.:clap: Now you need to keep it that way, Rob.:thumbs up:

A.:D

[stoney]

how did the back seat dry out to look like get rid of the stain ok.

and Stoney WHAT WAS THAT STAIN:popcorn::p:smilewinkgrin::smilewinkgrin:

it was christine left a open bottle of juce on the back seat :argh::argh::argh:

she got told off for it i tell you :hand:

[Mini Ecosse]

What a terrific job, well done lads :clap::clap:

[ianking]

how did the back seat dry out to look like get rid of the stain ok.

and Stoney WHAT WAS THAT STAIN:popcorn::p:smilewinkgrin::smilewinkgrin:

I use the George machine and it pulls the water back out pretty well.
I left it out the car in the sun for a couple of hours and it was dry. Boot carpet got a good soaking out the car and it was dry in less time than the seat.

[V500EMA]

Wow what a transformation- it looks fab :thumbs up: :cool:

[N16SHP]

Awsome work boys! I'm thinking about taking a couple of days to get stuck into my Mini, but the weather has been so rubbish recently!

I'm gonna hazzard a guess that it was poorboys, but what did you guys use on the alloys?

[Gismo]

Well, i'm shocked and stunned :eek: Roib, you easily beat me to be the manky king, even i didn't have as much mank as that :hand:
But, what a trasnformation, brilliant work guys tor escue that poor MINI :thumbs up:

[ianking]

I'm gonna hazzard a guess that it was poorboys, but what did you guys use on the alloys?

Normally I use poorboys on the wheels but I was waiting for more to arrive and with them being white wheels I used Jeffs Acrylic

[NorthSea888]

That's what we should all treat our motor... with respect !!! :idea: :lol:

[Ally S]

nice to see how much it has changed

[dezzyS]

Wow! :eek: What a difference! Top job! :thumbs up:

[illegalhunter]

Wow that car was manky , great work

[Crombers]

Rob, your car was a disgrace :sad:

Ian, hope you slapped him on arrival :yes nod:

The turnaround is nothing short of sensational, very well done chaps :clap:

Rob, trust you left a large tip ;) :D