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Discuss All Volkswagen Car Care here. tips, tricks and pointers on keeping your VW looking like new.

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Detailers Handbook

    Here is a handbook compiled by some of the absolute finest detailers I know. I have learned much of my own technique from these guys and this...

    Started by Silver08Rabbit, 11-10-2009 06:32 AM
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    12-01-2009 07:09 AM Go to last post
  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Ask a Professional Detailer...

    ROC Members, I'd like to open this thread up to ask any question you may have regarding automotive detailing. To be completely honest, there's...

    Started by ROC Detail, 07-17-2007 03:14 PM
    4 Pages
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    buffer, bunny, buy, car, color, day, detailer, difference, end, guys, hey, ice, job, learned, mirror, months, net, numbers, pads, professional, question, questions, remove, sell, site, thing, velcro
    • Replies: 71
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    10-04-2008 01:49 AM Go to last post
  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Properly Preping a Brand New Rabbit (lots of pics)

    I finally got my Volkswagen Rabbit in that I've been anxiously waiting for, a 2008 Tornado Red, 2 door 5 speed. Knowing that dealership preps can...

    Started by ROC Detail, 08-03-2007 08:00 AM
    2008, brand, car, cleaner, comparison, dealership, door, headrest, key, lots, lower, pics, preping, properly, rabbit, red, remove, removing, seat, sell, spray, starting, tech, tire, truck, trunk, vinyl, visible, volkswagen, white
    • Replies: 3
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    08-03-2007 08:01 AM Go to last post
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  1. cleaning excess wax

    So last year I had buffed my car. When we were buffing the car, some wax stuck on the black bit on my bike rack as well as the moldings. Is there a...

    Started by RaBBiT MKV, 02-20-2010 01:25 AM
    aftermarket, bike, bike rack, bit, black, car, clean, cleaner, cleaning, helpful, las, moldings, products, rack, safe, small, stuck, stuff, suggestions, tha, water, wax, working, works, year
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 67
    02-25-2010 10:00 AM Go to last post
  2. Paint Job

    Yo, Not sure if this is the right forum to ask this, but: If i wanted to paint my car white (crystal white) could they finish our stock rear...

    Started by ryu0n, 01-26-2010 06:26 PM
    black, bumper, car, color, cost, crystal, deal, finish, forum, hey, ish, job, lower, match, mkv, pain, paint, rabbit, rear, res, rest, stock, volkswagen, wanted, white
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 130
    02-02-2010 10:18 PM Go to last post
  3. Microfibers, is they any difference?

    I need to get some more microfibers to use when I detail my rabbit, interior/windows etc.? Is there a difference between the ones I can get from...

    Started by tmoult, 01-24-2010 03:00 PM
    auto, canadian, color, difference, dirty, dry, finish, hat, hey, interior, ish, long, microfibre, night, rabbit, regular, run, tha, time, tire, vs., wash, windows, wolfen, wow
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 84
    01-25-2010 10:22 AM Go to last post
  4. My reviews.megs clay bar, optimum no rinse.

    So today i got to try out optimums no rinse product which is a green car wash. You mix up 2 ounces of this stuff into 2 gallons, take out a...

    Started by DonJuan1Jr, 09-06-2009 09:32 PM
    add, awesome, bar, clay, driving, easily, eve, feel, fluid, good, great, hat, home, job, kit, love, money, mother, optimum, products, reservoir, reviews, reviewsmegs, rinse, sound, stuff, time, windshield, wiper
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 353
    01-23-2010 07:25 AM Go to last post
  5. Clear coat flaws

    Just picked up a used '08 Wabbit today (first time VW owner). Great little car! :cool: So, I get it home.. and under the fluorescent lights in...

    Started by jephdood, 09-28-2009 01:37 AM
    begins, bird, clear, coat, crap, days, dealer, dry, flaw, flaws, lack, leave, left, lights, orange, pain, paint, people, pic, picture, poop, rains, tha, weeks, wet
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 487
    01-09-2010 06:03 PM Go to last post
  6. Should I rewax (on nano coating)

    I had the car nano coated (similar to teflon coating) for protection a few month ago, and wax on top of it... but monday I took it for a wash and...

    Started by Aplos, 12-25-2009 02:20 PM
    ago, car, cats, coating, day, home, hood, marks, monday, month, nano, polish, pro, protection, rewax, scratch, scratches, similar, sit, sitting, top, warm, wash, wax, wondering, worked
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 63
    12-25-2009 02:20 PM Go to last post
  7. Detailing my black rabbit

    So I detailed my rabbit yesterday and figured I'd post results and tips (give some, receive some) since black is a real b***h to keep clean. What I...

    Started by eesh, 06-04-2009 05:23 PM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    awesome, black, car, chips, clean, detailing, drive, driving, gold, happy, hood, long, make, paint, pic, pics, pictures, post, quick, rabbit, real, results, time, visible, wanted, washed
    • Replies: 22
    • Views: 1,306
    12-03-2009 02:08 PM Go to last post
  8. nooo circles

    hey! i spent a long time washing my cw yesterday and it looks GREAT. Last night i got out of my car, parked under a street light in a parking lot,...

    Started by Teyber, 06-21-2009 12:22 PM
    buffer, car, circles, ding, door, dry, dust, good, hand, hatch, hey, ion, kit, make, marks, nooo, polish, polishing, rid, sand, solution, stuff, swirl, washed, washing, wha, wind
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 612
    11-03-2009 03:13 PM Go to last post
  9. mineral water spots

    for the last 3 months i have had this AWFUL stuff on my car. Its like really thick water spots that won't come off. Its all over the passenger side...

    Started by Teyber, 09-10-2009 05:27 PM
    car, claybar, detailed, good, guys, happened, hat, hey, hit, las, lemon, luck, make, mineral, months, passenger, pay, people, recommend, spend, spot, spots, stuff, turns, water
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 314
    11-03-2009 09:09 AM Go to last post
  10. Smile Need Help, Got Sratch On Car + Yellow Stain, Please Respond ASAP;

    Hey everyone; I only had my 2009 VW Rabbit Candy White for 3 months. I have this ugly yellow stain near my gas tank, also a huge 2 inch scratch...

    Started by digital-minded, 10-10-2009 12:37 PM
    asap, big, bumper, buy, car, care, clean, cost, dry, fixed, great, hat, hit, instructions, light, paint, professional, properly, respond, road, rust, scratch, sratch, stain, tha, time, water, work, yellow
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 207
    10-18-2009 11:21 PM Go to last post
  11. Paint scratched down to the metal

    So I noticed that I had 2 small (about 1cm each) scratches on the lower part of my passenger side door sill that went down to the metal. I think it...

    Started by eesh, 05-13-2009 10:12 AM
    amp, buy, car, cost, cover, dealer, door, good, happen, happened, hat, hey, installed, lip, lower, metal, month, ouch, paint, passenger, rear, repainting, rust, scratched, seat, small, thinking
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 443
    10-08-2009 02:28 PM Go to last post
  12. Bug Guts....

    In my area it's real easy to get a nice frontal coating of bug guts when you're flying in the summer. Does anyone know some good products to help...

    Started by eritheill, 09-10-2009 10:52 PM
    attention, bug, bugs, car, dirt, dry, feel, finally, guts, hey, ins, ion, loose, panel, rabbit, red, remove, residue, rid, rocker, rub, scuff, sheets, spots, wet, wha, worked
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 384
    09-17-2009 07:07 AM Go to last post
  13. Smile New Black Rabbit, Nu 2 care for black paint

    Hello everyone, I recently purchased an 09 Rabbit, 2dr, auto, etc,. This is my first car with black paint. Where can I find information of...

    Started by NVdriver, 09-04-2009 07:07 PM
    average, black, brand, car, care, cheap, completely, don, good, long, money, pain, paint, people, person, pre, pretty, products, quality, quickly, rabbit, read, spend, thing, time, win, winter
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 223
    09-04-2009 08:02 PM Go to last post
  14. maintain interior

    So I am pretty persistent about keeping my rabbit clean (at least for the first month :p). What can I do to make sure that the interior stays looking...

    Started by nyroshan, 01-10-2009 12:22 PM
    airbags, albums, beach, car, covers, description, don, early, ebay, euro, fit, hey, interior, ion, lol, maintain, photobucket, rabbits, sea, seat, spring, thaw, virginia, winter, work
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 631
    09-04-2009 11:20 AM Go to last post
  15. Best wax for the rabbits

    Hey guys, little late on getting the rabbit waxed this year, but I was wondering if you guys have some suggestions on a good wax for the car. My baby...

    Started by chmitche, 07-27-2009 11:50 AM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    bot, car, clean, day, deals, diy, figure, goo, good, great, guys, hey, love, mk1, polish, products, rabbits, reason, results, sealant, smells, tire, wax, worked, zaino
    • Replies: 26
    • Views: 1,053
    09-04-2009 11:16 AM Go to last post
  16. when do u have to clay bar ur car?

    i've never clay barred a car before. When do you have to do this? Do you have to do it everytime you wash and wax?! I just bought my bunny about 2...

    Started by JahLove, 08-15-2009 06:15 AM
    bar, car, clay, clean, color, good, high, light, make, paying, pre, pretty, remove, short, sort, speed, spray, stays, stuff, tech, time, times, tire, waste, year
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 682
    09-04-2009 11:09 AM Go to last post
  17. Wax after clay bar question.

    So i clay bared my car last Thursday and due to running out of daylight/it raining the past few days i never got a chance to wax the car after...

    Started by ApexR1, 08-13-2009 02:08 PM
    bar, big, car, clay, cool, deal, dry, good, ion, las, long, make, men, miles, pro, protection, question, quick, real, running, sealant, tha, thursday, wash, wax, wha
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 389
    08-17-2009 12:54 AM Go to last post
  18. Road Paint removal...

    So I gave my Rabbit a good washing yesterday and noticed that on one of my fun drives I must have run over some fresh road paint. So now I have...

    Started by DUSlider, 08-03-2008 03:39 PM
    claybar, cleaner, driver, drives, fresh, fun, good, hat, hin, iced, inside, lower, meguire, pain, paint, pre, pretty, rabbit, removal, road, specs, tha, thinking, wax, wheel
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 650
    08-11-2009 03:20 AM Go to last post
  19. tiny brown specs

    I have a candy white rabbit and its still pretty brand new only a month an a half old and i noticed that there are tiny little brownish specs all...

    Started by Mattpba, 08-02-2009 12:16 AM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    answer, bar, brake, brown, buy, car, clay, color, dust, good, hey, ion, ish, pin, rail, red, rid, rotor, rotors, rub, rust, specs, spots, thing, tiny, usa, year, yellow
    • Replies: 28
    • Views: 784
    08-09-2009 08:49 PM Go to last post
  20. To Cover or not to cover...

    I have an '08 that we just bought used. It's in great shape, with only about 11k miles. We live where we work, so the car is only used once every 1...

    Started by JCronin, 05-27-2009 10:39 AM
    car, cheap, cheaper, cover, covers, data, dealer, der, dirt, ebay, environment, expe, expensive, gallery, hat, heads, hey, hold, men, pic, picture, scratch, scratches, tha, wow
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 541
    07-31-2009 08:39 PM Go to last post
  21. Any waterspot tips that work?

    Since the first time my 07 uni black bunny was rained on; iv had HORRIBLE water spots. I just cant seem to get them out, iv tried everything from...

    Started by waterspottedbunny, 05-10-2009 09:45 AM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    advice, black, claybar, clean, coats, covered, don, email, fixing, good, great, guys, haven, hey, hin, ion, mess, past, problem, protection, spots, tech, techniques, tips, waterspot, waxed, work
    • Replies: 20
    • Views: 666
    07-31-2009 08:21 PM Go to last post
  22. Detailing supplies on the cheap!

    Thought some of you guys and gals might be interested in this... http://sale.images.woot.com/Victory_Wax_Formula_KitcvnStandard.jpg $15 shipped...

    Started by mynameisjeff, 07-18-2009 12:15 AM
    auto, cheap, deal, detailing, fast, forum, gif, good, guys, heard, images, paint, pan, pay, photo, punkpie, real, reference, sale, smilies, spray, standard, stuff, supplies, wha
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 456
    07-26-2009 03:43 PM Go to last post
  23. found a really good diy for a full detail.

    Found this great detail but haven't really heard of any of the products. http://www.forums.ncdubs.org/showthread.php?p=209023#post209023

    Started by drb6398, 07-12-2009 03:44 PM
    902, ail, detailing, ding, diy, end, forums, good, great, haven, heard, hey, high, hose, ice, link, pos, post, posting, products, stuff, tha, top, wha
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 293
    07-12-2009 07:17 PM Go to last post
  24. Salt!!

    Well, im a litte worried.... In DE, we had a chance of 4inches of snow and DelDOT, decied to dump 4million pounds of salt on the roads. And ofcourse...

    Started by BIGGREEK, 02-06-2009 05:09 PM
    bad, big, cars, coat, corrosion, dry, good, gorgeous, harm, ice, idea, make, nice, salt, spray, thing, trouble, warranty, washed, wax, weeks, win, winter, year
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 544
    07-06-2009 07:00 AM Go to last post
  25. Is it repairable?

    Cleaned the engine and plastics and decided to do the wheels too. Oh the humanity!! Can this be repaired? The wheels are the ClassiX. ...

    Started by Aplos, 04-01-2009 06:43 AM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    area, body, card, dealership, don, expertise, future, god, hand, hat, hey, love, messed, pain, paint, park, recommended, repair, repairable, shop, techs, tha, volkswagen, wha, wheel, wheels
    • Replies: 21
    • Views: 793
    06-21-2009 01:58 PM Go to last post
  26. How do you clean your windows?

    Interesting question. How do you clean the inside of your windows, what products do you use? This goes for the instrument cluster face too. ...

    Started by AudiSport4000, 04-06-2008 11:16 PM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    car, care, clean, cleaner, cleaning, cloth, clothes, cover, fabric, gauge, glass, hat, interior, invisible, microfibre, rinse, set, similar, sort, stoners, tha, thread, threw, visible, wash, window, windows
    • Replies: 30
    • Views: 1,636
    06-20-2009 04:39 PM Go to last post
  27. Bug stain & Tar remover

    I was talking to my detailer, he was saying that for colors like on the united grey rabbit, its super important to wash atleast 1 time a week, if not...

    Started by Tyrade, 06-10-2009 10:19 PM
    auto, bug, days, dirt, finish, heard, hey, ion, ish, kind, main, minimal, original, pain, paint, quality, remove, remover, res, spray, stain, stains, tar, tha, vehicle, wash, wax, wha
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 417
    06-20-2009 01:36 PM Go to last post
  28. How do I remove matted paint/plastic?

    My girlfriend while taking a green wheelbarrow out of the back my car let it fall and cake green paint (plastic?) on my bumper. It didn't scratch...

    Started by chanop, 06-08-2009 06:41 PM
    bumper, car, fall, girlfriend, goo, green, hand, hat, hit, how to, left, mat, matted, paint, paint or plastic, plastic, red, remove, scratch, scuff, spot, taking, tha, wash, water, wax
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 219
    06-09-2009 05:49 PM Go to last post
  29. I washed my car by hand for the first time. A tale of good and bad.

    So i've had my '08 rabbit for 10 months now, bought it new, already has 22,000+ on it (driving to Louisiana from PA twice, plus a job with a lot of...

    Started by peauxlitical, 05-10-2009 09:17 AM
    207, added, bad, car, cleaning, detailers, fiber, foam, formula, free, good, great, guard, hand, hard, hey, insert, make, residue, ser, silicone, spots, stuff, super, sys, tale, time, wash, washed, water, xtreme
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 642
    05-26-2009 06:41 AM Go to last post
  30. Angry alright this is starting to piss me off

    whenever i go to wash my car and i try to move the windshield wipers, they are effin locked or somethin. anyone know how to fix this or get around it?

    Started by desert-hare, 04-07-2009 07:09 PM
    alright, attention, beetle, don, drive, features, gas, guy, hat, hey, ignition, ion, key, keys, lit, manual, paying, person, piss, rabbit, salesman, service, starting, stay, stuff, test, wiper, wiper stalk
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 516
    05-16-2009 11:23 AM Go to last post
  31. Best Car Care Products.

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    Started by pavlo1994, 05-13-2009 06:14 PM
    30k, 320, area, bet, buy, car, care, common, costs, detailing, dust, duster, luck, lying, noo, plastic, problem, products, scratch, stuff, tha, washing, waxing, wha, works
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 671
    05-14-2009 10:00 PM Go to last post
  32. painted hubcaps

    I painted my hubcaps yesterday, its been 24 hours.. I applied atleast 3 coats of a darker mettalic grey and 2 coats of clear coat on each rim of my...

    Started by Tyrade, 05-10-2009 07:43 PM
    clear, coats, cold, color, day, heavy, hubcaps, hubs, longer, pain, paint, painted, pics, pre, pretty, rabbit, remove, takes, tha, united grey, wait, warm, wash, weather
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 207
    05-11-2009 02:30 AM Go to last post
  33. Summer Detail bonanza

    Well the summer is here so i figured id remove all the swirls ( or at least most of which i could) that a "pro" detailer left in my paint along with...

    Started by DonJuan1Jr, 05-03-2009 09:24 PM
    accidentally, attack, beats, bonanza, buffer, burn, cheese, cold, detailer, don, free, good, great, las, love, orbital, paid, pain, paint, patience, pizza, random, summer, taking, time, year
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 528
    05-04-2009 08:48 AM Go to last post
  34. HElp with taillights pleaseee

    Hey guys i got the VHT nite shade taillight tinting cans and i did 4 coats they look nice and dark i love it but i have a probelm they look dull...

    Started by kmarku, 04-14-2009 11:42 AM
    200, 2002, 600, buff, clear, coats, ding, eve, good, hat, light, make, orange, paint, pleaseee, rip, sand, sanding, smooth, spray, strip, taillights, tha, thread, totally, wet
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 570
    04-19-2009 03:58 PM Go to last post
  35. Painting Rims

    I happened to just buy an 09 rabbit.. at the time I bought the car, i could not afford to add the rims i wanted because of price.. now that i have...

    Started by Tyrade, 04-14-2009 11:56 PM
    attention, black, bring, caps, cheap, coats, don, fan, good, hubcaps, ice, ion, nice, pain, painting, parts, plastic, practice, rims, scuff, spray, steal, steelies, stock, tha, wheels
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 212
    04-15-2009 01:41 AM Go to last post

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