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Congratulations Ian.

Congratulations Andy.

As soon as I read McLaren's statement, I instantly wondered how long it would be before the conspiracy corner of the internet would suggest the first part of this actually. I can't help but feel that the doctors' "just to be extra safe" mentality is public opinion driven as I've previously mentioned though. It just screams "look, everyone look, we're being really careful these days, aren't we good doctors!". Then again, I'm not a neurologist.

Conditioner is neither needed nor good for modern (read coated) leather. Aside from being a waste of time, money and product, a conditioner will simply sit on top of the top coat on the leather and attract dirt and grime. Leather wax/coatings (of the nano variety) are different to leather conditioners, as are leather cleaners obviously. Conditioners simply aren't needed for the OEM leather. If you want to add another layer of protection to the leather once it's clean though, I'd recommend Gyeon Leather or Dr Beasley's Leather Lock. For cleaning Gliptone is good, Dr Leather wipes are great (and handier IMO) for maintenance cleans.

Just a quick reminder that 3/4 of this is still going on. I haven't forgotten about it yet but nothing has changed since last time. Not much more has changed since application in July actually. Tune in for the next exciting episode.

I love it when someone gets stroppy because they've not read the thread...

My young Padawan here has all the answers you seek. Except the toothbrush; use the wife's, then you can even put it back afterwards. The rubber seals on the Z are easily accessible, so a microfibre cloth might be easier than a brush. I'd also recommend using Gummi Pfledge on rubber after cleaning with APC regardless of it's previous state as it will prevent the APC from drying the rubber out too much.

What sort of weirdo would spend a great deal of his spare time cleaning his car despite covering relatively few miles? You'd never catch me doing something like that...

Just think Dan, it wouldn't have cost you a penny if it'd had 90,000 less miles on the clock, of course.

A certain percentage of supercar owners buy them just for the badge and/or rarely drive them at all.

There is actually. It's just not on the floor. I've wanted to seal and put flooring down for years, but it's just so horrendously expensive to do a double garage. Werkstat have gone on an indefinite hiatus from production so sadly their outstanding Acrylic system might never be available again. Hopefully it's only temporary though. Car Chem Pre Wax Cleaner is not quite a straight replacement for Prime because Prime was (is! I've not given up hope yet...) more of an AIO product as it offered some protection too where as CC PWC doesn't as far as I know. However in terms of cleaning strength, which is what I really rated Prime for, I'd happily say that CC PWC is a very strong contender to Prime's crown. It doesn't offer any correction act all; like Prime (and Carlack Complete that PB have replaced Prime with) all the work is done by chemical cleaners, so no cut and no fillers. I've not used either of the two Carlack offerings so I'm not sure how they fair in comparison. I still have some Prime left, so I'll be doing a head to head with Prime and CC PWC during my summer prep. I'll be sure to stick up results up in here too.

Quite common and most likely to be the wiring under the seat has been knocked by something - check for anything rattling about in the footwell/under the seat, although it could just be the floor mat has nudged it. There's a reset procedure guide in the guides section that's easy to do. Reset it, if it comes back on again then investigate further.

As above, any Cerium Oxide based polish with rayon pads and a machine polisher - rotary is easier, DA is possible but more work. Don't even attempt it by hand though. Be aware, especially on the windscreen, that heat build up can warp the glass and affect your view.

Having slapped some wax and sealants on the bonnet, I borrowed the Zed Shed camera... Which isn't true but it's as good an excuse for everything being blue and blurry as anything else. Then I remembered how to use my camera. Admire my reflections, b****es! In case it wasn't obvious from that, the driver's side has Nano One, middle has Origin and passenger's side has Connoisseur on. Whilst I was there I've added VP Citrus Bling-BSD hybrid to the front wings and boot hatch for durability/water behaviour testing too. You can't really tell in the pictures, but this is as close as I can get to capturing the difference in the three finishes. Origin darkens the paint more and is a wetter look than Connoisseur whilst Connoisseur has a touch more depth and emphasises the flake a bit more. Whilst Nano One is more glassy finish that lacks a bit of the depth of the two waxes. Nano One darkens the paint a touch more than Connoisseur but not as much as Origin.

Alright, keep the noise down in here you lot! Whilst waiting for my Waxybox to arrive yesterday, I put my time to good use. Start with one replacement emblem, supplied by our very own Mr Tarmac of Tarmac Sportz fame, and add some HubiTrim. The plan is to remove the old Nissan burger when I get round to the summer prep so that I can polish out some of the scratches and swirls that I can't get to with the emblem in place and then stick this one on in it's place. In the mean time, this one is now fully protected and ready to go on. The postman then arrived with my Waxybox. This month's box is a Nanolex branded box and, as I suspected, contains the 6 new products in the Nanolex range (if you frequent DW, it's the same products that they issued for field testing recently, which are the Interior Cleaner, Pure Shampoo, Pre Wash Concentrate, Wheel Cleaner & Fallout Remover, Microfibre Wash and Nano One), along with some more Britemax QD, an orange dual pile microfibre cloth, another short pile microfibre cloth, two foam applicators, gloves, a sticker and a very bubblegum scented air freshener. Just the one LSP in the box then, and one that I wanted to try for myself at that, so my decision was made. Nano One contains mild, diminishing abrasives, gloss enhancers and adds protection so is every bit the AIO. It can also be used by either hand or DA (although not recommended for rotary) as either an outright LSP or as a last-stage polish & protect in one. So Nano One is very similar to Nano Wax. Very, very similar. Virtually identical in fact, which led me to question where these two products would fit together in the line up - I've since been informed by Rich at Waxybox that Nano One is replacing Nano Wax, which makes sense as they are so similar. I'm also told One is supposed to have an improved durability, but it's not been out in the field long enough for anyone to actually confirm (or deny) this... luckily I happen to have both products to hand; 50/50 test in the future anyone? Onto the car then. Having washed the car on Wednesday and hiding it away in the garage since, I started off with a quick dust down (bare concrete floor ) and then removed all traces of the previous waxes with Car Chem Pre Wax Cleaner. Which did this to the applicator; Can you tell which one I used? Even on a clean car it pulls out a lot of dirt, this was just from the bonnet! I like this stuff more and more each time I use it. I then reached for the Nano One. Having spilt some already, I was acutely aware that it's a very runny liquid - it's a little bit more runny than Nano Wax is - and that it came in a wax jar in the Waxybox, although it's worth noting it'll come in a bottle from Nanolex. I think Waxybox chose the wax jar for their own reasons (30ml sample size and 50ml bottles, for example) but in my opinion that was a mistake due to the consistency. Anyway, Nano One was applied by hand with a microfibre applicator pad. It was very easy to spread thinly and went quite far. Due to a lack of instructions with it, I treated it like Nano Wax and left it to cure for 10-12minutes and then buffed. It was an absolute breeze to remove, the excess product simply wiped off (even where over-applied and where dried out) and then a single pass to buff to a high shine was all that I needed. I didn't test it's corrective abilities, but will do that at some point. Now you didn't expect me to use just the one LSP did you? The current selection on the bonnet; Pre Wax Cleaner was used on the whole bonnet to give everything a level playing field (even though Nano One would remove anything underneath it anyway). Car Chem Carnauba Glaze was then used on two sections which was then topped with Car Chem Origin wax and Car Chem Connoisseur wax. Both the waxes are usually white, these are just the limited edition colours from Christmas. Origin was the marginally harder wax in the pot so took a little bit more effort to load the applicator than Connoisseur, but once loaded both waxes spread really well and easily, they were each given 5-6 minutes to cure then buffed off with very little effort. Both very nice waxes to use, if pushed I'd pick Connoisseur of the two in terms of use but the differences were only noticeable because I used them back to back. I'd say these were both easier to use than Dodo Juice waxes and close to Poorboys Natty's waxes... albeit without any added scents. Durability will the the difference between these two really. More to follow.

Stuff... ... Or you could ignore me because I didn't read the thread and posted rubbish. Utter, utter rubbish. As you were.

I've got this one and use the Torque app on Android. And no, it's not possible to damage anything... unless you try to plug it in with a sledgehammer or something.

It's all right, it's not like they've guaranteed the fitment or anything.

They have indeed And you're just accepting this? The very least they should be doing is supplying a brand new arm, even if it's then fitted by a competent mechanic elsewhere!

Regarding what LSP will be where for the next few weeks; I made the decision, all by myself and everything. But it's lunch time and I'm hungry, so you'll have to wait to find out.

Head injuries, and concussions in particular, are currently in the spotlight across almost all sports. It seems to be the en vogue sports-related injury right now so the governing bodies of the relevant sports have to be seen to be doing something about it, which means occasionally over-reacting just to pander to the media in cases where a problem doesn't actually exist any more by time the media has even reported it. The media reports Alonso has a concussion = FIA doctors have to be seen to give him "enough" time off to recover. That's all they're doing, except "enough" is being determined by "public" (read largely as media) perception rather than a medical basis.

The bumper tuck is free to do and easily reversible. Just sayin'.

0% credit card - spread the payments out. Job jobbed.

Just me who thinks they've only looked as far as the Eagle Speedster when researching their price point? It is? Oh, okay then.

He is still technically injured... although it seems that's only because he hasn't had the FIA concussion test yet. In other news; nothing.