Have to tell you all of the amazing finish to the paintwork of my F2 using Autoglyms HD Wax. There is no doubt that having applied the HD wax this weekend the results are fantastic. If you want a top class finish on your Freely then you must try this Wax.

How about some photo's

I heard good things about AG HD Wax

As with most waxes a couple of layers give longevity

Any Photos  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Sorry Guys! I have no idea how to get pics on this site. You will just have to take my word!! On the other hand you could try it for yourself. I bought mine on Amazon for £25, £15 cheaper than Halfords. And, to be honest, I used very little of the stuff so it should go a long, long way!!

I use it and rate it highly, i have some photos of the results in my gallary if anyone wants to take a look.

Think I may need some of that then. Made a big big mistake of putting my FL2 through the local car wash this morning as I had a lot on and thought it would save me time... And now it appears to have light scratches on the bonnet and front bumper.

Have polished it up using MER which is what I have always used on my bikes. But being a black car I have to admit it aint easy to polish, although it did look good when it was new! Won't be buying a black one again! telfire

2010 Freelander 2 Black TD4-e with Privacy Glass
(White side Repeaters)..... SOLD

2011 Honda CRV-EX 2.2 Diesel Black.. Much better customer service than Land Rover..

telfire: Never use car washs, public jet washes or the polish chaps washing cars at the side of the road, thats a sure fire way to get swirl marks in the paint. Mer polish is poo, what you need is some poorboys Blach hole glaze (awesome stuff) and some HD wax. If youve got the cash get a DA machine polisher, like a meguiars G220 together with the Poorboys it will remove/cover the swirl marks and give you an ultra deep wet look shine.

Must admit black is difficult to keep the swirls out.
However, you can help an awful lot.
Use loads of water when washing, it acts as lubricant.
Use a mitt, never a sponge, and two buckets, one for the shampoo and another to wash out the mitt.
Grit is the colour black worst enemy!!
So, keep the mitt rinsed as often as poss.
For drying, don't use a chamois, get a drying towel as it won't mark the surface.
Wax and more max.
And clean everything when you've finished.
My FL2 is black and the paintwork looks as flat as a kippers dick.

Thanks guys

Guess you learn as you go? Gonna try some of this autoglym HD polish that people are raving about. Sounds expensive but then so was the car, so hey ho  telfire

2010 Freelander 2 Black TD4-e with Privacy Glass
(White side Repeaters)..... SOLD

2011 Honda CRV-EX 2.2 Diesel Black.. Much better customer service than Land Rover..

telfire: The Autoglym HD wax will NOT remove the swirl marks, it wont even remove water marks it is just a wax. Get some Poorboys Black Hole its £12 can be put on by hand ( but better by machine) this will make the world of differance to the finish, then put the HD wax on top of that.

Just bought some Autoglym HD wax from e-bay at £19.99 delivered (bank holiday weekend special) - seller has more. 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

Poorboys black hole won't removed the swirls either, it just fills them for the time being so you can't see the light reflecting. The swirls will still be there.
I've tried all sorts over the years and still find Autoglym Super Resin is one of the best products for getting swirls out; but it needs to be used carefully or you can remove some of the paint.
Providing the colour black is well maintained from day one, (and that's the trick) it can be suprisingly easy to look after.

I use it on my cars & offer it as a service for customers. (Past) Freelander 2 HSE 2010 MY In Rimini Red.
(Past) RR Evoque Dynamic Lux Si4 In Firenze Red.
(Past) RR Evouque Pure Tech in Barollo Black with bespoke Firenze Red colour coding.
(Present) Freelander Metropolis 2015 MY In Santorini Black with Ivory Premium Leather.

Pegleg wrote:

Poorboys black hole won't removed the swirls either, it just fills them for the time being so you can't see the light reflecting. The swirls will still be there.
I've tried all sorts over the years and still find Autoglym Super Resin is one of the best products for getting swirls out; but it needs to be used carefully or you can remove some of the paint.
Providing the colour black is well maintained from day one, (and that's the trick) it can be suprisingly easy to look after.

I've managed to remove paint from several cars using super resin. And it was all original paintwork both solid and two coat metallic.
Must admit it takes some effort to do so, but the evidence could be seen on my polishing cloth!!