I have recently purchased a new octavia mk2 vrs in black which is absolutley fantastic, really glad I p/x my mk 1 vrs even though it was only 18months old !!!

I was unsure about purchasing car as the deal I was offered was on black car, I have heard alsorts of horror stories about keeping them clean/protected. It was however such a good deal I could not turn it down !! I had the autoglym full protection kit applied prior to delivery. I have had car now approx 4 weeks and have washed & leathered once a week. now despite using new sponges, throughly rinsing out sponge and leather etc I have noticed various scratches appearing around the bodywork, particularrly noticable under lighting so what i need to know is am i doing something wrong ?? They are pretty faint and would probably polish out but surely I shouldnt be having to polish it every week/month

I have had various cars previously both metallic and non metallic but dont recall having this problem, I would like to hear from people out there with same problems or preferably how I can prevent it !! Car is only a month old if it carries on like this I would hate to think what it would look like in 3 years !!! Please can I have recommendations/suggestions ??

First suggestion, DONT USE A SPONGE!!!!. Get yourself a decent wash mit and microfibre drying towel from Halfords and use the two bucket method, that will help immensly.

Have a read of this (and other) guides on Polished Bliss.....

Polished Bliss - Car Care Advice - How to wash and dry your car safely and effectively

Have a read of this (and other) guides on Polished Bliss.....

Polished Bliss - Car Care Advice - How to wash and dry your car safely and effectively

Thanks for advice it appears that I have been cleaning my cars badly for years :eek: looks like a trip to halfords at the weekend !!!

Noo dont do halfords!

Clean Your Car - the best car wax, car polish and car care products UK are in Huddersfield and are normally cheaper for everything plus you will get some good advice if you need any

have been to halfords already and cost me 60 quid, just had a look on clean your car web site and could have saved a fortune !!!! i.e wash mit at halfords 13 quid on website 8 !!! this is just one example !!!!! thanks for advice though will shop here in future

Oh and pop over to this site for friendly advice - you'll be spending more than £60 though A world for detailers...

Dont go on the detailing world forums :(

It makes me spend money