What have you done to your MK 7 today ?

[jpo]

First trip back to the dealer after 6 months due a constant rattle. Went out for a drive with the mechanic who heard it straight away. He replaced some kind of trim on the back seat which was making the noise and also gave it a health check. Waited whilst it was done. Spent the last week doing a thousand miles up to Loch Ness and really saw what the car was made of. Stunned I haven't returned to speeding tickets because the thing is a beast on the A roads round Scotland!

[Raffe]

Got Cuprinol 'Willow Green' paint all over the side of the car

We were painting some garden trellis on the front lawn last weekend (not spraying) and the car was at least 10-12 feet away and it would seem the paint has blown in the wind onto the car.

You can't see any trace of it on the silver bodywork but when I cleaned the car this weekend you could see tiny green dots on the gloss black parts of the car and tinted back windows so it must be all over the bodywork too.

I have got the paint off the black bits using clay and all is well, but it does mean I now need to do the whole car really for my own piece of mind.

Albeit no real harm done it has created me a load of unnecessary work and taught me a lesson not to use exterior wood paint anywhere near vehicles however the application 

[Raffe]

Just cheered myself up and bought a pedal box from DTUK 

[vidman2]

Loaded the PGPS Speed camera sites onto my MIB2 - test shows they appear where expected but not driven to test the warning sound yet - and fitted 130% Phillips bulbs into the Cornering Lights, after washing the car yesterday and coating with Topaz

[p3asa]

Does the mk7 sound a warning noise for poi?
I know the mk6 didn't as this was one of its negatives.

[Damion]

Got Cuprinol 'Willow Green' paint all over the side of the car

We were painting some garden trellis on the front lawn last weekend (not spraying) and the car was at least 10-12 feet away and it would seem the paint has blown in the wind onto the car.

You can't see any trace of it on the silver bodywork but when I cleaned the car this weekend you could see tiny green dots on the gloss black parts of the car and tinted back windows so it must be all over the bodywork too.

I have got the paint off the black bits using clay and all is well, but it does mean I now need to do the whole car really for my own piece of mind.

Albeit no real harm done it has created me a load of unnecessary work and taught me a lesson not to use exterior wood paint anywhere near vehicles however the application 

Waterbased so will come ok, nice and easy, Masonary paints the one to avoid!

[mcmaddy]

Does the mk7 sound a warning noise for poi?
I know the mk6 didn't as this was one of its negatives.

MibII units will give a bong for personal poi's, 1st generation units don't.

[Booth11]

Got Cuprinol 'Willow Green' paint all over the side of the car

We were painting some garden trellis on the front lawn last weekend (not spraying) and the car was at least 10-12 feet away and it would seem the paint has blown in the wind onto the car.

You can't see any trace of it on the silver bodywork but when I cleaned the car this weekend you could see tiny green dots on the gloss black parts of the car and tinted back windows so it must be all over the bodywork too.

I have got the paint off the black bits using clay and all is well, but it does mean I now need to do the whole car really for my own piece of mind.

Albeit no real harm done it has created me a load of unnecessary work and taught me a lesson not to use exterior wood paint anywhere near vehicles however the application 

Oops! 

Give a good wash to start (if it's water based should shift it).  If that doesn't bring il off thé better to use tar/glue remover first as claying probably not necessary, and much less risk of marring the paint with tar remover. 

It is amazing how easily and far the wind can blow stuff. I once sprayed some tyre gel onto a foam pad standing about 20 feet away, barely any noticeable wind, and on closer inspection stuff was all over the side of the car and a bugger to get off.   Better off moving the car well away when doing anything like painting/staining.

[SCOTTE]

Hi Booth, Would you not recommend Claying in General then? A lot of people say that you should Clay a brand new car before applying polish to it to remove all the deposits from it?

Will be interesting to hear your view?

[dave7268]

It looks like the wrong grille was fitted by mistake.  Not a fan either.

Jury is in and thanks for all the input peeps - it is now back to stock colour  and you all echo'd what I was really thinking. Cheers