So it came to the point where my '95 needed a re-spray. I wanted to experiment on something unusual. Unusual color, and unusual character for the car. So I picked Sherwood Green. And this was before I knew about the XKSS, which apparently are painted with this color. I knew this would be a challenging try, as X300 does not have the theatrical curves of the older Cats to benefit from this color. But don't we all love challenges? Now, the color of the wheels was not from Jaguar. I picked it from hundreds of shades of Grey/Cement/Olive, finally to arrive at this one, which is less green, more cement than the body colo

r. And the R look was engaged to suit better with the character of the new color scheme. Let me know what you think! I do realize this has deviated from the stereotypical Jaguar saloon presence..

 

Just my personal though on colors is the lighter / pastel colors make the car look older like a light blue and beige . But what would set it out would be a shinny set of wheels . You can try the spare and see as you set it in place . 1 quart of aircraft quality paint stripper ill do all 4 wheels and will get you back to shinny bare metal and you can clearcoat it with available products in a spraycan . By deflating the tire you can stuff in a deck of cards around the rim to protect the tire . Wasn't required during stripping process . The pic below is before and after stripping alone ( it's not all reflection ) before buffing out and spraying . Your wheels may have a different metal texture as it may be sand cast and not turned on a lathe like on the dimple type . You do have the chrome around the windows that brings it all together .

I prefer the real metal chrome grill surrounds but the XJR comes painted with the mesh inserts which I might convert mine to once I reengineer the N/A engine to match the power of the S/C engine as a way to pay homage to .

 

Any larger complete side shots, so we can get a better idea of the overall look?

 

Neat job.

Check the LH front bumper panel gap. Looks like there's a broken or missing rear fixing.

Graham

 

Common Stainless Steel bolt and nut from the hardware store works . Put some heavy ( not paste ) wax or heavy grease through the sheet metal hole for protection . Mine was the same . Phillips button head hardware worked best in the tight spot .

 

It would be good to see some bigger side shots to see how the smaller wheels/ deeper tyres look.
Looks like a very good paint job, btw

 

There is a limited edition called Jaguar X300 Chasseur Stealth Tornado; a featured one was in Townsend Green (?), with custom hood and wheels.

 

Gorgeous. Thinking about having my X308 sprayed in the same colour and discovered that you’d already been there and done that. Anymore images available please?

 

Just spotted this thread thanks to Gerard's post. I LOVE that look...that classic green and your wheel colour choice. Reminds me of the 3.8S but somehow looks better on the X300.

 

Having seen it here, I'd like to offer my support for the idea. The other car is in Taipei, they'll never meet! And it looks so good.