{"id":17331,"date":"2015-10-24T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=17331"},"modified":"2020-07-21T11:26:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:26:24","slug":"2014-mclaren-650s-detail-full-vehicle-clear-bra-installation-22ple-mistico-elemento-glass-coating-vinyl-wrap-accents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/2014-mclaren-650s-detail-full-vehicle-clear-bra-installation-22ple-mistico-elemento-glass-coating-vinyl-wrap-accents\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects | 2014 McLaren 650S | Full Body Clear Bra | 22ple Mistico Elemento Coating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were contacted by the owner of this beautiful McLaren 650S to wrap his entire car in paint protection film (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Auto-Detailing-Guide\/Dictionary\/Clear-Bra\/\">clear bra<\/a>) and top all the film in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/22ple-M57\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">22ple<\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0exclusive Mistico Elemento glass coat for years of protection and shine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8839\/18770792205_3e7ce478b6_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/336\/18744503566_27e0ef89f5_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the vehicle was in the studio we started off my giving it a wash\u00a0using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Auto-Detailing-Guide\/Washing-and-Drying\/#two-bucket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2&#215;2 bucket method<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Chemical-Guys-M31\/Citrus-Wash-P410\/16-oz-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chemical Guys Citrus Wash<\/a> to cleanse the surface.\u00a0We followed up with an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/CarPro-M54\/IronX-Iron-Remover-P600\/500-ml-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iron X<\/a> application and clayed the pearl white paint with a Nano Skin Wash Mitt and Iron X Snow Foam as lubrication. Since it was a white vehicle and had made the trip up from Florida, there were some heavy tar and iron deposits on the lower parts of the car under the rockers that needed to be taken care of using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Stoner-M20\/Tarminator-P127\/14-oz-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tarminator<\/a> and a damp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Microfiber-C24\/\">microfiber<\/a> towel. \u00a0Once the wash\u00a0was completed we dried it with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/DI-Microfiber-M13\/Waffle-Weave-Drying-Towel-P100\/36-x-24-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Waffle Weave Drying Towel <\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Metro-Vacuums-M11\/Master-Blaster-Revolution-P973\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metro Master Baster\u00a0Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We removed a few pieces including the rear wing to allow for a more seamless film installation. The entire vehicle was then covered in self healing paint protection film and topped\u00a0with one layer of 22ple Mistico Elemento. Mistico is a truly amazing coating that has blown my mind, utilizing the next generation in silica technology and delivering 5 years of unrivaled protection and gloss. It really has raised the bar!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/361\/18591251099_f4279fe054_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We let the coating sit on the film for 10 minutes before wiping off with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/CarPro-M53\/Suede-Microfiber-Cloths-P941\/16-x-16-S3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">16&#215;16 CarPro Suede Towels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/389\/18150120733_65b9ae9f09_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wheel faces and calipers were coated as well with two coats of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/22ple-M57\/VM1-Metal-and-Wheel-Coating-P683\/20-ml-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">22ple VM1 Rim and Metal Coating <\/a>topped with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/22ple-M57\/VX3-Signature-Glass-Coating-P1039\/30-ml-S1\/\">22ple VX3 Glass Coating<\/a> and finished with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/22ple-M57\/VS1-Final-Coat-P947\/250-ml-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">22ple VS1 Final Coat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/364\/18770803315_35ec1cdd33_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After we finished applying the base layer of Mistico, we decided to layer it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/22ple-M57\/VX3-Signature-Glass-Coating-P1039\/30-ml-S1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">22ple VX3 Glass Coat<\/a> for additional thickness and gloss. We then heated each panel with our IR heat lamp to accelerate the curing process. After the coating finished curing we applied four layers of 22ple VS1 Final Coat to amplify the gloss and create a super slick hydrophobic surface.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Final Shots:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/257\/18582988068_ed6291dec3_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8863\/18584615149_4d0f87777a_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/517\/18150112743_cc0a15a598_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/379\/18744495956_59eec1b96a_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Buy Products From This Article<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"view-article-products\">View Products Now <i class=\"icon-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Melfi of AutoNuvo performs a full vehicle clear bra installation, 22ple Mistico Elemento Glass Coating, vinyl wrap accents and more on a beautiful 2014 McLaren 650S Detail!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":18071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[990,474,1051,1508,1194],"class_list":{"0":"post-17331","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-detailing","8":"tag-22ple","9":"tag-clear-bra","10":"tag-glass-coating","11":"tag-mclaren","12":"tag-vinyl-wrap"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/18744503566_27e0ef89f5_b.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-4vx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17331"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32006,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17331\/revisions\/32006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}