1994 Jaguar XJS12 2+2 in BRG Reconditioned
 

This was an interesting detail for me. I've never detailed a car "this old" and I kept thinking it was older than it actually was due to the body style being the same since the 70's! This car is a beast though with the Jag V12. Even in 94 this car had heated and massaging seats! Now that's what I call luxury ;).

BTW excuse the lesser quality pics, I forgot to charge my DSLR and used the Sony P&S and just kept using it throughout the detail.

The car was in for a whole exterior makeover, and an interior touch up. I spent around 15 hours on this car.

When it first arrived to me:

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(large scratch that needed to be taken care of. Luckily it passed the "fingernail test" so I knew it wouldn't be difficult to remove)

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First up, as always, was the wheels.
Before:

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They were first pressure rinsed to get rid of as much surface dirt as possible. Then I sprayed Autoglym custom wheel cleaner on the rims, and the tires/wheel wells received P21S TAW.

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Next the engine bay was CAREFULLY degreased. First I "rinsed" with the hose on "mist" as to not soak any of the 15 year old electronics. Then I sprayed P21S TAW on areas easy to reach, and away from electrical components, and then carefully agitated with a boars hair brush.

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After the engine bay was re "rinsed" I moved on to the body of the car. I foamed with with CG CWC and then followed that up with a 2 bucket CWC wash.

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Once that was complete I clayed the car with Megs Professional Mild clay and ONR as lube. I then taped up all the chrome trim and seals to prep for polishing.

The combination for this car was a 3 step polish. 3M UK Fast Cut Plus on a 3M UK Yellow pad, followed by SIP on a 3m UK Yellow Pad, and then refined with Ultrafina on a 3M UK Blue pad.

Befores:

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50/50 in the sun before ultrafina:

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Most of the paint was corrected easily, but a few deep RIDS remained:

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The hood complete:

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Nice looking work there d00t:)
maybe you could post up some more details and hopefully get some business from members. I know some detailers on other forums who do this veryt successfully:icon_wink:

Thanks, lets get the rest of the pics up now :)

50/50 of fender done, door not:

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(scratch still needs some attention)

Mirror before:

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After:

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Door/Scratch refined:

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And then one more pass for the one on the fender:

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Trunk before:

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And after:

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Rear quarter corrected, door not:

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Close up:

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Before LSP in the sun:

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Next was the interior. Sorry I forgot to take befores.. for some reason I never do this on interiors. I guess I don't really know how to take good before/afters of interiors like the exterior :shrug: Any tips would help!

The leather was treated with LM Trio. Carpets cleaned with CG Citrus Pad Cleaner, and protected with 303 FG. Wood got Zaino AIO.

Afters:

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The wheels were polished by the GF with Werkstat Prime and the protected with Acrylic. Tires got Megs HD 2:1 and wheel wells were dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray.

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The LSP was Blackfire Wet Diamond which was topped by Midnight Sun Carnuba. I tossed around the idea of seeing how AB would look on BRG but opted to go with this combo for some more testing.

All the afters:

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I opted to not put any dressing on the engine for safety reasons, but here's what it looked like after degreasing:

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Tucked away for the night:

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Thanks for looking!

As always, C/C welcome!



Aaron

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Lovin the finished article d00t and the many pics + write up....all good:)
Be great to see some more in this section.
Are you a professional detailer or a serious enthusiast? The reason I ask is ....I have an A6 with more than a few swirl marks after nearly 3 years and 60k miles, and I look after my car:icon_look: I know an enthusiast ( not professional detailer but could be - been at it for 20 years ) who will correct my paintwork for around £300. It'll take him and assistant approx 20 man hours . Something I intend to get done pretty soon.
Maybe you could tell us a little more about you?

Thanks a lot! I am doing this full time as of now and 20 hours/$600 sounds about right. Been doing this for a little over 2 years no, so I'm just getting my feet wet compared to some people.