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I wash in the following order: 1. Jet washing - to spray off as much of the dirt, grime, bugs, bird droppings, etc. 2. Wheels and tires - Agitate with a wheel brush to clean wheels without scratching. I wash each wheel and tire one at a time and rinse thoroughly 3. Wash body - I use two...

I am picking up my new cupra in 3 weeks and it is having the autoglym lifeshine treatment fitted, my question is what do i need to do to keep the car looking clean and easy to wash. If i start to use other waxes and polishes do i run the risk of removing the original lifeshine treatment? Does...

Is it possible to clean the lambada sensor by soaking it in paraffin. If not how do you go about cleaning the lambada sensor.

Can someone give information how clean the EGR Valves. Is WD40 used to clean the valves or another substance?

Hey guys,recently bought my car and it hasnt been cleaned in the month that ive had it because of the weather,and looks like the previous owner didnt do much to keep it clean either so im here to ask what products to use to get her back to her previous glory without hurting my bank balance too...

recently had the car polished, there is some polish on the front splitter which looks aweful. anybody have a clue how i can get rid of this polish permenantly, once removed i can gel them, but waste of time untill the polish is gone anybody know, i know its a basic question, but dont want...

Heard a lot about cleaning the egm on here, Where is this under the hood, any instructions on how to do this? just wondering could this cause the alarm im getting(diagnosis*/excess pollution), cheers guys.

I finally managed to get a few better pictures today now that the car has been cleaned after last weekends fun and frollicks of lowering it. The car is lowered on EIbach Sportlines giving a 25mm drop over the standard car. before after before after before after...

Performance issues following a VNT clean. Hi All Over the past couple of months my Ibiza (110bhp) had been going into limp mode more and more frequently. After searching through the forums I performed the following; Cleaned the MAF Cleaned the EGR Cleaned the inlet manifold I was...

After a long 2 and a bit years with the ibiza, it finally went :cry:....... BUT i managed to find myself a rather nice looking mk3 golf VR6, in 3 door, so i got on the case and got myself up to leighton buzzard to collect her. The bodywork is a bit tatty, but that can be corrected at a...

Alright Guys and Gals... I've been looking in the car detailing section of the website and found some useful info and products I could use... But I was wondering, how do you people clean and maintain your Mk2's and what products do you lot use to achieve the best results, what would you...

Hey peeps, I have an ABD 1.4 96 engine. Just pulled out the air filter on top, and there's a breather pipe maybe? The thickest black one - it's full of muck - similar to a soft gooey version of limescale? It's fixed onto something benneath with a jubilee clip. DO I clean the pipe or not? Is it...

So I thought I'd make a thread to show my progress and show off my Leon, now I have regualar internet access! Its nothing to special, mainly a record of things I have done, and future plans, (to see if i actually do them:lol:) i have in mind. I bought my car in November 07, with 78K on the...

Can't find my original thread, so here are a couple of updated pics after a wash, clay bar & wax session:-

First weekend that I have been free and the weather OK, so thought I'd give my car a once over.

well after the winter period and it been a nice day i thought i would give the car a quick wash then clay bar followed by poorboys black hole, quite happy with the outcome since havent been polished for a while, so here are some pics clay bar after bottom of drivers door

i thought that i would post a few pictures of my tdi. i have now got cupra r wheels on and have just bought a cupra r bumper. i will post some off them after it gets another clean [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG]

Hi people, can someone tell me the definitive answer to the above question? A soon as Spring arrives and there is a good weekend, the car will be getting it's 1st thorough clean (one at the beginning of Spring, the other and the end of Summer/beginning of Autumn with thousands of washes in...

Hey, Thought this would be the best section to ask in. My chrome dish alloys have some kind of touch marks on them, not scratches or dents. What would be best to get them off? Many thanks Dan

Finaly got my cupra wheel on, but my drums and calipers look abit naff, already got the paint red for the front black for the back, but theres alot of rust and grime on the drums, whats the best thing to clean them? something i can pick up from halfords preferbly, also if i paint my drums how...