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Always remove with a decent microfiber by hand. Most polishes when worked correctly need very little in the way of residue removal.

Even light swirls do take some shifting. Chances are it will need a light cut pad but ideally you should try it on the polishing pad first. Not a big #83 fan and don't use it myself these days but a lot of others do so will hopefully give you some more advice on it.

Arse Alan :( - hope you get it sorted. Anyone know what Black Gold is like to match?

I would recommend Brazo on here - not that localish as mean a trip to Swindon. Worth a trip for his expertise. Justin-172 has just got one I believe and is in the Bristol area.

Nice to see someone doing it properly and getting inbetween the letters will be well worth it when it is done.

Very nice, makes me want to buy one.

Do a search in the detailing section a few threads on it: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=192320&highlight=engine+bay+cleaning http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=196657&highlight=engine+bay+cleaning

That would be my first port of call. How well it will work may vary as even minor swirls may be a biatch to shift.

As an off the shelf solution AG Clean Wheels may be worth a shot too.

Tim - Please let me know when you get one in!

The fact thy are giving it more power would make me wait. it will address the one flaw the machine has at the moment it always feels it needs just a touch more go.

I got 5 litres for around 25 quid!

The only problem with the NXT Metal polish lacks the bite of the AG/Autosol and takes longer to get jobs doen even with the wire wool. I use the AG or Autosol first and then the NXT on a microfiber to refine the finsih.

Mer is not a great product but is not akin to TCut in it's abbrassiveness.

Worth all the work you have done on it, left it looking average ;)

Superb looking example, pretty much what I would do to a Racing Blue.

EGP and Nattys Blue by hand for me. Some apply the Wax by machine no point IMO. Worth getting some better polishes than Scratch X to do paint correction with though.

SRP - panel at a time, on and off, work until there is nothing to remove. EGP - leave on the car to cure for an hour and remove, apply very very thinnly.

LOL - hope you have a run in with a T5R

Hold fire IMO with a new one on the cards Colin - http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=221961

There should be nothing to remove with Scratch X, you are meant to work it till there is nothing to wipe off to ensure it has done it's job. Any redsiue left to remove and you have not used it properly.

All the look how shiny my car thread's on here in the past have made me laugh. As you guys have found out, all it does is remove bonded on crap that washing alone won't - it won't make your car look any better though. Need polish for that.

T-cut is an old fashioned abrassive cutting compound/polish, in the past few years the game has moved on. Newer products contain diminshing abbrasives which mean they start off with a heavy cut, but break down into a mild finishing polish leaving a great finish. T-cut however does not, it stays...

Halfords here to, Autoglum Metal Polish seems identical and can be purchased in a decent sized 325 ml bottle rather than a small tube too.

Oh so true, my 182 was the replacement for me 205 GTi, in some ways I prefered the 205, in others the 182. The 182 at least feels a little like the 182. No chance of that in the 197.

Chemical Guys Wheel Gaurd Cleans and Seals as a one step - not sure how well it lasts as I have no used it. I use either Poorboys Wheel Sealant or Swissvax Autobahn Wheel Wax over SRP and EGP myself.

The whole ECU reset is a fave, for the 306 GTi 6 ownser over on there forum - the first port of call for any issues over on there site.

.... and I thought Fred hated cleaning. New coolant tank needed as a finishing touch.

Evening ;)

You wot need much pf each. SRP apply to a panel at a time, work well so there is little or nothing to remove. EGP - apply as thin as you can the thinner the better, anything you remove is just wasted excess product. Apply to the whole car ( don't do in direct bright sunlight) leave to cure for...