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As mentioned, I have done several bad and dirty Jaguar interiors, and gained quite a bit of experience.
The absolute main issue is that a lot of "damage" you see is actually dirt, it keeps coming out.
So my very first advice is to clean ... then clean again, then, if you think you are done, clean one more time.....
I have used all kind of stuff, but for the first 2 times, hand warm water with dish washer, a soft brush, and plenty of white rags works best.
Attack a small piece, keep brushing it with the soapy water, while soaking it up with the rag, you will be amazed how dirty that rag will get.
The brush will reach the deepest of folds.
I normally let it dry after 2 rounds, then do it a final time with some dedicated cleaner.
Re-dying the necessary patches is also not a great deal, you just need patience.
Several thin layers works much better than one thick one, and let them dry in between.
Then, after some days, re-juvenile the leather several times, also there some sunshine helps a lot to let it all soak in.
A Texas's spring day should be perfect for all of the above.
Below a X300 Vanden Plas rear seat during the first round ...
Last edited by ericjansen; Feb 19, 2019 at 08:13 PM.
My Passinger Seat looks like New but not the Driver's!
Eric,
You are doing a great job...the XKR will look like new in a week or so! You've excited me...made me want to do something to make "Sweet-Sugar" look better and about the only thing that I can do is clean the Driver's Seat, Everything else s looking pretty good! I bought a set of Floor Mats about 6 mos. ago from Dave in Scotland that are just out of his World good looking and then found a pair of X-100 Tread Plates from Jerry's! They are "Original"" and still had the Blue covering on them...Took a hour to peal that stuff off and clean the Chrome! (Photos of all attached) Driver's Side Front Matt Tread Plate from a XKR - 100
Stay at it! Everything you do makes it look even better than before....Keep us Posted about the Suspension work and the result!
Really good looking job well done, can i ask how difficult a job it is to remove the back seat and shelf and any specialist tool needed and is there any tips you could give me for removal, thank you.
Really good looking job well done, can i ask how difficult a job it is to remove the back seat and shelf and any specialist tool needed and is there any tips you could give me for removal, thank you.
It is a pretty straight forward job, just go easy as there are some plastics involved, and we all know what can go wrong with them .
There are no special tools needed, just the usual torx spanners in different sizes (the seat belt ones being the largest size).
I enclosed the PDF files for removal, if anything unclear, please ask.
Some remarks:
- Be careful with all electric wires once the seat cushions are out, don't lean or step on them, cover them up sufficiently, you will be crawling around a lot there,
- I only removed the driver side quarter trim panel,
- Be sure you have removed everything (coat hanger, front and rear seat belts + fixings, etc) before pulling the quarter trim panel,
- Removing one of the rear seat belt reels gives you the space to remove / install the shelf without bending,
- Be careful with the third brake light, take it off carefully and lay it to the side before pulling the shelf,
There are 2 small tabs on the rear window (half way down left and right) to hold the shelf in place, be careful with those,
- You will need to remove the sub woofer before you can slide out the shelf. The 4x bolts come up easy, but don't loose the clips underneath,
- I presume it might be the reason for doing this, but if not, be prepared that the shelf liner comes loose and disintegrates, not to be used again ...
It is a pretty straight forward job, just go easy as there are some plastics involved, and we all know what can go wrong with them .
There are no special tools needed, just the usual torx spanners in different sizes (the seat belt ones being the largest size).
I enclosed the PDF files for removal, if anything unclear, please ask.
Some remarks:
- Be careful with all electric wires once the seat cushions are out, don't lean or step on them, cover them up sufficiently, you will be crawling around a lot there,
- I only removed the driver side quarter trim panel,
- Be sure you have removed everything (coat hanger, front and rear seat belts + fixings, etc) before pulling the quarter trim panel,
- Removing one of the rear seat belt reels gives you the space to remove / install the shelf without bending,
- Be careful with the third brake light, take it off carefully and lay it to the side before pulling the shelf,
There are 2 small tabs on the rear window (half way down left and right) to hold the shelf in place, be careful with those,
- You will need to remove the sub woofer before you can slide out the shelf. The 4x bolts come up easy, but don't loose the clips underneath,
- I presume it might be the reason for doing this, but if not, be prepared that the shelf liner comes loose and disintegrates, not to be used again ...
If anything else, just ask.
E.
Thank you for this,
you have described the removal relay well, just the information i was looking for,
yes you'r presumption was correct.
So what you are going to do with the parcel shelf? Fabric or leather?
I really like the look of the leather ( very bespoke ) and can be cleaned easy,
my fabric is not to bad but has some loose looking spots,
iv been doing a job using the subwoofer hole (another thread) and thought i may make the loose fabric worse but this hasn't been the case,
so for now im going to put changing the fabric off for now,
But when the summer is over it's definitely the leather for me,
Thanks for your help on this future project.
My Passinger Seat looks like New but not the Driver's!
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