Apologies for the complete lack of recent input, for anyone who has organised a wedding, or worse still, organised one in a marquee on your own land, you'll know just how much there is to do, and i got to spend a massive 2hrs on the jag and take a couple of average picture on my s3.

The paint work was worse than i thought, and the amount of scratches from the narrow lanes and uncut hedges was shocking. Like home work from school days, i wish i started the car weeks before!

After a good wash and a t-cut the bonnet looked much better, but by the time i'd washed and waxed it again in the right light it still looked pap!

It really needs some proper correction, with a machine polisher as the swirl marks from years of mechanical car washes has left its toll!

Thank you to all everyone who commented - if it didn't help me this time, it will next, and i'll get some pictures just for the crack too.

PS sod having a manual v6 s-type - thirsty slow and drove like the qe2!

PPS Wedding went perfectly!

Tom