Mini Cooper Convertible prepped for sale by Greg Gellas

Greg Gellas

I'm Greg :)
I was contacted by an old client to restore his mini-cooper, I had done a full detail on this car years ago, and now that he is ready to purchase a new car this one had to be prepped for sale.



There was tar all over the lower panels of the car. All of the exterior trim had faded to a grey.



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The wheels were stained with years of brake dust.



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A convertible top that was neglected, and needed a good cleaning.



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As you can see it had no protection, water just soaked in, no beading at all.



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After a complete wash, using a combination of Iron-X, P21TAW, Tarminator, Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Clear, and my NanoSkin Wash Mitt, I was able to get the exterior cleaned up. I pulled it in to inspect the interior.



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Using a combination of Nanoskin pet hair gun, various brushes, Meg's D101, and some Einszett 1Z Cockpit Premium I was able to bring it back to an acceptable condition.



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Seeing that there was caked on brake dust, I decided to steam the wheels. Although not perfect I made a huge improvement.



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All of the chrome on the car got polished using Optimum's Metal Polish.



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All of the trim got restored to a brilliant black using 22PLE Trim Restore.



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The top is clean and protected, using Cquartz fabric and leather coat. There was now way to fix the fold lines in the top.



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All of the paint was cleaned and coated with SONAX Nano Technology Paint Cleaner. Overall it was a huge improvement.



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As always thanks for looking. Greg Gellas
 
Greg Gellas said:
I was contacted by an old client to restore his mini-cooper, I had done a full detail on this car years ago, and now that he is ready to purchase a new car this one had to be prepped for sale.



There was tar all over the lower panels of the car. All of the exterior trim had faded to a grey.



DSC_0683_zps89e2f6c1.jpg




DSC_0684_zpseec32656.jpg




The wheels were stained with years of brake dust.



DSC_0686_zps3a58dbf4.jpg




A convertible top that was neglected, and needed a good cleaning.



DSC_0690_zps569362f4.jpg




As you can see it had no protection, water just soaked in, no beading at all.



DSC_0707_zpsa89ae796.jpg




After a complete wash, using a combination of Iron-X, P21TAW, Tarminator, Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Clear, and my NanoSkin Wash Mitt, I was able to get the exterior cleaned up. I pulled it in to inspect the interior.



DSC_0726_zps55600d2c.jpg




DSC_0733_zps95321cbd.jpg




DSC_0737_zps473a09fe.jpg




DSC_0732_zps4ae4cab5.jpg




Using a combination of Nanoskin pet hair gun, various brushes, Meg's D101, and some Einszett 1Z Cockpit Premium I was able to bring it back to an acceptable condition.



DSC_0811_zpsca21395e.jpg




DSC_0809_zpsa1deaed2.jpg




DSC_0805_zpsd27c7a38.jpg




Seeing that there was caked on brake dust, I decided to steam the wheels. Although not perfect I made a huge improvement.



DSC_0740_zpsd635a549.jpg




DSC_0742_zps4352885b.jpg




DSC_0745_zps8f144526.jpg




All of the chrome on the car got polished using Optimum's Metal Polish.



DSC_0734_zps9a18949d.jpg




All of the trim got restored to a brilliant black using 22PLE Trim Restore.



DSC_0752_zpsdd988652.jpg


DSC_0753_zpsf0787058.jpg




DSC_0754_zps58d82ac3.jpg


DSC_0755_zps455ca072.jpg




The top is clean and protected, using Cquartz fabric and leather coat. There was now way to fix the fold lines in the top.



DSC_0784_zpse807d330.jpg




All of the paint was cleaned and coated with SONAX Nano Technology Paint Cleaner. Overall it was a huge improvement.



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DSC_0776_zps9670e410.jpg




DSC_0773_zps10820a0c.jpg




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As always thanks for looking. Greg Gellas



Amazing Work as Always Greg.
 
How do you like the Nanoskin pet hair gun? I have been eyeing up the Tornador version of it but I see very little mention of it. Worth the $200?
 
Nice work Greg! You don't see to many Minis in that color around here. Gotta love that cheap carpet too! :D
 
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