BMWLand

Managed to obtain full hospitality tickets through some contacts (so I didn’t have to part with ~£300) to visit the Salon Privé Concurs event at Blenheim Palace this week. I drove down the night before, stayed near Witney at the Bird in Hand, a lovely pub with rooms, excellent food. The next day was a marvellous day out, with some fabulous cars to enjoy, along with all you could eat and drink, while negotiating a new deal on a yacht, helicopter or a Boeing Business Jet. OK, I didn’t do the latter bits but I nearly bought a new hat. It was all finished off with a cars’ parade through Woodstock in the evening.

A selection of highlights in the photos attached. Everything from 100+ year old Rolls Royces, to some curiosities (DB5 shooting brake, anyone?), a 2000bhp Lotus EV, a Ferrari 335 which had been driven by Fangio, Moss et al, and a couple of brands new to me – Zenvo & Naran. Dizzee Rascal appeared in one of the Lambos as well, alongside His Grace....

Currently in BiH
Weather is fiercely hot 35°C most days and pretty humid.
So hot we're cooking outdoors almost every day - just as well I'm a big BBQ fan.
Anyhow on to the polishing news.
At least the garage is dark and cool - low 20s so I have spent more than a little time bringing the car up to a higher gloss level.
This car was treated by the selling dealership exactly two years ago with an unknown to me ceramic treatment.
When I bought it a year ago it looked pretty good, but I knew I would have to spend some time on it to get it to what I consider acceptable.
A while back I used a selection of products on various panels to see what gave best results.
So this time I've given all the paintwork the same treatment.
After a really thorough wash / shampoo with my favourite Autoglym Polar Blast and Polar Wash - I did a thorough, slow, hand polishing with Autoglym Ultra Deep Shine, which gave an excellent result on the Portimao Blue metallic.
Next I went over the lot with CarPlan No.1...