JULIE: Oh God, there’s bits in there.
[HEAVY MUSIC]
[LAUGHTER]
JOE: Oh, yes.
JACK: Good morning, Julie.
JULIE: I’m Julie, from the south coast, and I’ve got my little Mini called Little Min.
Little Min is 40 years old and I’ve had it for half of its life.
I’ve always used my Mini, when I had four children and a dog and the pushchair,
we used to go out every night in the car.
JACK: Julie, you’re obviously passionate about the car, I can see you take good care of it,
where do you need our help?
JULIE: Well, it’s a bit of a workhorse, it gets dirty, gardening.
The inside needs a severe amount of help, I don’t clean the seats, the carpet’s
falling apart.
But I do keep a blanket on the back seat, my mother made that out of old tights when
we were young.
JACK: I love it, yeah.
It’s 40 years old, British built.
It’s had a bit of pain but it’s tidy.
JOE: What we can do on the outside is give it a good wash, dry it off properly, we can
give it a polish, a wax, it’s easy for Julie to maintain then.
JACK: Ah, this is where we’re going to be spending most of our time.
Carpet, fifty shades of brown.
JOE: This is a special high line upholstery and it is stained, heavily stained.
JACK: Let’s have a look in the back.
Ah, the prized blanket, what is that hiding?
More stains.
JOE: Right, Julie, we’ve only got 8 hours, let’s get stuck into it and see what we
can do for you, all right?
JULIE: And don’t pinch the sweets.
JACK: Can't promise.
JOE: Not even one, come on, one?
JULIE: No.
JACK: Love you, too [LAUGHS]
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
JACK: We’re using low-pressure water as it’s going to help us with the drying stage.
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JACK: We towel-dried the Mini, but because it’s a little bit older and maybe prone
to a little bit of rust, we’re going to get the blower out there, get it in the nooks
and crannies and make sure it’s 100% water-free.
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JOE: We’re an hour in, the car’s clean.
JACK: The car’s dry.
I feel like it’s going quite well.
JOE: Shall we stick the kettle on?
JACK: Steady, there’s a lot of work to do on that interior.
JOE: Yeah, I still want to give it a polish and a wax as well.
JACK: Let’s get it inside.
JACK: The car’s inside, now the serious work begins.
JOE: Let’s start by getting these seats out.
JACK: I think you’re right.
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JACK: Is there anything else to come out of this interior?
What on earth is that?
JOE: She’s a gardener, it’s a mushroom.
[MUSIC]
JOE: Now all the seats are out, this is a bit of a detailer’s playground.
Before I start shampooing, I’m going to pick up any loose debris with a Hoover.
[MUSIC]
JOE: Right, we’ve Hoovered up the debris, now we’re going to come back in with a good
interior cleaner and a hand brush.
This car’s a little bit old and it’s starting to show its age around some of the edges.
Because it’s loose, I want to be nice and gentle and go in by hand, not machine.
[MUSIC]
JOE: I work section by section, this rear footwell is now done.
Finished with the brush, I’m going to grab the wet vac and I’m going to pull out all
of the stains that were left in the carpet.
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JOE: So you can see the before and after here, I’m cleaning this headlining with a magic sponge.
A little bit of interior cleaner and it’s coming up a treat.
Now, I know this is abrasive but I’m working on vinyl so it’s more than safe.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend this for leather.
[MUSIC]
JACK: Moving on to the Mini’s seats, and the real reason that Julie brought us the car.
I’m confident that this is where we can make the biggest difference.
[MUSIC]
JACK: The more we’re brushing, the more that’s coming out, that is crazy.
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JACK: Slow and steady wins the race.
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JACK: I think I might have another go because there’s still some dirt trapped in the pores
of this vinyl.
The material is looking great, I think a little scrub by hand, just in case I’ve missed
any parts, and then we’ll move onto the other half.
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JACK: An easy signal that the surface is clear is that the bubbles run white.
If they're still brown, there’s still dirt on the surface.
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JACK: So, after two hits I’m really happy, we can see loads of the grain in the vinyl
which is almost non-existent on this side.
The material is so much more blue than I thought actually.
I thought it was going to be a creamy beige, but it turns out that was dirt bedded in.
Over the moon, time to move on to the next.
We’ve got a fraying edge over here, so I’m going to do this one by hand.
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
JACK: When working on leather it’s important to remember to keep switching up the direction.
You want to get into that grain, it doesn't matter what the surface is, it could save
you a hell of a lot of time.
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JACK: We’ve got a little bit of paint and it seems to be quite stubborn.
We don’t know how long it’s been there, but we will not be defeated.
[MUSIC]
JACK: On to the passenger seat, thankfully this one’s in much better condition, purely
because it’s not getting used as much, so we can crack on with the drill brush, rattle
it out, because we are up against it on time.
[MUSIC]
JACK: Joe, feast your eyes on these, I have smashed the seats.
JOE: The interior is now done, we’ve only got 2 hours left and we’ve got 101 jobs to do.
We’ve still got to polish it, wax it, all the finishing touches.
JACK: Let’s get these seats in, then we can make a start on the outside.
[MUSIC]
JOE: Now, there are some petrol spills under this filler cap.
All I’m using is a mild abrasive and it’s coming back a treat.
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
JACK: Finally, some sealant.
This is going to keep the dirt out and keep Little Min gleaming.
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
JACK: Joe, time’s up.
I think we got a little bit over confident on this Mini.
I cannot believe that took us the 8 hours.
It was definitely 40 years’ worth of grime inside.
But for me, the important bit and the surprising bit, the paintwork.
JOE: The paint’s really shining, but the interior, it’s what Julie wanted.
It was heavily stained, there was marks everywhere, and it’s really come up well.
JACK: I think she’s here, let’s get outside.
JULIE: Ah, hello.
JACK: Hello, Julie, how are you?
JULIE: All right, thank you.
JACK: Have you had a lovely day?
JULIE: Yeah, a bit worrying, but yeah, thank you.
JACK: What have you been doing?
JULIE: Looking at plants and gardens and things.
JACK: Not going to put them in the back of this car, are you?
JULIE: Well, no, not yet.
JACK: I don’t believe you.
JULIE: [LAUGHS]
JACK: So, we thought the outside was going to be OK and it was.
The interior, you were right, it needed a little bit of professional help, and we were gobsmacked.
JULIE: Oh-oh, that bad?
JACK: This is what we extracted from the seats with the wet vac.
JULIE: Oh, that’s horrible, oh God, there’s bits in there, oh no.
Have I been sitting on that?
JACK: And there’s more in there.
JULIE: Oh no, that’s horrible.
JACK: So, what do you think after seeing that?
JULIE: That is bloody disgusting, thank you, [LAUGHS]
JACK: The suspense is killing me, I don't know about you?
JULIE: Yeah, me too.
JACK: Would you like to see the car?
JULIE: Yes, please.
JACK: OK.
JULIE: [SQUEALS]
Look at that, it’s so beautiful.
Look, it’s all clean.
Ha ha, it’s fabulous, look at that, clean seats.
Hehe, it’s lovely.
It looks like it’s new.
I wish I’d looked that good when I was 40, it’s wonderful.
I can’t have anybody in here now because they might make it dirty.
JACK: Well, at least not any plants.
JULIE: No plants.
Thank you guys so much.
It smells nice, it feels nice and it looks fantastic, bloody fantastic.