First Concours

[Reddwarf]

Thanks for all the comments! This my virginal concours event so I expect to get experience not high points. And, as Killr sugested, drink beer and watch the women!

I'm entering the Driven Class so the engine and trunk are not part of the judging. I did clean the engine area up a bit while doing all the work, but just general cleaning.

[dengood1]

OOPS! Sorry, I see where you did use the Pro Polish and the grey finishing pad...I need to learn to read!

Jag looks great!

[supercharged]

I love this Jag!

[sparkie]

Originally Posted by Reddwarf

Thanks for all the comments! This my virginal concours event so I expect to get experience not high points. And, as Killr sugested, drink beer and watch the women!

I'm entering the Driven Class so the engine and trunk are not part of the judging. I did clean the engine area up a bit while doing all the work, but just general cleaning.

Keep us updated!

[justin30513]

Red,
Sorry I haven't responded to such a great detail!
Looks amazing! Excellent work and attention.

Justin

[Reddwarf]

I did not stay for the awards banquet so I don’t know how many points I received. I’ll post the results when I get them.

In the meantime, here is an update on the day at the show.

I arrived and was told to park between a 2000 S-Type and an 87 XJS. I backed in and when I went to open my trunk I got a surprise! Talk about a coincidence, when the concrete parking lot was poured years ago, someone scrawled “DON” into the cement. That is my name, so is that weird or what?!

I used PB Spray & Wipe to clean up the exterior and the wheels. I added a layer of DP Gloss Wheel Gel to the tires. I cleaned a few spots and crevices here and there, and topped the car off with Wolfgang Instant Shine Spritz (the stuff that’s discontinued). A bit of Stoners IG on the glass and I was done.

Then I walked around admiring the other cars. The two most amazing ones were a 1967 E-Type. Had one owner with all the original documents like the shipping bill and purchase order (≈$4,600). It had been painted and the paint was flawless. The other cool car was a 1956 D-Type. What an awesome car!

What shocked me was the paint condition on most of the cars. Swirl city my friends! I feel so much better about the spider webbing I was not able to remove on my car. Apparently these folks have no idea of how to polish and use swirl removers. The 2000 S-Type next to mine was black with gold flecks. It was extremely dull. You couldn’t see the gold flecks. I only knew about them because the owner told me.

I saw people using rags, towels, and paper towels to clean their cars. Meguair’s QD and Windex seemed to be the dominant products.

As I said, I’m waiting to get the Judge’s results. But, I do know I made one mistake. A rookie mistake too. I did not vacuum under the floor mats! It was not very bad under there, but I’m positive I got points deducted for that. DUH!


Some pictures:

Don's parking spot (my green bumper is in the shot):

http://static.flickr.com/95/24568205...e70102.jpg?v=0

My car ready for the judges:

http://static.flickr.com/92/24568204...44489a.jpg?v=0

1956 D-Type Race car:
http://static.flickr.com/88/24568205...79080d.jpg?v=0

D-Type interior:
http://static.flickr.com/83/24568206...6422a8.jpg?v=0

Immaculate, 1967 E-Type:

http://static.flickr.com/96/24568208...3d7bb6.jpg?v=0

Light blue 67 E-Type, Green 69 E-Type:

http://static.flickr.com/84/24568792...4103e6.jpg?v=0

[Surfer]

Love the old E ad D Types, classics

[sparkie]

Cool pics, very sweet cars. What's up with the windex, I been told by other people that they use it on the paint. Man that's crazy! Did you drink beer and look at the women? Keep us updated, how you done on judging. I want to see more pics of your car next to other cars if you have them. That one pic you have of your car next to that other one, hands down, yours looks more outstanding.

[dengood1]

Originally Posted by sparkie

Did you drink beer and look at the women?

you don't think he was ACTUALLY taking a picture of the car in the 3rd pic do you? (look going up the embankment behind the car in the 3rd pic lol

1956 D-Type Race car:
http://static.flickr.com/88/24568205...79080d.jpg?v=0

[FloridaNative]

LOL What the girl?? lol Very nice pics Don and your car looks outstanding. So what did you learn from your first show car experience other than to vacuum underneath the mats??