Cheers, but not up that way in the near future! - I shall have a look on the bay! 2000 Xei 1.8 gone
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2014 GS Man - AT's, Mantec Sump guard and tank guard, split charger in boot, towbar, work in progress...

Going to purchase a DA, thinking of a DAS-6 Pro. Never used one before and reading up on detailing sites it seems LR paint is described as Sticky or Intermediate. So question to the experts, what pads, polishes etc. are best for Use on FL2's for removing swirls, polishing and correction? 2014 SE Loire Blue SD4 Auto (MY15)
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Gone - 2007 SE Santorini Black (Clutch at 120k)
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I have a DAS 6 pro and have just used it to polished my FL2. I needed to remove some minor scratches, marring / swirls and holograms. I used Menzerna PF2300 polish on an orange Lake Country CCS pad, with no problems but did take a few days. Hope that helps

Meguiers DA Microfibres Polishing pads and their DA cutting polish, you could go further and refine with their finishing pads and DA polish but I never have had too

The MF system is so much faster than foam pads and numerous polishes they say it's near on a rotary polisher without the risk Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Cheers guys - got a good deal on a nearly new DAS 6 Pro last night. Think I'm going to go with Menzerna after talking to guy at CYC. Wife too fond of getting her Narvik FL2 washed by the Eastern Europeans so some swirls to deal with. 2014 SE Loire Blue SD4 Auto (MY15)
Gone - 2011 GS Baltic Blue, Retrofit Electric Leather, Side Steps, 19"SC's, Roof Rails, TT Sat Nav Mod, Retrofit Premium Audio, Retro fit 2013 Xenons with DRL & Sig Strip (Clutch at 47k)
Gone - 2007 GS Narvik Black, Privacy Glass, 19" SC's, Side Steps,Roof Rails, Roof Spoiler, Lamp Guards, Retrofit Electric Leather (Clutch at 115k)
Gone - 2007 SE Santorini Black (Clutch at 120k)
BT IID (best money ever spent on a car)

Lots of guided on you tube, main thing is not to rush it, a few years ago I did my first FL2 and it took 2 full days of prep and polishing Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Regarding snow foam applicators, I have been having a quick read up on the process and wondered what is the best method, a pressure washer, a garden hose or a garden sprayer.

I presume there are advantages and disadvantages of all 3 but I have never snow foamed before so was wondering which way to go. LR Freelander 2 2014 metropolis SD4 auto in Loire Blue.
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I use a special snow foam lance with a pressure washer. Get as much dirt off you can with the washer then foam, leave for 20 minutes then lambs wool mitt using the two bucket method.
How sad am I?!!

You need a nice thick sponge mat to lay on when youre polishing underneath too

Doesnt the sponge mat get a bit damp under the car ? FL2 11 S Black 😂
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RichP wrote:

I use a special snow foam lance with a pressure washer. Get as much dirt off you can with the washer then foam, leave for 20 minutes then lambs wool mitt using the two bucket method.
How sad am I?!!

Theres different adaptors for different brands of pressure washer .


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2007 FL2 TD4 GS (The wifes , gone after 8 great years)
2012 FL2 SD4 SPORT LE(Gone and missing it)
2015 DISCOVERY SPORT 2.2SD4 HSE (Now gone)
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2014 Ford Focus 2.0tdci Zetec S (Gone,but what a car)
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Ive now fished out a second pressure washer and the thread is the same for both of them where the lance hose attaches to the pressure washer (one is a MacAllister & one is a Performace Pro, both from B&Q I think) so I have made one good one out of two using the lance that doesn't leak connected to the pressure washer that actually works.

The lance that leaks had a snow foam attachment (which I want) and the good lance doesn't (typical) however the attachments are not interchangeable as they have two different fittings. A quick visit to google images shows many fitting types. Mine appears to be the Kew?Alto/Nilfisk fitment so Im off to Amazon to see whats about  LR Freelander 2 2014 metropolis SD4 auto in Loire Blue.
LR Freelander 2 2011 facelift HSE SD4 auto in Firenze Red + Premium pack & cold weather pack (affectionately known as Eve) Sadly written off in an RTA Insurance write off December 2022😢.
Vauxhall Astra 67 plate
Subaru Impreza 2008 (Sold 2016)
Vauxhall Adam 1.4 Glam 2015 (sold 2017) (affectionately known as Adam)

Is there an improved alternative to T-Cut these days and once you have worked on an area to remove minor scratches, do you need to polish then wax or can you just wax the area?

Meguires scratchX is a good pdoduct , just follow it up with a wax after it and that will do . The only place for Tcut nowadays is in the bin .

Mark 2009 FL2 TD4 SE (Sadly gone)
2007 FL2 TD4 GS (The wifes , gone after 8 great years)
2012 FL2 SD4 SPORT LE(Gone and missing it)
2015 DISCOVERY SPORT 2.2SD4 HSE (Now gone)
2014 Ford Bmax 1.0 ecoboost ( Gone but what next )
2014 Ford Focus 2.0tdci Zetec S (Gone,but what a car)
2020 Ford Fiesta ActiveX 1.0 Ecoboost
2024 Skoda Kodiaq 1.5 Tsi SEL