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MINI Clubman John Cooper Works - Paint Enhancement and Ceramic Coating

Just look at this colour, British Racing Green on this lovely John Works edition Mini Clubman. We were so lucky to have our hands on this, and in for maximum protection and paint correction, we had the opportunity to really show off the true iconic colour. Bought with only 3K on the clock, the previous owner and dealership had already etched it some decent defects. We saw swirls all over and some even worse scratches predominately on the tailgate. The vinyl stripes were in bad shape also, which had to be corrected using a very micro cut polish, without creating heat its tricky to get the correct cut, however we made good work and removed defects and brought back the gloss. We wrapped this all up in a 2 year protective ceramic coating.

Starting with the pre rinse using snow foam, followed by a high pressure rinse to loosen all the dirt. This allowed us to continue on with the safe hand wash along with the wheels which were chemically decontaminated and sealed with a protective wet coating. We then carried out our 3 stage paint decontamination service including clay bar to remove all embedded contaminants that cannot be removed during the hand wash stage followed by a second wash to remove leftover chemical products. The car was rinsed with our 0ppm de-ionised water solution and dried thoroughly, ready for the paint correction.

After a thorough paint inspection, we could see there was infct a good bit of defects on the paint, considering the age we were more than surprised. We rant the usual test sets to determine which pad and polishing combo would work best. We opted for a more finer cut which would give enough cut and satisfactory gloss levels. We also had to lightly cut the vinyl stickers as these had been badly damaged due to poor wash techniques.

After a full IPA wipe down removing all polish residue we applied our protective coating, locking in all the correction and polishing while keeping the car protected when out on the road. For this the owner upgraded to our 2 year ceramic coating package which has amazing defensive capabilities against swirls, light scratches and watermarks to name a few, perfect for a new car ready for winter.

The alloys received a chemical decontamination to remove all the tar spots before we also applied a ceramic coating.

We also polished the chrome tailpipes along with an interior clean and tyres glossed. It really does look absolutely stunning.