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Hi, Long time browser and have rarely posted as lost interest in detailing until I picked up my new Skoda Octavia vRS the other day. Don't laugh :nervous: Anyway would like to get back into detailing. Has been a few years. And Irish weather and road conditions make it a nightmare to keep...

After a break of over 4 years from the car scene I am back and am due to collect my new 07 car in late January :) This exact model in fact YouTube - Skoda Octavia vRS My last car I had was an 02 version, and I was so serious about avoiding swirl lines I made sure the dealer did not...

I decided to do another CD Scratch test again. I know - I'm a nerd ;) But I thought some people might be interested in my general findings. I didn't bother using anything on the cloths or applicators. I simply rubbed each one dry, gently against the back of a new blank CDR. 4 strokes -...

Local autozone sells this stuff called Concept Polish to all the bodyshops in the area. Apparently there are different grades of the stuff, and the one they recommended is a kind of pinkish liquid. Suitable for new paint, and contains medium cutting agents (according to the bottle). Wipe on...

Early next year I will be replenishing my detailing supplies. Up until now, I've stuck with Autoglym products, and dabbled with Blitz, IHG, and P21S. In fact my last detail of the year (if the weather lets up), will probably be P21S GEPC, IHG and Turtle Wax Emerald Caranuba (only caranuba...

I posted before about 3m SMR taking paint off the rear spoiler of my car (non-metallic red) when it was about a month old. Some people suggested no clear coat, but the manufacturer claims the car is clearcoated, and the spoiler is factory standard. It also looks the exact same colour and...

Found a review of Turtle Waxes scratch & swirl remover liquid polish in autoexpress magazine. See results below. Very positive. I wonder does it actually remove swirls or hide them, and would it be better then 3M SMR, which I find very hard to get results with by hand. Or would 3M IHG be...

Went to buy some 'Dr OK Wack Speed Wax' in my local garage yesterday. Everyplace seems to have got rid of it and replaced it with this stuff in an identical bottle called '.BondAuto Wax'. Anyone heard of this ?

Am dying to try Zaino. But can't find anyone who will shop to Ireland. My usual suplier (autodetail) don't carry it, and CMA only ship to US and Canada according to their website. Anyone ?

Managed to get rid of most of the swirls out of my 7 week old Red Skoda Octavia RS Turbo using some 3m swirl mark remover and a lot of elbow grease. I think the swirls were put there by whoever washed the car when it came into the country (most likely the importer using a brush !!); as the...

Friend detailed his car last week using IHG followed by some sort of Simonz Sealant. I think it was called Diamond Brite. Anyway; a couple of days later I noticed for want of a better word 'air bubbles' all over his paint surface. Presumably this was caused by the sealant not being able to...

I noticed a post earlier about the abrasiveness of different towels. The other day I decided to test this out on a some brand new blank CDR's. Presumably if the cloth you use for polishing or buffing doesn't scratch the surface of a CD, then it won't scratch your car. Correct ? Anyway; I...

Glazed my 4 week old red Skoda Octavia RS this weekend. Did a good job masking the swirl marks. I also managed to get out the heavier swirls on the boot and rear spoiler with some 3m SMR and loads of elbow grease. Not perfect, but followed up with IHG. Then topped off with Blitz. I did...

I have a brand new car with some swirls. I just want to fill them in for now. Should I use 3M IHG or P21S GEPC ? 3M say their stuff is ok on new card. P21S says on the bottle to use the stuff if your finish is more 6 months old. I want to follow up with a coat of Autoglym Extra Gloss...

So I've decided to glaze and wax my new car this weekend. It already has a few swirls from the dealer, and 3M SMR hasn't made much difference, except to some of the bigger swirls. I'll probably just fill them in with some IHG then, plus I like the shine it gives. And as the car is new, I...

I recently bought a new car and the dealer has offered to apply Supraguard Paint Protection for around 300 Euros (about the same in $). This he says is guaranteed for 2 yrs. No need to every polish or wax the car during that time. Just have to use the Supraguard shampoo to wash it. Here is...

Noticed a couple of small paintchips on the hood of the car yesterday. The chips are only about twice the size of a pinhead, and the paint hasn't been chipped off completely. I'm thinking of filling the chips with some touchup paint applied on a needle or toothpick. I wonder would that make...

I am fitting some rubbing strips to the doors on my Alfa this evening. The doors have about 3-4 coats of blitz on them, and 2 coats of autoglym super resin under that. I am wondering what is the best thing to use to strip this off. I was told engine degreaser would work well. I also heard...

I see DingKing do a touch up paint called Chipmagic. It's a 5 stage process involving 4 different solutions. Sort of like Langka but more complicated. check out www.chipmagicdk.com I'm considering ordering it. But I wonder will the paint match. My own car is silver, and there are...

My Alfa 156 suddenly received 2 small dings on the passenger door. They are both beside each other, each less tehn 1/5" in diameter, and not very deep as you can only see them at an angle, and not head on. They are what I call "thumb" dents. Every bodyshop I went to quotes 350-500 Euro to have...