My Trusty FR2 is coming up 3 years old and has behaved impeccably.
Nothing even so irritating as a bulb. Its been just perfect, even when towing abroad.
So very different to my last one that went wrong just about every single week.

I decided I wanted to bring it up to looking like new but recently been purchasing all these expensive paint treatments and polishes, canuaba wax bla bla bla, some of which were 60-70 quid. I have always used the autoglym products for years but still missing that real deep shine. I have always been irritated by all the little swirl marks and the flatness sometimes in the paint even after polishing.

Finally got there ! a mix of some French paint treatment to remove swirls followed by nothing simpler than Turtle-wax cream.
The Abelauto swirl treatment was about 9 euros. I will definatley get some more this year when Im on holiday.

http://www.abelauto.com/produits-grand-public/polishs-lustreurs

Oh and a little trick for external plastic trim. wipe with olive oil. Adds the natural oils back to the plastic and restores the colour.

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Looking good .

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

Looks good, the only problems I find using olive oil,baby oil or even peanut butter and the like is when it gets wet it leaves water marks and streaking on the paint.

Hmm, strange as I have used olive oil for a few years on another vehicle with grey bumpers as they suffer from fading and the olive oil has really bought them back to factory finish in the last year or so and no streaks anywhere, even on the paint. Jaguar x-type sport gone
Jaguar x-type 2.2d sport one of my best cars ever sadly gone
Freelander 2 GS auto 2008 most unreliable ever ! gladly gone
Freelander 2 GS manual 2013 only time will tell !

Very nice colour.

So glad I had my door mouldings colour coded prior to fitting - previous car's door mouldings were natural black but came good with judicious use of silicon lubricant. MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

Use Bodysheild Pro on external plastic only no more problems now .....

sheep were lineing up with their bread if I used Olive oil on plastic trim  Wales
Were the mud is thicker, and the ruts are deeper.
(And we have the water to wash it off, and more on the way..! )
Sd4 and chrome Ar*e piece, Auto box for best fun
09 Xs Gone
12 xs Gone
HSE with Leather seats and 4 years warrenty.. staying for now !

Well I have just finished the complete car now and WOW ! never had a shine on any car like this ever.
Its got rid of all the swirls and blemishes. Not nad for now being 3 years old.
if only I could of found the combination of polish years ago

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I wish I had the patience to get a shine like that. Quick wash and that's it. MY13 HSE LUX Aintree Green
MY57 SE Stornoway Grey. Gone
Nissan X Trail
Discovery V8 LPG
Series II Land Rover

Please forward contact details for Olive Oil. I would like her to pop over and give my Baltic Bluto paintwork a shine like that.

I'd steer clear of contacting her.....it'll make your eyes pop!  2011 SD4 HSE Auto
(Previously 2007 TD4 XS Manual)

Looks great - can see a few swirls though 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)