McLaren MP4-12C Detail (Teamspeed first)
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09-25-2011, 08:16 PM
McLaren MP4-12C Detail (Teamspeed first)
Hi its 1am in the Uk and wanted to upload these pics for all you followers in the US. I am working with my local McLaren dealership and finally they have started delivery of cars after recent lock replacments, this blus car in question was a little worse than expected as the cars come very well prepared from the factory,i was asked to take pics of the car and other defects i could find to show the difference once completed. After speaking to the factory regarding a few question i had with the refinishing process here was the response
2. are the cars painted by hand and are they using a ceramic clear
coat,
Yes the cars are painted by hand using refinish materials, no the cars are not finished in a ceramic clear (a ceramic clear will not give us the results we require from our flat and polishing process), it is a polyurethane acrylic clear with high gloss and very good paint performance properties.
3. will the cars be colour sanded to remove orange peel, or just
machined polished?
I do not recognise the colour sanded process, we will be machine flatting the upper surfaces of the vehicle to level the paint surface and then machine polishing to a high gloss.
4. what are extras steps to the more expensive paint
finish you are selling?” i.e is there any process difference from Standard, Special and Elite paints ?
The standard colours are a mix of solid and standard metallic colours.
The special colours are formulated with pearl and/ or Xirallic pigments which give off multi effect colours in direct sunlight.
The Elite range have specialised formulations which give of the most dramatic effects and colour vibrancy in direct sunlight, they are a mix of 2 stage and 3 stage paint processes.
The paint is soft and marks easily but you get a super lusure, so i only had 1 day to get the car looking its best for the customer i used gtechniqs P1 nanoscopic polish, and finished off with there C2 sealent. not a bad result in 1 day and the customer was very happy.
Thanks for looking comments welcome and keep your eyes peeled for a silver car i completed to.
2. are the cars painted by hand and are they using a ceramic clear
coat,
Yes the cars are painted by hand using refinish materials, no the cars are not finished in a ceramic clear (a ceramic clear will not give us the results we require from our flat and polishing process), it is a polyurethane acrylic clear with high gloss and very good paint performance properties.
3. will the cars be colour sanded to remove orange peel, or just
machined polished?
I do not recognise the colour sanded process, we will be machine flatting the upper surfaces of the vehicle to level the paint surface and then machine polishing to a high gloss.
4. what are extras steps to the more expensive paint
finish you are selling?” i.e is there any process difference from Standard, Special and Elite paints ?
The standard colours are a mix of solid and standard metallic colours.
The special colours are formulated with pearl and/ or Xirallic pigments which give off multi effect colours in direct sunlight.
The Elite range have specialised formulations which give of the most dramatic effects and colour vibrancy in direct sunlight, they are a mix of 2 stage and 3 stage paint processes.
The paint is soft and marks easily but you get a super lusure, so i only had 1 day to get the car looking its best for the customer i used gtechniqs P1 nanoscopic polish, and finished off with there C2 sealent. not a bad result in 1 day and the customer was very happy.
Thanks for looking comments welcome and keep your eyes peeled for a silver car i completed to.
