2004 Jaguar XJ8 DETAILED

Hemin8r · Sep 21st, 2009, 04:06 PM

Hello all! This weekend I worked on a couple of cars. Here is a 2004 XJ8. The owner tells me it has never seen polish or wax and just wanted to bring the clarity and protection back. Upon inspection I noticed it wasn't that terrible considering it has never seen a detail. Some basic swirls from all the car washes and the paint had some light bonded contaminants mainly on the roof and trunk lid. The hood wasn't as bad. The entire car was clayed including glass.

On with the pics. Here are some before shots:

You can see the paint was a bit hazy and needed some clarity.

After the (2) bucket wash and claying I began with a test. I found M205 on the G110 with a W-8006 worked fairly well and did bring back the shine.

The trunk lock area was also cleaned after I noticed how dirty it was.

The trunk release button

The interior was also in need of some cleaning so I then moved on to that while I let the NXT 2.0 dry.

50/50 shot of the center arm rest

And here are the afters

The owner was very happy with the end result and said it didn't even look this good when they bought it. I think it's very neice when we all work on a customers car and comments like that are made. I got another two details out of this one so that was nice. Thanks for checking this out!

CieraSL · Sep 21st, 2009, 04:09 PM

Looks great! Fabulous job!

Autobrite · Sep 21st, 2009, 04:11 PM

WOW!!!! great work!

Eddie6th · Sep 21st, 2009, 04:20 PM

really pops for that color

Tuck91 · Sep 21st, 2009, 04:21 PM

awesome work,

I wish I could afford to have a couple of those in my garage.

TimG · Sep 21st, 2009, 04:44 PM

Great work Jesse! Seats looks brand new. Killer exterior shots. DSLR ftw

Tim

J. A. Michaels · Sep 21st, 2009, 05:00 PM

Great work. You brought it back to life. Great job.

BigLouie · Sep 21st, 2009, 05:15 PM

Great work! What was your process on the leather?

yalerd · Sep 21st, 2009, 06:27 PM

Darn that is a very nice job!
Love those 50/50 pictures

Hemin8r · Sep 21st, 2009, 06:45 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigLouie

Great work! What was your process on the leather?

Thanks, I went with APC+ just above the 10:1 mark and a light brush then I followed up with leather conditioner.

While I was there we scheduled to have the owners 2009/10 Dodge Dakota truck washed and waxed. After the wash it looked great but once topped with NXT 2.0 the flakes came alive. This color really is nice.
Before

After

Sep 21st, 2009, 04:06 PM	#1
Hemin8r ShineTech Auto Detail Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Orange County/Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,465 Rep Power: 55	2004 Jaguar XJ8 DETAILED Hello all! This weekend I worked on a couple of cars. Here is a 2004 XJ8. The owner tells me it has never seen polish or wax and just wanted to bring the clarity and protection back. Upon inspection I noticed it wasn't that terrible considering it has never seen a detail. Some basic swirls from all the car washes and the paint had some light bonded contaminants mainly on the roof and trunk lid. The hood wasn't as bad. The entire car was clayed including glass. On with the pics. Here are some before shots: You can see the paint was a bit hazy and needed some clarity. After the (2) bucket wash and claying I began with a test. I found M205 on the G110 with a W-8006 worked fairly well and did bring back the shine. The trunk lock area was also cleaned after I noticed how dirty it was. The trunk release button The interior was also in need of some cleaning so I then moved on to that while I let the NXT 2.0 dry. 50/50 shot of the center arm rest And here are the afters The owner was very happy with the end result and said it didn't even look this good when they bought it. I think it's very neice when we all work on a customers car and comments like that are made. I got another two details out of this one so that was nice. Thanks for checking this out! __________________ Jesse

Sep 21st, 2009, 04:09 PM	#2
CieraSL Detailing Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Powell, Tennessee Age: 22 Posts: 3,677 Rep Power: 123	Re: 2004 Jaguar XJ8 DETAILED Looks great! Fabulous job! __________________ Shane 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. - Abraham Lincoln

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Autobrite Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lafayette, Indiana Age: 34 Posts: 511 Rep Power: 318	Re: 2004 Jaguar XJ8 DETAILED WOW!!!! great work! __________________ Tracy Autobritedetailing.com 2008 Silverado 2005 Cadillac SRX 2008 ktm 250 sx-f

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Tuck91 is more old fashioned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Lenox, Illinois Posts: 9,444 Rep Power: 281	Re: 2004 Jaguar XJ8 DETAILED awesome work, I wish I could afford to have a couple of those in my garage. __________________ Nick Tucker's Detailing Services 2007 Chevy Silverado

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TimG Learning True Art of Detailing Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Borneo - Mount Kinabalu Posts: 1,730 Rep Power: 36	Re: 2004 Jaguar XJ8 DETAILED Great work Jesse! Seats looks brand new. Killer exterior shots. DSLR ftw Tim __________________ Learning new things everyday

Sep 21st, 2009, 05:00 PM	#7
J. A. Michaels aka: 23jam Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 13,165 Rep Power: 509	Re: 2004 Jaguar XJ8 DETAILED Great work. You brought it back to life. Great job. __________________ quality creates its own demand

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BigLouie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 196 Rep Power: 4	Re: 2004 Jaguar XJ8 DETAILED Great work! What was your process on the leather? __________________ -Freeman

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yalerd Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Posts: 4,451 Rep Power: 111	Re: 2004 Jaguar XJ8 DETAILED Darn that is a very nice job! Love those 50/50 pictures __________________ Francis Marranzini

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