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JG.26 · Aug 27th, 2004, 09:41 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Iamamini

Hi, I own a Indie blue/white cooper 04 and I am still learning how to wash/wax it proplerly. When I clean the car I just use medium pressure water underneath to keep it ok. Is it correct that modern cars dont need more than that or how should I keep it clean underneath? How do u do this, I know that there are many very serious owners here and I want some advice

. Here in Sweden the winter will soon start and the salted roads are not a very good thing for a nice MINI but I will use the car winter seasons also, so I guess some extra care is the way to go!

Hi lamamini,

When I picked up my S last year the first thing I did was spray the underneath with Dinitrol underbody wax. Took about 4 large aerosol cans to do the job and takes no time.
It gives a nice brown metallic smooth finish to the underneath, and did all the suspension arms etc too. I have reapplied the wax again last weekend ready for the coming winter. I only ever wash the underneath of the car with a standard garden hose which gives enough water pressure for me. I'm not really a big fan of pressure washers after watching my neighbour one Sat afternoon strip all paint of the rear bumper of her Fiat Punto.
I bought the Dinitrol wax from www.frost.co.uk, about a £8 a can. Worth it say to put a barrier between the underbody and the salt etc.

Hope that helps.

Aug 27th, 2004, 09:41 PM	#3
JG.26 MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Virtual World Local Time: 02:25 AM Posts: 1,038 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Iamamini Hi, I own a Indie blue/white cooper 04 and I am still learning how to wash/wax it proplerly. When I clean the car I just use medium pressure water underneath to keep it ok. Is it correct that modern cars dont need more than that or how should I keep it clean underneath? How do u do this, I know that there are many very serious owners here and I want some advice . Here in Sweden the winter will soon start and the salted roads are not a very good thing for a nice MINI but I will use the car winter seasons also, so I guess some extra care is the way to go! Hi lamamini, When I picked up my S last year the first thing I did was spray the underneath with Dinitrol underbody wax. Took about 4 large aerosol cans to do the job and takes no time. It gives a nice brown metallic smooth finish to the underneath, and did all the suspension arms etc too. I have reapplied the wax again last weekend ready for the coming winter. I only ever wash the underneath of the car with a standard garden hose which gives enough water pressure for me. I'm not really a big fan of pressure washers after watching my neighbour one Sat afternoon strip all paint of the rear bumper of her Fiat Punto. I bought the Dinitrol wax from www.frost.co.uk, about a £8 a can. Worth it say to put a barrier between the underbody and the salt etc. Hope that helps.