how do I tell an 84 saloon v12 from a regular xj other than the
motor? are there any easy to spot badges or anything else that
would tell me from a quick look at the car. i’m thinking about
buying one for my wife. thanks in advance–
headhunter
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Hello everybody,
What would be the best way to polish up the stainless
steel trim around the windows and windscreens. Mine
has lots of scratches and I was wondering if it would
be ok to use wet-sand it with a fine grit sandpaper?
Any suggestions?=====
Regards, Michael
1985 Jaguar with wire wheels www.nyresume.com/jag.htm
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I had all my stainless buffed by a local metal polisher - it came up
beautifully, and didn’t really cost that much, especially considering the
hours and hours I would have had to put in to do it myself. Your could use a
very fine grit wet-dry paper, but you will still need to buff to bring back
the shine.
Good luck,
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC Canada
1987 Jaguar Series III XJ6 VdP----- Original Message -----
From: “michael o’donnell” michaelodonnell123@yahoo.com
To: xj@jag-lovers.org
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 10:40 PM
Subject: [xj] Stainless steel polishing
Hello everybody,
What would be the best way to polish up the stainless
steel trim around the windows and windscreens. Mine
has lots of scratches and I was wondering if it would
be ok to use wet-sand it with a fine grit sandpaper?
Any suggestions?
Headhunter (Can we have your real name please?):
If you are in the US, you won�t find one. The Series III V12 was not
sold there. If you are in Canada, the 1984 V12 car will be a Vanden Plas
(no V12 badge). If you are in Britain or Australia, the car will likely have
an HE badge on the boot lid.
Gregory----- Original Message -----
From: “headhunter” headhunter@rogers.com
To: xj@jag-lovers.org
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 10:05 PM
Subject: [xj] saloon
: how do I tell an 84 saloon v12 from a regular xj other than the
: motor? are there any easy to spot badges or anything else that
: would tell me from a quick look at the car. i’m thinking about
: buying one for my wife. thanks in advance
Yes, you can use 2000 grit wet/dry paper followed by a good polish such as
Autosol.
Gregory----- Original Message -----
From: “michael o’donnell” michaelodonnell123@yahoo.com
To: xj@jag-lovers.org
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 10:40 PM
Subject: [xj] Stainless steel polishing
: Hello everybody,
: What would be the best way to polish up the stainless
: steel trim around the windows and windscreens. Mine
: has lots of scratches and I was wondering if it would
: be ok to use wet-sand it with a fine grit sandpaper?
: Any suggestions?
Hello Dr.A,
I put the new springs in that Welsh Replaced for me.
Wow! What a difference new springs make…I had taken
out a couple of friends and they all complimented how
wonderful the ride quality is. Even on these sometimes rought New York City streets…the ride was superb! I
am considering new tires next month. Which Michelins
were the ones that you recommend?— Dr Gregory Andrachuk V12-VDP@shaw.ca wrote:
Yes, you can use 2000 grit wet/dry paper followed by
a good polish such as
Autosol.
Gregory
----- Original Message -----
From: “michael o’donnell”
<@michael_o_donnell1>
To: xj@jag-lovers.org
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 10:40 PM
Subject: [xj] Stainless steel polishing
: Hello everybody,
: What would be the best way to polish up the
stainless
: steel trim around the windows and windscreens.
Mine
: has lots of scratches and I was wondering if it
would
: be ok to use wet-sand it with a fine grit
sandpaper?
: Any suggestions?
I use a small buffer wheel attached to my die grinder. I got the buffer
wheel attachment, stainless compound, and lots of other cool stuff from the
Eastwood Company (www.eastwoodco.com). If you are searching by category,
look under Buffing & Finishing/Buffing/Buffs. Alternatively, you can search
for item 13039, I pretty sure that’s the wheel I’ve used for this purpose.
Note that you will probably also need the arbor adapter described with the
buff.
In my case, water-sanding was not necessary but there’s no reason why you
couldn’t do it if needed. BTW, in relation to another thread, the wheel
could probably be used with a dremel too.
Jim
Michael wrote:
What would be the best way to polish up the stainless
steel trim around the windows and windscreens. Mine
has lots of scratches and I was wondering if it would
be ok to use wet-sand it with a fine grit sandpaper?
Any suggestions?===================================================
The archives and FAQ will answer many queries on the XJ series…
FAQs: http://www.jag-lovers.org/xjlovers/xjfaq/index.html
Archives: http://www.jag-lovers.org/lists/search.html
how do I tell an 84 saloon v12 from a regular xj other than the
motor?
there are some clues: 215 tyres for the V12 vs. 205 for the XK; the
HE badge on the V12; the speedometer reading up to 160MPH/240kph on
the V12 would be the most obvious. Personally I wouldn’t buy these
cars after just a “quick look”.
Maybe there are market-differences, but the speedo in my '82 goes all the
way up to 260kph; I’d assume they all do, the early HE’s were tested up to
237 kph in standard form. (that’s a lot of speed for an almost 2 tonne car)
Cheers!
Jack Verschuur.> there are some clues: 215 tyres for the V12 vs. 205 for the XK; the
HE badge on the V12; the speedometer reading up to 160MPH/240kph on
the V12 would be the most obvious. Personally I wouldn’t buy these
cars after just a “quick look”.
