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KennyPOLO_Gti
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Hey ppl, noticed the site has been very quiet recently, just a wonder what everyones plans (mods) are for their breifs? Am not doin much to be honest, decided to go to ibiza for closing parties in September!
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Smoothage or interior for me next. I was in Ibiza from the 1st to the 8th of July. Was f*****g awsome. You in San An? or Ibiza Town?
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San Antonio, west end. Never been before! A canna wait! Judgement Sunday Closing Party :)
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Thats where I was, I was also an Ibiza virgin! lol Judgement Sunday is quality. Make sure you get lashed up before you go into Eden tho as its like 12euros a drink in there, and it can add up.

mabee this topic should be moved to club house
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im keeping my beast garaged for the rough weather right now, im not planning any more mods if i can help it,

iv invested in some g10 and finesse-it along with some 2000 grit paper, im gonna remove some marks and fine scratches and polish the car up to perfection

its all minty clean waxed and polished up inside outside underneath and engine at the min, but theres always more

the only actual parts im really after is the cubby box with lid from vag parts and blue tinted mirror glasses, oh and to sort a tiny rattle on the dash, which i know what it is, so thats half the problem sorted already

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Yeah a will be getting very wasted before a go into the clubs! :twisted: Been told it is very dear before! Canna wait!!!

Jeff what is the paint work on yer polo like? Do you rate it? I seem to get very bad chips on my paint work with any little chip that hits it! I know its gonna leave a mark but it always seems to take all big my paint off in a big flake and am left with a load of with white marks all over my car!!! Had to go ask the local bodyshop to make up some touch up paint for me!
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KennyPOLO_Gti wrote: Jeff what is the paint work on yer polo like? Do you rate it? I seem to get very bad chips on my paint work with any little chip that hits it! I know its gonna leave a mark but it always seems to take all big my paint off in a big flake and am left with a load of with white marks all over my car!!! Had to go ask the local bodyshop to make up some touch up paint for me!
My paint is also a mess aswell, not a happy bunny. Just like yours Kenny my front bumper,bonnet and front wings are peppered with small chips and the car isnt a year old yet.

Its not as if I do loads of motorway miles in bad weather either. Any little stone chip seems to take off a load of paint right down to the primer. Was told by a guy on detailing world that the Vw paint was meant to be super hard wearing but mine certainly aint.
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nah kenny my paints fine, and hyper shiny and deep not too ... see

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but i find my red one flaked and chipped like death
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Is your black the metallic black?

Flat paints like red and white will chip easier as they don't have as many layers of lacquer i think.
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Hmmm must be cos its black, a thot that aswell cos my clio (black) never had any big chips. :cry: Just need to take it to the body workshop if it gets really bad :evil:
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Yeah mines diamond black (or black magic as its known on the continent) its pearlesent paint so has more layers i expect
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Sometimes a wish a got it in the black. Only reason a got red was becos ma clio was black and wanted a change. Ohwell too late now, doubt they would do a refund lol :roll:
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probably not now mate haha just keep an eye on it,

heres a trick for ya which may work better than painting it,

get yourself a red wax crayon and colour over the chips, it will bring it back to the surface and look less obvious than white primer or red paint splodges everywhere, then just buff off any excess you put on too much

i do this with a black one i got from halfords with some coloured polish/wax by turtle wax

granted the polish aint the worlds best, but do the crayon then use that polish over it and you will be suprised how good it looks and only costs about a 5er for a bottle which will out last you keeping the car ill bet too

i do mine once a week and it keeps it tip top lovely
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Ill look into that, worth a try! So the crayons you get a Halfords a good matching colour? They got a wide range?
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