Hi all, so one reason im buying a Skoda is the finish on the paintwork, I have always noticed they are pretty glossy when driving past and seeing them out and about.

It looks like I will be buying a 56plate yellow vRS, just looking for a bit of advice and what best products to use on this colour to make it look top notch.

Also seeing as its second hand am I right in starting with a full clay and polish to strip all current products, any products worth mentioning here (I have the Meg clay kit already, will this be a good starting point)

Does the paint finish look more matt or glossy with this yellow as I have not seen one up close to be able to tell but from a distance it looks matt and pastel like, im assuming a glossy wax would make for a nice change.

So what do you use on your yellow Skodas.

Edited 10 March, 201214 yr by abarth_1200

Anyone got a yellow Skoda, even some pics of a detail

Hi all, so one reason im buying a Skoda is the finish on the paintwork, I have always noticed they are pretty glossy when driving past and seeing them out and about.

It looks like I will be buying a 56plate yellow vRS, just looking for a bit of advice and what best products to use on this colour to make it look top notch.

Also seeing as its second hand am I right in starting with a full clay and polish to strip all current products, any products worth mentioning here (I have the Meg clay kit already, will this be a good starting point)

Does the paint finish look more matt or glossy with this yellow as I have not seen one up close to be able to tell but from a distance it looks matt and pastel like, im assuming a glossy wax would make for a nice change.

So what do you use on your yellow Skodas.

Claying, then polishing to remove or fill scratches will vastly improve the finish to the yellow but to get the true gloss level your mentioning a machine polish is a must............

Anyone got a yellow Skoda, even some pics of a detail

This is the only yellow motor I have detailed, fairly difficult colour to detail to be honest, very similar to white IMHO but I think the results speak for themselves:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=166063

just get si (baker 21 )m to do it

as you can see from the 2 above both my cars he worked his magic on i cant thank him enough

so he has done my black and yellow one now i got a red one for him lol

looked at the post si made me sad to see the black one and made me feel even worse knowing i got rid of the yellow one !!!!

Hi so thanks for the links I read all the way through that the other day, very nice results.

Only problem though im getting a black Octy now so need to find out whats best to use on it, im thinking Poor boys black hole and EX-P sealant, I went for the synthetic sealant cause I dont want it washing off too quickly. IS this the last step to protection, anything else go over the top of it?

just get si (baker 21 )m to do it

as you can see from the 2 above both my cars he worked his magic on i cant thank him enough

so he has done my black and yellow one now i got a red one for him lol

looked at the post si made me sad to see the black one and made me feel even worse knowing i got rid of the yellow one !!!!

Thought I had replied to this earlier, maybe not..........

How's things then buddy, you OK? Sounds like your not driving an Octy anymore?

Appreciate the kind words and both your machines were very nice to detail...........

Hi so thanks for the links I read all the way through that the other day, very nice results.

Only problem though im getting a black Octy now so need to find out whats best to use on it, im thinking Poor boys black hole and EX-P sealant, I went for the synthetic sealant cause I dont want it washing off too quickly. IS this the last step to protection, anything else go over the top of it?

Here are a few different products used on Black MK1 vRS's:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=126176

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=113306

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=79797

I think the main thing will be the condition of the paintwork as stated before, ensuring it's clean, clayed and ideally machined will give you the best possible base and then Black Hole and EX-P can be used to good effect, not a massive fan here of the brand of the products but you wouldn't need to put anything on top of those...........

OK, not sure how confident I am on machine polishing, I use a lot of power tools at work which need a steady hand and good even pressure etc

Also dont have my own machine polisher but my dad has one, its really big with like a 9 inch head on it, last I saw it he had a big mop looking disc on it, looked way too rough for paint correction.

I think ill have to read up on this a little better, I have always washed and polished my cars but never waxed or machine polished or even clayed them before until recently.

Thanks for your help Baker21

Thought I had replied to this earlier, maybe not..........

How's things then buddy, you OK? Sounds like your not driving an Octy anymore?

Appreciate the kind words and both your machines were very nice to detail...........

Here are a few different products used on Black MK1 vRS's:

http://www.detailing...ad.php?t=126176

http://www.detailing...ad.php?t=113306

http://www.detailing...ead.php?t=79797

I think the main thing will be the condition of the paintwork as stated before, ensuring it's clean, clayed and ideally machined will give you the best possible base and then Black Hole and EX-P can be used to good effect, not a massive fan here of the brand of the products but you wouldn't need to put anything on top of those...........

yep si got another mk1 vrs in red once she is back from mapping i will be in touch ;-)