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    Quote Originally Posted by Nizmo View Post
    Dear Autopia, I have seriously sinned. I took the GTI to the touchless... I mainly like it for the undercarriage wash, but right now both my hose bibbs are froze and it`s cold as heck outside! It was brown with mud, sand, and salt from my daily commute to work.

    And please don`t pass out, but I also took the S10 to the self serve and used the brush! But the paint is faded and it`s getting painted in the Summer anyways. As beat-up as it is I wanted to get all the mud (it seriously looked like I drove through a pasture) and greasy fingerprints off the fenders, hood, and door. I think I used $7 worth of quarters to get it clean.

    In other news, I want to know how the company that provides uniforms at work wash their clothes! When I was first issued them, the pants would literally fall off, now I feel like popping putting them on now! I`ve even lost weight! I was all excited they were super comfy when I first got them.
    The S10 no biggie, though we may have to talk about the GTI.
    The devil made me do it the first time.
    The second time I done it on my own.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nutbread View Post
    The S10 no biggie, though we may have to talk about the GTI.
    Heheh, I know, I`m bad. It`s not too bad with the spotless rinse, and it really is. I`ve worked on their equipment before and the reclamation system is top notch as well!
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    Random thoughts? Well my mind is working on what to do on my Mini Copper Clubman, that Black roof might be a problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Pirate View Post
    Random thoughts? Well my mind is working on what to do on my Mini Copper Clubman, that Black roof might be a problem.
    Mi Primo !!!
    Is that the flat or matte black finish ???
    If so, you are lucky since there is not much you can do to it, other than using products for matte finishes..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Pirate View Post
    Random thoughts? Well my mind is working on what to do on my Mini Copper Clubman, that Black roof might be a problem.
    OOOH...a Clubman! That`d make a nice little dog-hauler No black roof for me though, it`d drive me nuts..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stokdgs View Post
    Mi Primo !!!
    Is that the flat or matte black finish ???
    If so, you are lucky since there is not much you can do to it, other than using products for matte finishes..
    Dan F
    It`s a shiny Black paint ( BMW ) Roof and mirrors. Just looking at it with a Microfiber towel in hand and swirls come out of nowhere..............
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    Quote Originally Posted by Accumulator View Post
    OOOH...a Clubman! That`d make a nice little dog-hauler No black roof for me though, it`d drive me nuts..
    Yep, but been a fan of smaller cars all my life. Had a Tacoma but had to get rid of it due to major problems the dealer couldn`t fix. Use the Lemon Law against Toyota.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Pirate View Post
    It`s a shiny Black paint ( BMW ) Roof and mirrors. Just looking at it with a Microfiber towel in hand and swirls come out of nowhere..............
    I`m usually not a fan of roof wraps, but since this is a Mini I`d think maybe getting the roof wrapped with a checkered flag, Union Jack or US flag would look right at home, save your sanity, and maybe even keep the car a little cooler.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Pirate View Post
    It`s a shiny Black paint ( BMW ) Roof and mirrors. Just looking at it with a Microfiber towel in hand and swirls come out of nowhere..............
    Angelo,
    Oh, ok.. The pics I saw showed a flat black top, but of course, that could also be an option...

    Well, if it`s their infamous BMW Jet Black, just clean it, coat it, and blow dry it as much as possible..

    It is possible to keep it looking great and short of ppf, a good coating, washed carefully, blown dry, and only touched with the most vetted, softest towels with a great QD will go a long way...

    I have always loved the MINI line !!! The JCW (John Cooper Works) versions were also very nice..

    Congrats on a really nice car !!!
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    Ild Pirate- I somehow got away from reasonably small vehicles...starting to miss having something that`d clean up quicker. The Clubman, or even the Paceman (hey, I hauled German Shepherds in my CRX`s) would have it`s points.

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    Stokdgs- Yeah, I`d lean towards paying some Pro like you to do the black roof and then PPF it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Accumulator View Post
    Ild Pirate- I somehow got away from reasonably small vehicles...starting to miss having something that`d clean up quicker. The Clubman, or even the Paceman (hey, I hauled German Shepherds in my CRX`s) would have it`s points.
    I always loved the looks I used to get with a 90 lb lab/rhodesian ridgeback mix in the passenger seat of the Miata.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Liz@Autopia View Post
    I always loved the looks I used to get with a 90 lb lab/rhodesian ridgeback mix in the passenger seat of the Miata.
    Heh heh, that sounds great! I`d do the same

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    Salvation arrives in the back of a trailer; no more uncivilized "Little House on the Prairie" experiences shivering in the dark, power-less, night.
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    BudgetPlan1- Ah, I gather your power goes out frequently?

    Ours is seldom out more than 12-18 hours and that only happens a few times/year now. It used to be out more frequently and for a lot longer (over a week one winter).

 

 
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