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Added a layer of Carpro Gliss before winter sets in.

You've done it now, but I can only add that I changed from PS4 to ASY5 recently. Both are brilliant tyres and I don't regret the change. It was all down to price (£70 for set of 4) and for me I would not be able to find/exploit any minute difference official testers find during the group tyre tests you find. The ASY5 are a perfect all rounder. I've ran ASY2 & 3 before, were excellent all year round as the 5's are proving to be.

Do you flood rinse the car after rinsing off? I find this the best way, with a good coating, the amount of panel you have to dry reduces considerably.

Second vouch here. Had it not been for the near £90 difference for a set of 4 I would have stuck with the PS4's instead went for GYA5. I'm impressed with the 5's having had a set of the GYA3's on my old Leon. I would say the PS4's are harder walled and over a better turn in. That said 99% of the time the pair are equal in performance for me. The Michelins would edge it when using that last 5% of performance which ultimately for me would be on a track not a road. (PS4's being multiples of the PS4 and not the PS4S)

@bigman1976I was going to say gloss levels were amazing looking at the first post but certainly up'd it again with the Sigma. Awesome work. Funny how many in this thread mention kids! I think Can Coat is brilliant for gloss but like you I did end up missing a few spots when removing. I used this to top mine up before I re-did it recently. I've split the wife's Qashqai into three sessions so far. One more to go, makes it easier on back and shoulders too!

Couple from an A6 I did a few years back.

There's no harm in doing a section/panel at a time. I plan on doing the wife's car like this. I'll wash as normal and decon say the offside doors and front wing, clay then polish and protect. Only advice I would give is on doing the next panels (a week or two later) be sure to tape the edge of the panel you did previously. More manageable this way.

Once I had started I had to finish. To be fair there's wasnt a lot of swirling. Mainly inflicted by me and wash process despite being careful over the last 3 years. There's a couple of deeper marks but no time to take them out. I'm probably at around 70% swirl free which I'm happy with. As for sealants very easy. I've used CQUK before (previous versions) and i find it very easy to apply. From experience on my old Leon it lasted and performed much better applying in a garage and keeping it in overnight/12 hours. I saw a drop off after 9 months applied outside and topped with reload after an hour. Applied inside well over 12 months. I've only ever done one coat of CQUK before so hoping the two coast plus Gliss this time round should see me 24 months or there abouts. Gliss was new to me, its slicker than the CQUK, but I suppose thats the point in it. I struggled with the flashing and haze point of it but lighting was limited. I pretty much spread over an area for 30secs then wiped off. Both CQUK and Gliss applied by hand. I used the supplied suede applicators for both and went through them all. I wiped both off with a short pile microfibre. After each complete coat of CQUK i wiped over the whole car with one of the larger suede cloths supplied just to ensure the product was removed. The DLUX i rate, my grey roof rails are now a much better colour. It is very tacky though. Shall see how it lasts

This thread along with the "lost interest in detailing" thread got me kick started to sort the car out. A move from the South to the East, two kids and juggling work so one of us is about meant I had lost time and interest in sorting the car out over a regular clean. I had it professionally done (Gyeon) when I bought it 3 years ago. That coating had all but gone and was being topped up with spray on wet products. So with some time off, grandparents roped in for childcare I set to work. Well actually I set to work 3 months ago. I removed the tail trims and mud flaps, cleaned and coated with gtechnic C5 and Carpro DLUX respectively. My plan was Carpro CQUK 3 and Gliss along with DLUX for the trim. Naturally I ordered everything and treated myself to a black pack grille surround then the pressure washer gave up after 7 years (New Nilfisk C135 purchased) and then it was time for 4 new tyres. I'd worn the PS4's down and the rear Bridgestone had cracked so much they had to go. 4x Assemetric 5's it was then. So the normal decon process, tar, iron, clay etc. Polish was one step using Carpro Fixer on white hex via DA. CQUK 3 x 2 coats an hour apart Gliss x1 4 hours after 2nd coat of CQUK. DLUX on the trim Gtechniq G1 on all the glass Gtechniq C5 on wheel faces only Shuts and behind lights with Sonax PNS Started at 10:30 finished at 1am (well 2am) Not the best driveway pics. The lower grille is not perfect I hit it hard several times but ingrained dirt remains. I didn't dress the arches either. The wheels could do with a refurb hence I only did the faces.

And in this post you will find all the part no.s you will need from sgs

I can certainly recommend SGS they were superb for me recently. When I did my struts I purchased elsewhere but got the various fixtures from SGS. Pic of stuts I have for reference.

I would interested to know when things turn up (how long in total) and if there's any extra duty/tax you get hit with. I want to order some bits but conscious of potential courier/import tax costs may make goods twice the price given the stories already reported. I see they have changed their name too?

Had this on my 2015 estate, rear near side door sloshing. I took the seal at the bottom off, used a pair of pliers to pull all the plastic lugs out then thoroughly cleaned the seal with microfiber and cleaned and the same with the actual door. Loads of muck came out and no issues since. I assumed just a build up of muck from the roads given its the near side and most roads I travel on a rural.

Can highly recommend Gizmo. Really helpful with our Mk2 when we lived that way.

I've used wet coat and hydro o2 lite. I spray on everything including side and rear glass and pressure rinse as described. I don't spray directly onto front screen but as you mention when you rinse roof and bonnet there will be overspray as such. Never had any issues with front screen or wipers from either product. All my glass is coated with gtechniq G1. Not sure if it would cause issues (on front screen) on un coated glass. With use of wipers and screen wash any spray on product would quickly diminish. Or post wash of your worried clean screen with apc and a glass cleaner. Bottom line. Spray everywhere bar windscreen dont worry about overspray just rinse as instructed everywhere.

@jimbojamesthanks for posting this up. Can't say I've noticed the continuation of throttle on mine upon lifting. Last few trips have given mpg I would have expected. Who knows might be a placebo thing for me now. Mine is still covered by warranty and whilst their comms have been a bit poor the dealer has not charged for anything so far. Think ill drive and see now. If it gets worse something will come up. Thanks again for posting result

Reading with interest as following a service by dealer i had the same fault codes; P006800 - MAP/MAF Throttle Position correlation P227900 - Intake Air System Leak I don't have a rough idle or associated fault code. I've suffered poor economy since, down from around 380miles/37mpg to 330miles/33mpg a tank, this is since August so not weather related. Fault appeared three times but not since a throttle position correlation reset by dealer. Mine is dsg so I feel the behaviour has changed albeit dealer has reset it twice and following a third party examination they have found no fault and said the dsg was working very well and as expected. They could not account for/find a reason for poor economy. I'm convinced a senor is not quite right and perhaps feeding the dsg duff info but all the experts have said no issues or faults. Be interested to see if you find a fix or if you've suffered poor economy too.

Yep that's the one, I knew it was something like that. Hopefully helps OP out

When you tap city and move to next screen bottom left says PCODE or similar. You can enter postcode now

I do an 18 mile cross country route, all rural. 38-40 is achievable. Without trying. I've just done 150 mile mororway run with kids and boot packed to the ceiling. Car currently has fault causing poor economy. Got 36mpg Long term average is 36 - TSi DSG