Jaguar E2A

 It is always a privilege to be trusted with such special cars, particularly when they have as much history as this one does. This Jaguar, simply known as "E2A" is the only car of it's kind and is considered the missing link between the D-Type and E-Type.

Read more about the story of E2A here (external link).

Starting with the interior, the seats were removed to clean the interior panels. The seats, pads and headrest, were cleaned then treated with hide feed. The dash was cleaned without the use of chemicals to avoid removal of glue residue or writing that is an integral part of the car’s history. 

Every area within the bonnet including all panels and components of the engine bay were carefully cleaned. The aluminium panels inside the bonnet were lightly scotched and treated with duck oil to remove surface rust and stains whilst still retaining the patina.

The louvres, box section (immediately behind front air intake) and chassis legs were lightly cleaned taking extra care to avoid removal of the paint overspray from when the car was painted in the Cunningham race colours. The arch panels immediately inside the front wings were only very finely scotched to avoid removing what remains of the previous racing green paint job and surrounding white paint overspray. 

The engine was detailed including metal polishing the cam covers and trumpets to remove stains and provide a layer of protection. The inside of the rear arches were de-greased and cleaned.

The exterior paintwork was washed by hand, followed by the removal of tar, rubber and other contaminants using mild chemicals before clay barring anything that remained on the paint surface. A very fine and subtle machine polish was carried out as the top layer of paint had become oxidised and stained. There were also marks left behind from numbered stickers above both rear arches and on the bonnet roundel that could not be removed purely by hand polishing. 

To finish, a sealant wax was applied to protect the paintwork.