The MINI Club of Ireland

We are delighted to announce a new Mini Club of Ireland discount with MX Valeting for FULLY PAID UP MEMBERS.

A couple of our members have got their MINI's detailed by MX Valeting of late and are full of praise for the outstanding work they do and their professionalism.

They offer a wide variety of services for all budgets and are also mobile so can come to your house to do the work if you so wish.

They are based in Templeglantine, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick but the owner, James Downes has customers from North Cork, Kerry & Clare.

I myself am getting my MINI Cooper S detailed shortly also.

You can check out his website at http://www.mxvaleting.ie and he can be contacted on T: 087 7921 904 or at jamesdownes12@gmail.com

All FULLY PAID UP MEMBERS have to do is produce and show your CURRENT VALID Membership card to avail of an excellent 10% off his detailing services.

For this sort of discount, it makes joining the Mini Club of Ireland as a FULLY PAID Member for just €20 a year exceptional value !

Hi everyone, I'd like to thank mini club Ireland for this great opportunity and especially Gerard and Fergal

We offer valeting, detailing and alloygator services in Limerick, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Waterford and surrounding areas.


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I detailed this back in December last year.
It was in for a full exterior detail: http://mxvaleting.ie/detailing/





All surfaces, nooks and crannies got an intensive wash and clean.





Wiper blades ware also washed and cleaned.



The paint was clay barred next. The roof and booth lid ware very contaminated.



The wheels ware removed to gain access to the wheel arches.



After a wash and clean with G101 and wheel cleaner for the brake assembly.



Plastic arch liners ware dressed and restored.





Next the wheels ware deep cleaned and iron contamination removed.









De-taring the wheels.



We are now left with a nice clean surface ready to wax.





We sealed the rims front and back with Collinite 746s.



The exhaust tip was in need of a polish and clean.



It came up nicely.





During the machine polishing stage.



Left side is the polished paint.



The finishing polish we used by machine.



Some random reflection shots.

















I sealed the paint with Werkstat Jett which was poly charged before application, Collinite 746s was then applied over that.

I done this in March this year.
It was in for a full titanium detail: http://mxvaleting.ie/detailing/





Wheels ware very dirty





Moss and algae growing and the window trims





Moss growingon to roof trim



During Detail

Engine bay detailing



Pre engine detail



Post engine detail





I removed both number plinths so the paint could be polished and to clean the plinths



Cleaning the plinths



R1NE by Reflectology R-Series Car Care was used for both foam and wash shampoo.



Making sure intricate areas get a good clean







Clay bar after the drivers door



The exterior was dried ready for the next step, machine polishing



During Detail

Interior

Removing all dust



Extracting dirt from the floor mats



The leather was hiding dirt which needed to be removed



After steam clean and cleaning with DR. Leather



Left side clean right side after cleaning the leather



The leather was protected with Gtechniq L1



This was from just from cleaning the leather



The foot pedals got cleaned with Autosmart International G101



Then Steam cleaned



The finished result



Interior finished I removed the wheels to clean the arches and wheel drums





After cleaning and caliper restore









Iron contamination being removed, I used Orchard Autocare iron cleanse







After detailing the wheel drums



Before machine polishing we tape off all trim







Oxidized pillar trims before polishing



After







I removed the exhaust tips to clean and polish them





50/50 of trim restoration



Macro



After trim restoration



The number plates needed changing for new ones





Finished

These ware recently valeted as well.

Thanks everyone for looking, I do love working on minis and have a good system for making them Look, Smell and Feel like and in some cases better than new.

I am happy to answer any question.

James

Thanks for posting all the photos James.
It really shows just how much work goes into getting them detailed to perfection.

Wow those MINIs look amazing! I love doing my car myself but I am nervous of some of the finer details that you do that really make a detail like clay bar, tar removal, alloy iron removal etc.
Could you come to cork should a few members be interested in valets the same day?

Clay baring can make a mess if you don't know what you're doing, it can in the worst case cause scratches.

Ya I would come to Cork no problem

We detailed Fergals Mini Last week

First the car was washed, de-tarred, clay bared and the iron contamination was removed seen in this picture.



Making sure all the nooks and crannies got attention.



We then dried the car ready for paint touch ups and paint dept and defect inspection.



We filled the holes where the number plates ware mounted as they would have started to rust.

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We tape up all plastic trim as they could get stained during the correction process.



Paint corrected and no swirls visible.



Carbon fiber also corrected and is left defect free.



We removed the fuel filler recess cover to hand polish it.



Fitted back in place and looking good



Swirls before correction.



After.



Swirl free finish.



We coated the trim in Gtechniq C4 which last for up to two years.



Polish Angel was used to refine and seal the paint after correction.



Nice deep gloss.





We polished the door handles also.







Finished product.













Wheels ware removed to clean, de-tar, de-irionize and wax.



We polished the brake calipers also.



the tyres got three coats of dressing over a four day period.



the engine was cleaned and dressed.

Amazing work, James.

Do prices differ for a Countryman?

Thanks a lot Derfinn.

As it's a bigger car, yes. The best thing is for me to view the car and see what needs doing first.

Where are you from.

I'd highly recommend Jane's work. Well worth the trip to him to get your car to this standard.

I sealed Fergals BMW Mini Cooper S with a combination of Polish Angel, Esclate Lotion and Master Sealant after a full correction detail.

The car will be much easier to wash and keep clean, also the protection Master Sealant create will protect the paint from from the environment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyJlDwMfbh8

We carried out a winter protection detail and interior valet on this Cooper S a couple of weeks back