What did you do with your MINI today?

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  1. MCS02

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    And a good review!
     
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    I feel a little better now. My MINI never got to that point of depravity.

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    This pacer has 1,880 miles on it. If I can get it for cheap enough, I'm going to buy it -- just because it is weird, and has 1,880 miles on it. I have to buy it at the auction, no pre-sales allowed, but if they know I want it, they can try to make it go to me... but in the end, they have to go with the high bidder. It is a balancing act. They can try and help me buy it, but they have an ethical obligation to put the seller's interests first. But, being and estate collection, it is all no reserve. So, anything can happen.

    There are a couple cars and trucks I'm interested in buying if the price is right. Lots of very ordinary cars with incredibly low milage. If I can get them dirt cheap, I can market them and make some money -- maybe not a lot of money, but enough to make it worth my time. That 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII that still has the factory protective plastic on the seats is an interesting gamble.

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    Bitsy Mae's valve cover is starting to in the front. I feel a How To coming on :)
     
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    Nothing. I drove to Austin on business, and got a rent-a-car on the customer's dime. My MINI is spotless right now, and I don't have time to take my Hill Country route to Austin, so it is a rented Toyota Corolla taking the I-35 (NAFTA Highway) beating on this trip. I had to swerve onto the shoulder at one point to avoid a truck tire carcass in the middle of my lane today. I'm not risking my MINI on that kind of BS.

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    Tuesday and Wednesday I got the Helmet out and used it to run to some stores.
     
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    Drove it to the "park n ride" in the morning, then home this evening.

    Also, finalized things to potentially pick up a second vehicle in the next couple of weeks. My Dad recently got a bug up his @$$ for a new vehicle. So, I'm going to buy his truck off of him. A 2008 F150. He just got done putting a lot of work into it... so, I'm getting a solid truck, for a wholesale price.

    Just waiting for them to finalize the deal on his new Honda Pilot.
     
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    Have been adding touch up paint to some scratches and chips around the MINI for the past few days. It's insane how many chips and scrapes are on this car. It's also insane how bad the 1st owner was at removing stickers/decals. I always knew it was scratched where they had removed the dealer sticker, just never knew how bad till I started polishing on that spot. Once all the wax and dirt is out of the scratches they look horrible. Hoping a simple compound will get rid of them and level out the touch up paint. Happy Friday you MINI freaks!
     
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    My first time using touch up paint isn't going too hot, however my first week using a polisher is going pretty good. I can't get the touch up to come down very much and the scratch though not AS bad, is still visible. Thinking I need more of a cutting compound. Picked up some Turtle Wax stuff, but gonna go get something tougher tomorrow. Any tips are appreciated :) I put 2 coats of touch up paint, thinking I need to drop in a few more... First 1st pic is the scratch removal progress so far, it was much more defined prior to rubbing compound, second is the touch up paint after trying to polish it down, not working so hot. Last one is the glossy reflection after all the polishing. I'll be hitting the rest of the car tomorrow.
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    Will be changing the header on my ride tomorrow. Flex pipe is all tore to hell.

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    You need to fill the scratches so they are level with the paint. Save you money on compound and buy some 1000 and 1500 dry wet sand paper. When you have them built up, you will need to wet sand the small touch up areas to remove the extra around the chips / repair. Don’t worry about sanding I am having you use a very fine grit paper. When the area is level you can buff out the sanding area with your polish.

    If you want to talk about the process shoot me a PM and I can talk you through it.
     
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    Make sure you use a sanding block.
     
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    Yup a foam sanding block to stop finger pressure marks making the sanding uneven.
     
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    I have a similar FLP mount, but the frame doesn't go out to the edge of the FLP, so if you go through a car wash with it on, the FLP bends. I am doing some mods on it this weekend.

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    @Qik Also keep some water running over it when your wet sanding. Go slow and keep checking your work.
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    Thanks for all the tips guys. I look forward to hopefully not F'ing up my paint too much :) Also, I've always just waxed my cars. This buffer has me sold on polishing my car. Brings the paint up to another level. She'll be super glossy at MOTD this year.
     
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    Got my header installed. Sounds pretty good.

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    Never use a drive through car was ever, they are a paint scratch generators. Hand wash only.
     
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    That’s one of the selling points of the US MILL WORKS mount. Car wash proof. The back plate goes edge to edge of the plate.
     
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    I know what you mean, and if my MINI was my weekend fun car, it would never see rain, let alone a car wash. But, it is my daily driver, and I do sometimes go to a car wash. I have a favorite one, and they keep their equipment well maintained, so I haven't had any scratch issues.

    My MINI looks great for ten years old, and 105K miles. But, up close, there are stone chips, and when I replaced my hood stripes, I could easily see that the paint had faded from the Texas sun.

    It really does look good, but it is not a show car, by any means. It is what it is.

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