How To Cut And Buff A Clear Coat
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- In a previous episode we covered how to buff out an OEM paint job and bring it back to life, or paint correction. Now Jeremy is going to go over how to buff and cut a clear coat after a fresh paint job. A lot of times after you pull a freshly painted vehicle out of the booth, people will think it's perfect and not even want it to be cut and buffed. But when you see the finish side by side, you'll see the difference and why it's important.
Jeremy is going to mark off a small section and get to work with a billet block. A rubber block will be used for the later steps and you'll also need 800, 1200 and 1500 grit sandpaper along with a water bottle and a squeegee. Get started by spraying water on the section you want to work on and start with your billet block and 800 grit. Note that when using a billet block and fairly aggressive sandpaper, you want to take it easy. You'll want to move in an "X" pattern which will cut the clear down even.
When you're using a billet block all you want to do is level out the clear. If you accidentally burn through the clear then you're stuck re-painting! After you finish with the 800 grit, switch to the rubber block and 1200 grit which will help remove some of the scratches from the 800 grit. Use the same sanding technique and process as before. Repeat one final time with 1500 grit paper and the rubber block.
Now to bring the shine back! A dual action buffer and cutting compound are what you'll need for this part. Apply a few drops of compound to your red pad and slowly work it onto the panel. Then set the RPM to around 4,000 and get to work. Next, swap to a yellow pad and the X compound and cut the RPM to around 2,000. This removes any swirls or fine scratches that were left behind.
That's all there is to it. With a little bit of know-how and some elbow grease, you can have a show-quality finish on your ride!
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how nice to see a how to video in under 23 mins
Excellent video, brief, to the point and no unnecessary yapping. Thanks
every how to should follow this guy! most just babble. Well done!
Great video. To everyone who doesn't see the difference, look at the edges of the highlight at 2:44...it's quite obvious.
Thanks for the heads up cause I didn't see it and I was fixing to call b.s. on the clown
Getting rid of the orange peel makes a huge difference. He should have used a darker color paint and done a larger section on the hood where the light can show the difference in the reflection.
Dude fast and to the point awesome video brother
Great video, I have some primer overspray on the clearcoat, is the process is the process the same , Thanks
Of course youre not gonna remove the 1500 grit with that polisher and foam pad that 1500 is very agressive
I didn't see any different. The spot you said the tape was. Had the shop light shining on it. So all I seen was the shop light and everything look the same. When you first stop buffering. It looked like you made it look dull. compared to the rest of the panel
Well, hopefully you aren't a body guy, if you can't see the difference in orange peel and none
Simple and to the point, thank you
That's good skills bro!
What about buffing plastic bumpers? I just repainted mine and I got a bunch of dirt in the clear
Great video. Orange peel should be against the law. Nothing like your girl being able to use your hood for a makeup mirror!
Super brother your presentations..Congratulations to you
Hi..will i be able to colour sand my single stage 2k paint job..remove all orange peel and then clear coat it?
Can u buff by hand
I didn't see a difference. That light from the background didn't help at all.
You can't really tell much in pictures or videos. Its hard to see clear coat issues even in person but definitely necessary
what is it that you think cutting & buffing does?? there’s clearly orange peel on the left, and none on the right. there’s many ways to skin this cat & get better or worse results, but the goal is to flatten out the uneven surface (orange peel). the more microscopically flatter it is, the more mirrory it gets
@@jameswalker5143 I didn't say there wasn't a difference before and after the wet sand, cut, buff. All I said was they used poor lighting choice. That used with this specific blue made as well as the light placed directly behind the camera makes it very difficult to see the spot that he focused on. I know the routine when it comes to buffing scratches out of my own vehicles. They all usually get a clay bar and buff every summer. So it's not like I know what they're talking about. Just pointing out their poor lighting choice.
Good stuff 100%
is cutting compound the same as rubbing compound?
They’re similar, cutting compound is more aggressive tho
Thanks man i needed to see that
Where can i find that water spayer?
You can use a spray bottle.
Homedepot
I didn’t see a difference I think this is more about how to do it then to actually show how it looks after sanding and polishing
Thanks bub
How do you know if you buff through the clear coat?
When you start seeing color on your paper. You’re fuk ed!
2:35 can see what guy a little close to the crease
ahhh call me crazy but i dont see it.. my monitor is working just fine. I have to agree with Marak "watch your vid before posting" !
The one on the right is crystal clear and nice, the one on the left has like a desert dune thing going on. If it's not your monitor it's your eyes, no biggie but there's a big difference.
How long should I wait after spraying clear? Thanks.
Most people/products will say the clear needs to cure for a minimum of 24 hours.
@@MAWA-Vik19 Thanks.
@@JohnDisque You're welcome. To be honest, I'd really give it a few days if it were me.
Depending on temperature and humidity it's safer to wait 48 hours.
the longer the better if you have time, but it say at least 2-3 days
Would you recommend 1k or 2k clearcoat for a plastic bumper?
2k
1k unless it's a nice car
Looked the same to me 🤷🏻♂️
He did a bad job showing the difference, but if you know what you're looking for you can see it. On the before side there is still some orange peel, the buffed side doesn't have any orange peel.
Orange peel is meant to be there on a base coat clear coat system that is it’s sun protection because it is such bad quality paint,
And why does he talk funny.
I actually don't mind the wavy look... I sort of like it for some reason.
Wtf……
terrible comparison image... that light is... right in it. to bad. rest of the video was good.
The light is there specifically to show the difference. The left edge of the light reflection is the wavy part and the right edge of the light reflection is the buffed out part.
Ok great, I didn’t see one shred of difference not even your tape line. Maybe watch your videos first before posting
Typical wanker video I couldn’t see it either bad camera angle and I wanna smash this guy for wasting my time
A lot less wave / Orange peel on buffed area. Very nice finish
@@cancan8467 Look at the differences in the left and right edges of the reflection of the light. Left is wavy, right is smoother.
@@cancan8467 get your eyes checked dickhead.
I saw the difference right away, tf are you talking about, you can clearly see the orange peel on the left side and the new smooth out right side.
Do what the guy above me said.