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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2632   
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Sometimes it’s not worth it
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20th Apr 2021 5:31pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5035  
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A clean car is excellent
A clean and polished car offers protection Cleaning a car is hateful and a waste of life and water Mike |
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20th Apr 2021 9:03pm |
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| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 970  
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Keeping it clean is easy and rewarding, its when you don’t clean it frequently it becomes a chore
Each to their own....  Ride like you stole it!!
If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do… 2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT |
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20th Apr 2021 9:09pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3394 
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Whether it be an old Defender or a new Defender there’s nothing wrong with looking after them.
My one will get its first wash this weekend, and yes it will get polished. I’m not ocd about it, it won’t get full detail. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue |
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20th Apr 2021 9:30pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5035
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I frequently wash the cars, except when saving water...It’s a chore even when you do it regularly , but there are ways to make it easier, still a waste of water And where we live it’s dirty when you leave the house! But then I wash an polish my tractor Mike |
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20th Apr 2021 9:54pm |
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| Swac3 Member Since: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 363 |
Nope, not just cos its a defender, Never really washed any of our cars routinely.
Sometimes i look at them and just think sheesh that could do with a wash and pull the jetwasher out, sometimes they even get a polish of sorts. The interior is the same, when i was single the passenger footwell often looked like someones bin. Even now passengers may struggle to find floor mat to put their feet on. You know you don't clean them enough when you're blasting what appears to be concrete from under the wheel arches and theirs literally piles of crud on the floor under the car when your are done. That said I'm a little OCD about the front and rear glass, dirty windscreens drive me insane. You can even see it in the car infront, you know the ones, those that brake or slow down at night every time theres an on coming car because they cant see anything through the milky haze. 3 Landrovers |
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20th Apr 2021 10:18pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3674 
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What’s a DI rinse? |
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21st Apr 2021 5:12am |
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| JPE Member Since: 19 Nov 2018 Location: South West England Posts: 334 
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I have to say I've washed mine a lot over the past year through the lockdowns. It didn't really need it, it wasn't like it was going anywhere to get dirty!
I've always been pretty obsessive about power washing the chassis, but with restrictions lifting its now caked in Salisbury Plain mud which I'm really struggling to get off! I needed to apologise to my neighbours for the state of our shared drive which after a couple of power washes is also caked in the stuff. Happy days.  |
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21st Apr 2021 6:26am |
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| Ashbyandy Member Since: 17 Dec 2015 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 223 
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It’s De-Ionised water,doesn’t leave water marks, like window cleaners now use 👍 |
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21st Apr 2021 6:29am |
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| SJT Member Since: 18 Jan 2021 Location: Somerset Posts: 27
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I always rinse off the bubbles with a couple of cans of rainwater. Does the trick, leaves no residue and is free!..... never takes me more than 10 minutes to wash any car.. D5. Previously 90HT, D4, D4, D4, D2, D1 (3 door V8!)
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21st Apr 2021 7:21am |
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| boxoftricks Member Since: 06 Feb 2019 Location: Home Counties Posts: 747 
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Heaven forbid any of the new defenders get muddy........
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21st Apr 2021 7:32am |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074 
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While not owning a new Defender, We've never left any of the farm stuff caked in mud as its a pain in the arse if you need to work on anything and it acts as an abrasive on any moving joint. Its also a great way to trap any acidic substances in nooks in the chassis which leads to more rust and more failure.
Put it this way in the worst of the winter salt, mud and grime my 2003 110 was washed depending on how bad it was, sometimes daily. It may be a utility truck but if its caked in crap and rusting out its not much use. I've never understood why its cool to not take care of something, new or old. When I worked on grain stores we would steam and hot wash all the trucks, loaders and site vehicles every 5 days, you could eat your dinner of the bucket of the loaders. |
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21st Apr 2021 7:50am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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Plenty of them are, and they are being used as work vehicles not mall cruisers/ school buses Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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21st Apr 2021 9:07am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2632
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In the days of Series ownership, cleaning the truck involved a four inch brush and a big tin of NATO green.......
This method also gives added grip when walking along the side panels....
I am sure newer owners will catch on to the benefits of this method....  |
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21st Apr 2021 10:17am |
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