Jaguar project paint shop

Painting done! Curing for a few days.


Meanwhile, masking off everything in preparation for undercoating rubber spray.


Once the undercoat is done, wet sanding process will begin.














Almost there!

Jaguar project paint shop

Secret formula for Nordic Mist Metalic.


Painting edges of openings.


Now on to the rest of the body.


Base coat of color over primer.


Color base coat looking good.


Getting there.


The excitement builds.


Another angle.


This is just the base color coat.


Caution... wet paint.


Almost done with this stage of paint.


Next will be the metalic layer then a couple coats of clear coat.

Some visible progress. I can not believe how smooth it is.

Jaguar project paint shop

In the paint booth... then the air compressor quit working.

Should be fixed later today. I will have to drop by tomorrow or Friday to make sure the progress is real.

Jaguar project paint shop

Jaguar Wednesday on Friday. I did stop in for a visit Wednesday, but nothing to write home about. But today, I see major progress.


Rear wings (fenders) back on temporarily for preparation.


Looks better with the wings on.


Bonnet up to sand edges of engine compartment.


A little feature I had added. A lock box in the unused left hand battery compartment. There are no other lockable storage compartment other than the boot (trunk).
Will be handy for locking up the radio faceplate and GPS when parking anywhere other than my garage.


Ford-Cosworth 2.9L V6 - 24Valve engine dormant but ready to run.


Getting there. Next a final sanding, sealer, then ready for primer.

Jaguar project paint shop

Jaguar Wednesday on Thursday, post on Friday.
Wednesday was a travel day back to Orlando, Florida from San Diego, California Christmas vacation.


This is still all primer and filler. The boot (trunk) lid was rebuilt from the original and a donor.


The blue-green is a guide coat. More sanding and a sealer coat will be next.



Headlights, grill, Jaguar badge and bumpers will fill all these holes eventually.


Steering wheel, wheels and tires are still the roll around and not the final items.

Resolved: This WILL be the year she gets back on the road!

Jaguar project paint shop

Jaguar Wednesday visit to the paint shop.
Look at all that boot (trunk) space :-)

Still in the paint shop.


Waiting for the primer and guide coat to dry.


This is where the headlights, grill and bumpers will go.


No, this is not the final colour. This is the grey and blue camouflage that goes under the sealer, paint and clearcoat.

Jaguar project paint shop

Jaguar Wednesday visit to the paint shop. Should be ready for primer by Friday, then the undercoat, more primer, sanding, the paint.


Meanwhile, back at home I pre-assembled the tail/brake lights and test.
Made up my own colour code for the pigtail wires. Brown - Brake, Yellow - Tail, and Green - Ground.

Looking forward to next year and getting all the feathers and bones installed and on the road.