99 Jaguar XJ8 Exterior Correction

[FinalTouchAuto]

This cars paint was in rough shape from a LOT of improper washing over the last 11 years. It hadn`t been washed in quite a while and was incredibly dirty and had a massive amount of brake-dust buildup to the point that I was worried I wouldn`t be able to remove it all.



When I set up with my halogens this is what I was working with. The ENTIRE CAR looked like this:



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The wheels, like I said, were looking rough to the point that I really had no idea what they`d like when I was done with them:



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There was a lot of water-spotting going on all over the chrome trim on the car:



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I dont think the exhaust had been polished/cleaned in....ever:



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And some other pictures of the car as I found it:



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So on to the cleaning.



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And the finished product:



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I started off foaming the entire car down with an Autogeek branded Foam Gun and DP extreme foam soap.



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Then went over the entire car with a claymagic blue claybar. Surprisingly it wasn`t as bad as I thought it would be, but I still got some contaminant up from the hood, roof and trunk. I also clayed the front window for good measure.



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So at this point I was told that if I stopped now the car would look better than it had looked in YEARS, ha ha. They couldn`t believe the swirls when I showed them the pictures. I guess it`s true that until you know what you`re looking for on a white/silver car most people really don`t see how bad the damage really is. They certainly could see the difference when I took before/after photos of the same location though



This is after a pass of Menzerna SIP on an Orange Pad working at Speed 6 on my Porter Cable.



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So now time to take care of the entire car....



I worked the SIP over the entire vehicle and followed up with Chemical Guys P40 Finishing Polish on a white pad at speed 5-6



So after 7ish hours on the car here were my results. The depth of this paint and clarity was beyond what I thought I could do with just a two-stage polish. There were still some LIGHT scratches remaining but they were so light that I could not capture them in a photo and I don`t think any normal person would ever see them on a white car unless they knew what to look for.

If I was doing it again and the owner wanted to step up to a 3 stage polish I would`ve done a pass with 105, SIP and then the P40 Finishing Polish.



I finished up sealing the car with Chemical Guys M-Seal



So on to the results...



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[someidiot]

That cleaned up real nice.



You used the SIP on the metal trim also?

[FinalTouchAuto]

That cleaned up real nice.



You used the SIP on the metal trim also?



Thanks.



I applied mothers polish by hand on all of the chrome trim on the car as well as the exhaust tips. Cleaned it right up :)

[snoboarder8232]

Oh now that`s class. Great work.

[FinalTouchAuto]

Oh now that`s class. Great work.



I wish I could`ve taken the car somewhere more scenic for a photo-shoot! I did the best I could with the driveway, haha.



A friend of mine is a professional photographer and we`re considering offering a detail/photoshoot package for owners in the future which we think some will be interested in and will be fun to do.