Shiny happy Mini

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spent several hours on saturday washing, shining & buffing my Mini & it didn't seem like a chore at all. To see that shiny chilli red reappearing from under a week's worth of grime was a joy.

A good wash, dry, 2 coats of autoglym extra gloss, autoglym bumper care on the black bits & rain-x on the windows & it looks like a showroom car again.

At least it did until i drove to work this morning...

[Clutch Cargo]

Word up, dawg. I took my baby to a hand wash joint just before xmas, and the guy used what looked like a push broom to wash my car! Then I decided I would leave all of winter's grime alone, til time for spring cleaning. Better to be ugly temporarily than scratched up forever, was my thinking. But after a few weeks the caked-on salt really started to bother me. So yesterday in 33 degree weather (1 centigrade) I filled up the buckets with warm (OK, dcp, lukewarm!) water and did the job myself.

The sparkle is well worth the neighbors thinking I'm crazy. Love it! (the shine, I mean)