Whats tiny, red, and shines like the sun ??

[Superior Shine]

This is 1969 Aston Mini Cooper. The first thing I though when I saw it for the first time was, "They're sure are a lot of swirls in that toaster!"

How could a tiny car have so many swirls???

[Superior Shine]

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These swirls were deep! I decided to colorsand the the worst areas with 2000 grit sand paper.

The first thing you will notice her is that the color sanding "slurry" is red. That means that I am working on a single stage finish and NOT a two stage being color topped with a clear coat.




Notice here the nice even uniform appearance to this freshly color sanded fender.



It was awkward polishing on such a little vehicle but I managed.

[Superior Shine]

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Here you can see how much brighter the finish gets after a good compounding with #85.

BEFORE-



AFTER-


I chased the #85 / wool combo with #85 and yellow foam pad.

[Superior Shine]

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Its a small car but it took more work than I expected. Polishing below my knee caps didn't help either -LOL!

She now wears her shiny red coat with pride!









My buddy Frank was very happy with the shine on his lil car!!

[AdvanceDetail]

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Great last picture!! also awesome work on the mini!!

[Kevin Brown]

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Oh, Joe... you've gone international on us!

Can't wait to see a feed from CUBA!!!

Loving the short videos. Keep 'em coming! NICE JOB!!

[Superior Shine]

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English car - English accent! LOL!!! I couldn't help myself.

[Innovative Detailing]

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Joe,

Very nicely done.............you are the international man of mystery....

[CieraSL]

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Ummm, nice accent?




JK, Joe! Great job, as always!

[Superior Shine]

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I am hoping it wasn't too bad of an English accent coming from a Cuban.

[Innovative Detailing]

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I have one for you.....a detailing gig at the IMPROV. By special engagement only.....

Clean cars and comedy!.....you would make a killing!!

[CieraSL]

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That's what happens when you have an accent.

[J. A. Michaels]

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"crumpets in a bind" that was too funny. Great work on the mini. It looks fantastic.

[Mister B]

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Wow... The buffing pad is half the size of the hood!

[Ganesa]

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wow great work.. how come the new g110 DA v2 didn't come in action ? :]