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

[dsms]

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

[C. Charles Hahn]

Absolutely stunning, Dave!



I really like the look of that car in orange.

[MirrorDetailing]

****ing love that color and as always Dave, you never fail to deliver! Amazing work. I have to ask though, if that your shop or a customers storage unit?

[LS1-MEX]

great work as always dave. the lines on that car are amazing.

[imported_Erik Mejia]

Awesome work Dave. I see you`re using the new Dewalt DWP849X. How do you like it? I`m thinking of hanging up my Makita 9227 for this unit. It seems comparable. I`ve yet to use it, but I`ve held it a bit and the fit and finish seems great, a bit more ergonomic/comfortable feeling. How is the noise level differ between this and your Makita?

[KC@detailien]

WOW.....





excellant work & thanks for sharing Dave

[Scottwax]

Absolutely beautiful!

[dsms]

The new Dewalt is probably the best rotary I have used overall... and I have quite a few.



Noise is about the same as my makita but the balance is better, less weight on the head and the grip is phenomenal. Its a tank period.

[gmblack3]

Stunning work as always David! My FF client should have one in orange coming in the next month or two. I`ll be sure to book at least 2 days for it.