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Offline howlingmoon

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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #10 on: 27 July 2009, 21:24 »
Gorgeous car! Maybe newer paints are better these days... ho ho ho  :smiley:
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Offline simonpolly

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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #11 on: 27 July 2009, 21:30 »
That may apply to a respray,probably not a good idea to use a polish with any cut in it on new paint work,sealants are fine as they have no cut they just seal the paint.Polished my touran from new and still looks perfect 4 years on.
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Offline VWKev

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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #12 on: 27 July 2009, 21:34 »
I totally love your car Simon.


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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #13 on: 27 July 2009, 21:38 »
Thank you kev :grin:,Must admit 3 dr white looks pretty hot too
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Offline gizzywizzy

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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #14 on: 27 July 2009, 21:56 »
Oh my!! that sure looks the biz :drool: I am so loving that black, when ordering I was totally swithering between red and black now I am certain that the black was the right choice for me. Just 1 more day to go then I'll have my new baby too. :smiley:
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Offline simonpolly

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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #15 on: 27 July 2009, 22:04 »
Bugger to keep clean but looks fantastic when it is clean,hope you enjoy your new car i`m sure it will be everything you hope for.
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Offline gizzywizzy

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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #16 on: 27 July 2009, 22:15 »
Me too, I've not seen any around this area of North Yorkshire so maybe I'm going to be the first.  I'm having mine treated by the dealers with some products which are supposed to give it a gleam and help to keep the dirt down, they wanted to charge me £250 but when I pointed out how much I was spending on the car anyway they threw it in for free!!  If you're paying for that to be done it seems a bit exorbitant for a job you could do yourself.

Anyway your car is looking a real gem keep enjoying it.
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Offline keelaw

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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #17 on: 27 July 2009, 22:50 »

i love the little star in the first pic, down on the driver's side front bumper.

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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #18 on: 28 July 2009, 07:41 »
Hi, correct me if I wrong but I thought we were not supposed to polish a new car until 12 weeks have passed or something? This is to ensure no damage is done to the lacquer(sp?)? 

Agreed. Your car is beautiful, but I'm really surprised you polished it already. Wax yes, polish no! Polish works by removing the top coat and should only be used when the paint starts to dull, i.e. after a couple of winters. Also, you will inevitably create swirl marks, which is the bugbear of black cars, as they are more visible than on other colours.

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Re: Finally stopped raining
« Reply #19 on: 28 July 2009, 08:48 »
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