Oh no - its scratched!

being an ex exploration wagon the body wasnt great to start with so the first sctatches didnt hurt too much. I suspect it has many cut and polishes already which is why i am not too keen on overusing it dont mind the scratches except it is starting to look like the Government utes we used for bush bashing

thats the T cut yes you can still get it and it is great

Also try Maguires "Scratch -X" is a mild abrasive paste, goes on by hand (hard work as it's thick) and when dry remove like any ordinary wax/polish. Worked well on my WRX before I sold it..
Cheers

Sandman,

what do you mean by no.1? If my Jack was a baseball match it would be 'you're out' by now! Having said that, I haven't had any problems with white patches on my bonnet or roof but mine is white!

D-Jack

D-Jack,

What I mean by "strike 1 for Isuzu" is that the quality of paint used during the manufacture of the vehicle, may very well be OK for Japan, etc., but fails under the Ozzie Sun. Maybe the hole in the Ozone Layer is bigger down here, maybe I just have the wrong colour.

Anyway, I still like the bugger. Does everything I require in a 4BY.

Actually, I'm about to lift him up a bit. Justified it like this:-
I have a camper trailer and have a little bit of difficulty after attaching it to the vehicle. With the jockey wheel wound up as high as possible, I have a problem with the necessary clearance to allow the jockey wheel to be swivelled sideways for travelling. On dirt it's OK, just gouge a groove in the dirt, but on concrete etc., a pain in the bum.

Well I discussed this with SHMBO and said the easiest solution is to lift the Jack a couple of inches, rather than re-weld the jockey wheel higher and she said, "good idea".

So I have justified a 2" lift to allow easily "swivelling" of the jockey wheel. How's that for logic:-))

When I was young and foolish I too used to polish like mad, every speck of dirt had to go!
Now I'm old but certainly very little wiser, I just let the thing get scratched and dirty and couldn't care less.
The worst things for scratching are those little burnt twigs which go down the side with a high pitched squeal and put my remaining teeth on edge! Very hard to get out.
It'll get a polish up before I sell it but not before.
Happy polishing.
A.

I try to keep the surf cleanish. I also give it a polish every couple of months.

1. It's gotta last us at least another 5 years, so keeping the scares under control to a certain extent should prevent external rust.

2. Keeping it clean underneath is a sure way to prevent rust. Nothing rust likes more than some damp mud keeping the chasis rails etc nice and wet.

3. In WA Dieback (Phytophthora cinnamomi) is a major problem in the south west and keeping your car clean underneath is a sure fire way to help prevent the spread of this disease. I'm a fairly resposnsable person and don't intentionally drive through dieback areas, but I have found myself accidently in them before and have always done my best at getting rid of the sand (in which it travels) out from tyres and underbody areas and ensureing there is no foliage on the vehicle, but unfortunatally there are lot's of areas where this diease has spread to that aren't aways marked and it's just good environmental courtsy to keep the rig clean.

Sorry for the preaching!!! But if we don't do these simple things, MORE tracks will be CLOSED!. :-(

I wondered where they got the cinnamomi that ya sprinkle over ya baked apple and cream... yum

Mmm, apple pie....
I have to work out how to do some apple pie in the camp oven!

I saw you cleaning under you troopy the other week too, drove past your house to quote a client on an alarm, but was in too much of a hurry to stop and say g'day!

Good to see you keeping the red beast clean underneath!! ;-)

Well thats one beer I've saved.

I still have to clean out the ton of twigs that get caught in the roofrack.

yep speeding past a school while bush bashing and shooting roos out the window with an unlicensed pistol with my tyres at maximum psi tearing up the dunes and when I parked up i went to the nearest stream and washed my dishes with detergent then proceded to leave my rubish all over the campsite with my genertator at full noise all night

That was you? I was camped next to you and was about to ask you if you had and sugar for my cup of tea, but when I saw the EO sticker on your truck I thought twice. I'd heard of this groups antics previously, how dare you drive past a school in your 4by.

nah that is banned now at the survey they prefer to leave them as is and do one big clean up before returning to yhe lease company but scourers do a great job!!

Our team motto was "don't be gentle, it's a rental"

not the case these days in tru gvt fashion they have gone for the one size fits all such as they have the same lease arrangement for the bush bashers as for the bosses city vehicles. to cut a long story short it would cost 2wice as much to just return the vehicle as to fix it up to show room condition before returning it which in turn costs 2wice as much as if you just purchased it and sold it as is after 3 years your taxes at work!!
I understand you were contracted to the govt which would explain why you dont understand the total inneficiency of it all

The mere suggestion that the Government is inefficient and and frequently displays a total lack of ability to recognise the bleedin obvious........I WON'T STAND FOR IT, BY GOD SIR, NEVER!!!!! ;-)

Sounds about par for course...nuthins' changed from the sound of it.

There were a couple of senior Govvie rock licker's vehicles that were only used for the occasional trip and didn't do any BB'ing which would have been a real good buy. LR fuel and water tanks, full barwork, underbody protection, as new and only 30,000km's on the clock. These went in the days when govvie auctions were still run by the government out in Pilbara St, Welshpool - bargains to had then.

Mate bought an ex CALM 3yo Hilux 4x4 for $9,000 and I saw some Police FJ45 Arkana's from some funny division that all had less than 11,000km's on the clock be practically given away.