Awesome Car, Awesome Shop, Awesome Detail! 08 Jaguar XKR Portfolio
Awesome Car, Awesome Shop, Awesome Detail! 08 Jaguar XKR Portfolio
Ladies and Gentlemen.......I would like to introduce to you this very sexy and very rare 2008 Jaguar XKR Portfolio. This 4.2L 420hp supercharged V8 Jag has seen better days. The customer contacted me after seeing some of my work and asked if there was anything I could do to help with all the swirls and scratches in his paint. After pulling a few strings and calling in some favors, I had a buddy of mine let me use this shop that he works in for the detail. I called in my good friend Tim Buxton from Knox Details to Tag team this car with me. Overall time spent on this car was about 26 man hours over the course of 2 days. The car didn't appear to be that bad outside, but the halogen lights say it all. Let's see what I had to work with.
Now that I know what I am working with, time to gear up!
We started off with the wheels.
First we pre-rinsed the wheels getting most of the heavy break dust off.
then I applied some P21s wheel gel to wheels. This is awesome pH balanced wheel cleaner, it's a little pricey but it gets the job done and its safe on all types of wheels and brakes.
Then it was Agitated with an EZ-detail and other various brushes.
Then rinsed
Next we pre-rinsed the car getting any heavy contaminants off the surface.
We pre-rinsed the motor and applied some meguiars APC+ and then agitated it with brushes.
Next was the wash step.
I first foamed the car down with a mixture of Dawn ULTRA concentrate and Meguiars APC+ to strip off any protection,waxes or oils.
Isn't that a beautiful shot?
Then we rinsed off this foam and applied another coat to wash with.
Using a 100% sheep skin wash mitt, I wash the car using straight lines reducing the chances of circular marring.
While I was washing the paint, Tim took care of all the jams.
Once everything was rinsed, we pulled the car inside and began the prep stage.
The prep stage consist of clay baring, and taping up any plastic moldings, and fragile areas.
After wiping down the car we began the taping using Meguiars Professional Masking tape. this stuff is incredible tape. VERY high quality stuff, tears off evenly and sticks and releases nicely and doesn't leave behind any residue.
While I was taping off the trim, Tim was taping around the Clear bra that was on the front bumper, keeping any residue from getting in it.
Next we took paint thickness measurements to make sure the paint was thick enough to safely correct the paint. 4.0-4.5 mils are typical thickness for original paint thickness (some make and models slightly differ).
Now it is time for some paint correction!
Check out what this car really looks like under the halogen lights!
After test a few areas with different methods. the final choice for the cutting stage was non other then the Surbuff pad and M105 combo. This paint had some serious defects and needed leveled out badly!
I taped off an area for a 50/50 shot
And this is what we got!
BAM!..... A whole nother shade of blue!
sorry got distracted......
So while I was tackling the driver side, Tim was handling the passenger side.
Look at that sexy bootay!
Double time!
While I took on the hood, Tim took on the rear bumper and hatch.
The roof had 4 deep scratches that needed wetsanded out, I used 3M 2000 grit sheets of sandpaper for this step. To remove the wetsand marks I buffed them out with Surbuff pads and M105, two passes of M105 cleared up the wetsand marks.
The paint was polished out using M205 and LC white pads and LC black finishing pads.
Next I sealed the wheels using some REJEX
and Tim polished out the tail lights.
Next I sprayed down the engine bay with some 303 aerospace protectant and let it dwell for about 30 min before wiping away excess.
While that was Dwelling, I applied some Black Fire Wet Diamond paint sealant to the paint.
I used 303 aerospace protectant on the dash and seats and all the interior to condition and protect all the surfaces.
now it was time to wipe away any excess 303 in the engine bay
So we cleaned the windows and shined the tires and the Black Fire Wet Diamond has had time to cure, time to wipe it off!
This is what we were left with.
Outside shots
Thanks for viewing, Have a blessed day!
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