Hello together, winter is once again at the door and I am currently wondering how I can optimally prepare my seat for the winter (beyond tyre changes and wiping water with frost protection). Here are a few details: – Manufacturer ? Seat – Type ? Leon 5F – Color Midnight Black / Mythschwarz – Metallic (j/n) ? yes – Age ? approx. 4 years – Care history in a few words, like e.g. „Until now approx. every 3 weeks washing system, 1x a year hand polish and wax 1-2 times a month, hand wash. I haven’t used polish / wax so far. In winter hardly any care or only hand wash when it’s a little warmer outside. I never use the washing machine. – Description Condition, like e.g. “Many washing system strips, in front insects burned in, about 3cm long scratches in bonnet, wheel runs made of plastic bitten in sunlight distinct holograms or fine and partly also some bits of scratches everywhere on the varnish. 2-3 slightly deeper Kr atzer in the glass on the windscreen. Various insect residues in the front. Some stone blows on the bonnet, however, all worked with paint pen. On the underfloor a bit of rust has formed in some places. – If necessary targeted photo(s) of defect(s) that I am supposed to be removed Unfortunately, I do not have at the moment and the car is currently too dirty to detect the damage clearly. However, on request, it is possible to submit photos. – Budget: What do you want maximum for the coming A – Does a professional paint preparation (approx. 300-500EUR) come into question? Yes – Does the purchase of a polishing machine (plug socket!) with corresponding professional means in question (several hundred EUR, but lasts several years if necessary) ? No – Do you regularly drive through a washing system and have this further on, o Is this a question of hand wash ? No – Where do you come from ? (approximate region is enough!) Märkischer Kreis In general, my plan so far was to have the car prepared and sealed properly. Does that make sense just before the winter, or should I rather wait until the spring with it? What about, for example, an underbody seal or the like, so that no more rust forms? Unfortunately, I can hardly assess what is really useful now, what might be useful? I just want to keep the car as good as possible and avoid that rust is formed at a young age and that environmental influences are added to the paint or other parts of the vehicle. Thank you very much in advance!