Oh, my God!
[HEAVY MUSIC]
[LAUGHTER]
JACK: A BMW E21 – delicious.
I think this is a Baur edition, one of the last ones, super rare.
JOE: Tell me more.
JACK: This rare BMW E21 belongs to Hannah and Matt.
They bought it to restore it after it had been sat in a body shop for 5 years
and a barn for 14 years before that, right.
Before it’s life sat in a body shop, it had been resprayed red.
JOE: So there’s good paint somewhere.
JACK: Let us pray.
The restoration project has stalled.
You and Joe have 8 hours to bring this BMW back to life.
JOE: Of course we do, yeah, 8 hours, right.
JACK: Let’s have a look.
JOE: It is a Baur.
JACK: That explains the roof.
JOE: Talk to me about this roof though, that’s brilliant.
JACK: She’s grubby, faded, dusty.
JOE: Possibly bird poo in there as well.
JACK: Probably a little bit of everything in there.
Glass – shot to bits; paint is flat, but if it was resprayed 5 years ago, a good clean,
strip off that oxidised layer, she’s going to be popping.
JOE: Ooh, that door card’s not even black any more mate.
JACK: That will come up nice though.
JOE: Love the carpet, again, needs a good clean.
There’s a fair few mould spores in there as well.
JACK: Eight hours, where do you want to prioritise?
JOE: For me, it’s the roof and the paint – this paint’s going to need correcting.
Let’s get cracking.
JACK: Let’s go.
JOE: First up, pre-wash, we need a strong detergent to rip off some of this dirt and
grime before we come back in with the pressure washer.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
JOE: We haven’t done the roof with this chemical purely because we’re going to use
a dedicated fabric cleaner and this is designed for paintwork.
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JOE: And now we brush – cheers.
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JACK: This is why we hit it with a snow foam and a brush, because we’re getting into
the nooks and crannies that you would easily glide over with a big, clunky wash mitt.
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JOE: The soft top roof, a bit special, this.
JACK: I reckon we’ll have to hit this two or three times to get it clean.
JOE: Let’s get stuck in.
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JOE: Incredibly dirty brush.
JACK: Look at my hand.
JOE: I genuinely feel like I need a shower after this, it’s disgusting.
JACK: Stand against that wall, I’ll pressure wash you.
[LAUGHTER]
JOE: A bit of snow foam please, sir.
JACK: Come and have a look at the state of this, Joe.
JOE: Mate, that is absolutely filthy.
JACK: To protect this old fabric, we’re only going to hit it with some low pressure water.
We’re going to rinse it off, then re-hit it with a brush and a detergent.
Two or three passes and we should be golden.
Oh, unbelievable!
Right, that’s the most of the dirt out, hit it again now, yeah?
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JACK: This is definitely working, because
it is so much cleaner, it’s pulling out so much less dirt.
I reckon one more and then we'll be able to get on to cleaning the bodywork.
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JACK: Whilst we should always work top to bottom,
it’s also important to work dirtiest to cleanest.
Roof was hanging – we’ve taken care of that.
On to the wheels, get them done and then we can get into the fun stuff, the bodywork.
Foam sprayer number one, we’ve got a fallout remover for the baked on brake dust.
Foam sprayer number two, a strong, all-purpose cleaner, great for tyres, great for arches.
Now we’re talking.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
JACK: Unfortunately, these wheels are gone,
so they're going to need refurbing.
We’re going to show them as much love as we can but I don’t think we should waste
any unnecessary time on them because they're never going to be 100%.
Because this wheel is so tight and narrow, loads of spokes, a wash mitt would be wasted,
so it takes a little bit more time but a brush is essential, because as I say, you’re never
going to get into all these little corners and edges with a big wash mitt.
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JACK: Now for the contact wash.
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JACK: Super important to use two buckets,
because we’re going to take the dirt off and leave it in that one, then we’ve got
a nice clean solution in this one.
JOE: There is some red paint under all of this dirt, to be fair.
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JOE: So, the wheels are clean, the roof’s clean,
the paint’s been washed, we now need to think about decontaminating this paint.
We’re going to use a clay bar to exfoliate all of this surface contamination, and to
help us, because we’re on a time crunch, we’re going to use snow foam shampoo as
our lubrication as opposed to a normal clay bar lubricant.
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JACK: Joe, how are we for time?
JOE: Two hours in, gives us six hours left.
JACK: OK, it’s washed, it’s decontaminated and it’s dry.
I think it’s time to get it in there, see what we can do with this paint.
JOE: I think we need to get the machine polishers out, mate.
JACK: Machine polishers, definitely.
JOE: Get it taped up.
Six hours, it’s going to be tight.
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JACK: The first part of machine polishing
is protecting the bits you don’t want machine polishing.
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JACK: We’re all taped up, now we’re going to run a 50/50 line down the bonnet.
This is purely to show you the difference that machine polishing makes.
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JACK: Mate, that looks unbelievable.
JOE: Bit of a difference, isn’t it?
How was your coffee?
JACK: Beautiful, actually, not as beautiful as this.
JOE: Pull that tape back, let’s have a look.
JACK: Oh my God, that is crazy.
JOE: It’s not bad, mate, but three hours in and we’ve got five hours left
and a whole lot of car to polish.
I reckon it’s time you pick up a polisher.
JACK: Maybe.
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JOE: On this old BMW we’re using a dual action polisher, cutting disc,
and we’ve got a mild abrasive which is doing a lovely job
cutting this paint back and restoring some shine.
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JOE: A little top tip for you, I’m not going to be able to get a polisher in there,
but a little bit of compound on the cloth,
let your finger do the work, and it just means those tighter areas that might normally get
neglected will look just as shiny as the rest of the car.
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JACK: Reason for jumping onto a smaller pad is because we’re working on a smaller area.
Where we are right now is going to be really hard to attack with a 5-inch pad –
smaller pad, smaller area.
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JACK: Four hours of machine polishing, how are you feeling?
JOE: Dead, but we’re 7 hours in and an hour left, what have we got left to do though?
JACK: Interior, clean the glass, dress the tyres and we’ve got to try and
brighten up that chrome work.
JOE: Tell you what then, I’ll tackle the outside jobs, I’ll leave you to do the inside.
JACK: Lovely, give the bigger man the smaller job, thanks, sounds good to me, mate.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
JOE: So, there’s not a lot we can actually do for this bumper, it’s quite a long way gone.
But a little bit of elbow grease and a little bit of time and some metal polish
and you can make your bumpers a lot shinier and really finish off the car.
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JOE: We’ve got a little bit of staining on the windscreen
but I’m just using a bit of glass polish.
You can pick that up at any auto parts store.
It just adds a little bit more clarity to your glass, one of them finishing touches
that’ll make the difference.
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[DOORS SLAM]
JACK: Time’s up, shall we go and get her?
Let’s just hope she sees what we’ve done.
JOE: Fingers are crossed.
JACK: Hi.
HANNAH: Hi.
JACK: Are you Hannah?
HANNAH: Yes.
JACK: Are you ready for your life to be changed?
HANNAH: I am ready.
JACK: Are you ready for a clean car?
HANNAH: I am very ready for a clean car.
JACK: So this is your E21?
HANNAH: Yes.
JACK: How long have you had it?
HANNAH: Since June, me and my boyfriend bought it together as a lockdown project.
JACK: When was the last time you actually saw the car?
HANNAH: A few days ago, it was still looking like, a bit like a shell, we had to put lots
of bits back on it again.
JACK: What colour was it?
HANNAH: Like, a bit of a mixture of a few colours.
JACK: It was a terracotta brown.
HANNAH: Yes.
JACK: Now that you’re here, how do you feel about seeing the car?
HANNAH: I am very excited to see the car, I’m hoping for the red just to look nice
and, like, fresh again, yeah.
JACK: We had 8 hours, we wished for 8 days.
JOE: Are you excited to see it?
HANNAH: I’m really excited to see it.
JACK: We would love to show you.
HANNAH: Oh, my God!
It does not look like the same car at all.
Wow.
It looks incredible, no wonder tears went into it.
[LAUGHS]
That looks really, really good.
The top was so dirty before, I bet that took a lot of scrubbing to get that out.
JACK: Three or four goes.
HANNAH: It looks amazing, it definitely has a new car smell to it again.
JACK: The paint?
HANNAH: I love it, it’s a bit different as well which is really, really cool.
JACK: As you know, we only had 8 hours so we had to be quite strategic with our timing.
We could have spent an eternity on it, but we’re super happy and we hope you are too.
HANNAH: I’m absolutely amazed, unbelievable, it looks like a totally different car.
I can’t wait to get it out now, it’s going to look really good.