My new F56 MCS
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Bit of a long post here guys but I thought it was worth sharing 
So yesterday I felt like just going for a long drive and exploring, so I headed up into the Peak District, and basically just drove the Mini around all sorts of twisty roads; mucky, single-track lanes; snowy, muddy tracks etc. It was a lot of fun, the Mini handled it surprisingly well :driver:
Beautiful part of the country..
After a day of being daft, the car was a little bit dirty (I do clean it weekly so this is the dirtiest it's been since getting it)
Quite mucky, as you can see! So, quickly the order of cleaning:
- Interior mats and carpet vacuumed, seats, dash, everything else dusted and wiped with plush microfibre. Pedals and footrest cleaned with Muc-Off.
- Exterior thorough pressure wash including wheels, tyres, arches, undercarriage. This removed a good amount of dirt in itself.
- Arches sprayed with ValetPro Citrus Prewash then scrubbed with flexible brush (bloody knuckles followed, must wear gloves next time!) then rinsed out.
- Wheels and tyres cleaned with Dodo Juice 'Basics Of Bling' via brush, noodle wash mitt and Wheel Woolie (praise be).
- Car snowfoamed with Citrus Prewash (it's all I have) at a decent dilution, while dwelling I cleaned under the skirts and bumpers with a wash mitt.
- Pressure washed and re-foamed, this time I went around with a detailing brush and cleaned in all the pane gaps and tighter areas that the washmitt tends to miss.
- Rinsed again, then washed 2 Bucket Method with Dodo Juice 'Born To Be Mild' on a Microfibre Madness Incredimitt.
- Pressure washed, then rinsed with an open hose to sheet most of the water off, then pat-dried with a Polished Bliss Luxury Drying Towel. Waffle Weave towel used for wheels, door shuts etc.
- Tyres dressed with Meguiar's Endurance, exhaust tips given a quick touch-u with GTechniq metal polish.
Results:
This is what the car's all about to me. I can commute 230 miles a week in comfort, take it out on a wintery Saturday afternoon for a blast around some great roads and some ridiculous muck while seeing a lovely part of the country, then spend a Sunday afternoon cleaning and looking after it
Cheers for reading!
So yesterday I felt like just going for a long drive and exploring, so I headed up into the Peak District, and basically just drove the Mini around all sorts of twisty roads; mucky, single-track lanes; snowy, muddy tracks etc. It was a lot of fun, the Mini handled it surprisingly well :driver:
Beautiful part of the country..
After a day of being daft, the car was a little bit dirty (I do clean it weekly so this is the dirtiest it's been since getting it)
Quite mucky, as you can see! So, quickly the order of cleaning:
- Interior mats and carpet vacuumed, seats, dash, everything else dusted and wiped with plush microfibre. Pedals and footrest cleaned with Muc-Off.
- Exterior thorough pressure wash including wheels, tyres, arches, undercarriage. This removed a good amount of dirt in itself.
- Arches sprayed with ValetPro Citrus Prewash then scrubbed with flexible brush (bloody knuckles followed, must wear gloves next time!) then rinsed out.
- Wheels and tyres cleaned with Dodo Juice 'Basics Of Bling' via brush, noodle wash mitt and Wheel Woolie (praise be).
- Car snowfoamed with Citrus Prewash (it's all I have) at a decent dilution, while dwelling I cleaned under the skirts and bumpers with a wash mitt.
- Pressure washed and re-foamed, this time I went around with a detailing brush and cleaned in all the pane gaps and tighter areas that the washmitt tends to miss.
- Rinsed again, then washed 2 Bucket Method with Dodo Juice 'Born To Be Mild' on a Microfibre Madness Incredimitt.
- Pressure washed, then rinsed with an open hose to sheet most of the water off, then pat-dried with a Polished Bliss Luxury Drying Towel. Waffle Weave towel used for wheels, door shuts etc.
- Tyres dressed with Meguiar's Endurance, exhaust tips given a quick touch-u with GTechniq metal polish.
Results:
This is what the car's all about to me. I can commute 230 miles a week in comfort, take it out on a wintery Saturday afternoon for a blast around some great roads and some ridiculous muck while seeing a lovely part of the country, then spend a Sunday afternoon cleaning and looking after it
Cheers for reading!
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