Up close and personal with Mclaren MP4

I dream a dream........................Susan Boyle sung through her hearts and not her look and got the world world attention

I have been informed prior my friend receive his car, that he want an ultimate protection on his Mclaren
This is one of the 10th unit brought in, but have sat in the ware house for some time! Wow......I foresee work and lots of works to be carried out, eg swirls from constant wiping and general dusting, oxidizes aluminums part, degraded plastic! A huge task to get her perfect






It has been almost a year since I blogged last, almost at the verge of giving up detailing! if I were to tell anyone that I have not been in detailing ...... most of you would believe (as some may have asked about me from my previous joint)! but yet my Passion did not stop! and I have moved on since last Year back on my own....as always my way with my passion....did many more ride and yet to find time to post!



This car is so rare in Malaysia, most probably 1/10 was shipped in!





God has always been very kind of me.....for allowing me to handle such an exotic ride.....

after a good good body wash , now going in to details and deeper cleaning......

some areas who need greater attention than the other
eg Wheels, Door jams, Cervices and exhaust




moving to the upper rear





now the work which requires sweat begin



the calippers




the side air intake and vent


moving into the interior



The McLaren MP4-12C is an exotic sports car from the same British company that produced the legendary F1 supercar. A purpose-built two-seater with a midmounted, twin-turbocharged V8, the MP4-12C pushes modern automotive technology to its limits, and the result is a uniquely composed and confidence-inspiring drive





But………………………………………………………………………………………………. TOGW .....the previous detail polish and wax residues..



TOGW



More TOGW





I see lots of work to be done



front bonnet cleaning

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check all cracks and cervices
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beneath hood cleaning


tape to do 50/50% comparission

work begin

you notice something

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see what is being remove
dressing oil which cover it

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Dressing only cover up temporary , as the colour its fade…ugly side of it comes out!

OPC Applied

 

Moving to the engine bay, Picture taken before .....look at the dressing wearing out! Smears!









OPC at work





rinse off



pure and neat as natural...ready for maximum protection on the heart and soul of this ride





many many hours later

after Opticoat the intake and engine parts

 

Thanks to TOGW for giving me more work





More from the previous TOGW.....the previous detail polish and wax residues...




More from the previous TOGW.....the previous detail polish and wax residues..



look carefully




the previous detailer not only gave me a chance for this job but also work!!!





it almost took me 2 hours to get around these unpainted plastic and clean up





Deeper cleaning begin! it is the most challenging to correct and clean wax residue from unpainted plastics! For the wax being just absorb and stay permanently!!!!!



look again





more work and the only way to get this out quickly is Kerosene




which I do not practice that...so OPC is my best companion



tada





now my turn to tape up and becareful not to allow any compound polish residues stick on this delicate area



many many hours later

after opti coated

many hours later this is also protected permenantly by OPTI COATING





OPTI COAT these unpainted area is the best deal of protection one can ever find....they are unpainted ! residues of wax or polish sticks permanently! When this is not tackle, the car looks ugly even when other parts is done perfectly

opti coat 50/505 before and after






ta da


finish looks



moving to interior



after a good good vaccumm






I had to OPC the whole interior prior coating on leather, carbon fiber and carpet area
state of the art



i admit tempted to try to press this


gear knobs????? where










opti leather for the interior





before

before





50/50% before and after opti leather coat





before opti leather coating



50/505 before and after


after opti leather coating - the leather looks and feels more plushy (with greater protection to come





tada



before


another 50/50% before and after opti leather





ta da





before




after OPTI COATED





now







Fit for F1 race

 

paint prep



Always build your foundation right ……. A good preps always lead to a good correction ….





Taking my time to remove all surface contaminations





By the way the blue Rainbow Loom band was my birthday gift



Tada my companion









Always work under proper light during paint corrections



Awesome paint





niceeeee



tada



The colour













By the time we finish our exterior …its time to move in to do interior







Wheels before



Wheel after clean





Before coating applications



After opti coat applications- the wheel colour depeened



After opti glass

 

Some finishing picture



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