2012 McLaren MP4-12C (Sapphire Black)
This was a fun one! We worked with pretty much all of this owners’ vehicles over the years. Whats cool is that 6 years ago, he mentioned that his end goal was to get a car with doors that swing vertically. Well, here it is, a 2012 McLaren MP4-12C in Sapphire Black, only 8000ish miles on it, but the paint has seen better days. This one got some extensive polishing work, as well as some spot wet sanding. We were unable to save the headlights as it seems the previous owner tried to fix scratches which evidently ended up being on the inside of the lens. We sanded the headlights down to 600G and worked it’s way back out, only to find out that the scratches from the before picture were still the same scratches in the after picture (on the inside). I guess headlight condensation is a known issue with the MP4-12C’s, and the constant wet/dry cycles causes the lenses to oxidize from the inside. We coated this car with CS2 Titanium Plus, which is a combination of CS2 Titanium and CS2 TitaniumSH (Self Heal). This gives it the ridiculously hard base (activator) coat, with its’ self healing counterpart top coat. Car look’s pretty insane, dont’cha think? We also coated the seats in CS2 Leather.
Adam’s Car Wash Shampoo + Grit Guard & Ultra Plush MF
CS-II International Dewax
Sandpaper: Trizact 3000g
TLD Last Cut / Flex XFE 7-12 80 3” / MF Cutting
CS2 Glaze 12000 (not a glaze) / Rupes Duetto / Orange Lake Country
CS2 Glaze 12000 (not a glaze) / Rupes LHR21ES 6.5″ Mark II / Orange Lake Country
Meguiars M110 / Rupes LHR19E Rotary / CS2 Wool
TLD Last Cut / Rupes LHR21ES 6.5″ Mark II / Meguiars MF Cutting
TLD Last Cut / Rupes iBrid Nano / Meguiars MF Cutting
BlackWOW Pro
CS-II International Silicon Remover
CS-II International Titanium Activator / Foam Block / Microfiber Pad
CS-II International Titanium / Microfiber Pad
CS-II International Rim / Microfiber Pad
CS-II Leather / Microfiber Pad
Optimum No Rinse Wash & Wax (Jambs)
