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alanm_3



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Scotland 2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Just gave it a try.............

WOW, what a revelation! Car feels so smooth, with much less effort than a clay bar! Thumbs Up Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

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shalz



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Kenya 2011 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Santorini Black

ahhh Censored , took my wallet out and bought 3 mitts as well!! this last year i've managed to resist various purchases and almost got caught on the aero blades.. but this...

wonder if I will ever use them! MY11 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - "African Queen"

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United Kingdom 2019 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Santorini Black

Why is everyone buying 3 of them?

Why not buy one, and then two other products?. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

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shalz



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Kenya 2011 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Santorini Black

got most of the other stuff - unless any suggestions of what is a superb detailing product amongst that deal? MY11 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - "African Queen"

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Prop



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RRUK I bought the Clay Mitt and the 3 Meguiars products you showed. Got the 3 for 2 offer and a further 10% off Thumbs Up

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Now I just need to get a DAS-6 Pro, any recommendation's on pads to get and best place to get both the pads and the DAS-6 Pro?

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Ozzy



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United Kingdom 2003 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zambezi Silver

I got mine from Polished Bliss;

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/ke...cat10.html

And one of the paint polish kits to go with it. Used it on my old D2 and was very impressed. Haven't tried it on the RR yet.

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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Zermatt Silver

2 reserved and a fresh pack of micofibre cloths Mr. Green ** 2007 FF RR Vogue SE TDV8 in Zermatt Silver **

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United Kingdom 2019 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Santorini Black

I bought a huge pack of yellow microfibre cloths from Costco years ago, always got plenty for the car jobs... Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Zermatt Silver

I used my Farecla clay wash mitt for the first time today.

This was on my black E55. The paintwork is in desperate need of correction but looks perfectly fine from a few feet away. It's heavily contaminated, in my view, so this was a good test.

I washed and rinsed thoroughly and used the mitt on a wet car using my hosepipe and lots of water as a lubricant.

My view is that it's in no way a replacement for a proper clay bar.

It's very good and a quick way or giving looked-after paint a deeper clean at wash time, but a proper clay would remove everything. Despite very thorough and determined application, certain aspects of the E55's paint would benefit further from being clayed before correction.

Would a more aggressive lubricant help? Possibly. But I didn't once feel the clay mitt 'grabbed' the paintwork as well as a clay bar.

I'll use it tomorrow on my SC. That's got much better paintwork.

Worth the money? Yes, but with the above caveats. Si. <This is my name.

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United Kingdom 2008 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Stornoway Grey

Just reserved a clay mit , just hope I can get the hand car wash guys to do it for me , hey can only ask Thumbs Up Current : 4.2 S/C, now Sold Sad
Previous : V70 Volvo, S40 Volvo ( a very reliable old banger ), E39 M5, Carlton Diplomat and the list goes on Smile

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United Kingdom 2019 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Santorini Black

@Bellini,

I don't think water alone is a good enough lubricant. You need a soapy solution otherwise the clay will drag and leave marks as I'm sure you know from clay barring. This mitt is the same. Took me a few goes to get the right result. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

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Bellini



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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Zermatt Silver

Adam: noted. Thumbs Up

I think you're right. The clay never once dragged, but I think it could use something that helps dissolve the contamination.

I'll try your proven method next.

Si. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

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United Kingdom 2019 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Santorini Black

I think the main benefit is that it saves so much time because it is doing such a large surface area in one go, as compared to using the clay bar on your fingertips. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

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France 2006 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Java Black

I have both clay bars and now clay mitts.
If you are a detailing freak you'd use a clay bar at least twice a year on your paintwork as I used to do, however if you have neither the time or inclination to clay bar your car then the clay mitt is a good all round solution which I still highly recommend.

Every time you use a clay mitt correctly as part of your car cleaning routine you'll remove more and more ingrained crud. A clay mitt is a winner for those of us who don't have the time or inclination to snow foam, rinse, de-tar, rinse, iron -x, rinse, clay bar, and then wash.

The fact that so many on the forum who are not detailing freaks have commented upon the effectiveness of the clay mitt proves it's worth for normal everyday car cleaning use.

I bought three only because of the 3 for 2 offer. 1 for the wife's cars, 1 for my RR, and 1 kept in reserve because they will eventually wear out and become ineffective.

All I have to do now is wax the whole car! Travelling around in circles again.

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