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DanF · Jul 1st, 2007, 12:30 PM

Thanks alot Josh for sharing your knowledge and Gavin for hosting.

blalor · Jul 1st, 2007, 02:37 PM

Great job yesterday, Josh. I know I'm a curmudgeon when it comes to detailing, but I did learn a lot. Even better, I got my car cleaned and my bonnet polished!

sycurtis · Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:22 AM

Thank you Gavin and Jane for hosting us in your beautiful home and for sharing the great wildlife stories. And Josh, thank you for teaching me that I should at least wash my car more often. I may even pick up some Zaino this week. Baby steps...

blalor · Jul 2nd, 2007, 01:18 AM

Just a handful of pics from yesterday:

Worse than a highway crew.

Sarah's Cooper, hiding the dirt quite well, I think.

"Yeeees, everything is going exactly according to plan! Mwahahahaha!"

Josh struggling to translate "your car is dirty" into proper Australian for Justin's benefit.

GadgetGav · Jul 2nd, 2007, 02:17 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original)

Josh struggling to translate "your car is dirty" into proper Australian for Justin's benefit.

LOL

jwardell · Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:31 PM

Thanks everyone for showing up and staying awake through the long periods of boringness as I washed and polished.
And big thanks for gavin not only for hosting, but the nice iphone treat at the end

snek · Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:52 PM

I didn't get an iphone - I knew I should've stayed longer!

Meltz · Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original)

Josh struggling to translate "your car is dirty" into proper Australian for Justin's benefit.

Too funny!

GadgetGav · Jul 2nd, 2007, 01:14 PM

I wasn't giving them away!

jwardell · Jul 2nd, 2007, 01:33 PM

I'm betting you will be if you don't return those others soon...500,000 of the 4 mil produced were sold this weekend, so I bet they will stay in stock for some time once the rush dies off.

MaxaMiniBro · Jul 2nd, 2007, 08:11 PM

I thought the purpose of this Detailing Day was to teach others "how to fish" so to speak. From the pictures I've seen it looks like Josh was doing all the work! Were the others just sitting to the side eating BBQ, quaffing some ales and enjoying the sight?

GadgetGav · Jul 2nd, 2007, 08:27 PM

I didn't see you there Bert, but you've got it nailed!

MaxaMiniBro · Jul 2nd, 2007, 09:12 PM

I WOULD have been there if I thought I could get a free car wash out of the deal!

blalor · Jul 2nd, 2007, 11:15 PM

It was only my car that Josh washed.

Really, he was demonstrating a couple of different things there: his 10-minute carwash technique, and buffing/polishing with a Porter Cable random-orbit polisher. Just so happened that both were demonstrated on my car!

snek · Jul 3rd, 2007, 12:36 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MaxaMiniBro (original)

I WOULD have been there if I thought I could get a free car wash out of the deal!

not to mention the iphone ...

jwardell · Jul 3rd, 2007, 12:49 PM

I s'pose gavin would have gladly sold you one for a nice profit.

Meltz · Jul 3rd, 2007, 01:15 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original)

Just so happened that both were demonstrated on my car!

Funny how that worked out, eh?

usaaus · Jul 4th, 2007, 05:17 PM

Strewth mate, is that what you were trying to say? I mean when you pulled out that angle grinder I thought "Crikey - this guy is fair dinkum"

Everyone should know that the car was clean - it is just that it was dirty when I cleaned it so now it has a bazillion scratches the size of 0.000001 nanometers all over it.

Nothing that the angle grinder - I mean PC 7424 - can't fix...

MINILuego · Jul 4th, 2007, 11:24 PM

..........I am just seeing this today, any plans for another one of these days? I just got the Griots orbital and would really like to have been a part of this! Looks like it was a great time!

Motor On!

jwardell · Jul 9th, 2007, 01:00 PM

No plans, but you can always throw questions my way.

Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:31 PM	#46 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 5,440 Offline	Thanks everyone for showing up and staying awake through the long periods of boringness as I washed and polished. And big thanks for gavin not only for hosting, but the nice iphone treat at the end http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:52 PM	#47 (permalink)
snek MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: out of nowhere... Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 2,181 Offline	I didn't get an iphone - I knew I should've stayed longer! Know your rights. Support the NMA.

Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:59 PM	#48 (permalink)
Meltz MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 11:51 PM Posts: 23 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original) Josh struggling to translate "your car is dirty" into proper Australian for Justin's benefit. Too funny! "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." -Kierkegaard

Jul 2nd, 2007, 01:33 PM	#50 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 5,440 Offline	I'm betting you will be if you don't return those others soon...500,000 of the 4 mil produced were sold this weekend, so I bet they will stay in stock for some time once the rush dies off. http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

Jul 3rd, 2007, 12:36 AM	#55 (permalink)
snek MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: out of nowhere... Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 2,181 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MaxaMiniBro (original) I WOULD have been there if I thought I could get a free car wash out of the deal! not to mention the iphone ... Know your rights. Support the NMA.

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Jul 1st, 2007, 12:30 PM	#41
DanF MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nashua Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 23 Offline	Thanks alot Josh for sharing your knowledge and Gavin for hosting.

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Jul 1st, 2007, 02:37 PM	#42 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 1,941 Offline	Great job yesterday, Josh. I know I'm a curmudgeon when it comes to detailing, but I did learn a lot. Even better, I got my car cleaned and my bonnet polished!

Jul 2nd, 2007, 12:22 AM	#43 (permalink)
sycurtis MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, MA Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 12 Offline	Thank you Gavin and Jane for hosting us in your beautiful home and for sharing the great wildlife stories. And Josh, thank you for teaching me that I should at least wash my car more often. I may even pick up some Zaino this week. Baby steps...

Jul 2nd, 2007, 01:18 AM	#44 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 1,941 Offline	Just a handful of pics from yesterday: Worse than a highway crew. Sarah's Cooper, hiding the dirt quite well, I think. "Yeeees, everything is going exactly according to plan! Mwahahahaha!" Josh struggling to translate "your car is dirty" into proper Australian for Justin's benefit.

Jul 2nd, 2007, 02:17 AM	#45 (permalink)
GadgetGav gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 6,133 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original) Josh struggling to translate "your car is dirty" into proper Australian for Justin's benefit. LOL

Jul 2nd, 2007, 01:14 PM	#49 (permalink)
GadgetGav gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 6,133 Offline	I wasn't giving them away!

Jul 2nd, 2007, 08:11 PM	#51 (permalink)
MaxaMiniBro MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 782 Offline	I thought the purpose of this Detailing Day was to teach others "how to fish" so to speak. From the pictures I've seen it looks like Josh was doing all the work! Were the others just sitting to the side eating BBQ, quaffing some ales and enjoying the sight?

Jul 2nd, 2007, 08:27 PM	#52 (permalink)
GadgetGav gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 6,133 Offline	I didn't see you there Bert, but you've got it nailed!

Jul 2nd, 2007, 09:12 PM	#53 (permalink)
MaxaMiniBro MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 782 Offline	I WOULD have been there if I thought I could get a free car wash out of the deal!

Jul 2nd, 2007, 11:15 PM	#54 (permalink)
blalor Rabid Motorer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nashua, NH Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 1,941 Offline	It was only my car that Josh washed. Really, he was demonstrating a couple of different things there: his 10-minute carwash technique, and buffing/polishing with a Porter Cable random-orbit polisher. Just so happened that both were demonstrated on my car!

Jul 3rd, 2007, 12:49 PM	#56 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 5,440 Offline	I s'pose gavin would have gladly sold you one for a nice profit. http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

Jul 3rd, 2007, 01:15 PM	#57 (permalink)
Meltz MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 11:51 PM Posts: 23 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original) Just so happened that both were demonstrated on my car! Funny how that worked out, eh? "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." -Kierkegaard

Jul 4th, 2007, 05:17 PM	#58 (permalink)
usaaus MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vermont, USA Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 36 Offline	Strewth mate, is that what you were trying to say? I mean when you pulled out that angle grinder I thought "Crikey - this guy is fair dinkum" Everyone should know that the car was clean - it is just that it was dirty when I cleaned it so now it has a bazillion scratches the size of 0.000001 nanometers all over it. Nothing that the angle grinder - I mean PC 7424 - can't fix... '05 HB/HB MC MMC #324 MID # COOP845

Jul 4th, 2007, 11:24 PM	#59 (permalink)
MINILuego MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 53 Offline	Crap........... ..........I am just seeing this today, any plans for another one of these days? I just got the Griots orbital and would really like to have been a part of this! Looks like it was a great time! Motor On!

Jul 9th, 2007, 01:00 PM	#60 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 12:51 AM Posts: 5,440 Offline	No plans, but you can always throw questions my way. http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

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