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Got a scuff on my left rear tail light, and it was that time of the month, so I went head and washed my car, also trying to carefully rub the scuff out as much as I could without anything to abrasive (spoiler, I think I got it 90% gone). Before: After: Today’s cleaning was the most thorough work I have done on a car in my life (by hand). Took me two and a half hours net. First I vacuumed the seats and under the carpets. Then I cleaned the inside of all windows, with some window spray (home use) and paper. Covered the car with really nice and thick foam (2L) using 25ml of Sonax Profiline Actifoam Energy for every 1L of water. Used the iK 2 Pro with the gray nozzle (smallest) and the Worx compressor attached. It reaches 43 psi quickly and then stops (43 is iK Pro's max) and when the pressure drops a little I press again. But I don't take my finger off the trigger of the iK and work continuously, which makes it very easy and quick. After foaming I poured water over the entire vehicle to remove most of the foam (that screen of water takes it away nicely) and went over it with my HydroShot (low) power washer, to get the foam out of all the crevices and hidden places (inc. wheels). On to contact phase (2-buckets, only water, extra absorbent and fluffy cloth), and did the same for the wheels (separate cloth). The indication that the Sonax, Worx, iK Pro+ combo works well was that the water in the rinsing bucket (where the dust removed is supposed to accumulate) were quite clean. This means that the foam has removed almost everything. Went on to drying while applying PPF Maintain spray (except wheels, just dried them with a cloth). Then cleaned all windows externally with windows spray. And gave a finishing touch with some final buffing (clean micro cloth). I'm glad I got to this process and formulation After almost a year of searching for an effective method My cleaning buddies: And now for the final result ! And yes, there are going to be many many pics 🙂

Got a scuff on my left rear tail light, and it was that time of the month, so I went head and washed my car, also trying to carefully rub the scuff out as much as I could without anything to abrasive (spoiler, I think I got it 90% gone). It was the most thorough work I have done on a car in my life (by hand). Took me two and a half hours net. First I vacuumed the seats and under the carpets. Then I cleaned the inside of all windows, with some window spray (home use) and paper. Covered the car with really nice and thick foam (2L) using 25ml of Sonax Profiline Actifoam Energy for every 1L of water. Used the iK 2 Pro with the gray nozzle (smallest) and the Worx compressor attached. It reaches 43 psi quickly and then stops (43 is iK Pro's max) and when the pressure drops a little I press again. But I don't take my finger off the trigger of the iK and work continuously, which makes it very easy and quick. (I tried the Xiaomi compressor but it couldn't hold more than 21psi while spraying, so I only use that for cleaning the iK after I’m done) After foaming I poured water over the entire vehicle to remove most of the foam (that screen of water takes it away nicely) and went over it with my HydroShot (low) power washer, to get the foam out of all the crevices and hidden places (inc. wheels). On to contact phase (2-buckets, only water, extra absorbent and fluffy cloth), and did the same for the wheels (separate cloth). The indication that the Sonax, Worx, iK Pro+ combo works well was that the water in the rinsing bucket (where the dust removed is supposed to accumulate) were quite clean. This means that the foam has removed almost everything (there is always a thin layer left). Went on to drying the vehicle with the application of the Geyon PPF Maintain spray (except wheels, just dried them with a cloth). Then cleaned all windows externally with windows spray. And gave a finishing touch with some final buffing (clean micro cloth). I am very satisfied with the result, but ended up with some back pain (old age is cr#p :-)) I'm glad I got to this process and formulation After almost a year of searching for an effective method Love my Worx tools Got a pressure washer, compressor, vacuum, and even a driver/drill 🙂 And now for pics of Bluey at its cleanest (in a while):

Congrats ! enjoy your last months of having the R all to yourself or start looking for a nice Polo to get for her

I washed the car in what became the longest car care session I have ever done in my life (2.5 hrs). More about that in the detailing section. Good news is that by rubbing some detailer spray with a microfiber I manages to minimize the scuff/scratch to something visible only in a specific light angle and only if you look for it. So I’m very happy and plan to leave it be. of course, in my head I still know it’s there, so, all that remains is therapy 🙂 Here are some BEFORE pics: and some AFTER pics (need to enlarge to see the scuff):

I guess you’re right Thanks for your understanding and support

That is such a precise definition of nearly everything that bothers me: “barely noticeable but I know it’s there” I will wash the car tomorrow (trying the iK with Worx compressor and small nozzle) and will try to buff it a bit with the spray (Geyon maintain) And will just live with whatever remains

I’m pretty confident mine will polish out My problem is I don’t have the ability, knowledge, tools or experience to do it myself, and neither the time or energy to take it to the detailer (and probably leave it there for a day). If and when I do, I may ask them to cover it as well (despite the price). Great job on your 7R lights I don’t mind swirls, just scuffs annoy me. But maybe I should just let it be imperfect and focus on driving it 🙂

Found a scuff on the left tail light today Tried removing it with finger, paper, applicator, alcohol, and some spray. I know I should leave it be, because anything else will make it worse (swirls or damage coating etc) but I’m angry at myself for not PPFing them (my detailer said it is a wait of money, as tail lights don’t get scratched, they either break or not. I should have insisted). Some friends say I should get it polished and then PPF’d, but it is a hassle (would be at least a day) and an expense (~£250, I guess, maybe more). Thoughts ? Ideas ? Recommendations on a good therapist ? 😉

Not exactly a 8R video more like a 8R in a GT4 video @ 1:08 He was passing it by on his way and I guess it caught his attention as he was looking back at it (double take) Was just wondering if it’s someone from here

I remember the episode where Richard Hammond was so excited that RHD Mustangs will be brought to UK … it was a nice one 🙂

It does get much better I’m at 7k km (4.5k miles) and exhaust is constantly improving its sound getting throatier and deeper with each 1k But still the ‘emotion start’ is nothing more than a gimmick The fact you have no soft limiter is much more exciting although also useless for all practical purposes But it is fun to know you can rev up to 6k RPM while standing 🙂

My new favorite combo: Sterring - Race Drive - Race Engine sound - Race (soundaktor at 0%, otherwise Pure) DCC - half way between Comfort and Sport ACC - Sport Light - Sport Like a low-key Special mode (which I don’t have)

What @-kenny- said, 100%. Like @Booth11 said, sliders can be found easily. I either find them blindly without looking, or by looking at the screen (AC data above it’s slider, center for volume) and since you don’t have to be accurate.

Glad to hear you are enjoying your new R and I relate very much to your description, I love the haptic steering wheel as well. I almost never use my reading light, and I don’t have a sunroof, so can’t compare, but 8m sorry to hear yours has issues (it may be some dirt, water or moisture on it, as it is capacitive). As per the rest of it, every new thing take adjusting, but I do believe that if you ‘unlearn’ what you got used to and try to find out the best way to use the new tech, you will find it better than most older style interfaces. Assuming you already put shortcuts on the pull-down menu (I recommend start-stop, ESC, AirRecirculation, AirCare) here is one tip for the A/C: Keep fan on auto (medium), all hatches open (legs, body, windscreen), and air recirculation on (that’s why it should be in the pull down), and them you only need the temp slider to control all of it (lower temp = stronger fan) and cooling is quicker. And if you want to refresh the car, you hit AirCare (from the pull down) and turn it off after a few minutes (if you do it from the pull down and not from the AC menu, turning off will return everything to the previous condition - all open , fan auto, recirculating). That is my best advice, and numerous mk8s owners here have thanked me for it (really hot here), so I suggest you at least try it.

I wrote to him to try it. Thx. Thx Car is ‘21 but this is a new steering wheel I fear they are of lesser quality Thx Can you recommend any ? Links would be great Weote to him to ask Thx