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This Jaguar was showing it's 7 years of age on every panel. The fact that it was black only made the situation worse.
So 12 work hours later on the exterior provided some pretty decent results. I wasn't able to FULLY clear everything up, but it was night and day difference. To totally clean it up would've required and full wet-sand across the vehicle. Overall this car received 16 work hours. Matt and I both worked on it for 2 full hours on Saturday washing/claying and cleanin the wheels and my brother and I spent 6 full hours each today (he was working on the interior for 3.5 of the 6 hours.
I tried every combination to clear this paint up from black pad with M205 to purple kompressor pad with M105.
Process:
Full wash using high concentration of Chemical Guys Citrus Wash N Gloss through Foamgun
All jambs were washed and wiped clean of grease and stains
Wheels were treated with CG's Grime Reaper and thoroughly scrubbed with a variety of brushes
Car was claybarred front to back (every panel) using Claymagic Claybar
Exterior was first hit with M105 on both Orange and Purple Lake Country Pads on the FLEX at speed 6
M205 was used as the finishing polish on a Black Lake Country Pad on the FLEX at speed 5
Meguiar's NXT 2.0 Sealant was used to seal the finish on a Black Lake Country Pad at speed 3 on the FLEX
Showroom FX's Black Carnauba Creme topped the finish and was applied via Black Lake Country Pad at speed 3
Every panel was meticulously wiped down using an acryllic detail spray
All Exterior Chrome was treated with CG's Metal Polish
Tires were dressed with CG's VRP Dressing
Wheel Wells and trim were treated with CG's Bare Bone's spray
The interior was fully cleaned including vacuum, DP Total Interior Cleaner and Meguiar's leather cleaner. My brother spent 3.5 hours on the interior, lol.
The results from before and after speak for themselves...
Swirls before washing:
This hadn't been washed....in a while
Hard water spotting on the chrome trim
.....yeah
Roof swirls
Trunk swirls and hard water spotting...I kid you not the camera is not exagerating this. These were the worst swirls I have EVER seen on a vehicle.
So...that's what we were dealing with....
Now onto the detailing
I used a VERY concentrated solution of Citrus Wash and Gloss
My friend Matt helped a little on the first day with wash/clay and wheels.
Claybar Before...
Claybar after the bumper...
Trunk swirls now that the car was clean using my swirlfinder
Hood swirls after wash and claybar
Me working in the M205 on a black pad
So 12 work hours later on the exterior provided some pretty decent results. I wasn't able to FULLY clear everything up, but it was night and day difference. To totally clean it up would've required and full wet-sand across the vehicle. Overall this car received 16 work hours. Matt and I both worked on it for 2 full hours on Saturday washing/claying and cleanin the wheels and my brother and I spent 6 full hours each today (he was working on the interior for 3.5 of the 6 hours.
I tried every combination to clear this paint up from black pad with M205 to purple kompressor pad with M105.
Process:
Full wash using high concentration of Chemical Guys Citrus Wash N Gloss through Foamgun
All jambs were washed and wiped clean of grease and stains
Wheels were treated with CG's Grime Reaper and thoroughly scrubbed with a variety of brushes
Car was claybarred front to back (every panel) using Claymagic Claybar
Exterior was first hit with M105 on both Orange and Purple Lake Country Pads on the FLEX at speed 6
M205 was used as the finishing polish on a Black Lake Country Pad on the FLEX at speed 5
Meguiar's NXT 2.0 Sealant was used to seal the finish on a Black Lake Country Pad at speed 3 on the FLEX
Showroom FX's Black Carnauba Creme topped the finish and was applied via Black Lake Country Pad at speed 3
Every panel was meticulously wiped down using an acryllic detail spray
All Exterior Chrome was treated with CG's Metal Polish
Tires were dressed with CG's VRP Dressing
Wheel Wells and trim were treated with CG's Bare Bone's spray
The interior was fully cleaned including vacuum, DP Total Interior Cleaner and Meguiar's leather cleaner. My brother spent 3.5 hours on the interior, lol.
The results from before and after speak for themselves...
Swirls before washing:
This hadn't been washed....in a while
Hard water spotting on the chrome trim
.....yeah
Roof swirls
Trunk swirls and hard water spotting...I kid you not the camera is not exagerating this. These were the worst swirls I have EVER seen on a vehicle.
So...that's what we were dealing with....
Now onto the detailing
I used a VERY concentrated solution of Citrus Wash and Gloss
My friend Matt helped a little on the first day with wash/clay and wheels.
Claybar Before...
Claybar after the bumper...
Trunk swirls now that the car was clean using my swirlfinder
Hood swirls after wash and claybar
Me working in the M205 on a black pad
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