1997 Jaguar XK8-Palmetto State Detailing

[opie_7afe]

well here is a jaguar XK8 i did today, i was expecting a bad interior, it honestly was not bad at all, worst of it was, was rust stains following the seams on the top, so suspecting a rusted bolt in there due to lack of top protection and it followed the top supports. they came out easy, some around rear window came out but the rust seemed to bleach the fabric(was not my cleaner!) then came the finding out the one of the leather seats was redyed instead of cleaned and some bondo for leather smeared on there. carpets were dyed as well and saw overspray on the trim peices....why do people dye carpets and interiors instead of cleaning them! anyways this vehicle was schedualed for a one step polish and a wax, along with a full interior. did not do engine as i don't really touch them unless asked or its planned before hand(due to liability reasons mainly). the focus was really on the interior of this vehicle, the exterior removed some swirls but alot still remained but as i told the customer it would need a full 2-3 step polish and that was not in the works anyways. so basically was just trying to enhance the gloss and give a good coat of protection and clean/treat the convertible top.

process/products used

Wash- Xmt Gel shampoo & conditioner
Wash Media-Cobra supreme chenille wash mit
Convertible top cleaned with wolfsteins fabric cleaner protected with 303 fabric guard
Wheel Cleaner-Griots wheel cleaner(one with bbs logo on it)
Tire/Well cleaner- Purple Power 4:1
Various brushes used on wheels/tires.
Clay Bar'd using clay magic blue with DP rinseless as lube
Polished using rotary and 5.5" flat green B&S pad with optimum polish 2
Waxed using PC7346 with 5.5" red no name pad and Collinite 845
Tires dressed using opti-bond
Wells dressed with tire foam
Interior cleaned using meguiars APC+ @ 20:1
Carpets cleaned using meguiars APC+ @ 10:1
Headliner cleaned using APC+@20:1 and steamer
Leather cleaned with APC+ @ 20:1(lexol does not work to clean leather.....)
Leather dressed with lexol (stuff is too sticky on wipe off, leather felt good though)
Rest of interior dressed with detailers pro interior protectant
Woodgrain accents waxed using collinite 845

That is the proccess and products used! Now onto the pictures!


Before:

50/50 picture:

After Pictures:

This wraps up my write up!, Thank You For Viewing!.:buffing:

 

[Klasse Act]

I wish we could see a "before and after" from that very swirled part you took a pic, eeeeeeeek! Car looks like it came out pretty nice though!

 

[Flash Gordon]

Those cars had ratty headliners. The body style though was very appealing

Nice job Opie!

 

[Rix6]

Great job on a fine automobile!

 

[Jaddie]

Dear Matt

That's quite a job you did there!

I know you made the Jag's owner proud.

Thank you for sharing.

 

[Status]

Nice work! Were you able to clean up the steering wheel or was it just wear and tear? Thing looks nasty.

 

[opie_7afe]

ty guys, in my opinion its one of the only 2 jaguars i would ever own, and they can be had for around 12,000 or less depending on mileage. other would be the big body xjr100 sedan with the bbs wheel package steering wheel was really worn and cracked, treating it with a good protectant made it look way better but still not new. no amount of scrubbing would have made it better.

 

[Vegas Transplant]

Another great detail from coastal Carolina. Keep 'em coming Opie.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Those cars are beautiful...I used to pass one just like that going the opposite direction when I was driving to work sometimes, back in the late '90's...with a hot blonde driving it!

 

[Blackthorn One]

One of the best metallic blues ever.

 

[rwright]

Great turnaround, thanks for sharing! You should try Leatherique Rejuvinator Oil and Prestine Clean treatment on the steering wheel. I know you said it's cracked but should restore the look and feel of it at least. I do have a question, do you know if the front bumper was re-painted? Terrible orange peel around the emblem is why I ask.

 

[opie_7afe]

i have no clue, the paint did look different, and there were chips right near hood on the bumper yet none on the hood, chips had were deep and had same color paint under them, was too deep to be clearcoat....anyways i am going to get better leather stuff, got this with my first order and never used it due to some how always running into cloth. the steering wheel was 2 colors, from coating or something being rubbed off or another area where some moron used dye, it does look better with protection on it and really made a noticible difference in the look of it. most likely going with a leather masters kit just confused on the cleaner i should get for it, because i know APC's can leave drip marks on some leathers even when highly diluted.