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Jaguar XJ, fully resprayed and brought back to a deep shine.

This Jaguar XJ came in with scratches across the paintwork, peeling paint, and stone chips, so the owner asked for a full repaint and paint protection to restore its shine.

In the workshop

Spray Painting Panel Respray ZeTough Titanium Jaguar
Dark maroon Jaguar XJ, glossy at the rear three-quarter after its full respray at Revol Carz.

What the car came in for

This Jaguar XJ arrived at Revol Carz with scratches all over the paintwork, paint peeling in places, and stone chips across the car's surface. The owner wanted the car restored to its former glory, so it came in for a full repaint and some premium paint protection.

Over several days the car was dismantled, wet-sanded smooth, masked, then resprayed and polished to a mirror finish. The photos below follow that work from the day it arrived through to the before and after reveal, with the car sealed in a ZeTough Titanium coating at the end.

Vehicle
Jaguar XJ
Work done
Full body respray
Finish
ZeTough Titanium coating
In the workshop
Several days

From strip-down to the reveal

The dark maroon Jaguar XJ as it arrived at Revol Carz, paintwork scratched before the respray.
Day 1: the car arrives with scratches across the paintwork.
Close-up of scratches across a rear door of the Jaguar XJ before the respray.
Day 1: scratches and swirl marks across a rear door.
The Jaguar XJ's front bumper removed as the car is stripped down for the respray.
Day 2: the front bumper comes off as the car is stripped down.
A door handle taken off the Jaguar XJ during strip-down.
Day 2: a door handle removed for a thorough spray job.
Wet-sanding a panel on the Jaguar XJ to take the surface smooth.
Day 4: wet-sanding a panel back to a smooth surface.
Wet-sanding the Jaguar XJ around the hood and cowl after priming.
Day 4: wet-sanding around the hood and cowl.
The Jaguar XJ in primer and masked up inside the spray booth.
Day 5: the car in primer, masked up inside the spray booth.
Masking window trim on the Jaguar XJ with tape before spraying.
Day 5: masking the window trim before spraying.
A Revol Carz painter laying the new coat onto the Jaguar XJ in the spray booth.
Day 6: a painter lays the new coat in the spray booth.
Compound-polishing the Jaguar XJ's hood to a mirror finish.
Day 6: compound-polishing the hood to a mirror finish.
The Jaguar XJ's engine bay, clean after the work.
Day 7: the engine bay, clean after the work.
Before: the Jaguar XJ's front end ahead of the respray.
Before: the front end at the start.
After: the same front end, resprayed and finished to a deep gloss.
After: the same front end, resprayed and coated.

What a full respray involves

A full respray is not just a change of colour. The result depends on what happens before any paint is laid: dismantling trim and parts, checking the surface for imperfections, and wet-sanding the car repeatedly until the foundation is smooth.

  • Parts dismantled and the surface wet-sanded smooth before any paint
  • Panels primed for a stable, long-lasting finish
  • Compound-polished to a mirror shine
  • Sealed with a ZeTough Titanium coating

At Revol Carz the panels are primed and wet-sanded, then carefully masked so only the painted surfaces are exposed. After the coat is laid, the painter scrutinizes and touches up any subtle imperfections, the paint is compound-polished to a mirror finish, and the removed parts are reinstalled. A ZeTough Titanium coating on top keeps the new paint protected and glossy.

Thinking about a respray?

Want this finish for your car?

Tell us what your paintwork looks like now and what you want it to be. The team will talk you through a full respray.

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