Wash 'n' Wax
This is a discussion on Wash 'n' Wax within the Octavia II forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Foam Wash.....Pressure Wash....Microfibre Cloth Dry then Turtlewax Ice Polish. First time I've used a microfibre cloth to dry with...always used ...
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16-05-2008, 15:00
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Middlesbrough
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|  Wash 'n' Wax Foam Wash.....Pressure Wash....Microfibre Cloth Dry then Turtlewax Ice Polish. First time I've used a microfibre cloth to dry with...always used a leather and it has nearly always left some marks, but using the microfibre cloth the finish was excellent, and a lot less wringing out during drying.  Very pleased with the results of Ice and so easy to apply...no streaks and no worry about the dreaded 'white' on the black plastic. Not that there's much of that left now that I have had the roof rails painted silver !  One thing I forgot to mention when I put the first set of piccies up on the site was that the Skoda hub cap emblems on the wheels were home made. I made up a set of waterslide transfers and gave them a good coat of clear varnish after they had been applied to the hub caps. Next major improvement would be lowering by 1 1/2" .... What do you all think ? Any comments would be welcome. Regards... Tony Link to pics. http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll127/dancemaster2008/ |
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16-05-2008, 15:56
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Leeds
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| Re: Wash 'n' Wax Quote:
 Seriously! - It looks fantastic!  BTW never tried this myself so no promises but... The white wax stains on black plastic trim can be removed with smooth peanut butter. Got this gem from Autoexpress some time ago. Any brave souls out there want to try it? | |
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16-05-2008, 16:54
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| A Nice Guy  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sheffield
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| Re: Wash 'n' Wax Looks fantastic mate Lovely car you have there
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16-05-2008, 17:03
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| Briskodaholic  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire
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| Re: Wash 'n' Wax Nice result.
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16-05-2008, 19:03
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Jun 2007
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| Re: Wash 'n' Wax There's a serious amount of colour coding going on there - nice car, looks good |
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16-05-2008, 20:22
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| Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Middlesbrough
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| Re: Wash 'n' Wax Thanks for your comments, guys. Any advice on lowering? |
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16-05-2008, 20:35
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Darn Sarf
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| Re: Wash 'n' Wax That is as white as a white thing on a white day in white land in a nice way.. |
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17-05-2008, 00:17
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern Ireland
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| Re: Wash 'n' Wax my word thats pretty - not too fussed on the white grill fins but otherwise - Pukka-G mate |
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17-05-2008, 07:25
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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| Re: Wash 'n' Wax I'm not a fan of the white colour coded grill etc but it looks good on white wheels. As for lowering you can go for the low cost option and simply fit some eibach pro springs on existing dampers - this will make your ride firmer and drop it by about 20mm - VRS 195 got these fitted at PDI on his VRS TDi. The other more expensive option but favoured on here is the Koni FSD plus the Eibach Pro springs.
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