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RRUK
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This shows the difference between the Santorini black where one car has been done in my method and one has just been washed in a car wash.

Spot the difference. Same age, same colour, same car, same day...


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RRUK wrote:
Pelyma wrote:
And then a dirty spaniel jumps all over it Laughing


Luckily I don't have spaniels!


But someone on the shoot will, they never pick the bashed Defner to jump over it is always the lovingly cared for motor that they wipe their paws down the door of.
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RRUK wrote:
This shows the difference between the Santorini black where one car has been done in my method and one has just been washed in a car wash.

Spot the difference. Same age, same colour, same car, same day...


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I prefer the back half Thumbs Up
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A bit more fettling in the good weather today.

Degreased all the door and tailgate shuts, then lubed the hinges, cleaned the engine with Gunk and then used some AG on the plastic work. Afterwards I used the Meguairs Ultimate wax on the door shut paintwork, an oft-neglected area on peoples cars.

Checked the torques on the wheel nuts after the re-balance last week, and then a quick Hoover out. It's looking mighty fine, exactly the end result I was planning.
 1998 Defender 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

2016 Discovery 4 HSE

1982 Series 3 2.25 Petrol Hard top- Oscar, as featured in Classic Land Rover Magazine for 7 months 
 
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Jeez, there's tumbleweeds on this forum....
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I'll be copying your methods once I get mine back!
  
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RRUK wrote:
Jeez, there's tumbleweeds on this forum....
thats because no one is as anal as you are over cleaning your car FFS Rolling Eyes Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)   
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Thumbs Up well said, Steve.
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Get it covered in mud and then we'll be interested. Laughing Thumbs Up
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SN wrote:
RRUK wrote:
Jeez, there's tumbleweeds on this forum....
thats because no one is as anal as you are over cleaning your car FFS Rolling Eyes


Dom Harvey wrote:
Thumbs Up well said, Steve.


Lost for Words wrote:
Get it covered in mud and then we'll be interested.


That's charming. Really nice.

On all the other forums we have a mix of members, and plenty of well mannered banter and encouragement. Comments like that make me realise why the D3 forum has a totally different reputation, and now I've seen it for myself.

Just because a member doesn't do exactly what you would do isn't just cause for saying things like that. This car WILL be used offroad and getting dirty all over the winter, but as it's clearly not the shooting season right now I am prepping the car, in readiness.

If you look at the Defender forum, where one might assume all Defenders should just be beaten up farm hacks, there's a massive array of ownership types and we all get a kick out of seeing the differences, we don't take the Censored .

On the Range Rover forum, where one might expect all of the owners to be prissy about their cars, we have a range of types, and some have converted them to off-roaders, and we all get along perfectly, it's a lively and informative forum and we share ideas, techniques and advice and we don't take the Censored .

I've had it with this forum....
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2016 Discovery 4 HSE

1982 Series 3 2.25 Petrol Hard top- Oscar, as featured in Classic Land Rover Magazine for 7 months 


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Take it easy...

I have followed this thread with interest.
Will admit to being a serial car cleaner (got the bug when I had a TVR pre children), and have just clay bar'd mine followed by Poor Boys Black Hole and Poor Boys Natty Blue was and sealant. Someone commented last week it looked like it had just been driven out of the showroom....not bad for an 8 year old bus!

I read this forum with interest, and have had some great hints and tips. There is a wealth of knowledge and helpful folks out there.

However....there is no doubt about it...it is very very cliquey. Which is a shame to be honest.

Cheers
Andy
  
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Calm down Adam - you can see from this thread that there's plenty of following for what you are doing, but don't expect everyone to be posting on it all the time (referring to your tumbleweed comment).

Many days went by without your Defender thread having a comment on it but you didn't insult that forum by a similar expression of how quiet it was... so why here?

Taking one comment by Steve as a representation of the forum as a whole is a bit of leap, isn't it?
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RRUK wrote:
Lost for Words wrote:
Get it covered in mud and then we'll be interested.


That's charming. Really nice.


Hey! I'm just joking at what's been said! There was a Laughing Thumbs Up on the end of that. Thumbs Up
 Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off Sad )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped Very Happy
Several Discovery 300 TDis
 
 
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Martin (et al),

I am very experienced in forums, and not just yours, and I have been posting on your forums for over 11 years and never had these issues.

I don't expect daily comments but neither do I expect to be treated like that. There have been other issues as you know Martin.

Let's just call it a day, draw a line and I'll say cheery bye. As requested Martin, please lock the thread, I won't be needing it any longer. I shall continue to enjoy the other forums but I think this one is not for me.

Adam
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2016 Discovery 4 HSE

1982 Series 3 2.25 Petrol Hard top- Oscar, as featured in Classic Land Rover Magazine for 7 months 
 
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Locked as requested but you are totally overreacting.
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