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DonkeyD · Oct 26th, 2007, 08:18 AM

Just got my new Cooper S this week. I have bonnet strips on it and was wondering if when polishing/waxing it I should apply over the top of these or leave them?

I will be using Meguiars Gold Class products

KPKalle · Oct 26th, 2007, 08:21 AM

My dealer told me the stripes are perfectly safe to wax/polish over. I've always done so with no probs

ALD0 · Oct 26th, 2007, 08:28 AM

Mee too, it's the stone chips that destroy the stripes

ru81 · Oct 26th, 2007, 08:29 AM

I've waxed/polished over mine and haven't had any problems. How about putting the car through a carwash? Do the brushes damage/rip off the stripes from the bonnet?

3rdpillar · Oct 26th, 2007, 11:15 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ru81 (original)

I've waxed/polished over mine and haven't had any problems. How about putting the car through a carwash? Do the brushes damage/rip off the stripes from the bonnet?

DON'T PUT YOUR MINI THROUGH A CAR WASH.

It will be more than the strips that come out scratched...

ru81 · Oct 26th, 2007, 11:25 AM

I was waiting for that answer!!

Oct 26th, 2007, 08:18 AM	#1
DonkeyD MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Local Time: 10:02 AM Posts: 12 Offline	Bonnet strips Just got my new Cooper S this week. I have bonnet strips on it and was wondering if when polishing/waxing it I should apply over the top of these or leave them? I will be using Meguiars Gold Class products

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KPKalle Knight of the Round Table Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Midhurst, Sussex Local Time: 11:02 AM Posts: 21,494 Offline	My dealer told me the stripes are perfectly safe to wax/polish over. I've always done so with no probs Global Moderator

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Oct 26th, 2007, 08:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 11:02 AM Posts: 9,536 Offline	Mee too, it's the stone chips that destroy the stripes

Oct 26th, 2007, 08:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
ru81 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 10:02 AM Posts: 271 Offline	I've waxed/polished over mine and haven't had any problems. How about putting the car through a carwash? Do the brushes damage/rip off the stripes from the bonnet?

Oct 26th, 2007, 11:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
3rdpillar MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Blackburn Local Time: 11:02 AM Posts: 531 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ru81 (original) I've waxed/polished over mine and haven't had any problems. How about putting the car through a carwash? Do the brushes damage/rip off the stripes from the bonnet? DON'T PUT YOUR MINI THROUGH A CAR WASH. It will be more than the strips that come out scratched...

Oct 26th, 2007, 11:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
ru81 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 10:02 AM Posts: 271 Offline	I was waiting for that answer!!

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