Street Dreams Detail - McLaren MP4-12C in McLaren Orange Correction & Detail

Finished this McLaren last week. Car was booked for a full paint correction and required over 2 days to be fully corrected and properly detailed.

The MP4-12C was fully prepped before beginning paint correction. The finishing quality on this car was very similar to newer Ferrari and Aston paints. Below are a few photos showing the general condition of the finish, some regular marring and some deeper RIDS as well as pigtailing and residual sand scratches not properly corrected from the factory.













Up close under LED light



50/50 after compounding





Looks like they missed a spot here by the badge..



After correcting...



And here...



After...



Rear bumper had its fair share of defects plus some hologramming as well

Working the smaller areas with the Flex rotary and a 3" pad













Tricky area by the engine bay, began cutting with a foam pad on the rotary and then followed up with Surbuf pads on the DA before moving onto polishing





After all cutting was finished the car was polished using Menzerna 106FA on a green pad. The LSP of choice was Wolfs Body wrap and as a prep for it I used the Wolfs Shine and Seal which added some pop to the finish before applying the body wrap

Applying Shine and Seal with a DA at speed 4. This was buffed on thin and wiped off right away.



Interior was given a light detail as the car was brand new, very simple and functional... typical of how McLaren does things!



All engine carbon was polished using Shine and Seal



This was one of the most interesting things about the MP4-12C, the body panels flow right into the engine bay and there is only a tiny gap between where the body lines end and the carbon engine bay begins, very beautiful how this car was designed



In the many thousands of detailing pictures I have taken over the years I think this may have to be my favorite



Finished shots outside...



























Back in the garage for the final wipedown









Thanks for looking!

All the best,

Dave
Street Dreams Detail

 

wow another one, jeez I think we have the most bugattis and mclarens on any forum LOL

thanks for sharing.

 

Dave, I'm running out of compliments....that's a problem because your future is filled with epicness. Once again, flawless. Nicely done.

 

Awesome Dave! Wow, two orange Mp4's posted on the same day and corrected to perfection :headbang:

 

Haha I'm sorry I couldn't wait! Plus I had to show the dealership just how bad it was to get more corrections from them booked... On the other hand holy hell was yours way more damaged than mine was you weren't kidding! Sick turn around though sir paint looks really wet!

 

Quality from A - Z from the car(except for the sand scratches but I will forgive them...) to just how simple the "J" factor is presented in each in every job......again. We are in a great time for awesome automobiles being made despite the horrendous economy worldwide.

 

That garage must belong to a dealership. If not, that client has every supercar possible!

 

David -

Love the car, love the work ! ! !

Outstanding attention to detail, just perfect "touch", mad, mad, skills !!!

Thanks for sharing !
Dan F

 

Looking good Dave, such a great machine.

-Kody-

 

So...much...win!

 

Great work Dave! One of the best corrections you have achieved as of yet.

Keep up the good work bud!

 

I`m not going to lie, that was pretty amazing.

 

Great work on and pictures of the MP4-12c.

 

great job Dave!!! .... as usual.

 

Outstanding work Dave, that paint glows like a motherfff...

Cannot say I'm a huge fan of how the car looks though. These pictures are the first I've seen.

 

wow, car porn. just awesome

 

The level of cars you work on just keeps rising and rising. If you ever get to work on a Koenigsegg please snap a few extra pics for me will you? Fantastic work Dave, looks like the years of putting in that OT have paid off.

 

Much appreciated Kyle. Hopefully my first Egg or Zonda isnt too far off, I'd have a field day with either of those!

 

Who will get the first Egg, or Zonda? on your mark........get set........ Go! ..........wait...... why even race when Jimmy Lucci is playing..... we all know he's going to get it first, lol

 

Awesome job man. I find it really cool to see the factory condition of those cars. Shows that they're actually hand built.