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Haylands



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England 2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue
You can't polish a t***..... yes you can....!!!

Time for it's yearly polish... thought I'd go a bit mad and see how good I could get it...

BEFORE





Flatted the whole car down with 2500 wet and dry....



Then out with the polisher, some G3, a wash and some Meguiars....





I was pretty amased, there is still the odd small mark but I didn't think it would look that good.... Very Happy :D

Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated Mr. Green  Pete
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2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
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ajac8



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United Kingdom 2013 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Baltic Blue

Thats very impressive!!

How long did that take? 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
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Scotland 2006 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Buckingham Blue

Looks brilliant, great job Thumbs Up

Hows your handles holding up ? i recently painted mine Range Rover Vogue 2006 4.4 AJV8 | Buckingham Blue | Parchment Leather | Supercharged Grill+Side Vents | CA02 HEY ( NOT 02 PLATE )
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United Kingdom 2004 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Java Black

Amazing difference!
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United Kingdom 2009 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Stornoway Grey

Are you taking orders?

Looking great Thumbs Up

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Thumbs Up very impressive Pete! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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sounds like hard work but great results...nice job Pete.... ... - .- -.




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Haylands



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Thanks chaps.... The evening sun has just hit it and it doesn't look bad at all...

To answer a few questions...

About 2 hours to flat it, another two with the polisher, another two to wash off all the bits of G3 that get everywhere!!! and about an hour to polish it....

My handles are just starting to wear, well the drivers one anyway.... when i did mine I dropped the can of matte lacquer Rolling Eyes and the top broke off so all they had was the base coat, it's lasted longer than I thought it would... I'll do them again properly soon...

I'm laneing again this weekend so probably have to do it all again next week.... Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-
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Wales 2003 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Monte Carlo Blue

Very impressive Pete Thumbs Up

So I guess those Welsh lanes are nice and wide now you have cleared them all . Laughing Laughing If it dont work.......burn it!

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United Kingdom 2010 Range Rover SE Td6 Zermatt Silver

How many times can the paint take being flatted before you see the base coat.... Wink

Great job and so satisfying looking at the end result. Thumbs Up
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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Zermatt Silver

Stunning result but I do agree with Gary. The paint gets thinner each time you cut it back and it will eventually wear out to the base coat.

Testimony, though, to LR's paint quality that it can take such punishment and still look deep and lustrous. Si. <This is my name.

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