Street Dreams Detail - Jaguar XK Paint Correction & Dealer Fix

[Street Dreams]

Brand new XK brought in for new car preparation and detail. Owner was very unhappy with the quality/lack there of proper detailing done to the Jag.

Main points:

- Botched dealer preparation
- Failure to remove tape lines from transport
- Swirls, deep RIDS and holograms left in the finish
- Sanding marks left uncorrected
- Light overspray removal

Wash process done with 2 bucket method using CG citrus and Opt. Powerclean. Wheels treated with Sonax FE and then Wolf`s Chemical Clean and Coat. Tires and wheel wells degreased with strong APC mix and various brushes.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00209.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00201.jpg

Sonax FE sprayed on the wheel dry and left to sit for 10 minutes or until blood red and then pressure washed off

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00221.jpg

After

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00239.jpg

Couple before shots prior to the wash, typical road grime, some light water spotting etc

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00208.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00219.jpg

Deep scratch by the passenger door handle, easily visible even with a dirty car, usually thats not a good thing :shakehead:

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00220.jpg

Body rinsed at high pressure before foaming, paint was beading very strong obviously dealership applied glaze or wax. Pre-foamed and left to sit for 5 minutes, rinsed off at high pressure and then continued with a 2BM wash. After the wash Wolf`s deionizer gel was sprayed and left to sit for a few minutes before wiping in with a damp microfiber towel. This step isnt always needed but given the finish had a rough feel during the wash I felt it was needed. Definitely some overspray on the hood, bumper and front fenders.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00224.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00229.jpg

Deionizer gel doing its job...

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00233.jpg

Wheels were treated with Wolf`s Clean and Coat just for the protection factor. Been using this product on my own wheels for a month and so far I like it. Quick shot of the beading on the wheels, will keep you posted on durablity

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00222.jpg

Finish was clayed with a mild aggressive bar to remove contaminants and some overspray. Post claying several strong IPA wipedowns were done to prep the finish for polishing and ensure no prior wax or glaze was left before starting correction work. Correction work carried out using D300, M105 as needed and Menzerna Super finish. Microfiber cutting discs and detailersdomain foam pads were used throughout

On with the paint correction....

Few sweeping marks on the front fender

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00258.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00260.jpg

After

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00266.jpg

Hood damage under the halogen light (which by the way seemed to do a better job on this heavy metallic than my Fenix LED which is usually my go to light source)

Some holograms spotted and a cluster of deep RIDS which needed some wetsanding to remove

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00270.jpg

Closeup of one deep gouge, M105 wouldnt touch it...

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00268.jpg

Area taped off for sanding...

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00346.jpg

Sanded by hand using 2000 followed by 3000 grit wet

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00352.jpg

After compounding

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00354.jpg

Moving onto the rest of the body, not heavy swirling just straight line RIDS and small scratches

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00337.jpg

Passenger door took a good bit of damage from the dealer, 50/50 of the correction

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00332.jpg

Drivers side...

Before

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00290.jpg

After

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00292.jpg

Rear quarter had a very deep gouge running about 8-9inches long as well as a cluster of other defects which needed wetsanding to remove safely. No need to grind away paint trying to compound these out, they were just too deep. Some more wetsanding needed here as well, awesome?

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00296-1.jpg

Not sure what happened here but it needed to go!

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00301.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00298-1.jpg

No room for a sanding block or pad due to the closeness of that edge, even pressure with my fingers worked fine

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00308.jpg

After sanding...

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00313.jpg

And after remove sanding marks with M105

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00314.jpg

[Street Dreams]

This was very surprising, on the spoiler either the factory or dealer tried to remove a dust nib in the paint and wetsanded it but completely forgot that when you wetsand you need to POLISH out the marks afterwards

This was visible even without extra lighting....

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00340.jpg

After correcting...

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00360.jpg

After all correction was finished the rest of the car was tidied up. Wheels, glass, trim and engine were all treated. Protection for this car was Wolf`s Body Wrap.

The final photos...

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00365.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00366.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00368.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00370.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00372.jpg

Sun shots before pickup...

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00389.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00388.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00379.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00392.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00393-2.jpg

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/jAGUAR%20xk/DSC00378-2.jpg

As always thank you for reading, been very behind with writeups will do my best to post more this week :super

All the best,

Dave
Street Dreams Detail

[rzatch]

Great job Dave. The indoors right rear 1/4 panel shot is a killer!

[BIOLINK]

Dave knock it off, you`re making the rest of us look bad! :lol2:

The car looks really sweet. Outstanding job as always. Nice work.

[AndrewBigA]

very nice work dave. u get a manicure lol ? i cant keep my fingernails clean.
nice writeup though. :) the jag is looking sharp after your hard work. very nice.

[mikenap]

Love those XK coupes, even if they do share a passing resemblance to another British sports car...:cool:

Nice work Dave, haven`t seen you post in a while. Always great write-ups!

[opie_7afe]

very nice work on the xk this is how it should look!.

[tropicsteve]

i can`t believe a detailer would release a new car with such a poor detail. you really saved that one. the owner had to be thrilled with those results. very nice dave.

[glfahlc1]

great job dave, that paint looks liquid dude... i know somebody was happy.

[Thomas Dekany]

Awesome work Dave!!!!

[Orinda Auto Detail]

Great job!!!!!

[Jeff U]

Very nice!!!

:bow:bow:bow

The owner must be thrilled.

[kootureman]

great work! i just received my order of BF products and am preparing to detail my `11 XKR.

[L&I Detailing]

Looks great! Its a shame the car came out of the dealer looking like that they should be ashamed of themselves

[mrclean81]

Thats some top notch work right there. Awesome job