Clean and polish, and clean!

Well after the last trip out the Disco was seriously covered in scratches - not any more!
I spent a few hours cleaning and polishing her this weekend (and got a bit of sunburn too on a 35 degC day!) with my favourite polish, AutoGlym's "Super Resin Polish". I used to use this stuff all the time in the UK when I used to prepare and show British Leyland/Austin Mini's. I was put onto it by an old friend of mine who worked for a BMW bodyshop, and assured me that this was the only polish they were authorised to use.

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Recommended for all royal carriages. Including yours!

By appointment to H. M. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and H. R. H. The Prince of Wales, AutoGlym Super Resin Polish is the official polish/protectant for all royal vehicles. It has also been approved by the manufacturers and/or importers of these marques: Aston Martin, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lotus, McLaren, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Rolls Royce, Toyota, Volvo, VW. and Team Penske.

It might cost a bit more than other products on the shelf, but I do feel they can justify it a little.
The finish is awesome and removes almost every blemish, without taking off a layer of paint like T-Cut does.
The only other polish I would use would be MER, but I can't find any local shops that sell it.
MER is fantastic for tar spots and deeper scratches, but does act a little like T-Cut, and is very dusty.

I also did a clean of my MAF sensor, following on from the quick clean I did last week.. The difference is unbelievable! It says on the can of cleaner to clean this sensor every time you have a service, or at least when you change the air filter.
The D2 feels alive and sprightly again (at least as much as 4.0 V8 Disco can!).
The lumpy feeling has almost gone and the engine runs much smoother now.
Still think there may be a slight flat spot a bit higher up the rev range, but I'm keeping my eye on that.

Hopefully my mate will have finished fabricating my CDL actuator before Xmas, and I might look at doing the install over the break. Fingers crossed!

Edit - Tues 16th Dec 2008:
While it is definitely running considerably better, it is still slightly lumpy. Maybe the error codes need resetting? Maybe I do need a new MAF sensor! It'll wait till after xmas now!!