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BluKoo
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23rd Oct 12 at 16:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As usual, all pictures and text are lifted from detailing world.
Also its not me doing the work. Its my brother, so I can't answer any detailing questions.

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This McLaren was in for a Protection Detail in order to get it ready for the winter elements, unlike a fair few 12C's I would imagine, this one is a daily driver all year round and as a result it arrived looking a wee bit grubby:












The car occasionaly sits near some trees as you can see:









Product residue on the exterior trims (Daddy Long Legs landed just as the pic was taken )














The rear plate was squint:



So i whipped it off to be fitted properly at the end of the detail:





After a thorough pre-rinse of the wheels and tyres/arches I cleaned them up with Autosmart Smart Wheels and Auto Finesse Citrus Power:



After a rinse Tardis was used to remove the few tar spots that were present:




Engine bay was also cleaned with Citrus Power and rinsed:




Followed by a hot foam with AF Avalanche:




Then rinsed:




Door shuts/exterior trim then cleaned up with Citrus Power again:








The car was then washed with the 2BM and then had a thorough going over with Tardis to remove any tar and as much organic contamination as possible before being brought inside for claying.

This took several hours as the car had some large tree sap deposits all over the paint and glass that the Tardis wouldn't remove:









The best method to removing these was to pick the worst of them off with my finger nail then clay the remaining bits off:











A few hours later the car was finally ready to be dried off with the Metro Vac and PB Luxury Drying Towel:




By this point I was fed up of staring at orange paint so I sealed the wheels with 22PLE and dressed the tyres with Swissvax Pneu to give myself a break:




Auto Finesse Rejuvenate was then used to remove the etchings from the tree fallout and prep the paint for waxing:




The roof had a bad bird bomb etching that needed removing with the Flex DA and some Menzerna 3.02:









The front bumper was also corrected to remove some bug splat etchings:







Auto Finesse Desire was then applied as the wax of choice:




The glass was given an IPA wipedown before having Nanolex Ultra applied:







Exhausts polished up with Auto Finesse Mercury - Left side done:



They were then given a clean with IPA and protected with 22PLE Glass Coat for Metal:







Then out with one of my all time favourite products:



It's great for tarnished badges and trim:




And also glass in engine bays where they're particularly bad for water spotting due to the heat:







All engine bay trim was protected with Nanolex Trim Restorer:






Exterior trim was done with 22PLE:




Onto the interior which wasn't that bad really, just a thorough hoover/dust down and fabrics protected with Nanolex Textile Sealant:



















Then after a final wipe down with AF Finale and check over everything (including putting the rear plate on straight! ) it was out with the camera for a few pics :thumb:



























































Total work time approx 15 hours.


Thanks for looking.
Nath
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Colour looks ace afterwards!
_Allan_
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Great work
Balling
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15 hours.

That paint is fantastic!

NathanR
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Ben G
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Mp4-12c daily driver nutcase

Also, is bird bomb the new name for shit?
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spunk
Colin
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Daily driver What's the owner got tucked up for Sunday best?

Impressive as always!
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Real mans daily

Looks like mclaren do a good job on the paint. ron dennis will probably sack who ever fitted that plate now

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
BluKoo
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23rd Oct 12 at 17:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Daily driver What's the owner got tucked up for Sunday best?

Impressive as always!


You really want to know?




He's also got a Gallardo, and a GTR and something else special but I can't remember what...
Edit: I think it's a 246 Dino.

[Edited on 23-10-2012 by BluKoo]
Colin
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Offft! Guy's living a few folks dreams there!!

So, made it big in Ayyyyyle or got the euromillions in??
BluKoo
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He's a director of a company who produce downhole tools for the oil & gas industry.
N7 THD
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oh my dear, an F40 - that man has class!
Nath
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Fucking hell
Jamie-C
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Stunning! The first I would buy if I won the euromillions
Corsa_Sport21
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Out of interest, has your brother ever had any accidents while working on these high end supercars??

Good job though as always.
BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Out of interest, has your brother ever had any accidents while working on these high end supercars??

Good job though as always.


Nope. Nothing at all *touch wood*.
I think every precaution is taken to ensure nothing could happen. The studio is always clean and tidy to no one is going to trip over anything, they always check paint depth and tape up thin areas to ensure they don't burn through any paint etc etc.
p
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Awesome! It's a spectacular colour, especially when the sun light hits down on it.

Not a fan of those wheels, though.
Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
He's a director of a company who produce downhole tools for the oil & gas industry.


Well that explains! We lost a de-sanding tool down a well a few months back, Ģ500k's worth! :/
Lee_fr200
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Stunning there's a volcano orange mp4-12c in my area and they really are breathtaking in this colour
morpheus22
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amazing looking motor, there was a black one getting attention from the AA on the way home from pod this year


DSC_0413 [1024x768] by keatsy21, on Flickr
[Edited on 24-10-2012 by morpheus22]

[Edited on 24-10-2012 by morpheus22]
nathy_87
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Always love these threads by your brother Blu. So interesting to read.

 
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