Cleaned Piglet today. 

"Svend" (svend) 01/04/2019 at 18:18 • Filed to: None

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That is all.

Argh, who am I kidding, here’s the way too many pictures with little to no description.

Well, that’s all she said. 

JeepJeremy > Svend 01/04/2019 at 18:31

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looks great!

Rainbow > Svend 01/04/2019 at 18:34

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I’m sure you’ve answered thi s many times before, but what’s with the cool plates?

Super clean car, by the way. I’m a bit jealous at the moment.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 01/04/2019 at 18:37

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ooo shiney

they better give you top dollar when you trade that in

Captain of the Enterprise > Svend 01/04/2019 at 18:40

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You’re going to have to ship Piglet stateside in about 25 years so that I can have it lol

Svend > JeepJeremy 01/04/2019 at 18:45

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Thanks. 

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Rainbow 01/04/2019 at 18:51

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“ R- I- P MY SOUL, YUH” -you

Manny05x > Svend 01/04/2019 at 18:52

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Cleanest car on oppo. What is your take on DA polishers?

Svend > Rainbow 01/04/2019 at 18:55

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Some people don’t like their licence plates on the internet. People can replicate them and stick them on a similar looking car to avoid fines, etc... or mask a stolen car. Yes the car is in plain site on the road, however if someone has stolen a red Ford Fiesta ST, they will likely do a quick Google search to find a similar car, copy the licence plate and then stick it on the stolen car.

These are my ‘detailing plates ’ (show plates) I use to cover the licence plate for taking pictures rather than losing photo quality by editing the images late on the computer.

The plates have my screen name, the name of the county I live in and it’s flag.

My old plates were classic silver text on a black back ground.

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/04/2019 at 18:56

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Thanks.

Will find out tomorrow.

Putting in an order, maybe, for a new one.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 01/04/2019 at 18:57

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oo

what colour?

Svend > Captain of the Enterprise 01/04/2019 at 18:58

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She’s three years old in March, so only 22 years to go.

I won’t have her then, she’s being appraised tomorrow to see how much can be knocked off the next car. Which incidentally looks like it’ll just be the same again, just new. 

Svend > Manny05x 01/04/2019 at 19:08

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Cheers mate.

DAs are fantastic for both new and experienced users, they are more forgiving than rotaries for beginners, etc...

Saying that, a forced rot ation DA is better but more expensive than a reciprocal rotation DA polisher, but if it’s for personal use, a short throw reciprocal polisher is all you need, if your going to be polishing more often, go for a forced rotation polisher, if you want to cut and often go for a long throw forced rotation polisher. 

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/04/2019 at 19:18

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I’d love a Dragon Green Metallic ones but the Sportline which you can get the colour in, is £2,000 more than the SE L Exec, I’ll be going for.

So will likely go for the same colour as Piglet is, Petrol Blue Metallic, if I can’t get the red for a good price.

Will stick with the Modus alloys on Piglet though. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 01/04/2019 at 19:25

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fair dinkum.. that pet rol blue is nice

Klaus Schmoll > Svend 01/04/2019 at 19:38

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Why replace her that early? She’s peretty much still a new car.

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/04/2019 at 19:38

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Don’t get me wrong, I love the colour but fancy a colour that really pops like the Dragon Green or just something different to the blue such as the red. We’ll see. 

The Compromiser > Svend 01/04/2019 at 19:40

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Mmmmm. Superb. I like the Huevos dent in the driver's seat because anyone who drives that car must have huge balls. Well planned Skoda.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 01/04/2019 at 19:41

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lol your car your call mate

good luck :)

Svend > Klaus Schmoll 01/04/2019 at 19:45

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She’s coming up three, she’s a great car but the Superb has been updated with new entertainment and engine. Got a great price when we ordered her and while she’s as new and so low mileage will get a better price than when the Superb gets a full make over in September and the prices of the previous gen fall a bit.

Svend > The Compromiser 01/04/2019 at 19:48

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Lol. The seat has stretched a little over time with the heated seats being used from time to time in the cold while waiting for the demister to work on the front and rear windows. 

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/04/2019 at 19:55

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Thanks. I want something smaller but with having a wheel ch air using step-father and housebound mother that needs a wheel chair, the car needs to take at least one wheel chair on a regular basis or I’d never hear the end of it and like ly just get called selfish, yadda yadda yadda....

I really like the new Skoda Scala that’s coming out soon but the Superb gets a facelift in September so want to trade before the price of the current gene ration falls.

The Scala looks great in green metallic.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 01/04/2019 at 20:03

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been there... had a chrysler voyager back when me dad was around and in a wheelchair.. removed the middle row so once he’d hauled himself into the passenger seat we’d just dump the wheelchair where the middle row was.. never even had to fold the thing :p

what you gonna do... they are your parents...(course me mums still doing mostly fine... dad went young)

that scala looks like it would hold a wheel chair tho.. assuming its the foldy kind

good looking car

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/04/2019 at 20:17

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True, family is family. ughhh. What ya gonna do ay!? 

The arms fold down and the wheels come off but it’s a faf with the wheels and I keep getting my fingers trapped when folding down the arms.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 01/04/2019 at 20:25

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welp... only one thing for it...

get whatever you want... with a tow hook

The Compromiser > Svend 01/04/2019 at 20:52

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I will have to watch for that in my wife’s vehicle. She has heated pleather.

I still love that car.

Manny05x > Svend 01/05/2019 at 08:36

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I recently bought one along with a Medium compound and Chemical Guys VSS, i want learn paint correction and from my research the VSS gives great results as a 1 step.

Svend > Manny05x 01/05/2019 at 08:59

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There are many pad and polish combinations out there, it’s a mine field.

A medium compound will have quite a cut on it to remove swirls, so you may want a regular or finishing polish such as CG V38, to refine the results. Once you’ve used the VSS to get the paintwork back to how you want it followed by V38 , you should only need to use V38 to keep on top of it.

Manny05x > Svend 01/05/2019 at 09:17

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Yeah i am a bit timid about using the medium cut for a first time. The VSS seem to be the way to go for a one step. I got a question about sealants, when should they be used?

Svend > Manny05x 01/05/2019 at 09:34

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Buy a panel from a scrap yard to practice on is the best advice I could give for a first time polisher or someone wanting to try a deeper cut polish.

Sealants can be used whenever you’d use wax, only you need to apply sealants only a third as often as a wax, easier to apply, etc... 

Manny05x > Svend 01/05/2019 at 11:48

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Ohh ok i get it now. My friend has a minivan he dont care about and is willing to let me give it a go, i will do that as soon as it warms up/time permits.

Svend > Manny05x 01/05/2019 at 14:43

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Brilliant. I once was so hesitant to wet sand a car I went 200 miles with a friend down to where they were holding a wet sanding and polishing class, paid a small fortune and it was literally to get me passed that counter intuitive hump of using wet sand paper to remove scratches and coming back from it using different grits and polishes. 

Manny05x > Svend 01/05/2019 at 19:52

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Wet sanding looked scary to me im going to start with the DA and the VSs to get my feet wet.

Svend > Manny05x 01/05/2019 at 20:10

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Sounds like a plan.

As I say, a scrap panel lets you try new techniques without risking do ing any damage to something you love.

The thing with any polisher, is to make sure the pad is correctly centred or you’ll get heavy vibrations and use the DA flat or it’ll start ‘walking’ from you.