Tricky Red Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Just a small write up of a detail on my own car. Car is Skoda Octavia vRS which is not quite standard . Process Hosed off all dust etc as we have construction site near work so gets extremely dusty Two bucket was using Dodo Born to be Mild shampoo Wheels cleaned with Valet Pro Bilberry and various brushes. Sealed with Werkstatt Prime and Poorboys wheel sealant Decontaminated with Aurtosmart Tardis and clayed using Sonus Green and Swissvax paint rubber Dual action machine polished using Menzerna 203s, followed by Werkstatt Prime on a glazing pad Three layers of Werkstatt Acrylic Jett Trigger sealant for bling finish Autosol on tailpipe and engine dressed with Aerospace 303 protectant Only finished photos but you get the idea Still some more work to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Looks like wet glass..... Well done that man. I don't recall seeing a yellow vRS before, how rare is this colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Awesome, very bling look there What do you use to dress the tyres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Red Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Awesome, very bling look there What do you use to dress the tyres? Sorry that I forgot to resize all the images. Tyres are dressed with Autosmart or Meguiars Endurance Gel then buffed off to avoid the wet look and sling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Forum automatically resizes for you..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Red Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Looks like wet glass..... Well done that man. I don't recall seeing a yellow vRS before, how rare is this colour. Pretty rare considering it is a stock colour. With the range of Blue, Silver, Black, Red or Yellow at launch, I think most people opted for a bit more of a resellable colour. Still, it has grown on me quite a bit. Need to dress the arches but they look worse for the camera flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Red Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Forum automatically resizes for you..... Thanks Tony, good to know for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yellow is sort after from what i read.... Mazda MX5's, Honda S2000's are well respected and hold a good price due to the colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Nice i use 303 on the interior trim as well on my race blue VRS Are those 17 or 18 " wheels ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Red Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Nice i use 303 on the interior trim as well on my race blue VRS Are those 17 or 18 " wheels ?? They're 17s. Wish that I had 18s sometimes but at least tyres are cheaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Looks nice A neighbours got a Leon Cupra in yellow and every panel is a different colour through sun bleach looks real $hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Really.... I thought "blooming" was only for red cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Red Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Looks nice A neighbours got a Leon Cupra in yellow and every panel is a different colour through sun bleach looks real $hit Thanks very much. The problem on your neighbour's car is due to UV instability in the colour coat. The lacquer will be fine, but because of the instability underneath it can't be addressed without a respray. The SEAT colour code is OVNI yellow and is a big issue on various forums. Mine is Sprint yellow and is unaffected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 It looks terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Christian from Invisible touch detailing removed the bloom from my 20yr old Esprit, don't ask me how he done it since the bloom is under the clear coat, but he did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Christian from Invisible touch detailing removed the bloom from my 20yr old Esprit, don't ask me how he done it since the bloom is under the clear coat, but he did Sounds more like it's oxidised than bloom, isn't that a term decorators use? If it was under the clearcoat there's no way of removing it without having a respray. The clearcoat has been UV damaged as said, which makes the paint look cloudy and dull. Just needs to be machined polished with a compound to bring it back to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Nice i use 303 on the interior trim as well on my race blue VRS Are those 17 or 18 " wheels ?? They're 17s. Wish that I had 18s sometimes but at least tyres are cheaper! My VRS came with 18inch wheels, they look the same as your wheels, do they also make them in 17inch then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Red Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Yes. The Zeniths are available in 17" and 18" with the same design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Nice i use 303 on the interior trim as well on my race blue VRS Are those 17 or 18 " wheels ?? They're 17s. Wish that I had 18s sometimes but at least tyres are cheaper! My VRS came with 18inch wheels, they look the same as your wheels, do they also make them in 17inch then ? 18" were an option on the vrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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