DIY DETAILING! Making my cheap Range Rover L322 SHINE like new!

[@SamsMotors]

Looking so much better than before - and staying much cleaner so far! How often do you guys clean your Rangies? Do you detail them yourselves?

[@Bensgarage]

Wash mine every couple of years.

[@nathanschafer3396]

I have a defender and I don't haha its part of the character of the vehicle

[@justinneill5003]

Some interesting tips there, thanks. Mine is garaged in Latvia/Austria and used for about a week at a time, about 7 times a year. I use a local jet wash (they’re proper ones over there, with separate functions for hot rinse, shampoo spray, shampoo brush, hot wax, demineralised water, even the special compound for wheels);which I do just before putting it to bed every time I return home (although it’s garaged I still cover it because of dust etc.) On top of that it gets steam cleaned underneath every year, just before it’s annual T40 rustproofing application (a good investment in those climes.) I go to “KROWN” for that.

[@richardparnell6551]

It looks fantastic. You would never think it has +200k miles on from the way it polishes up.

[@oOAltoOo]

This always does a good job in bringing the gloss back but at the same time you're cutting even more of the clear off the car to get it optically flat again, and factory clears are notoriously thin, it's not so much getting the scratches out but more taking the clear off evenly to the depth of the scratches, not that I'm knocking, just saying thinner clear means faster uv degradation, I guess the main thing is how generous were LR with the clear on them, I'm guessing they were sprayed electrostatically, would be interesting to find out.

[@888johnmac]

Sam , one of your reverse lights is ....... oh ok ... lol

[@robc5955]

Looks fab, jealous of the log pile, managed to go through mine and it’s only January 🥶

[@tuningemporium]

Looking good Sam 👍👍👍

[@SamsMotors]

Cheers bud!

[@lonesonestarcattlecompanyj408]

Excellent work! Do you or a subscriber know how I can restore what looks like a 1"x 2" now missing black powder coat on my L322 roof rack brackets?

[@antking8847]

great vid Sam. Assume the pit belongs to a friend? Keep it up. Loving all the continued RR content - you even make me want to buy another P38 lol

[@SamsMotors]

It's actually at my parents' house in the UK. My brother and I built the workshop a few years ago!

[@rotorhead5006]

Can't believe you didn't get your tyres clean, Sam! 😉

[@SamsMotors]

I did give them a scrub, gotta get those white letters popping!

[@rotorhead5006]

@@SamsMotors I can recommend Autobrite Tyre Conditioner (the yellow stuff) - leaves a nice, natural finish after you've cleaned them, not the artifical shiny finish, and no sling up the bodywork?

[@cidercecil]

Is there a discount code for Gtechniq Sam? 😊

[@SamsMotors]

Sorry, not this time!

[@paultumber1088]

Sam grear job only hint i would give is you could have finished the polish off with a soft black pad and really made it pop but it looks 100x better than when you started mate

[@cliffoneill3904]

Mine gets a wash once a week, always do it myself. Living in cork I must call into D &D. Great to see a real review of the products 👍

[@SamsMotors]

Definitely go and see them, apparently it’s a great place for car folk!

[@PeterKnotts]

Thanks Sam, another great wee vid on the L322. When you finished it the Santorini Black was showroom standard. Reminded me of Harry at Harrys Garage, whose says it's an everyday Bentley. Yes, always wash and detail my 2011 4.4 RR. Mainly because all the seals needs careful drying, especially the tailgate, of which the upper always rusts along the bottom, just had mine fixed at the body shop, good for another 10 years now.... N. Ireland

[@a760541]

Ahoy there Sam in the land of the horizontal rain. On the windscreen "front" Yrs ago in the US a good friend who ran truck swore by always coating the windscreens and side windows with Rainex. Returning to Europe sourced it out and found it was used often by bikers to keep their visors clean. Anyways since then and for the last close on 29 yrs have used it always on the vehicles be they "slippery" , a P38a or the brick like aerodynamics of a LR series 3. Travel over 20mph and you need never use the wipers. Seems to deture the frost too Have fun and plenty rust free miles more...

[@tristanboler2782]

Great job Sam. Yes always cleaned / detailed myself. Typically give it Snow foam to start and spray wax and tyre dressing to finish to bring out the Black. All door/boot/bonnet/fuel cap shuts wiped and cleaned. In summer, once clean, and used for a day would give it a wipe over before putting cover back on in the evening. Got a south facing drive so it's in sun constantly hence the cover. 👍 Keep it up, got starter motor on the to do list, starting to get a click and no start, but intermittent next warm weekend hopefully. 😊👍

[@davebolowski7925]

As a matter of interest, how much is the road tax/road fund/annual charge for a car like that in Éire?

[@tommyturfmould1986]

2400eu 😢

[@davebolowski7925]

Ouch!😬

[@apollogenerator9837]

Hey Sam, loving the videos on the L322 and especially the P38 as I recently bought a 1997 P38 myself, however the clear coat is peeling off on many spots, not sure if you'll see this, but on the off chance you do, any ideas how to fix it myself or should i bring it straight to the shop for a repaint?

[@TJC156]

Looks great. DnD are a great outfit and good to support a local business in Cork!

[@johngilfillan2871]

Do you fancy doing my Range rover sport, after all, not take you long ,it's shorter than the full fat Range Rover 🤣🤣

[@hallyfella]

Great video showing how to wash and detail a car without a power washer (not everyone has one) . Does the final coating need to cure before it can go out in the rain ? some coatings need 24-48 hours .

[@SamsMotors]

Yes this is a very good point - the car should be left for at least 24 hours ideally before heading out into the elements. Thanks for pointing that out!

[@nlroel]

So nice work to do😊😊👍👍

[@johnburke520]

Hi Sam , RR looked very nice after it’s detailing , I have a 2011 over finch that has broken my heart and my wallet over the last 13 months 😳🙄🥴 The recent breakdown was a front diff it exploded even burnt the breather hose off the top so my Saturday consisted of a very good mate his 3.5 ton lift and a new/ second hand diff ,, I’m shocked that went ,, just wondering if anyone else has had this issue ps while I was under mine it to could do with that dust guard 😞😞😞 great vids keep it up nice one 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SamsMotors]

That is pretty unusual, especially the burning part! Did it have any oil left in it when you removed it?

[@johnburke520]

@@SamsMotors Hi Sam there was a bit left, I’m undecided as to what to do as I love the car but it just seems one of those cars 😂,, I’m in the trade body shop side not mechanical and not many people like repairing RR that’s the issue getting some one who wants the graft PS tip when mopping put masking tape on the panel next to the one you’re polishing because it will take the paint off on the corner you probably already know 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jerrygreene7139]

Hey Sam, it looks like one of your rear license plate lights has gone out! 😂 Nice video. I must admit I’ve been bad and am in the habit of going through the touchless car washes. I guess it is better than nothing. I do splurge and get the most expensive one.

[@SamsMotors]

Haha! Also planned for replacement soon with a nice upgrade.

[@KFORDYCE73]

Nice and shiny. Great job 👏👍

[@SamsMotors]

Thanks 👍

[@range_anxiety]

What machine polisher did you use? Any good?

[@SamsMotors]

I think it was the cheapest rotary one available from Screwfix. Worked great!

[@mantematic]

Rob C , Join the cub, like you, my log pile disappeared before the end of January, new load just delivered,. John Burke, I do appreciate how you must feel, however, your situation is quite normal and a totally unacceptable part of being a member of the Range Rover Club. Sam, great job, no doubt whatsoever you brought the vehicle back to looking better than it did when it left the factory, personally I have had Land Rovers for more than 60 years, still have a L322, I have discovered, over time that all the polishing you can give it, although it looks great, doesn't keep the wheels turning, its what we , in the engineering trade would refer to as being ''Chromium Plated'' nice and shiny on the outside with rubbish underneath . Don't get me wrong, I love my Land Rovers. Best M .

[@leosheepman]

Looks great, awesome workshop set up there with the pit and log pile, Range Rover looks right at home! Check out the Ammo NYC channel if you haven't already, probably the best detailer on KZbin.

[@tommysutton9361]

D&DDetaling are an awsome company i have used for years now. I highly recommend a visit to their shop in cork. Its like a sweet shop for car enthusiasts.

[@davidsloan9804]

That is a cracking job Sam 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@FleetAdmiral215]

GTechniq products are brilliant, especially C4 trim shine 'buy extra wool pads' & L1 leather cleaner &G6 glass cleaner , I use them on my 2015 Mercedes ML W166, Great Video Sam

[@SamsMotors]

Thanks 🙏 I was impressed by alll of the G products.

[@alexixwb]

Stunning!

[@SamsMotors]

Thank you! 😊

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Lovely job 🚘🚙🚗⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@SamsMotors]

Thank you 🤗

[@015freak]

Great video Sam

[@SamsMotors]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@paulbusfield5774]

Hi, really enjoyed your videos especially this one ! The car looks brill ! Poss need bit more soapy suds lol 👍

[@SamsMotors]

The water down where the garage is is extremely hard - even with loads of soap in it it just doesn’t want to foam up. Really annoying! 😂

[@maceyevo]

Great work , rain-x is the best for glass

[@dave216dx]

Rain x is absolute garbage compared to what he used!, Not remotley compareable, The g technic product will genuinly last 12 months!!

[@maceyevo]

@@dave216dx 😂😂😂not what I witnessed in this video, with rain-x applied it would have no splattered rain drops they would all just bead off

[@SamsMotors]

It wasn't the best video demonstration of the hydrophobic coating, because A) I was only doing around 40mph, and B) it was a light mist of rain as opposed to large drops. Under normal conditions It works a lot better than any Rain X coating I've used, and should last a lot longer.