I want to thank Richard for the detail...

[CYNMINI]

party he had at his house yesterday. I was really fun. There were, by my count, 18 Minis. And everyone helped to detail the cars. Meguiars provided the cleaning products. Check out Richard's web-site at http://www.c3club.org/. Here are a couple pics of my car after I got home.

[OctaneGuy]

Hey CYNMINI!!

You're welcome! Your pix really look great!!

Wow what an incredible day we had! It doesn't get much more fun than this. We had 24 people show up in 20 MINI's. We had lots of sunshine, doughnuts for breakfast, sushi, pizzas, greek salad, a realistic MINI Cooper cake, homemade banana bread and deserts! More than half the people that came were first timers to our clinic, and the majority of MINI's were 2005!

We also did an Ian Cull (GBMINI) Auto Up circuit (http://www.gbmini.net/MINIcircuit/index.shtml) and an MTH Cartune ECU mod (http://www.mth-powerchip.de/_neu1407/e_index.php) and prepped a 3rd car for the MTH mod for next months meet!

As you can see, we do more than just detailing! Spryguy put up a post on NAM (http://www.NorthAmericanMotoring.com) asking for help on installing his AutoUp circuit. I saw it, and suggested he come to our clinic, and not only did he get the circuit installed, but he left with a freshly detailed car that looked much better than when it arrived!

We also got interest in doing a group buy on the G100's. I hope that's something we can get setup!


Look at the menu! That's an actual 3d MINI Cooper Cake!

We used Meguiar's NXT Car Wash ! The most common comment was how good NXT smells!

MINI's everywhere!!

Here I am the host, demonstrating how to use the G100.
I gotta say, I used these Dr. Scholls Gel Inserts in my shoes, and if felt soooo good, even though I was on my feet all day. Go here and get a $2 coupon! http://www.drscholls.com/showcase.aspx?scid=2

To help explain the power of the PCDA, I like to refer to this picture of MINIclo's Wicked Wanda's bonnet from our first Garage Clinic. The dramatic before (on right) and after is enough convincing!


You're never too young to learn!
This is Jerrod, Nathaniel and Alice's son with someone else's EB MCS.

Quote: Originally Posted by CYNMINI

party he had at his house yesterday. I was really fun. There were, by my count, 18 Minis. And everyone helped to detail the cars. Meguiars provided the cleaning products. Check out Richard's web-site at http://www.c3club.org/. Here are a couple pics of my car after I got home.

[OctaneGuy]

The fun never stopped!

c3 members guiding first timers!
Nathaniel at the controls of the PCDA with James providing guidance. This was Nathaniel's first detail clinic. He purchased his MCS second hand from a woman who wasn't an enthusiast, and treated the MINI very poorly. It's good to know his new MCS is now in a loving home!

In No Time At All, He's an Expert!

At Our Clinics, we teach the full process, including Clay Bar!
While our clinics are designed for beginners, we like to cover the entire range of steps. We're also glad to answer any questions along the way. We use Meguiar's NXT Car Wash , Quik Detailer , Meguiar's Clay , #83, NXT Tech Wax , Gold Class Metal Polish, Gold Class Trim Detailer, andScratchX.

Look at all the gunk that was removed! I took this picture after he had been working on the bonnet for atleast 10 minutes, so it's not as dirty as it was earlier!

Even how to clean up past mistakes like paste wax that got all over!


And ugly stuff like this!

I wasn't sure what Meguiar's product I could use to get rid of this, so I used old my trusty stand by and finished up with Gold Class Trim Detailer
MINI Plastic Care # 83-12-0-142-624

[OctaneGuy]

Working on your own car is fun, but so is working on someone elses!

Our clinics aren't just for adults!

It's about teamwork!

Making new friends!

And Helping Others!

Toshi with the PCDA. His PCDA was stolen last month, but Meguiar's came to the rescue and helped ensure that we could continue to do our clinics!

And Learning from others!

Work or play, it's all fun!!

That's what's so great about these events. You can either sit back and have your car worked on by others...

...Or you can jump right in and do it yourself!
Oona had only been in California for 3 weeks as she is a New York native. She drove her cabriolet across the country putting on 3500 miles! Our NXT clinic was her first MINI group outing since she arrived and she was VERY pleased and excited! It was quite an honor for us!


This was the days youngest participant! It's actually my son,Lukas, being held by Toshi's wife, Kuniko!

Because our club doesn't charge dues, we rely on donations from participants, and from what we call the core c3 members to help keep the club going. c3 was founded by 4 passionate individuals, affectionately known as the core. This core has grown to 6 active members + 3 other part time supporters. The core is responsible for providing food and drinks for our participants. We also split the cost of expenses. This also forces us to be frugal and creative! Here is a sweatshirt that we silked screened at Richard's house, 1 week prior to this clinic. Richard held a PhotoEZ silk screen party as a part demonstration and part production! Being able to utilize new technologies with a bit of know-how enables us to try out ideas that wouldn't ordinarily be possible due to the costs involved.

While this picture was from last week, it shows the screen before paint was applied.

Look how pretty this 2005 Hyper Blue MCS looks! The sun was going down fast but we got the job done! The driver side rear panel between the door and the rear wheel arch had some mild abrasions in the clear coat. Looked almost like steel wool or a rough terry towel rubbed from side to side. I buffed it out with #83 using a red pad, then buffed on NXT Tech Wax with a polishing pad.

All in all, it was an incredible day of meeting new people, teaching proper car care techniques, introducing the full line of Meguiar's products, eating great food, and playing with so many MINI's!! Our following seems to be growing by the month. I wonder how big it will be next month!

Stay tuned for February's event! We're expecting something really different and exciting to happen.