Videos: #mini

Mini Cabriolet Full Monty Special: hood clean and two-year coating, clay bar, two-stage machine polish, drain unblocking, full gap descale. Fold lines, blocked drain mechanism and embedded grit all dealt with.

Mini Cooper S 2004: door membrane leak found via hose test, boot cassette drain cleared, A-pillar gaskets checked, both door membranes resealed, Krytox rubbers, hood clean and reproof. Dents assessed; PDR carried out. Finished with rain-water demo before collection.

Mini Cooper soft-top hood clean and two-year nano-coating. Roof waterproofing worn off. Gutters cleared, Krytox on door rubbers, complimentary three-month ceramic spray on bodywork.

Coffee (with milk) spilled on driver's side -- soaked through carpet into underlay. Shampooing from above had not worked. Antimicrobial fog, alcohol spray, enzyme treatment under carpet. High success rate because the source is eliminated, not masked.

Mini Cooper S full exterior detail then Fireball Super Hydrophobic polymer sealant. Exceptional shine and water repellency -- water rolls off and takes dirt with it.

Mini Cooper end-of-lease inspection. Trim fixed, scratches polished, wheel scuffs touched in, seats shampooed, windscreen chip repaired. Tailgate dent left as it would likely fall under threshold. Lease company charges for devaluation, not repair.

Mini Cabriolet roof clean, 2-year nano-coating, Krytox on rubbers, drain flush. Rear rubber trim splitting -- universal on Minis of this age, easy to replace. Special offer exterior detail and wax added.

Mini Cabriolet with a worn-through hole in the hood fabric. Patched and colour-matched, then 2-year waterproof coating darkens the whole hood so the repair is less visible. Drain flush, Krytox rubbers, exterior wax.

Mini Cooper soft-top: hood clean, two-year nano-coating, Krytox rubbers, rear drain flush, exterior detail. Jet-wash damage (visible lines) treated; green mould removed; fold-line wear assessed after.

A 2014 Mini Cooper convertible in for hood clean and reproof -- Part 1. The cleaning chemical goes on and you can see it reacting with the dirt as white foam. Mechanical brushes, drain flush, rubber conditioning, nano coating. Exterior detail and glass included.

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 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 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.