hughesajc
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Hi Everyone
My wife just picked up her new HSE Auto on Friday and we're both over the moon with it  .The dealer tried to sell us a Diamond Bright protection pack for the inside & outside of the car at about £350 which I though was crazy  .Does anyone know of the best wax/polish system I could buy to protect the paintwork and any suggestions for the outside plastics on the car and leather and carpet inside the car ? We've got 2 young daughters so I'm anticipating spillages etc.Any other tips on how to keep it looking nice and new would also be appreciated!!
Many Thanks
Tony
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Cliff H
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Diamondbrite is a pretty good polish, buy some yourself from ebay for about £10 and only takes a couple of hours to do.
If you want to go 'all the way' with polishing try Zaino. www.zaino.com great stuff but a lot more involved.
General wiping of the leather you can use baby wipes quite well and for more in depth cleaning / protection use Gliptone. Zermatt silver 06 reg.
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| 5th Mar 2007 1:12 pm |
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Bodsy
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Bought some DiamonBrite off e-bay & applied to my three year old black c-class. Seems to bring up the shine pretty well and as Cliff's mentioned, it's easy to apply and only takes a few hours of your time to do it.
Got the carpet spray stuff and the two part polish for a tenner. Doesn't seem as though there's much polish in the 100ml packs, but there's plenty. Just make sure you follow the instructions about the 2nd part of the polish application. Don't forget plenty of clean cloths for the final removal/polish.
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| 5th Mar 2007 1:20 pm |
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hughesajc
Member Since: 21 Nov 2006
Location: Worcs
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Thanks a lot - I'll take a look on ebay !!
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| 5th Mar 2007 1:22 pm |
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Cliff H
Member Since: 27 Oct 2005
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Always try and use decent quality microfibre cloths, especially on dark colours. As Bodsy says have plenty of them to hand Zermatt silver 06 reg.
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| 5th Mar 2007 1:23 pm |
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hughesajc
Member Since: 21 Nov 2006
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Ok - Will do !!!
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| 5th Mar 2007 1:26 pm |
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wiggs
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Im thinking of getting some of the zaino products..can any body confirm the paint on the disco.Is it clear coat or flat paint ?.There are 2 different polishes and want to get the right one ..
I would presume the disco is Clear coat , but just want to check. G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 5th Mar 2007 1:57 pm |
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Cliff H
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Yes it is clearcote.
If like the 'challenge' of getting it cheaper try this US distributor steve@sjzaino.com Zermatt silver 06 reg.
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| 5th Mar 2007 2:51 pm |
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Cliff H
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This is his website, he was the only one I found who would ship out of the US. http://www.sjzaino.com/
I put in an order for myself and another forum member (who dissapeared soon after  ) and made a decent saving.
If you do order from him would you mind me tagging a couple of top up bits onto your order?
Cheers
Cliff Zermatt silver 06 reg.
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| 5th Mar 2007 2:59 pm |
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wiggs
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Cliff,
Yeh no problem with adding some bits on .What products do you want and i will email him with the list .
Obviously much cheeper from USA but will have to find out shipping costs to see if its viable.
Oh , and is it realy as good as they say?
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| 5th Mar 2007 4:10 pm |
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AndrewS
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hughesajc wrote:Hi Everyone
The dealer tried to sell us a Diamond Bright protection pack for the inside & outside of the car at about £350 which I though was crazy
 Stealers  I had mine for free. In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 5th Mar 2007 4:19 pm |
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Lakeland Land Rover
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
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you may find they won't ship this type of stuff to the uk ( private person ) any more for fear or terrorism!!!!!
i tried with something a few weeks back and no go.
Mind you it wes 200KG of C4  Lakeland Land Rover
The Garage,
Torver,
Coniston,
Cumbria,
LA21 8BJ
Tel: 015394 41888
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| 5th Mar 2007 4:25 pm |
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AndrewS
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Lakeland Land Rover wrote:i tried with something a few weeks back and no go.
Mind you it wes 200KG of C4
Don't you think that would be a bit abrasive on the paintwork In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 5th Mar 2007 4:28 pm |
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Lakeland Land Rover
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
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Some of the LR's we get back here it is the best option Lakeland Land Rover
The Garage,
Torver,
Coniston,
Cumbria,
LA21 8BJ
Tel: 015394 41888
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| 5th Mar 2007 4:38 pm |
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AndrewS
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 In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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