G220 vs Skoda Octavia vRS MK2 FL....

[Baker21]

Hello all and I hope your enjoying this lovely weather we are having...........

Well today has been a busy day as the weather has not been up and down but Jules and I have been working on a lovely Face-Lift MK2 Octavia vRS in Red for a close friend called Malcolm............

I had been in contact with Malcolm for some time as he had ordered a brand new motor that was due for delivery in early January, we had planned to have the car delivered on the Saturday and complete the work on the Sunday but the weather then let us down so another 6 weeks down the line and here we go...........

Jules and I were only going to complete an exterior detail on this motor as Malcolm had taken the wheels off and sealed them, done all the engine bay and interior so it would be a short detail and day, or at least we had hoped..........

This is how the car looked on arrival:











Not looking too bad for a nice new motor...........

The Detail Process

As Malcolm had already attended to the wheels I still wanted to give them a quick once over so I attended to them first, so I gave one of the wheels a rinse:





I also paid attention to the wheel arch:



Then applied some Megs APC:



Aggitated with an EZ Wheel Detail Brush:



Then the smaller spoke gaps and wheel nuts were attended too with a Detailer Brush:



And rinsed:



This then left me with the following:



This was repeated on the other wheels and arches..........

The car was washed using Power Craft Pressure Washer, Snow Foam with HD Elite Lance, 2BM consisting of Zaino Z7, Megs Buckets and Gritguards and Lambswool Wash Mitts:



Rinsing first:



Then foamed:





While the foam dwelled, I attacked the door shuts and petrol cap with some Megs APC and a Detailer Brush:





Then I washed the car, wash bucket first:



Washed a few panels:



Then into the rinse bucket:



This was then repeated and the car rinsed off:



Then it was time to clay the car with some Sonus Green Clay and Megs Last Touch as lube:



And then rinsed again:



Once I had clayed and rinsed the car I then applied Megs Last Touch all over the car:



The car was then dried with a Waffle Weave Drying Towel:



At this point Jules had finished cleaning all the house, which is pretty much a Saturday morning ritual for her and decided to lend a hand:



Jules has some modelling work up and coming next week so you will note a little bit of a 'blue' theme on her nails and hair as it's all part of what the stylists wanted for next week...........

With the car now dried some swirling was evident:











Jules at this point decided to seal the wheels with some CG Jetseal 109 via an applicator pad:







I then broke out the G220 and started with some Menz FF on a Megs Finishing Pad:









This worked well on around 75% of the panels but I had to work up to a Megs Polishing Pad and a Megs Cutting Pad in some areas on the rear, still using the Menz Final Finish to get some deeper marks out..........

Having been lucky up until this point, it then started to show signs of raining so Malcolm and I quickly put up the Gazebo:



The car was at this stage looking at follows:





The rain then got heavy and it became very dark, problem was that the gazebo can only take so much rain so started to leak in certian areas.......

Had to carry on as best we could so I rinsed the car to remove any excess dust from polishing and then applied some Megs Last Touch:



I then dried the car with a Waffle Weave Drying Towel:



Once the car was dry and the rain had eased I was ready to seal the paintwork so out with the Z-AIO and an Applicator Pad:







I then completed a Z6 Wipedown:







I then applied two coats of Z2 via and Applicator Pad:







After another Z6 wipedown, finally I went for a Z8 Wipedown:







I then picked up on a 'dealer' sticker in the rear window and agreed to remove it so before:



After:



Jules then dressed the wheels with some Z-16 via and Applicator Pad:





Malcolm then found himself drying certain areas of the car with some leaks from the gazebo:





Jules then packed up all the cloths we had used and did what she does best, the washing:



The Results

Under Gazebo











































Gazebo Put Away





















And that's it...........

Nice to be out detailing again and love working with Jules having a bit or a laugh, also massive thanks to Malcolm for finally making it over but for helping out during the detail...........

The new front end on these Octavia's has grown on me a lot and I really do like the vRS as a car, like Red as it looks nice against the calipers........

Weather now looks pretty poor and it's time for a cup of tea so thanks for reading and comments good or bad welcome as always............

	Z2 Zaino Z-2 PRO Show Car Polish for Clear Coated Car Finishes.

	Z8 Zaino Z-8 Grand Finale Spray Seal

	Z-AIO Zaino Z-AIO ALL-IN-ONE One Step Cleaner, Polish & Protectant

	Z6 Zaino Z-6 Ultra Clean Gloss Enhancer Spray

	Z7 Zaino Z-7 Show Car Wash

[amiller]

Looks great. What applicator was used for the Z16?

Lovely job guys.

[-Kev-]

nice work Simon like the design of the headlights on the new octavias

[-tom-]

Very nice work Simon i rely like these cars and the red makes it look even better and Jules face she looks happy in some pics

[gmblack3]

I tip my hat to Jules and Baker. Stunning finish.

[karl_liverpool]

fantastic result baker well done fella.

[Showshine]

Nice one - Looks lovely

[Will-S]

Stunning finish Simon and Jules.

[Leodhasach]

Top job lovely car and colour too. Are you a Zaino convert now? Been looking at maybe going down that road myself...

[*MAGIC*]

Hmmmm What shall I say........