1994 XJS12 brought back to life

imported_d00t

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This was an interesting detail for me. I've never detailed a car "this old" and I kept thinking it was older than it actually was due to the body style being the same since the 70's! This car is a beast though with the Jag V12. Even in 94 this car had heated and massaging seats! Now that's what I call luxury ;).



BTW excuse the lesser quality pics, I forgot to charge my DSLR and used the Sony P&S and just kept using it throughout the detail.



The car was in for a whole exterior makeover, and an interior touch up. I spent around 15 hours on this car.



When it first arrived to me:



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(large scratch that needed to be taken care of. Luckily it passed the "fingernail test" so I knew it wouldn't be difficult to remove)



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First up, as always, was the wheels.

Before:



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They were first pressure rinsed to get rid of as much surface dirt as possible. Then I sprayed Autoglym custom wheel cleaner on the rims, and the tires/wheel wells received P21S TAW.



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Next the engine bay was CAREFULLY degreased. First I "rinsed" with the hose on "mist" as to not soak any of the 15 year old electronics. Then I sprayed P21S TAW on areas easy to reach, and away from electrical components, and then carefully agitated with a boars hair brush.



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After the engine bay was re "rinsed" I moved on to the body of the car. I foamed with with CG CWC and then followed that up with a 2 bucket CWC wash.



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Once that was complete I clayed the car with Megs Professional Mild clay and ONR as lube. I then taped up all the chrome trim and seals to prep for polishing.



The combination for this car was a 3 step polish. 3M UK Fast Cut Plus on a 3M UK Yellow pad, followed by SIP on a 3m UK Yellow Pad, and then refined with Ultrafina on a 3M UK Blue pad.



Befores:



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50/50 in the sun before ultrafina:



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Most of the paint was corrected easily, but a few deep RIDS remained:



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The hood complete:



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50/50 of fender done, door not:



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(scratch still needs some attention)



Mirror before:



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After:



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Door/Scratch refined:



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And then one more pass for the one on the fender:



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Trunk before:



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And after:



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Rear quarter corrected, door not:



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Close up:



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Before LSP in the sun:



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Next was the interior. Sorry I forgot to take befores.. for some reason I never do this on interiors. I guess I don't really know how to take good before/afters of interiors like the exterior :shrug: Any tips would help!



The leather was treated with LM Trio. Carpets cleaned with CG Citrus Pad Cleaner, and protected with 303 FG. Wood got Zaino AIO.



Afters:



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The wheels were polished by the GF with Werkstat Prime and the protected with Acrylic. Tires got Megs HD 2:1 and wheel wells were dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray.



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The LSP was Blackfire Wet Diamond which was topped by Midnight Sun Carnuba. I tossed around the idea of seeing how AB would look on BRG but opted to go with this combo for some more testing.



All the afters:



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I opted to not put any dressing on the engine for safety reasons, but here's what it looked like after degreasing:



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Tucked away for the night:



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Thanks for looking!



As always, C/C welcome!



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very nice work aaron! i actaully like a clean motor not dressed. I know it doesn't look as nice but it is healthier! nice detail bud!
 
bufferbarry said:
very nice work aaron! i actaully like a clean motor not dressed. I know it doesn't look as nice but it is healthier! nice detail bud!



Thanks a lot Barry!



Got_Leather said:
aaron, sweet ride and great detail man.



Tanks a lot!



kaotikdt said:
Nice car and nice detail!!! Did you work on the convertible top too?



-Jerry



Thanks Jerry, I was going to but it wasn't stained, and beading water just as good as the paint, so I left it as is.
 
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