Well, having read most of the posts in the "Have you used PTFE polish" thread, I decided to purchase a waffle weave drying towel, which I am very pleased with. Much better than a leather, and having seen a demo of one in around 1998, I have been to Halfrauds and purchased a Meguiars Smooth Surface Clay kit, which I hoped would remove all the tree sap and stuff from my paint.

The finish of the paint has annoyed me since I bought the car last November.

I have to say, having spent about 15 odd hours on it in total over the weekend, I'm well amazed with the results.

I have never felt a paint finish like it.

For the top coat of wax, I decided to use Autoglym's polish, for darker colours. Think it has a blacky/blue label on it.

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Smart Range Rover

Hmmm, I don't think you've quite mastered the technique though. Tell you what, I'll PM you my address so you can come and practice on my car.

Top job fella.

Looking good fella

Did you find the lower half of your doors and tailgate felt bad before claying and had the best benefit from it when they were super smooth after?? FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

Ordinarily, I'd say yes, the lower part of the front doors and tailgate were worse than the rest of the sides, but due to the fact the 1st owner seemed to have parked it under a tree for 8 years, the roof and the bonnet were the panels which saw the most improvement.

Was excellent, even removing the tree sap from the glass.

It's not particularly hard to do, just time consuming..........

The last time I spent as much time and effort on one of my cars was this ;

Just after the full Zymol treatment. Was a show car and been in a few car mags........

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Top work!

In my experience, I find the roof by far the dirtiest area. It's normally the least cared for, especially on this type of car as its the hardest panel to get to.

Now you've got to keep it that way.  Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.

Looks excellent. You just need to finish it off now with some Tyre shine  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

Nice job, if you get a chance next weekend give the car a coat of Autoglym EGP to protect the freshly polished paint.

(just re-read your post and I think the black label is AG EGP) 
Gone - Range Rover Supercharged 2006

Nice finish!

So what wax did you use on top of the polish ?

I used this after the claying..........Autoglym Ultra Deep Shine...



Not sure whether it replaces Extra Gloss Protection, but as I still have some EGP left from a year or so ago, I could try it on a panel and see.......

Yes - need more effort with the tyre shine....... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

What a great finish. I might have to have a go on mine. Tom

Current Drive
2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography - Santorini Black - Ivory Leather

Previous Drives
2004 Model Vogue Td6 (Touchscreen) - Java Black - Parchment Leather
1994 RR Classic 3.9 V8 Soft dash - Niagara Grey - Grey Leather
1972 Series III SWB Safari - Green (Hand Painted) - Black Plastic

You need to put some wax on the top to protect the polished paintwork.

I use collinite 476 wax, it lasts a really long time

Love colly great stuff and well priced  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

A coat of wax or EGP will keep it looking its best for longer. 
Gone - Range Rover Supercharged 2006

It was the Autoglym Ultra Deep Shine that I used on my FF the first few times, and to good effect.

It was developed for dark colours and made a noticeable difference to my black V8 Discovery compared to normal Autoglym.

I then used Zymol on my FF and have been very impressed with that.

A new tub of Autoglym High Definition Wax awaits and is the next stage. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

A man ain't truly been insulted until he stands buck naked in front of a woman and she didn't even notice. Or care.