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by Paddy_R
Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:54 pm
Forum: Detailing and Cleaning
Topic: Swirl Marks
Replies: 22
Views: 18657

Re: Swirl Marks

Look at Maguires 105 & 205 compounds. They're great to work with and give excellent results.
by Paddy_R
Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:44 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Buying first used scirocco
Replies: 18
Views: 7304

Re: Buying first used scirocco

You'll get used to not having a clutch pedal in a few days. Would not let that put you off.
by Paddy_R
Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:55 pm
Forum: Detailing and Cleaning
Topic: Swirl Marks
Replies: 22
Views: 18657

Re: Swirl Marks

If you use a DA rather than a rotary polisher the likelihood of doing any damage will be dramatically reduced. It will take longer though.

The be fair they're reasonable prices for a two stage correction as it will take several days to do.
by Paddy_R
Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:52 pm
Forum: Detailing and Cleaning
Topic: 'Superficial scratches'
Replies: 4
Views: 5026

Re: 'Superficial scratches'

Can you feel/catch them with your nail?

If you can they aren't going to polish them out. You can make them less visible but they'll always be there unless you paint the panel.
by Paddy_R
Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:20 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Wheel refurb tomorrow ...
Replies: 3
Views: 2274

Re: Wheel refurb tomorrow ...

I'd go standard.

From experience black and white always looks dirty. Black also shows every mark inc stone chips, washing swirls etc. Anything dark isn't gonna look good in my mind as the car is quite dark.

A hyper silver with extra metallic might look good.
by Paddy_R
Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:03 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Diesel in the engine bay
Replies: 9
Views: 3559

Re: Diesel in the engine bay

As above. That big black thing with the VW logo and UFI logo is the fuel filter. Near impossible to change it without spilling some.
by Paddy_R
Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:16 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Custom Number plate with pic
Replies: 17
Views: 7956

Re: Custom Number plate with pic

Normal width (as it looks silly otherwise) and I went for 2/3rd height but it was too small. I should have measured but it was raining the day I ordered it and I couldn't be bothered going out and measuring in the rain. I believe it was 520mm x 74mm but 520mm x 80mm would have been a better fit size...
by Paddy_R
Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:50 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Scirocco 100K
Replies: 8
Views: 3461

Re: Scirocco 100K

You can get an air filer from a motor factors for about £5! Are dealers overpriced, yes. But if home servicing a car no point on shipping out cheap easy to do bits.
by Paddy_R
Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:45 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Scirocco is gone... New car
Replies: 11
Views: 5020

Re: Scirocco is gone... New car

Nice car, wrong color. Enjoy! Definitely the right colour. Blue is done to death on these, and besides I prefer red. Oryx white all the way if I had one :cool2: Just changed from a white Scirocco so really wanted a change from white but Oryx is a great colour. To be fair they're all great courage o...
by Paddy_R
Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:34 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Custom Number plate with pic
Replies: 17
Views: 7956

Re: Custom Number plate with pic

As I said in the post above http://fancyplates.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; do custom sized plates. That's where I got line from.
by Paddy_R
Sat Feb 11, 2017 6:46 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Impact of self service
Replies: 7
Views: 4670

Re: Impact of self service

I'm guessing by the time you trade it in it will have over 100k on the clocks so a self service (with receipts to back everything up) is unlikely to hurt the price much. As you say you plan on keeping it a few more years it will fundamentally be a 10 yr old car with 100,000 miles on it. Most car of ...
by Paddy_R
Sat Feb 11, 2017 6:41 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Scirocco is gone... New car
Replies: 11
Views: 5020

Re: Scirocco is gone... New car

Nreigota wrote:Nice car, wrong color. Enjoy!
Definitely the right colour. Blue is done to death on these, and besides I prefer red.
by Paddy_R
Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:53 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Rocco has to go !
Replies: 14
Views: 5238

Re: Rocco has to go !

I got rid of my derv Scirocco a few weeks back for a Mk7 Golf. Though my brief foray with derv meant that I'll never have another derv again. No idea why so many people choose them unless doing starship miles. My new Golf is a R! Was also reading that VW plans to stop making diesel engines under 2.0...
by Paddy_R
Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:43 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Scirocco is gone... New car
Replies: 11
Views: 5020

Scirocco is gone... New car

So as some on here know I've been driving the Scirocco for the past two years. While this has been a reliable and good looking vehicle see (pic below) it's never really excited me like other cars I've owned, i'm blaming this on the fact it's a derv. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/Paddy_R/IMG-...
by Paddy_R
Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:56 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: **VW emissions affected roccos **
Replies: 23
Views: 12774

Re: **VW emissions affected roccos **

Is it possible with a future repro to change again this scenario? Not quite sure what you're asking here but if you mean if you get the VW 'fix' can you remap it out then yes you can. Should in theory be as simple as just getting a remap from your trusted remap company (Revo etc) to remove VWs fix....
by Paddy_R
Mon Jan 16, 2017 11:10 am
Forum: Cars and Motoring
Topic: Laura's Rising Blue Rocco
Replies: 35
Views: 44515

Re: Laura's Rising Blue Rocco

Car looks good!
by Paddy_R
Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:25 pm
Forum: Detailing and Cleaning
Topic: Gave the 'roc a bath
Replies: 10
Views: 10000

Re: Gave the 'roc a bath

Car looks great!
Willyjay212 wrote:How do you get rid off the swirls??

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Machine polishing, the only proper way to do it.
by Paddy_R
Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:23 pm
Forum: Detailing and Cleaning
Topic: Black spots all over car??
Replies: 13
Views: 8021

Re: Black spots all over car??

The autoglym stuff is pretty good but its expensive. Assuming you've washed your car before hand and it's clear bar the tar then petrol on a microfiber will remove the tar spots for a fraction of the cost of a dedicated target remover (1 litre of petrol £1.20 'v' 500ml of tar remover from Halfords £...
by Paddy_R
Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:32 am
Forum: Detailing and Cleaning
Topic: So I mixed optimum no rinse in my snow foam...
Replies: 4
Views: 4003

Re: So I mixed optimum no rinse in my snow foam...

Most of the dirt on car at the moment is actually salt. Even my local petrol station jet wash does a great job of removing it.
by Paddy_R
Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:30 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: **VW emissions affected roccos **
Replies: 23
Views: 12774

Re: **VW emissions affected roccos **

youngyy wrote:Has anyone with a 170 had it done yet? How's it run after the update? Mines a 60reg 170 DSG and received the letter today
My reply would be this: how is your car running now? Is it going well? If so why mess with it. Do you really need a free pen and mug that badly?