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DefenderOfTheEarth



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Bit of a clean up of the 110...
Not often Defenders get much cleaning attention but after Waxoyling the underside of mine (rather fun and has worked a treat!) and then did the usual snowfoam, wash, dry, polish.

Bilberry works very well on the chequer plate!

Obligatory snow foam shot:


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Lame reflection shot taking in the river we overlook:


Click image to enlarge Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
Post #67111 13th Apr 2011 8:53am
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Hazza



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Looks lovely!! Can i ask what you are using to polish the defender? i.e. what substance and by hand or machine? Want to try and get the paintwork on mine back up to scratch!

Cheers

Harry 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power
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DefenderOfTheEarth



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Hazza - nothing special, just Zaino Z5 Pro and microfibre towels.

I also have some GTechniq P1 for any swirls/scratches which works pretty well too.

I do have a fairly basic rotary polisher (Halfords - about £40) which I use for the boat - might well try it on the Landy as it does take ages to polish the whole thing!

Oh and thanks! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
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Looks minty Wink
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Hazza



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DefenderOfTheEarth wrote:
Hazza - nothing special, just Zaino Z5 Pro and microfibre towels.

I also have some GTechniq P1 for any swirls/scratches which works pretty well too.

I do have a fairly basic rotary polisher (Halfords - about £40) which I use for the boat - might well try it on the Landy as it does take ages to polish the whole thing!

Oh and thanks!


Thats great! Thanks, looks like some polishing investment is going to occur...where's that bank card!!

Harry 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power
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DefenderOfTheEarth



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green
Hazza - it might make you cringe but www.detailingworld.com is very handy for advice on products and techniques. Some are painfully anal but most admit they have a wee bit of OCD and are pretty helpful! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
Post #67125 13th Apr 2011 9:58am
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Hazza



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i've seen that site before, find it a little terrifying the lengths some people go to!

Cheers

Harry 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power
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DefenderOfTheEarth



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Reckon the basics aren't too pricey. Some go mad and pay £100s just for wax!

Just need a few microfibre towels (BRILLIANT things!)
Wash mitt (sponges hold too much grit)
Car soap (any stuff will do)
A half decent polish/wax - Z5 is handy because it does both jobs in one go and smells lush. Leaves a mirror finish, easy to apply and remove and really does protect the paintwork.

I use Bilberry (again not pricey) on the wheels and chequer plate as well as a wheel brush.

Nice to have a decent Pressure Washer (Nilfisk E140 in my case) and snow foam lance and fluid but a hose with a Hozelok spray gun is good enough.

I gave up sealing the wheels as Boost alloys are made of porous cheese but Planet Polish Wheel Seal & Shine is excellent on the BM and cheap too.

And that's it really. Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion.
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Hazza



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Thanks for that! Much better info than i just got from looking at detailing world! (although some of the work on there is beautiful!!)

Cheers

Harry 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power
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Looks great Very Happy

Hazza, is that actually a union flag of your roof, or just a photoshop picture? Looks good.
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ken



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DotE what have you started picked her up from Lookers and they have cleaned her Big Cry
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Hazza



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WarPig wrote:
Looks great Very Happy

Hazza, is that actually a union flag of your roof, or just a photoshop picture? Looks good.


Actually a union jack, thanks for the compliment! I'm really happy with it, it does need to be redone though in a blue that matches the body!

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Hazza wrote:
WarPig wrote:
Looks great Very Happy

Hazza, is that actually a union flag of your roof, or just a photoshop picture? Looks good.


Actually a union jack, thanks for the compliment! I'm really happy with it, it does need to be redone though in a blue that matches the body!


Nice work Very Happy Wouldnt mind one on mine, perhaps as vinyl wrap?
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Hazza



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mine is vinyl wrap! Got it off ebay, a guy who does mini ones and did mine as a one off! Tbh you are probably better off just spray painting it. Fitting the vinyl was a NIGHTMARE!!

Harry 1990 Defender 110 200TDI Camper - now converted to Td5 power
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Yetiman



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Looking good. I've just machine polished my new - to me - Java Black Puma. Transformed it. One of my businesses is a detailing business so I can't help it...it's in the blood. Very Happy She's not old...just older
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