1961 Jaguar E-Type (right hand drive) correction detail - 24hrs straight

GoFast908Z

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After doing this client's Porsche 993 Turbo, he brought in his restored first year E-Type for paint correction work. This car is just gorgeous and has been on my list of cars to do for a long time. Had a tight deadline on this one and ended up working 24hrs straight on it, 9am-9am the following day.




Upon arrival, it didn't look like it needed much work

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A closer inspection revealed the swirls easily seen in the sunlight

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That's a big front end....

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The beautiful inline 6 engine

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More defects under shop lighting

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Before compounding

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After compounding. A few deep scratches would remain as they were too deep to safely remove. Final polishing still to be carried out.


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Before

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After

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Some leftover DA sanding scratches from when the car was painted and sanded to level orange peel texture. The sanding was right up to and in a few places over the edges of the panels, making removing them challenging.

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Much improved

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Headlight lens covers removed to clean all the visible areas not normally accessible.

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9am following morning and very tired, but the E-Type was all done and looking amazing.

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Nothing really needed doing in the interior as it was spotless, but such a nice interior deserved a pic.....especially with it being right-hand-drive!

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Sun shots


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Sun bursts everywhere!

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Thanks for checking it out!
 
Great job! I can look at these cars all day long - and have. Not only the most beautiful car ever built in my very biased opinion, but that straight 6 is jewelry. Is that b/c or single stage paint? What was your lsp? Thanks for the pics.
 
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