New Again Workshop Videos

A Mini Cooper S Sidewalk in for roof clean and reproof -- jet wash marks from a previous owner, chafed fold lines, mould inside from water ingress, blocked drains. The good news: the zigzag marks will be much less visible once the roof is clean and coated, and the fold lines have not yet gone through.

A BMW 3 Series 325 CI brought in for roof cleaning and ceramic coating. The owner's friend is seriously ill; once the car is done he plans to take him out in it -- it might be his last summer. The bonnet had a previous respray that had gone flat; wet-sanded back and polished. Matrix Blue ceramic coating and a two-year roof nano-coat.

A 14-year-old BMW coupe -- front bumper replaced, wing resprayed, four-stage buff, Fireball Dok Do ceramic coating. Gary's line: there is no substitute for doing a car properly. When you come back to it after filling up, you are getting back into a new car.

A Mercedes ML320 CDI at around 100,000 miles -- bought from new, owner loves it, doesn't like the newer models. Swirl marks from a previous bad machine polish, a couple of smart repairs, four-stage buff, Fireball Dok Do ceramic coating, leather seat off to the trimmer, double deep clean interior.

A Mini Cooper S convertible brought out of lockdown storage -- dirty green roof, jet wash marks in the fabric, compressed rubbers letting water past the boot panel and potentially into the battery area. Two-part video: the assessment and the result. Cost: £332 for the roof clean and coat, £120 for rubbers and drain flush.

A Ford Edge coated with Fireball ceramic protection -- five years of coverage on paintwork and wheels. Gary is looking forward to the owner's reaction when they come to collect.

A Mini convertible with a hole in the roof fabric at the fold line -- caused by grit grinding through as the roof opens and closes. The car is older; the owner wants to manage it rather than replace. Gary shows the rubber conditioning, drain cleaning, and the honest assessment of what is salvageable.

An Audi Q5 coated with Matrix Black -- shinier than when it left the factory, staying that way for eight years. Gary explains the hydrophobic self-cleaning effect honestly, the scratch resistance, and the difference between a genuine ceramic coating and the wax-with-a-bit-of-ceramic products sold online.

The owner saw our Audi A6 video and booked his A4 in the same week. Five years old, kept from new, a scratch on the door that was treated cosmetically rather than a full respray. Four-stage buff, Matrix Blue applied -- and yes, you can put Matrix Blue on a black car.

A black Range Rover Sport polished four stages and finished with Autoglym Ultra High Definition wax. The owner's boat car -- not his main car -- but he wanted it to look nice and glossy. Gary explains the four-stage polishing system and why even the finest wax cannot hide rough paintwork underneath.

A Porsche Boxster treated to Fireball Dok Do ceramic coating. Triple buff first, yellow headlights polished back, convertible roof cleaned and nano-coated, all rubbers treated, all wheels refurbished. Gary includes the workshop's long-term evidence on coating durability -- including a polymer-coated car still looking good after 17 years.

A Kia ProCeed coated with Matrix Black -- eight years of protection. Gary explains the self-cleaning effect honestly, the football analogy for what half as much washing means in practice, and his own evidence on resale: six consecutive cars with ceramic coating, all sold within three days.

A Porsche Taycan collected from the dealer the day before -- fully electric, a couple of test drive miles on it. In for Matrix Black on a Saturday morning. Gary explains why even a brand-new car benefits from machine polishing, and how the cost of a ceramic coating is structured.

A black Ford Focus that came in for a water leak -- and left with Fireball Super Hydro sealant as well. Gary's brother story: put the coating on his car, it rained, he came back to borrow the minibus and said "thanks for cleaning it." The self-cleaning explanation that actually makes sense.

An Audi A6 bought from new and only washed, never properly detailed. Dirt packed into every gap, door handles, badges, shut areas -- where corrosion starts. Gary spots a front bumper colour mismatch suggesting previous spray work. Full detail, machine polish, Matrix Blue on paintwork, wheels, bumpers, lights and number plates.

A Ford RS coated with Matrix Blue -- three-year ceramic protection. The car had swirl marks throughout before the machine polish pass. Gary covers why half the washing, harder than paint, and the honest answer on whether you should try applying ceramic coating yourself.

Sarah's Volvo XC40 -- a few months old, in for Matrix Black. Gary explains the "pop" that brings out metallic depth, the new-car feeling a coating preserves, and why bird muck is one of those things people only notice when it's already too late.

Water leak service overview: what the symptoms mean (wet footwell, mould, steamed windows, dashboard lights), why electronics and rust matter, your options (DIY, local garage, or specialist), and how the New Again 28-point diagnostic works.

The first Matrix Blue application at New Again -- a Jaguar F-Type. Kieran takes it through the full preparation: wash, detail, clay bar, machine polish, alcohol wipe, then Matrix Blue in a crisscross pattern. The hood was cleaned and nano-coated at the same time. The camera struggles to do the finish justice.

Three reasons to keep your convertible roof cleaned and reproofed: resale value, appearance, and waterproofing. Gary covers the cost of a new roof vs a clean, why fold-line grit causes splits, and why pressure washers at hand car washes leave marks in the fabric -- not just the dirt.