Post your Mk3 Octavia photos!

[EddGee]

1 minute ago, ScottyNS said:

Very nice! Are the alloys a pain to clean up, or are they ok? 

Absolutely fine. I can even pass the cleaning stuff through the wheel without having to take them off. 

[Plantman]

Recently picked it up. Came from a Mk 2, diesel, manual to this 1.4 TSI DSG. Awesome!

 

Also came from Silver to Black, so going from a car that never looked dirty to one that you only have to go near to look like it needs another wash

[Gaz]

2 minutes ago, Plantman said:

Also came from Silver to Black, so going from a car that never looked dirty to one that you only have to go near to look like it needs another wash

 

Having had a Black Mk2 Golf GTI, I can confirm that black is not a colour, it's a hobby! 

 

Gaz

[Vrs_apr]

6 hours of detailing.

Should have taken some better pics really

[Jaco2k]

39 minutes ago, V6TDI said:

 

Having had a Black Mk2 Golf GTI, I can confirm that black is not a colour, it's a hobby! 

 

Gaz

 

Try white and come back to me...

[mumphie]

38 minutes ago, V6TDI said:

 

Having had a Black Mk2 Golf GTI, I can confirm that black is not a colour, it's a hobby! 

 

Gaz

 

Not just dirt, either - once you've waxed and polished, good luck getting rid of the polish marks!

 

Last three cars were black - not going back to that anytime soon!

 

Having said that, once cleaned, it looked superb!

[Reddazforever]

29 minutes ago, Vrs_apr said:

6 hours of detailing.

Should have taken some better pics really

6 hours!  Please tell me you’re joking

[JohnnyType2]

3 hours ago, Vrs_apr said:

6 hours of detailing.

Should have taken some better pics really

 

what did you do what products do you use?

[norsko]

8 hours ago, Jaco2k said:

 

Try white and come back to me...

Try black next time, and you will miss the white one :-)

[Vrs_apr]

8 hours ago, Reddazforever said:

6 hours!  Please tell me you’re joking

Not at all, I find detailing really relaxing. I'd happily spend more if the accelerator control unit (wife) would let me. But she was pretty cool with this session as I only took delivery of it a week ago.

Edited 6 April, 2018 by Vrs_apr

[Vrs_apr]

5 hours ago, JohnnyType2 said:

 

what did you do what products do you use?

Paintwork.

Debadged with wife's hair dryer, dental floss and wd40

AG S+C snow foam

Pressure wash

AG S+C 2 bucket wash

Rinse

Towel dry

AG claybar and RD

Touch up paint some scratches/large stone chips. With a tooth pick.

Meg's ultimate compound by hand

AG SRP by hand

AG EGP by hand

Turtle Wax back to black (plastic trim and roof rails)

AG RD to remove over run into paint work.

AG HD Wax

 

 

Remove wheels

Pressure wash

AG CW

Pressure wash

AGS+C 2 bucket wash

Rinse

Towel dry

AG claybar and RD

AG SRP

AG EGP (in a spray bottle).

AG ITD

Back on the car.

 

Can't remember the name of the metal polish I used for the exhaust tips.

 

Beer and watched Spiderman homecoming.

[JohnnyType2]

3 minutes ago, Vrs_apr said:

Paintwork.

Debadged with wife's hair dryer, dental floss and wd40

AG S+C snow foam

Pressure wash

AG S+C 2 bucket wash

Rinse

Towel dry

AG claybar and RD

Touch up paint some scratches/large stone chips. With a tooth pick.

Meg's ultimate compound by hand

AG SRP by hand

AG EGP by hand

Turtle Wax back to black (plastic trim and roof rails)

AG RD to remove over run into paint work.

AG HD Wax

 

 

Remove wheels

Pressure wash

AG CW

Pressure wash

AGS+C 2 bucket wash

Rinse

Towel dry

AG claybar and RD

AG SRP

AG EGP (in a spray bottle).

AG ITD

Back on the car.

 

Can't remember the name of the metal polish I used for the exhaust tips.

 

Beer and watched Spiderman homecoming.

and it only took 6 hours?!   

 

more pictures are required please or it didnt happen 

Edited 6 April, 2018 by JohnnyType2

[Vrs_apr]

1 minute ago, JohnnyType2 said:

and it only took 6 hours?!   

Not including curing time, I did some gardening what that was going on.

Also the clay and compound didn't take too long as it wasnt too bad so I only did the bad bits.

[JohnnyType2]

1 minute ago, Vrs_apr said:

Not including curing time, I did some gardening what that was going on.

Also the clay and compound didn't take too long as it wasnt too bad so I only did the bad bits.

 

you should get the new clay mitt in halfords, it really does what it says on the tin. easily the best detailing item i have in my bag.

 

 

 

Edited 6 April, 2018 by JohnnyType2

[EddGee]

The clay mitt is good for a quick ‘clay fix’ but a bar is more thorough and removes more. 

 

I personally prefer the bar as is can be worked in smaller and tighter areas and be manipulated into the perfect shape. 

 

The main drawback is it takes a lot longer of course. The mitt covers areas much quicker. 

 

 

Edited 6 April, 2018 by EddGee

[Pittsy]

43 minutes ago, JohnnyType2 said:

 

you should get the new clay mitt in halfords, it really does what it says on the tin. easily the best detailing item i have in my bag.

 

 

 

When you have used that clay lube save yourself some dosh and fill a bucket with strong shampoo mix. 

[JohnnyType2]

Just now, Pittsy said:

When you have used that clay lube save yourself some dosh and fill a bucket with strong shampoo mix. 

 

that was my plan. 

[creamvRS]

I use the dodo lube but with clay bars - Nice stuff

[Vrs_apr]

5 hours ago, JohnnyType2 said:

 

you should get the new clay mitt in halfords, it really does what it says on the tin. easily the best detailing item i have in my bag.

 

 

 

Might have to invest in one for the bonnet and roof but keep the bar for the more detailed panels 

[Reddazforever]

Are you guys all aliens?

 

Didn’t understood a word of what you said on this last page .... 

[Vrs_apr]

24 minutes ago, Reddazforever said:

Are you guys all aliens?

 

Didn’t understood a word of what you said on this last page .... 

Clearly not a member on detailing world. Keep it that way, it's a slippery slope to spending countless hours stroking your paintwork.

 

AG - Auto Glym

SRP - super resin polish

EGP - extra gloss protection

Megs - meguires

RD - Rapid detailer

S+C - shampoo and conditioner

ITD - instant tyre dressing

CW - clean wheels

 

 

Edited 6 April, 2018 by Vrs_apr

[EddGee]

1 hour ago, Reddazforever said:

Are you guys all aliens?

 

Didn’t understood a word of what you said on this last page .... 

Stick to the bucket and sponge my friend 

[SC03OTT]

No decontamination (tar remover, Iron-X) prior to clay bar..?

[Vrs_apr]

I've run out of iron x sco3ott.

And have always found a hair dryer and a clay bar gets rid of tar. As does wd40 if you a really desperate. Just give it a polish and Wax after

[ScottyNS]

On 05/04/2018 at 19:48, EddGee said:

Absolutely fine. I can even pass the cleaning stuff through the wheel without having to take them off. 

Thank you Edd, my current alloys are pain to do, so it’s good to hear they’re ok.