Nightmare Jaguar XF

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Scottwax

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It was pretty hammered. Recent purchase, lets just say the previous owner didn't take the best care of the paint.














During the compounding step-which took 3 full hours...














Winter sun made getting afters tough, not much left late afternoon when I was wrapping up.








I got about 90% correction on it, really needed two full days to get it close to perfect. But with the distance, the weather forecast, etc, that just wasn't going to happen. But its a massive improvement. Probably go back down after the holidays to take care of the owner's Land Rover and also maybe go over the Jag again. Maybe if the owner intends to keep the Jag long term and I can get more correction out of it, perhaps Optimum Gloss-Coat or Opti-Coat Pro.


ONR wash
Optimum clay towel
Clay Magic purple (aggressive) for some paint splatters on the lower rocker panels
Meguiars M100 using a low profile Meguiars foam cutting pad and Rupes DA
Rupes Keramik Gloss using a yellow Rupes foam polishing pad and Rupes
Optimum Primer Polish using a low profile Meguiars foam polishing pad and Rupes
Optimum Opti-Seal
Optimum Glass Coating on the windshield
Armor All on tires/wheel wells























 
Man that was bad Scott! That paint usually is on the harder side so that just goes to show how much work it took to remove it. It does look a 1000% better!
 
Beautiful work Scott.
You took that absolute disaster and converted it into a new car. I bet the owner did a double take when he came to pick it up.
Did you ask him how it got so bad in the first place? Did he wash it with a Brillo pad?
 
Thanks, y'all! The owner has no idea how the previous owner let it get so bad but after paying a "professional" detail in Waco (where he lives) to fix the issues and no real change in the appearance, he had me make the 200 mile round trip like I've done in the past since bringing it to me wouldn't be an option for a while and he just couldn't stand the way it looked any longer.
 
Scott, I thought all compounding sessions should take 6 hours, no? I use FG400 with a flex da, and I spend about 6 hours correcting. What the heck am I doing wrong here?
The Jag obviously made a huge turn-arround,, and looks beautiful now. Excellent job, and thanks for posting.
 
Three hours to compound a huge black car like that? It would have taken me at least a full day with a Rupes. Nice turnaround!

Cheers,
- Patrick
 
Nice work on that black!! FYI thats an XJ not an XF, ( a lot bigger car) and as you found out that is super hard paint.
 
Wow, it always amazes me how some people really neglect their vehicles. I always wonder how they take care of their home and other things. You had your work cut out for you and the car was truly transformed. I'm sure the owner was blown away with the results.
 
Great work, Jag's are great cars to buy slightly used they drop in value like crazy over first few years. first 3 years cars value is cut in half, that car was probably 8?k new he probably got it in the 4?k range with 20-30k miles on it.
 
Scottwax:
Couple of questions:
1) What is the manufacturer and model number of the dual-light (LED?) flashlight used for inspection/detection that I see reflected in the pictures?
2) How do the Rupes polishes compare to other polishes IE, what are some of their characteristics? (Obviously they are compatible, since you've used it with two other manufacturer's compounds/polishes)
3) I assume you are using the model LRH ES21 Rupes DA (with its 21mm throw). Any suggestions about techniques or speeds used on this particular Jaguar paint??
 
EXPDetailing said:
Scott, I thought all compounding sessions should take 6 hours, no? I use FG400 with a flex da, and I spend about 6 hours correcting. What the heck am I doing wrong here?
The Jag obviously made a huge turn-arround,, and looks beautiful now. Excellent job, and thanks for posting.
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There isn't any hard and fast rule how long it should take to compound a car. It takes as long as it takes. And I only had one day anyway, if it had been feasible, I would have preferred it to be a more intensive correction.

pmnewton said:
Three hours to compound a huge black car like that? It would have taken me at least a full day with a Rupes. Nice turnaround!

Cheers,
- Patrick
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M100 is pretty effective on harder paints...and the roof was 90% glass so that saved me time.
 
EXPDetailing said:
Scott, I thought all compounding sessions should take 6 hours, no? I use FG400 with a flex da, and I spend about 6 hours correcting. What the heck am I doing wrong here?
The Jag obviously made a huge turn-arround,, and looks beautiful now. Excellent job, and thanks for posting.
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pmnewton said:
Three hours to compound a huge black car like that? It would have taken me at least a full day with a Rupes. Nice turnaround!

Cheers,
- Patrick
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Lonnie said:
Scottwax:
Couple of questions:
1) What is the manufacturer and model number of the dual-light (LED?) flashlight used for inspection/detection that I see reflected in the pictures?
2) How do the Rupes polishes compare to other polishes IE, what are some of their characteristics? (Obviously they are compatible, since you've used it with two other manufacturer's compounds/polishes)
3) I assume you are using the model LRH ES21 Rupes DA (with its 21mm throw). Any suggestions about techniques or speeds used on this particular Jaguar paint??
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1. Its actually a wearable LED light (includes a headband) I got at Target for about $15. Has 4-5 modes so you can pick the one that best shows the swirls.
2. Rupes Keramik Gloss has cut similar to the new Optimum Hyper Polish and a finish like 3D HD Polish, very versatile. Rupes Zephir (their compound) has a cut similar to Meguiars #105 but less dusting and a better finish. However, since M100 has a bit more cut than #105 or Zephir, I use it instead.
3. I do use the 21 mm Rupes. Speed on 6, moderate pressure (enough to slightly bog it then ease up just enough that it gets speed back) and very slow, 50% overlapping passes.
 
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