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

[Street Dreams]

First off I'd like to thank Eric Witt for beating me to the punch in being the first guy in the US (that I know of) to detail the new MP4-12C...

I 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

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[Street Dreams]

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

[CH.Detailing]

What the...! Two write ups about the new McLaren in one day?! I like it! Awesome job Dave! That orange really pops!

[rzatch]

Wow what a beautiful car. It still amazes me on the condition of the paint on these high end cars. A 20,000.00 Honda comes nicer than this.

[Nth Degree]

Eric may have gotten to detail one sooner, but I like the orange better.

Nice job.

[TID10]

Nicely done as always Dave!

I would love to see a write up on that red Porsche too.

[Todd Helme]

Amazing color,amazing car, amazing work. Another Street Dream's thread that brings it all, thanks for sharing Dave!

[AndrewBigA]

beautifull work dave. must be fun working in that garage.
i do like this car better in orange! i like your customers taste in cars as well & hes got a great detailer to take care of the fleet. keep up the hard work over there in durty jurzy.

[dfbjr1]

Originally Posted by AndrewBigA

beautifull work dave. must be fun working in that garage.
i do like this car better in orange! i like your customers taste in cars as well & hes got a great detailer to take care of the fleet. keep up the hard work over there in durty jurzy.

I agree!

[Eric_Witt]

Sickness Certified!

[Rocket]

Nice job on the correction. I wonder why a car with that price tag has such a poor paint job? You would think they would spend more time on the paint just to make it fit in with all the other high craftsmanship in building the car

[mjlinane]

Awesome work and beautiful car!!

[Eric_Witt]

Wow, this one was really jacked up. I just got a chance to look over the write up a little slower. great job. I should have traveled up there to help out.

[mike02VR6]

for the price I would have made them correct it w/o anymore money out of my pocket.

[Street Dreams]

Originally Posted by mike02VR6

for the price I would have made them correct it w/o anymore money out of my pocket.

They build racecars, they're engineers and designers not paint correction guys.

Like I always say for the owners who never notice it, it doesnt matter at all and for the guys who do notice they end up calling a proper detailer to fix it.