Thank you so much Brandon for contacting me to correct and protect your absolutely stunning brand new Special Edition "Black Pack" 2012 Jaguar XK. Definitly one mean looking panther, and now she has a coat of amour.....


I appreciate the fact that you joined the forum after we spoke initially, as you can see there is a bunch of great folks on here. Reviews on Yelp are awesome but like I told you on the phone... this is the real deal. Once you had a chance to read my thread on the Aston Martin, I was glad you realized what I meant about paint correction before protection.

You had mentioned to me that the dealer really wanted to pack the sale with an appearance protection package. But just as you were leary to do so, you made the right choice. Even though they offered this at a rock bottom price, smoke and mirroring a fine black cat like this one would of been a shame.

After the initial inspection I was able to pin point several areas that required attention. From holograming, RDS, chemical etchings, bird dropping stain and light surface contamination....some of everything was present.

Initial before prep shots...











Up and close surface defects which were corrected..Moderate to more aggressive holograms from some kind of inline spot repair done in the factory....







Below shots are a "RDS" Random deep scratch and some smaller ones which stretched from the front end of the quarter to the back. Dealer porters must of had something abrasive in there wash mitt or towels.









Every panel had some type of fine hairline scratches and or towel scratches from inferior detailing techniques. Poor employee training, inferior products and not looking at what you are doing causes this to happen!









Cleaning and prep time starting with wheel wells, tires and wheels







Reverse Osmosis pre rinse before soaping down the exterior surfaces.





Soap down



Final rinse



Drying time



After cleaning inspection and once the dealers glaze is washed off everything shows.....time to plan my method of correction.







Very aggressive scratch and chemical etching was visible





So paint prep begins using the Nanoskin towel and Glide, and the paint was a bit raspy.







Paint correction begins using the PCXP





Some shots of this very elegantly appointed interior...



Selecting the gear was like dialing up a radio station....amazing technology!



Some final photos of this black panther corrected, polished and sealed for the win.

 

Sorry so picture heavy, but its the best way to show whats been corrected....

Thank you for viewing

Brandon, My wife, son and myself really appreciated your hospitality, thank you agian very much!

 

Thanks for your detailed pics, they can help anyone judge better how terrific job you performed . That car is literally like just out of factory or dealer

 

David once again top notch! You sir are a true artist. Thank you for sharing and I for one don't mind the "picture heavy".

Brandon welcome to the forum, you have a truly beautiful cat!

 

Brandon - a truly lucky man to have stumbled on to David "before" joining the forum....I think there are many members here who wish he were practicing in their hometowns!

Nice work, David. Sign me up behind Rick as not minding picture intensive posts!

Regent....I know what you meant.....but try to find one on a dealer's lot or rolling off the end of the assy line that looks as good as David's "after" shots - bet you can't!

 

David, can we call you the "magic man?" Seriously, thank you for the post and the pictures. I always enjoy seeing your incredible talent and attention to detail. You are truly incredible!