At first I thought, 'Meh,' but, as I scrolled through them-hoots I started liking it more and more. Very well done.good mod.

Thanks for the positive comments chaps. I am really pleased with this and don't miss the Defender at all I have to say. 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

Well today I managed to find time to do the paintwork on the Discovery. I would guess this is the first time this has been done in its 8 year life.

After washing it (Meguiars Gold class) but before rinsing off I used the G3 clay mitt dousing it in extra soapy suds. The noise as you swipe the mitt and the clay drags is very noticeable, it sounds like it's scraping however that's the noise of the surface contaminants being picked up by the clay. After a number of swipes, the noise disappears and it pulls smoothly, indicating that the clay has done its work. You do the entire car, including glass, like this.

After that I did every panel with tar remover. Some tar spots you can see, others are tiny but it's worth wiping the entire panel. Every panel. I used an old shirt as my cloth, it's soft and works better than a foam pad or towelling. Then I masked up the plastic panels that are next to paint, as the power polisher can leave marks. The power polisher is one I bought moons ago, from the USA. It's a Porter Cable 7424, bought because there was no decent random orbital polisher available then. The downside is that I have to use a US 110V transformer, but it works.

After this comes the machine polisher work. First is the Meguiars compound. This really cleans the paint and removes blemishes, then the Megs Polish which I apply by hand on a foam pad as you have to wipe off with a microfibre cloth before it dries, once all that is done its time for the power polisher and the Megs Ultimate Wax to seal in the lustre achieved with the first two stages. Leave for half an hour and buff off. I use a cotton hand towel and then a microfibre cloth to finish.

Finally I removed all the masking tape and did all the black plastic work and dressed the tyres. The end result looks stunning and I have the peace of mind that that paintwork is completely cleaned and prepared for the winter. The paint is probably better than it has ever been and the visuals are stunning, the pics from on my drive don't do it justice. Stornoway is an excellent paint colour for making it look flawless.

If you've never gone to the effort of doing all this I emplore you to try, it's not hard and you can do it without the machine polisher, all of the materials you can get from Halfords, it's just takes the time, and it took me 7 hours to do the lot. But, the results last properly. As a comparison, I will show you a photo of my Range Rover next to my Dads taken on the same day in the same place, the only exception is that his car never had this level of care and my dads has been washed by the local Albanians with their caustic pre sprays, jet wash and grit filled sponges. I've never put mine through that, or a car wash, only washed at home by me with a lambs wool mitt etc. Both cars are Santorini Black and the same age.


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 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

Enjoyed following this, looking really good What's next? Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

Not much to add recently.

I bought a Travall dog guard and rear space divider, fitted the dog guard but will leave the divider out until the shooting season, a great way to segregate the dog and my lunch!

I fixed the rear Aux in socket, luckily it was a simple one, the plug had come loose behind the fascia, so just a case of popping it back in and fitting back into the rear of the centre cubby. a ten minute job.

I looked at replacing all the interior bulbs with LEDs, I rang Advanced Factors for some advice, they said they'd call me back but never did so I gave up on that one.

I replaced the worn shiny and sticky steering wheel with a refurbished genuine item from Powerful UK, it's done in a lovely soft matt nappa leather with perforated sections. I enjoyed fitting it, taking the old one apart, airbags out etc, all thanks to the video How to that Powerful do. It's made a dramatic difference to the newness feel in the cabin, and feels so much nicer too.

It's been earning its keep too, using it to lug DIY stuff to our rental house in the countryside to do it up, you can REALLY load up a Discovery!

It's also been useful in highlighting bits of my Range Rover that clearly need attention but I had not noticed. Firstly the suspension arms needed doing, the hubs doing and now the brakes!

Such is life.... 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

Unbeatable as a load lugger Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey