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I've kindly inherited a VW Passat BiTD estate from my father. He's damned if he'll trade in with Volvo for half its value and doesn't want to deal with Joe Public... 16 plate, 80k miles (50% covered in the last three years as he drives NW to SW a lot for a few building projects). It's a mega...

If they're not in bad nick, yes - it'll give a good "as new" finish. But it's not a product that will bring greyed plastic back to black. It's a sealant not a dye.

Remember it doesn't go a huge way to making the plastics black again. It seals them. How grey are they?

Which one are you using?

It'll likely damage if not remove the ceramic coat.

Cheers, Riz!

FRP!! Cheers Kev.

What’s the go to QD these days? I’m about out of Bouncers Done & Dusted after about 5 years!

Adding *you Scottish f**k now I've worked out who you are, shipmate.

If they're unfinished metal, buy some metal polish and a drill attachment from Amazon or Ebay (or probably Halfrauds). Treat it like an exhaust. If they've been lacquered, as above but with something basic like Super Resin Polish. That'll do it. If you're local, pop over (Surrey).

That's interesting as I was specifically advised the polar opposite i.e. Apple watches were found to be more accurate than the Garmins. My watch was spot on versus the timing chip for the run on the weekend, but will see how I get on. I bought from Amazon so if it's not up to scratch, I'll...

Cheers, Mike. I agree, the charging thing has already started to annoy me. Heading up to the Lakes, I've had to buy an in car USBC charger and two USBC plugs, given the SE watch doesn't come with anything but a wire... However, tracking at the weekend on a run and it is doing what I want it to...

While the ForeRunner 55 had exactly what I wanted (just tracking times better while running tbh), for £129, it seemed silly not to get something more and future proof a bit. Bought an Apple Watch SE Gen 2 in an Amazon March deal. Testing on Saturday for the Coniston 14m!

That's particularly useful mate, thanks. As realistically I'll just wear it to go running so skipping music and linking to Strava is spot on.

Thanks, folks. Budget wise, £100 is fine, £300 I'd want it to do a lot, £500 for a watch when I have a smart phone feels silly. Appreciate the input. I'm considering just getting a basic ForeRunner 55 and sticking with maps/payment etc with my phone.

I’m looking for a smart watch, predominantly to track my running so it needs GPS. However, I’ve been told that payments, visual maps, offline music and even a torch are just some of the options now available. Does anyone have a running watch they swear by which has all the above?

The trouble with steam is it can get into places even high pressure water can't. I'd stick to what you know and spray with degreaser, go at it with brushes and MFs, then respecting leccy areas, jet it down.

A bit of a bump but thought I’d ask in here. I used to be able to play a playlist from my phone on my Sonos beam in one room from Spotify (in the Sonos app) while also listening another playlist on my phone/headphones. This no longer appears to work just at a time when I’d really like white...

It's the usual old adage of who repairs it. I had a smart repair on a daily which looked immaculate for four years until I sold the car. When I did the same on a new to me vehicle, it lasted 12 months before looking shabby. Talk to them about guarantees, former work, expectations or even back...

I'd guess he's asking whether a leather smart repair is a long or short term solution, i.e. is he going to have to recover the seats in a few miles meaning he should look at another car...?

Thanks mate. I'll test on a small area as is wise at first and report back.

What was the use case mate? Already clouded up and used to restore clarity? I'm really trying to avoid inflicting any more damage, hence wanted to go down the fill or seal route.

I seem to recall it's highly abrasive and great for misted up screens or faded headlights. I need a finer grade polish to avoid further damage.

Hi folks, frustratingly I made an error of judgement and wiped some condensation off the TVR's rear screen with a less than ideal cloth. It's left a load of marring which is really offputting when driving at night with car headlamps highlighting my error. What would be the best option here? If...

@Gally I've seen lots of Chinese companies advertising this stuff. Can't quite work out why you'd need to also apply a self levelling ceramic coat on top. I can see it going horribly wrong, but intrigued to try it all the same. @Danith where did your guy get it from?

Which part of the products performance do you mean? It lasts longer than 3 weeks, so durability is approx double that of the above mentioned dedicated product. It beads in heavy rain meaning I don't use my wipers. Yes, it's not as good as G5 or Soft99 Glaco, but it's wet and forget every few...

They videos suggest durability of three weeks. TBH that feels really poor, given I could spray and jet wash more easily using a product like WetCoat.

Thank god the steering wheel buttons are no longer haptic. f**king stupid idea.

Gyeons offering is superb. The only issue is you need to dry the vehicle. Since installing a water softener with 0PPM water, I like to leave it without toweling down, so looking to get some Adams shampoo which you can leave.

If it's Autoglym stuff you'll want it to dwell overnight*. If it's AutoSmart Tardis, 5mins dwell time does the same thing. *don't do this - just underlining the point.