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**OctaneGuy** · Feb 14, 2005, 12:08 PM

NXT Paste Tech Wax: Demo #1

We give priority detailing to those that didn't get their cars worked on last month and also to all first timers to our meeting. This is Shawn's immaculate 2005 MCS. The car was already prewashed, so we just used Quik Detailer and the new NXT Paste Tech Wax.

Quik Detailer

Claying a Minor Imperfection!

NXT Paste Tech Wax

Nice even coats were applied.

Another Angle

The paste wax was hand applied and removed.

First Timer Sheryl

She's applying wax to Shawn's MCS. She brought a beautiful Chili Red Cabriolet!

Richard Making Sure Everyone is Comfortable

Removing the Wax with a Bonnet and PCDA

And All Finished!!

What a great looking MINI!

MINI Production Line

We were able to work on 4 cars at a time by pulling one into the garage, and 2 were in the shade while a 4th was being washed. You can see Lil'Octane all ready for cleaning! James and I drove to Las Vegas and back earlier in the week for a meeting, so Lil'Octane had plenty of bug guts and brake dust to clean off! The new NXT Glass Cleaner worked perfectly for the glass!

Maren came back for her second clinic

Erik buffing out his own BRG MINI

This was his second clinic with us.

James, our VP of Marketing working on Erik's BRG

Erik buffing out his own BRG MINI

Shawna from Ventura buffing her car

This was Shawna's second clinic with us.

Clay Bar- The Magic Eraser

Shawna had this scuff on her bumper.

Clay Bar- The Magic Eraser

With a little bit of Clay and Quik Detailer to lubricate it, it was completely restored!

Everyone got name tags!

Even my son!

Keith Privratsky's Washing with NXT Car Wash

Keith brought this pre-owned Pure Silver MCS. The paint was in decent condition, but it was rough to the touch, so we clay barred the whole car.

Claying the Boot

Claying the Boot

Look at that clay!

All kinds of junk was removed from the paint! From a distance, the Pure Silver paint hid the problems well, but a light touching showed that it was rough to the touch! We completely restored the finish and made it glassy smooth again!

**OctaneGuy** · Feb 14, 2005, 12:09 PM

Keith's Trim Was in Bad Shape

Meguiar's Plastic Trim Detailer restored the deep rich black again! NXT Insane Shine made the tires look new!

Keith's Trim Was in Bad Shape

Meguiars Trim Detailer and Insane Shine on the Tires

Afterwards!

Meguiars Trim Detailer and Insane Shine on the Tires

Look at that Insane Shine!!!

Our Initiation Ritual for New Members Involves Some Branding!

I bought a small vinyl cutter for club use so we can produce our own decals and graphics. Here I'm applying it to Keith's car after we finished claybarring and buffing it out with NXT Tech Wax!

Keith's Branding #2

Using a squeegee to make sure all the edges stay down!

Keith's Branding #3

Carefully pulling back the application tape.

Keith's Branding #4

And voila! Looks perfect!

Sheryl's Beautiful Cabriolet!!

Lukas

This is my son, Lukas and my wife Zaida just hanging out. He is always so happy to see all the MINI's everywhere. He's only 9months, and I'm certain that MINI will be in his vocabulary soon!

Clover Cutting the Cake!

Nobody wanted to stop working to break for lunch, so we ate and worked! We also had to get the cake cut so we could sing Happy Birthday to Mike!!

Richard Making Sure Everyone is Comfortable

Inside the Tent

Inside the Tent

**OctaneGuy** · Feb 14, 2005, 12:12 PM

Bob Winer's Scratch and Swirl Removal- Demo #2

This was Bob Winer's first clinic with me, although I've attended clinics with him at Meguiars. His MCS was in pretty bad shape especially considering he had spent a lot of money having the car repainted. Swirls were evident everywhere, so Mike Phillips made his car into a demo and used #80 with the PCDA, ScratchX by hand, and finished with NXT Tech Wax for an absolutely 100% improvement!

Bob Winer's Scratch and Swirl Removal- Demo #2

Bob Winer's Scratch and Swirl Removal- Demo #2

Linda, our VP, Observing the Demo on Bob's MINI

Bob Winer's Scratch and Swirl Removal- Demo #2

Bob Winer's Scratch and Swirl Removal- Demo #2

Bob Winer's Scratch and Swirl Removal- Demo #2

Look at that shine!! The bonnet was completely 100% improved!

All in all, it was an incredible day of hanging out with old friends, teaching proper car care techniques, introducing the full line of Meguiar's products, eating great food, and playing with so many MINI's!!

Thank you everyone for your participation and especially to Meguiar's and Mike Phillips for allowing us to make our fourth NXT garage detailing clinic the best yet!

**Wombat_MINI** · Feb 14, 2005, 01:09 PM

Another Wicked Clinic!

Thanks to Richard for putting on another wonderful day of detailing. And special thanks to Mike for coming and showing us how it's done! That scratch removal demo was truly impressive.

Persons in attendance may be wondering if I'm going to mention my exhaust tips. Why yes...I am. I finally got a chance to bring out the shine in my Borla exhaust tips with an easy application of NXT All Metal Polysh, The Quik Detailer/NXT Tech Wax/NXT Glass Cleaner combination did its usual magic, my tires are now Insanely Shiny, and new to my car was a once-over with the new Quik Interior Detailer, which left everything looking way clean (including a few surfaces that I'm pretty sure haven't seen cleaning for the life of my car).

I'm glad that I could make it, despite the (unfounded) threat of rain, and get my car caught in so many pics!

-Erik

**Reggie** · Feb 14, 2005, 03:52 PM

The event was super. It was actually handy to have the canopy even though it didn't rain. And many thanks to Mike Phillips for stopping by. His demos were quite impressive. We had Meguiar's products everywhere doing everthing. The trim work and metal work (like Eric mentioned) was really a bonus. There were some fine looking MINI's by the end of the day. Thanks to Meguiar's for there great line of products and for Mike coming to the event.

**scrub** · Feb 14, 2005, 07:56 PM

Gotta know what kind of backing plate is that on the G-100?

Looks like the event was a BLAST!

Nice work and write up. I'm sure the pics took a while to upload too. Thanks for sharing.

**OctaneGuy** · Feb 14, 2005, 08:43 PM

Thanks! I believe that was Mike's PCDA so I'll let him answer that question. I have a Sonus on my PCDA, but I know that's not the same here.

We definitely had a blast!! This will be our last detailing event for a couple months now as we prepare for a major event in March in Las Vegas. But we'll be back again!! Thanks for your nice words.

Richard

Originally posted by scrub

Gotta know what kind of backing plate is that on the G-100?

Looks like the event was a BLAST!

Nice work and write up. I'm sure the pics took a while to upload too. Thanks for sharing.

**MINIclo** · Feb 14, 2005, 08:46 PM

Many thanks to Mike Phillips for his generous and tireless devotion to showing us how to properly detail our beloved MINIs! The Meguiar's products are so easy to use and produce amazing results!

Next time, I PROMISE to have my Wanda get in on the detailing! LOL! I wanted to let the newbies have the wonderful experience of working with Mike and our fearless and talented leader, Richard.

**Blazer503** · Feb 14, 2005, 09:20 PM

Learning the tricks of the detailing trade was invaluable! It was a 500% improvement in the exterior condition on my pre-owned MINI. I had a great time, and learned how Meguiars products can make a car really stand out in a crowd. Mike is one amazing and dedicated guy! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Keith

**jams61** · Feb 14, 2005, 09:30 PM

MINI Crazy people

Thank you Mike for spending your birthday with c3 (Cooper Club for Charities). What an informative day. Mike you made it fun to learn how to take care of our MINI's and the hands on experience at the clinic was invaluable. We all can now go home and feel confident that we know how to use the Meguiar's products and keep our MINI's looking great!

I have used Meguiar's products in the past and I must say I am crazy about all the NXT generation products!

Just ask Erik how great his pipes look after using the NXT All Metal Polysh. Toshi and I think that the NXT Insane Shine tire spray is just that Insane!

Thanks again Mike from your MINI Crazy friends!

James
03 MC: Pure Silver: "Sterling"

**noellesmini** · Feb 16, 2005, 10:21 AM

So much to learn

I had a wonderful time at Richards Garage Party last weekend. Not only do we get to meet so many great people, clean our MINI's for a great cause but with so many Meguiars products I learn something new evey time! I thought the demonstration that Mike did on Bob's MINI was amazing. I stayed around to watch and was WAY late for my dinner plans but it was well worth it. Thanks to Mike for coming out on his Birthday for our MINI party.

**Mike Phillips** · Feb 16, 2005, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by OctaneGuy
Thanks! I believe that was Mike's PCDA so I'll let him answer that question. I have a Sonus on my PCDA, but I know that's not the same here.

Actually, I'm not sure whose G100 that is in the picture, mine has a Meguiar's backing plate on it. As I moved around and worked on different cars, I just used the nearest dual action polisher in the area.

Mike

**OctaneGuy** · Feb 16, 2005, 11:13 AM

Sorry Mike,

after looking at those pix again, that obviously wasn't you wearing jeans.

That was Toshi's G100a with a Ferro backing plate.

Ferro Industries | Quality Back Up Pads since 1962

http://www.ferroind.com/

The club has 2 PCDA's and several of our members bring their own, so we normally have on hand around 4 to 5 PCDA's at the clinics! Not bad considering we only had my own PCDA when I first started doing these clinics!

Richard

**Rob66** · Feb 17, 2005, 05:20 AM

Looks like a fantastic day OctaneGuy. I'll have to time my next visit to LA with one of your get togethers and pop along.

What do you think is the most popular colour for the Cooper S in LA. Over here the majority appear to be 'Dark Silver' or 'Electric Blue'.

Rob

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