Prestige Auto Detailing: 1989 Jaguar XJS Convertible

[SRHTX]

Well, here is that 1989 Jaguar XJS Convertible that I’ve been dealing with for months. Everything from a new paint job, new tires, two side window motors and more. If you can’t tell, this is an English Jaguar before Ford bought the majority of stock and fixed most everything. It will be in a local car show on Saturday morning. I will also have a for sale sign on the Jaguar AND his '91 BMW 850I.

Talk about two vehicles that have taken a great amount of time on making sure they ran well and looked as new as possible.

BEFORE the Body Work:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/DriverFront.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PassengerFront.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PassengerSideHeadlight.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/DriverRear.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PassengerRear.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/Chip02.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/Chip01.jpg



DURING BODY WORK:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/DriverFront-BodyShop-03-26-2009.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PassengerFront-BodyShop03-26-2009.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PassengerFront01.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/DriverSide01.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/DriverRear01.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PassengerRear01.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/BeingPainted.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PaintShop01.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PaintShop03.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PaintShop04.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PaintShop05.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PaintShop07.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/Before%20Paint%20Work/PaintShop06.jpg

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Here are some pics of it after the body shop finished the paint work:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/DSCF0392.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/DSCF0393.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/DSCF0391.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/DSCF0390.jpg

Here are pictures before I was FINALLY able to detail her from being at repair shops for the problems that needed to be corrected to do my stuff:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS01.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS02.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS03.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS42.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS41.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS32.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS08.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS09.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS10.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS11.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS12.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS13.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS14.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS15.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS19.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS20.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS18.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS17.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS16.jpg

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And here are BEFORE pictures of the interior:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS28.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS29.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS23.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS34.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS25.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS24.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS26.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS27.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS31.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS30.jpg

The headliner in this Jaguar needs to be replaced. There is now way you can clean it. Everything in this Jaguar is bone dry and tears very easily.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS22.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS21.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS37.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS33.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS35.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS38.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS39.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Before/BEFORE1989JagXJS40.jpg

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Prestige Auto Detailing: 1989 Jaguar XJS Convertible

Engine:
Steamer
WD-40
Stoner’s More Shine

Wash:
Meguiar’s Deep Crystal Car Wash
Cobra Blue Micro-Chenille Wash Mitt (2)

Wheels & Wheel Wells:
P21-S High Performance Wheel Cleaner
Amazing Roll-Off
PW Bold N Bright
Daytona Speed Master Wheel Brush
Stoner More Shine
OXO Ergonomic Tire Brush

Pads:
Professional Wool Pad - #41-005 – Only used if needed on Compounding
Hook & Loop DuroWool Wool Cutting Pad – 7.5in – Used on Compounding & Polish

Paint Correction:


Finishing Polish:
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish –
Meguiar’s Mirror Glaze 205 – Professional Ultra-Cut Compound - Final Polish II Spray Wax:
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant
Optimum Instant Detail & Gloss Enhance
Wolfgang Fuzion Estate Wax Mini Connoisseurs

Glass:
Stoner’s Invisible Glass
Cobra Waffle Weave Microfiber Glass Towel

Interior Trim:
303 Aerospace Protectant
Auto Magic - Magic Dressing 33A
Edge Assorted Foam Detailing Tips
Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil

Carpet Cleaner:
Steamer
Metro Vac N’ Blo Portable Vacuum

Here are pics of the engine. This was done by using the steamer. Still not as clean as I want it but, when you are dealing with electrical stuff in a Jag, I was being careful with it.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Engine/AFTER1989JagXLS01.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Engine/AFTER1989JagXLS02.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Engine/AFTER1989JagXLS03.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Engine/AFTER1989JagXLS04.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Engine/AFTER1989JagXLS05.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Engine/AFTER1989JagXLS06.jpg

If I had some extra free time, I would have painted some of the engine area.

I will have nor pics of the vehicle soon!!

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Here are pictures of the exterior.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS10.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS11.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS12.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS13.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS14.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS15.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS16.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS17.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS18.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS19.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Exterior/AFTER1989JagXLS20.jpg

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And Finally, the Interior:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Interior/AFTER1989JagXLS30.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Interior/AFTER1989JagXLS31.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Interior/AFTER1989JagXLS32.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Interior/AFTER1989JagXLS33.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Interior/AFTER1989JagXLS34.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Interior/AFTER1989JagXLS35.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Interior/AFTER1989JagXLS36.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Interior/AFTER1989JagXLS37.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r269/srhtx/Jaguar/1989%20XJS%20Cabriolet/Interior/AFTER1989JagXLS38.jpg

[Nuke33]

Looks great, I take it your sprayed it yourself?

[clm65]

Looks great! I always loved that style jag.

[SRHTX]

Looks great, I take it your sprayed it yourself?

Sprayed ......... ?


Looks great! I always loved that style jag.

Yep. That style of a Jaguar is very nice looking. Owning one is a PITA!!!! You really can not drive it at a speed hire than 30MPH with the top down. If so, it will put dust in your eyes.

[olbear1962]

Very nice job, great looking jag.

[SRHTX]

Thank you


Very nice job, great looking jag.

[SRHTX]

WOW!!! I took the Jaguar to a classic car show, here in town, today. A guy from Monterrey, Mexico kept looking and walking around it today. He asked what I was asking for it and he kept looking at everything on it. He advised me he could not speak much English, so, I called the owner and let the two of them talk about the Jaguar. When the possible client, and the owner, talked ove my cell, the owner mentioned the BMW 850I was for sale as well. LOL..... No. I did not have the BMW with me today since I had the BMW back at my friends body shop to get a new Swivel Joint installed. The BMW has almost 117k miles on it, so, every vehicle with those kinda miles needs things up-dated. The guy, from Mexico, gave me his business card. He is suppose to contact me and/or the owner tomorrow to look at both vehicles. Good thing my friend was at his body shop wet-sanding his daughters Chev. 1500. I now have the Jaguar AND BMW here at the house.

I hope this deal goes through so I do not have to worry about them anylonger. LMAO......

[sparkie]

What! No amazing roll off on the engine? You feeling OK? LOL.J/K..
Sweet job friend...You have the inside looking new again..:dblthumb2:

[SRHTX]

What! No amazing roll off on the engine? You feeling OK? LOL.J/K..
Sweet job friend...You have the inside looking new again..:dblthumb2:

Like I was going to use my HPW on that English Jaguar engine!?!?!? NOT. HA HA HA

The leather seats inside the Jag are nice and soft now.

[Meghan]

Engine looks nice, I am not a huge fan of the old Jags, but the new ones I do like!