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Rarely bother about cleaning it too regularly.
Always pay someone to clean it for me.
25%
 25%  [21]
Thoroughly rinse, shampoo wash all aspects and rinse only - Within 1 hour.
23%
 23%  [20]
Thoroughly rinse, shampoo wash all aspects and rinse only - Within 2 hours.
26%
 26%  [22]
Thoroughly rinse, shampoo wash all aspects and rinse only - Within 3 hours.
5%
 5%  [5]
Rinse, shampoo, rinse, dry, polish and dress trim - Within 3 hours.
19%
 19%  [16]
Total Votes: 84

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nobbyclark



Member Since: 16 Sep 2014
Location: Cumbria
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United Kingdom 

Owned it a month and not taken a sponge to it yet. Was hoping my son would do it for me. Aye, right...

Post #289929 31st Oct 2014 10:52am
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mzplcg



Member Since: 26 May 2010
Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth.
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United Kingdom 2014 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Corris Grey

Where's the option for over 3 hours?

twice a year it get's foamed, rinsed, washed, rinsed again, dried, machine polished and waxed.

then on the weekly routine, foam, rinse, wash rinse and dry. About 2 hours Thumbs Up

Post #289930 31st Oct 2014 11:06am
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pld118



Member Since: 25 Mar 2013
Location: Bairns
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Scotland 2014 Range Rover Vogue SDV6 Santorini Black

No over 3 hours button... deliberately, so that the true OCD sufferers can step out from the shadows and chirp away about how they get in a lather whenever the opportunity arises Wink Thumbs Up

Agree that between 1 and 2 hours seems to be the norm. I rarely dry mine unless polishing etc afterwards. Reason? Because invariably I see imperfections and end up wasting time I've not got, trying to correct and polish! Mr. Green

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Post #289932 31st Oct 2014 11:10am
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alanm_3



Member Since: 19 Feb 2011
Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else.
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Scotland 2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Problem with a black car is you can't 1/2 wash it, so I voted 3 hours. Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Post #289938 31st Oct 2014 11:26am
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pld118



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Scotland 2014 Range Rover Vogue SDV6 Santorini Black

Would you buy another black RR then Alan... maybe not OT as the time it takes to wash could affect people's future buying rationale Wink

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Post #289939 31st Oct 2014 11:31am
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alanm_3



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Scotland 2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

I would think twice Ryan. It's lovely when it's clean but it shows every mark, stone chip etc, so unless you really keep on top of it, it can look tatty very quickly.
I would go back to Stornoway if I had to choose again. Thumbs Up Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Post #289941 31st Oct 2014 11:39am
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DavidC



Member Since: 08 Oct 2012
Location: Beds
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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Stornoway Grey

We have 3 cars, Stornoway FF, Silver Freel2 and black Fiat 500.

I used to spend hours and hours cleaning etc. 3 months ago I bought a machine polisher, Sonax Perfect finish and Sonax NPT and Sonax Brilliant Shine detailer.
I polished each car and protected with NPT.

Now all i need to do is quickly wash and dry then quick spray of the Brilliant shine and wipe off - I do all 3 cars in less than 2 hours - really has changed my life. Cars look amazing too, dirt does not like sticking.

Post #289949 31st Oct 2014 1:02pm
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pld118



Member Since: 25 Mar 2013
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Scotland 2014 Range Rover Vogue SDV6 Santorini Black

Seems that me and the other who spent nearly 3 hours washing and shampooing only are in the minority. Quite right as well. Not long enough for a proper job and too long for a swill Laughing

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Post #289994 31st Oct 2014 5:55pm
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oldcro



Member Since: 17 Mar 2012
Location: Shetland
Posts: 359

United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Westminster 4.4 V8 Stornoway Grey

I ticked 2 hours. I was right wasn't I assuming it was time spent per year> Rolling with laughter

Post #289995 31st Oct 2014 5:56pm
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pld118



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Scotland 2014 Range Rover Vogue SDV6 Santorini Black

You're always right!

#TheWiseOne!

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Post #290000 31st Oct 2014 6:01pm
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steptoe



Member Since: 23 Jul 2012
Location: london
Posts: 382

England 

Washed twice in the last two years. Both times by east europeans, delux wash for £9 Thumbs Up

Washed and dried takes a bit less than 10 minutes, that's with 4-5 of them all working on the car at the same time .

Post #290024 31st Oct 2014 7:56pm
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Harris



Member Since: 02 Apr 2013
Location: Northants
Posts: 155

United Kingdom 2006 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Zermatt Silver

I did wash it once, and the spray shop that did my rear arches washed it today before I got it back

Post #290071 31st Oct 2014 10:49pm
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miggit



Member Since: 12 Jul 2014
Location: Milton Keynes
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I've washed mine several times and once at the hand car wash. I did polish it when I first got it, but I ended up at the Doctors the next day with soft tissue and nerve damage in my shoulder Big Cry So for some inexplicable reason I haven't polished it since, although I do get the urge, might have to have a go over a few days, to lessen the allergic reaction that I get Rolling with laughter Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Post #290096 1st Nov 2014 1:27am
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mjdronfield



Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

It depends what I'm doing..... Normally a proper clean and quick polish top up is a day, easy, without leather feeding.

If I need it to look not too bad, and I have no time, I just do the wheels...nice shiny alloys make a car appear cleaner.....

Normally I rinse, wash the 2 bucket method, dry with waffle weave and do a quick polish spray top up. Between 1 and 2 hours. No inside work. That's done a different day.

Every few months a decent polish....

So my vote was less than 2 hours, as it's what I do more frequently, but a full work through, all done, underneath doors and dust out of vents and switches is over a day, going steady with coffee breaks.

I have also done my seats and door cards with an electric toothbrush to sonically remove dirt from grain..... It works. Takes ages and the toothbrush only lasts 25 mins between charges. Bit of a design flaw Whistle

Thumbs Up 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

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miggit



Member Since: 12 Jul 2014
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May be you should invest in one of those cheap battery powered tooth brushes, I'm sure that with the right mobile phone adaptor and some tape, you could make one thats powered by the cigarette lighter socket Thumbs Up Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

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