1987 Jaguar XJS - Black - 🌴 A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz Finest Reserve

[Merlin]

1987 Jaguar XJS - Black - 🌴 A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz Finest Reserve
Corvette LS1 350 Short Block - 450hp
Repainted in 1995
Interior by Bentley

Inspection:
DeFelsko PosiTest DFT Paint Thickness Gauge for ferrous/non-ferrous metals
DeFelsko 200C3-G PosiTector 200 C3 Advanced Ultrasonic Coating Thickness Gauge

Lighting:
ScanGrip MultiMatch 8 and MultiMatch 3 color from 2500k to 6500k. ScanGrip Sunmatch 3

Machines:
RUPES Bigfoot iBrid Nano Long Neck
RUPES BigFoot LHR 75E Mini
Rupes 21 with a Rupes 5" Backing Plate

Correction:
Lake Country HDO Blue Cutting Pad - 5 1/2"
Meguiars M110 Ultra Pro Speed Compound
(Megs M101 and Megs M110 are HUGE faves of mine!)

Polishing:
Lake Country HDO Black Finishing Pad - 5 1/2"
Rupes UNO Pure Universal Ultrafine Finishing Polish

Tools:
MTM Hydro PF22.2 Professional Snow Foam Cannon
Metro Air Force Master Blaster

Products:
CarPro IronX Snow Soap / Poorboys Super Slick & Foam Pre Wash Snow Foam
TUGA Devil Special Wheel Cleaner

Last Step Products:
CQuartz Finest Reserve ceramic coating on paint, and wheels
CQuartz Dlux Wheel and Trim Coating on plastic trim and bumpers
Sonus Trim and Motor Kote (Dressing Engine Bay)
CARPRO ReTyre Tire & Rubber Cleaner (cleaning tires)
OBSSSSD Tire Dressing - Matte (dressing tires)

Please watch the 360 walk-around video - Click bottom right YT Gear to set 1080p HD w/audio



Driver Side Rear Pillar - BEFORE


Driver Side Rear Pillar - AFTER


Trim taped off - Polishing Process...


After polishing and CQuartz Finest Reserve installed...

CQFR Baking Short Wave Infra-Red


CQFR Baking Short Wave Infra-Red


Merlin Shot


Drivers Side Front


Drivers Side Rear


Passenger side Rear


Passenger side Front


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[PoisonTheWell]

Stunning! That car just oozes class. What are the pillars behind the rear quarter windows made of?

[Merlin]

Stunning! That car just oozes class.
What are the pillars behind the rear quarter windows made of?

Thank you!
That is very kind.

You can see them in the video.
Starting at about the 25-second mark divers side and the 43-second mark passenger side.
I believe they were some type of plastic. I coated them with CQuartz Dlux. They turned out sweet!

[Sizzle Chest]

That`s one glossy/reflective kitty now!

[Cadfael]

Beautiful car and great work.

[Silly Rabbit]

Like a perfect black mirror finish on that, amazing!

[Merlin]

That`s one glossy/reflective kitty now!

Thank you,

She turned out nice!

[Merlin]

Beautiful car and great work.

Thank you!

That is very kind.

[Merlin]

Like a perfect black mirror finish on that, amazing!

Thank you!
That is very kind.

Kewl thing...he said quite a few folks honked and waved at the car on his way home.

[Silly Rabbit]

Thank you!
That is very kind.

Kewl thing...he said quite a few folks honked and waved at the car on his way home.

You definetly don`t see Jags like that driving down the street everyday. All shined up, gets some attention for sure.

[RTexasF]

I googled "perfection" and it referred me to this thread.

[Lonnie]

Merlin:
Two Captain Obvious questions:
1) Did you use Scholl Concepts Metal Polish on the chrome?
2) Do you ever ask the vehicle owner what manufacturer, type, and specific color name that was used in the repainting of a vehicle?
I ask because if you know this info, does it have any influence on what pads and compounds/polishes you may use in the correction and polishing process based on previous experience with that specific paint or from other`s experiences who have that you`ve heard about.

Glad to see someone uses Meg`s new M110 compound. I do not think this compound offering gets it due and may get a bad rap by association with the much-maligned M105 past usage "problems", of which I am well aware of and have commented on, but may also be more a user (me!)-problem than a product-problem. When combines with the Rupe`s UNO Pure Ultrafine Finishng Polish, the results speak for themselves.

AND, thanks for including the red CarPro tape-job pics. If it was done so in anticipation of my Captain Obvious request, I commend you for it!

Cannot say enough about how mirror-like perfect and reflective this Black Cat looks. The pics probably do not do it visual reality justice as it does in person.
Thanks for posting!!