Ok, so we didn't really get messy, not in a physical way anyway. Our machines however were all in a kerfuffle for over 100 hours as they tried to work out what happens when you mix two shiny liquids of differing consistencies in a shiny vessel. We think they probably had a row about something too, as by the time we got back they had downed tools and gone on strike.
Nevermind, it was all worth it after
Marick Productions Ltd expressed their gratitude. Now, where's that Windows restore disk...