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times seem to have got messed up - this post should be at the bottom - not the top???????

thanks for the comments.

got the fairy tip from here :-

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/styli...t=diamondbrite

also read this on other forums too so thought it sounded reasonable to remove the wax. Did think about clay barring but since its only a week old thought it didn't need it. Hopefully not caused any problems using the fairy though....

Spent 3 hours today treating the octy to a the diamonbrite session. First I rinsed throughly then cleaned with fairy liquid (recommendation off here) to remove the existing delears wax, microfibred dry then did stage 1 waited 15 mins followed by stage 2, waited another 30 mins and then buffed. Overall I'm really pleased with the results - it was a bargain off ebay compared with the dealers price too:) Plus I already have the diamonbrite car shampoo and conditioner off my furby to keep up the shine. Just wish I'd known about the kits going on ebay before I paid the 199 :eek: for the furby when I got it...

Also picked up a can of the interior protection for dirt cheap and was a doodle to apply.

to ebay

shine-eeeeeee

Very nice looking car, and nice and shiny.

What a pity, that 20 minutes of driving it will un-do everything you've just done!

Stunning looking car there mate!

What's the deal when an ebay seller says "Not Autoglym"?

Fancying some of this. Paintwork already getting miscoloured through bird poop.

Looks good. Who told you to use Fairy Liquid though? :eek:

I wouldn't go near a car with it, and use some Meg's Paint Cleaner instead, or similar.

Steve

What's wrong with Fairy Liquid?

Because this is what happens when people use it all the time. I'm sure you can spot the difference :eek: :-

It's for cleaning dishes, not cars. It's very good for taking grease off dishes isn't it? Which is key to why not to use it on your paintwork. It will strip out vital oils from the paint which can also contribute to fading and generally drying out the paintwork in much the same way as it dries out your hands. Which is why I would never recommend it comes anywhere near a car, even for stripping wax protection. Especially when there's plenty of reasonably priced products out there that will do the job better and more safely.

Steve

Mark,

I think 'not autoglym' is just an ebay seller technique so that their ebay advert comes up when you search for 'autoglym' - if you see what i mean...

Your octavia really does look very smart. Love it

I think 'not autoglym' is just an ebay seller technique so that their ebay advert comes up when you search for 'autoglym' - if you see what i mean...

Cheers

someone I know used Fairy Powerspray on his alloys, oooops:rofl:

Washing up liquid contains salt:thumbdwn: Not good for paintwork, though I have used it in the past to wash the