The joy of today’s paint/clear coat on newer vehicles and it is only getting worse as manufacturers are using less and less. I find that GM specifically has thinner layers than other manufactures. Great video!
A great tip especially for soft black paints, especially gm black, is the cutting stage will generate a ton of haze no matter what, so a step down stage (polish of choice for finishing on a finishing microfiber pad) before final finishing step is a great way to help get amazing clarity
Tremendous Job Mirandas! If you're new to coatings, don't forget to coat the door jams, painted trunk and hood areas. Also, after 24 hours, I like to apply a topper coat of graphene/ceramic spray to all surfaces.
Thanks!! So we only coat the door jambs and hood and trunk areas upon request. Always ask the customer if they want extras before you do them or work that into your price. No one has ever requested that though. I find it a waste of product to use it under the hood or trunk. We will however use a ceramic spray sealant on those areas as usual We also topped with C2v3 the next day before the customer picked it up.
Fantastic results Phil!! You really put your all into this one. I was exhausted getting to the end of the video and I can only imagine how you and your wife felt…my back kills me after a long day of cutting. Amazing job and great advice. I seldom do 90% plus as I am trying to be a custodian of my client’s clear coat.
Great job guys! It looked very challenging. Phil, where can i find the paint depth gauge that you have? Not sure where to find the link you mentioned. Thanks!
Superb job! Looks like this one was washed with Scotch Brite or Brillo Pads... both? You and Jess did an amazing job! So much work. I'll bet the customer was blown away!!!
Another awsome video full of knowledge and I love your approach of preservation over perfection. Looking forward to the next one. Keep up the good work.
Nice job ‼️ Those thickness reading tools are becoming a real necessary tool as car companies are getting stingy with the clear coats. And if a car or part has been repainted it really is important to know how far you can get. As Clint Eastwood says in Magnum Force, “A man has know his limitations ‼️”. By the way how many times does Jess spray you when washing?🤣 👍✌️☮️
Thanks! Exactly! Super important to approach polishing like a surgeon and have the knowledge and tools so as not to “cut” and “kill” your “patient”! Oh she always sprays me….all the time! 🤣
Nice job Phil and Jess. Jess kicks ass by the way. I also liked those Nasiol products you all used on the interior. Looked awesome. Nice to see what paint correction looked like with you all. I liked the fact that you all were using the paint depth gage as well. The truck looked awesome.
Have 2 say risk mitigation is such a under rated process. That process can save you thousands of dollars. I know I do same process because not about 2 pay 4 a repaint.
Hi Phil, great video and great work. What impressed me most is that you are a real stickler for paint thickness. And you did such a thorough job and checking all over the vehicle and thanks for explaining what your guidelines are for "being very carefu". I believe you guideline is...be very careful when you get under 4 mils. I actually use my meter on microns...not sure why I do that but I do. What a bear of a job. My hat is off to both of you. Did you tell us what the total number of man/woman hours it took? You said 2 days but I'm curious about the total hours. So much to learn from this video. Will watch a few more today. PS I think its so great that you and your wife work together in this business. And that you are a real professional detailer not jsut a "You Tube detailer". A lot of difference between the real work and you tube. Thanks again.
Man I know y’all have to be worn out after that monster. The truck looks awesome but it is huge lol surgical work on this one! What type of paint depth gauge is that?
That thing was hammered. Wow. So bad. Would you say paint was on the "harder" side? Last month did a white chevy, and paint was hard. This was a video I needed to see. I tend to chase imperfections. Now I know doing that could cause damage to clearcoat. That truck turned out fantastic considering it went through a meat grinder. Super cool. Hi wife!
Great Detail and advice when dealing with a challenging vehicle with Black Paint that was trashed by someone else. Your Detail greatly increased the value of the truck as I'm guessing it was recently purchased?
Phil, the two of you are amazing! Man, that looks so good! Quick question: when the paint thickness is under 4, what's your approach? Do you just use a finishing pad/polish? I'm just beginning to get into the whole world of polishing, and that's probably my biggest concern. The last thing I want to do is harm my own or someone else's vehicle. Thanks!
Hi, thanks. Good questions! So when the paint readings dip below 4 all we will do is our paint enhancement. So a medium foam pad and fine/medium polish. Basically it will look get about 50% of the defects without cutting to deep.
Hi there Miranda Detailing! Love this video! I learn something new every time I watch a new video! I just wanted to ask and see what your best professional suggestion and advice would be on how to get more customers for Ceramic Coatings? I've been trying to do organic methods and also paid methods and still having a hard time accumulating more coating customers. Do you have any suggestions or advice you can give? Much appreciated.
Hi. Thanks! So getting customers can be the biggest challenge. For us UA-cam truly helped us locally get more customers. Haven’t a solid website helps also. But honestly, it takes time. Get your customers to leave reviews and give them some sort of incentive to refer others to you.
Hi. So I know every detailer has their version of what an enhancement is compared to a one step. But for us our paint enhancement is a more like single stage correction, we just try to achieve 50%+ using one product and pad combo. We sometimes do a one step but those for us are more like All In One service. So we will use an All In One polish and sealant built in. That way it’s quicker.
If the Paint is reading below 4 mils yeah that is a possibility. But if you have readings 4 and up you should be fine. I would recommend getting a Paint Depth gauge so you can make sure. bit.ly/3GoTkEo
What protection was put on it? Did I miss it? Just did a black vette and same hammered paint. I got very similar results. Have to keep your mind right and not chase perfection.
Hi. So costing the wheel faces is included in our cost. But if the customer wants us to remote the wheel s and clean and cost them inside and out we charge extra.
What a challenging job, almost a project. Great job. What is the average thickness I can feel safe working with? That meter is a great tool to have the customer understand why I did a job the way I did.
Hi. Good question. Thanks each one could go further and do that. But I’m not one for trying to get 100% anyway. The thick the clear coat the better. All of our customers never expect 100% correction. Also we have found that our shop lights bring out the scratches much more than natural sunlight. 😎👍🏼 I don’t follow the creed of online detailers who go overboard unnecessarily. We alone make the call on how far we will go, and our customer love that we are so careful. 😁👍🏼
Phil you can practice some times to do this. ... 3inch trizact discs of 3000grit, on a velcro hand grip, you can easily spot correct some random imperfections , without stressing the surrounding panel or the clear coat. And after this ,the 3000grit marks can be removed with almost every light polish. Maybe 3000 will not remove every deep imperfection but will reduce it easily without stress the clear. Try it....if you like it..great....if you dont...then...we love you even more..hahahah...keep up.great job sir
Hi. Thanks. Yeah we have done that before. But the customer was not expecting perfection so we didn’t need to go that far. We only go as far as needed and expected by the customer. If the readings are 4 and under we will never wetsand, it’s to risky. 😎👍🏼
@@MirandaDetailing yes of course i understand that is why i said only 3000 grit only on spots not on a hole.panel !!! In fact is much more gentle than a orange pad and medium compound for the clear. Either way this beast came out great , was a very good job Phil. Keep up , i like real world jobs like this. Take care have a wonderful week.
Thanks. I use either CarPro Ceriglass with the rayon pad for really badly water spots on glass or P&S Clarity cream and microfiber cutting pad for just deep cleaning and prepping the glass for a coating.
Hi. I actually got the SPTAv2 before they had the 6” plate option so we only use the 5 inch one. But we prefer 5.5 inch pads anyway. They seem to stall less and they are the perfect size.
great job guys ! I m curious , would the customer be able to do a once a year polish on this truck after all the cutting and polishing the truck went through.? when doing a job like this , do you stop thinking the customer may bring the car back for another polish next year or the one after so you need to be able to perform this task again without compromising the clear coat , or is this a one time correction, like you tell the customer we will make it as good as possible but do not try doing another polish on this vechicle again.... This always confuses me on how you approach the customer . We all want the best results but I would think twice about doing a full correction if that meant I couldnt do another one again
Hi. Thanks! Good question. Once we ceramic coat a vehicle it’s not to be polished again unless it’s going to be re coated for some reason. But when we communicate with customers we let them know that over the next few years it will get slightly swirled just from constant washing. All of our customers understand that and it’s fine with them. Many people get confused when they watch UA-camd always showing perfection on paint. That’s only if the customer wants that and is paying for it. But that’s a very small amount of people. All vehicles will get swirled up slightly over time from washing, especially if they are daily drivers. But it’s ok. A few years down the road it can be polished a little to reduce the swirls again without having the cut so deep and compromise the clear coat. 😎👍🏼
@@MirandaDetailing This is the reason I stopped going for perfection. I ve been doing a car pro essence with a white pad once a year to bring the shine back , which also removes the light ceramic coating I have on the car . I apply a one year ceramic coating on the car and I cheat by applying a topper every 2 car washes. My car is a 5-10 feet car , looks good from far , maybe even close but once you start shining the light on it , you can see al the imperfections. However , its impossible to keep a swirl free car , specially if its been daily driven, which is why I stopped aiming for a swirl free car
Exactly! For us it’s about giving the customer what they want and what they’re paying for and explaining the imperfections in their vehicle that won’t come out and what they have to live with. 😎👍🏼
phil, did you go str8 to dr b nsp45 after the cutting or did you ipa wipe down first then use dr.B nsp45? btw.. last week i found areas of paint on a newer only polished once before bmw at under 4 mil, areas just behind rear passenger windows
Hey Phil can you explain to me why I'm seeing some minor paint transfer onto my pad. I'm just doing a new paint enhancement for ceramic. It's not crazy lot but I can definitely see on my white pad. Lexus paint seems easy to work on. The product is going on easy and mirror finish result. I'm following your method. I just don't remember any mention of this could happen. But my car looks amazing amazing after the ceramic coating. Thanks Miranda Detailing.
So it could be either a tri coat clear coat. Which means they tint the clear coat with a color or pearl. Or sometimes it may just be slightly dirty paint. Even after wash, iron decon, clay bar, and everything you do to clean it. Some paint is just dirty in the pores and when using a polish and pad it mechanically cleans it more. We have seen that before also. Don’t be alarmed. But also double check everywhere with lights and make sure it didn’t burn through anywhere. If you have a paint depth gauge, which I highly recommend getting, check and see if there are any thin spots.
@@MirandaDetailing yes your are 100 % I must get that paint gauge. There is no burn anywhere. This job took me 12hrs. I didn't cut any corners. I'm doing these on own vehicles so I don't mind spending the time,e learning. Thanks for the tips.
How many psi are you using in the IK (roughly) I just got in as it was in sale. Rest of mine are Marolex. I am hoping It works as well. I am very happy with the marolex ones.
Hi. It’s sold out on Amazon now. I have this one as a better alternative www.carsupplieswarehouse.com/products/nex-diag-nexptg-professional-paint-thickness-gauge?_pos=1&_sid=2a1941105&_ss=r
Another good one Phil. Black is hard enough to work but one that is as bad as that is the worst. Looks great.
Good afternoon team, coffee in hand looking forward to the video.
😎☕️👍🏼
I give phil and his wife so much credit!!!! I did auto detailing for 15 years, if I had to do it again I would probably strangle myself!!!!
Thanks so much!
Excellent results. The soundtrack you put to these videos are fantastic as well.
Thanks! 😎👍🏼
You and Jess achieved fantastic results! That poor truck was hammered. Thanks for taking the time to share your hard work.
Some viewers don’t realize that most customers only see a nice, shiny/glossy, car after a detail session!!!
Exactly! 😎👍🏼
The joy of today’s paint/clear coat on newer vehicles and it is only getting worse as manufacturers are using less and less. I find that GM specifically has thinner layers than other manufactures. Great video!
I know right?! Thanks!
Fantastic job! Really appreciate all the information as well that is throughout the video. Paint thickness is key.
Hi Phil, Great Video, awesome work, absolutely love your garage shop, looking forward for next episode!!!
Another awesome video Phil your videos and content are always top notch.
Thanks man
I don’t care what anybody says your are awesome and your wife keep up the great work always 👍
Thanks man!
Looks like one expensive ride. That interior is so nice looking. Another great job!!
That was a lot of real estate and came out amazing, especially that door which was hammered!! Appreciate the indeph video phil & jess 👍🇨🇦
A great tip especially for soft black paints, especially gm black, is the cutting stage will generate a ton of haze no matter what, so a step down stage (polish of choice for finishing on a finishing microfiber pad) before final finishing step is a great way to help get amazing clarity
Thanks!
This was a great video! Love the result. Learned a lot to. Thanks 😀
Tremendous Job Mirandas! If you're new to coatings, don't forget to coat the door jams, painted trunk and hood areas. Also, after 24 hours, I like to apply a topper coat of graphene/ceramic spray to all surfaces.
Thanks!! So we only coat the door jambs and hood and trunk areas upon request. Always ask the customer if they want extras before you do them or work that into your price. No one has ever requested that though. I find it a waste of product to use it under the hood or trunk. We will however use a ceramic spray sealant on those areas as usual
We also topped with C2v3 the next day before the customer picked it up.
Good morning Phil Great video
Very nicely done. Excellent work. Thank you
Nicely done team, wonderful transformation.
Fantastic results Phil!! You really put your all into this one. I was exhausted getting to the end of the video and I can only imagine how you and your wife felt…my back kills me after a long day of cutting. Amazing job and great advice. I seldom do 90% plus as I am trying to be a custodian of my client’s clear coat.
Thanks! It was a big job for sure!! Well worth it! Customer was super happy
@@MirandaDetailing Wish we could see their reactions. It's the cherry on top of all that hard work.
I know! Sometimes the customer doesn’t want to be on camera. I have to respect their wishes.
Awesome video and tutorial good friend. When they were using the rotary was there eyes closed or were they using the force. Lol.
Great job guys! It looked very challenging. Phil, where can i find the paint depth gauge that you have? Not sure where to find the link you mentioned. Thanks!
Hi. Thanks. So the paint depth gauge is unavailable on Amazon right now. So this is a great alternative bit.ly/31EdQBO
Superb job! Looks like this one was washed with Scotch Brite or Brillo Pads... both?
You and Jess did an amazing job! So much work. I'll bet the customer was blown away!!!
Thanks man!
@@MirandaDetailing Keep shining those vehicles!!! 😎😬🏎️
Awesome work you 2!! Love the music choices :-) Oh and love that you pulled out the D300!!!!!!
Thanks so much!!
Just a kick as job!!! Keep it up 👍👍👍👍
Another awsome video full of knowledge and I love your approach of preservation over perfection. Looking forward to the next one. Keep up the good work.
Thanks!
Nice job ‼️ Those thickness reading tools are becoming a real necessary tool as car companies are getting stingy with the clear coats. And if a car or part has been repainted it really is important to know how far you can get. As Clint Eastwood says in Magnum Force, “A man has know his limitations ‼️”.
By the way how many times does Jess spray you when washing?🤣 👍✌️☮️
Thanks! Exactly! Super important to approach polishing like a surgeon and have the knowledge and tools so as not to “cut” and “kill” your “patient”!
Oh she always sprays me….all the time! 🤣
Nice job Phil and Jess. Jess kicks ass by the way. I also liked those Nasiol products you all used on the interior. Looked awesome. Nice to see what paint correction looked like with you all. I liked the fact that you all were using the paint depth gage as well. The truck looked awesome.
Thanks
Hello, thank you for your interest, you can visit our website for more information. www.nasiol.com
Wow I love all those tools
For the condition u got it came out awesome. Maybe u should reach out 2 the trolls and haters they seem 2 know so much.lol
Have 2 say risk mitigation is such a under rated process. That process can save you thousands of dollars. I know I do same process because not about 2 pay 4 a repaint.
Exactly! 😎👍🏼
Wow that truck was thrashed! It looks great now though… 👍
Hi Phil, great video and great work. What impressed me most is that you are a real stickler for paint thickness. And you did such a thorough job and checking all over the vehicle and thanks for explaining what your guidelines are for "being very carefu". I believe you guideline is...be very careful when you get under 4 mils. I actually use my meter on microns...not sure why I do that but I do. What a bear of a job. My hat is off to both of you. Did you tell us what the total number of man/woman hours it took? You said 2 days but I'm curious about the total hours. So much to learn from this video. Will watch a few more today.
PS I think its so great that you and your wife work together in this business. And that you are a real professional detailer not jsut a "You Tube detailer". A lot of difference between the real work and you tube. Thanks again.
Thanks so much! Not sure exactly how many hours. But at least 8 total so that’s 16 man hours. 😎👍🏼
I also like using Megs D300! One of my favorites
Great video man from Campbells Mobile Detailing
Man I know y’all have to be worn out after that monster. The truck looks awesome but it is huge lol surgical work on this one! What type of paint depth gauge is that?
Oh yeah man!! 😁👍🏼. So the gauge we use is out of stock on Amazon right now. But this is a great alternative bit.ly/31EdQBO
Awesome 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Good morning Phil, awesome video, ur an awesome person 👍
That thing was hammered. Wow. So bad. Would you say paint was on the "harder" side? Last month did a white chevy, and paint was hard. This was a video I needed to see. I tend to chase imperfections. Now I know doing that could cause damage to clearcoat. That truck turned out fantastic considering it went through a meat grinder. Super cool. Hi wife!
Hi. Thanks! It was actually a medium hardness which is perfect. It corrected fairly easily. 😎👍🏼
Great job, guys!!!!! That’s a lot of real estate!!! Phil, what speed on the SPTA were you using for cutting?
Hi. Thanks. For cutting we always go full speed. For polishing we bump it down to 4/5.
Awesome results! Grest video.
Great Detail and advice when dealing with a challenging vehicle with Black Paint that was trashed by someone else. Your Detail greatly increased the value of the truck as I'm guessing it was recently purchased?
Thanks! Yes customer just bought it.
Boy was that a job an a half! Turned out great! Nice job👍 that paint was absolutely hammered.. 3mils is scary thin.. 😨
Thanks man!
@@MirandaDetailing I really need to get a depth gauge😅😅
Phil, the two of you are amazing! Man, that looks so good! Quick question: when the paint thickness is under 4, what's your approach? Do you just use a finishing pad/polish? I'm just beginning to get into the whole world of polishing, and that's probably my biggest concern. The last thing I want to do is harm my own or someone else's vehicle. Thanks!
Hi, thanks. Good questions!
So when the paint readings dip below 4 all we will do is our paint enhancement. So a medium foam pad and fine/medium polish. Basically it will look get about 50% of the defects without cutting to deep.
run run run away!
🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣. Well actually we already officially phased out mobile. It’s much easier now! 😁👍🏼.
Hi there Miranda Detailing! Love this video! I learn something new every time I watch a new video! I just wanted to ask and see what your best professional suggestion and advice would be on how to get more customers for Ceramic Coatings? I've been trying to do organic methods and also paid methods and still having a hard time accumulating more coating customers. Do you have any suggestions or advice you can give? Much appreciated.
Hi. Thanks! So getting customers can be the biggest challenge. For us UA-cam truly helped us locally get more customers. Haven’t a solid website helps also. But honestly, it takes time. Get your customers to leave reviews and give them some sort of incentive to refer others to you.
Would you guys consider a one step as a paint enhancement or are they both considered different?
Hi. So I know every detailer has their version of what an enhancement is compared to a one step. But for us our paint enhancement is a more like single stage correction, we just try to achieve 50%+ using one product and pad combo. We sometimes do a one step but those for us are more like All In One service. So we will use an All In One polish and sealant built in. That way it’s quicker.
can you burn through with M105, orange hex pad from Chemical Bros and a harbor freight DA?
If the Paint is reading below 4 mils yeah that is a possibility. But if you have readings 4 and up you should be fine. I would recommend getting a Paint Depth gauge so you can make sure. bit.ly/3GoTkEo
What protection was put on it? Did I miss it? Just did a black vette and same hammered paint. I got very similar results. Have to keep your mind right and not chase perfection.
Hi. Crystal Serum Light was applied. 😎👍🏼
Right on thanks.
Phil do you charge extra to coat wheels?
Hi. So costing the wheel faces is included in our cost. But if the customer wants us to remote the wheel s and clean and cost them inside and out we charge extra.
What a challenging job, almost a project. Great job. What is the average thickness I can feel safe working with? That meter is a great tool to have the customer understand why I did a job the way I did.
Hi. Thanks. Anything above 4 mils is safe.
Great video. On some of the thicker areas with scratches, wouldn’t some mild wet sanding benefit the deeper scratches so they don’t reflect light?
Hi. Good question. Thanks each one could go further and do that. But I’m not one for trying to get 100% anyway. The thick the clear coat the better. All of our customers never expect 100% correction. Also we have found that our shop lights bring out the scratches much more than natural sunlight. 😎👍🏼 I don’t follow the creed of online detailers who go overboard unnecessarily. We alone make the call on how far we will go, and our customer love that we are so careful. 😁👍🏼
Phil you can practice some times to do this. ...
3inch trizact discs of 3000grit, on a velcro hand grip, you can easily spot correct some random imperfections , without stressing the surrounding panel or the clear coat. And after this ,the 3000grit marks can be removed with almost every light polish. Maybe 3000 will not remove every deep imperfection but will reduce it easily without stress the clear.
Try it....if you like it..great....if you dont...then...we love you even more..hahahah...keep up.great job sir
Hi. Thanks. Yeah we have done that before. But the customer was not expecting perfection so we didn’t need to go that far. We only go as far as needed and expected by the customer. If the readings are 4 and under we will never wetsand, it’s to risky. 😎👍🏼
@@MirandaDetailing yes of course i understand that is why i said only 3000 grit only on spots not on a hole.panel !!! In fact is much more gentle than a orange pad and medium compound for the clear.
Either way this beast came out great , was a very good job Phil. Keep up , i like real world jobs like this. Take care have a wonderful week.
Cool. Thanks for tips man.
Hello again great job looks great wait do you use for chemical with buffer for windshields?
Thanks. I use either CarPro Ceriglass with the rayon pad for really badly water spots on glass or P&S Clarity cream and microfiber cutting pad for just deep cleaning and prepping the glass for a coating.
Phil, do you mainly use the 5" backing plate on the SPTAv2 to prevent stalling or does that machine work well with the 6"?
Hi. I actually got the SPTAv2 before they had the 6” plate option so we only use the 5 inch one. But we prefer 5.5 inch pads anyway. They seem to stall less and they are the perfect size.
great job guys ! I m curious , would the customer be able to do a once a year polish on this truck after all the cutting and polishing the truck went through.? when doing a job like this , do you stop thinking the customer may bring the car back for another polish next year or the one after so you need to be able to perform this task again without compromising the clear coat , or is this a one time correction, like you tell the customer we will make it as good as possible but do not try doing another polish on this vechicle again.... This always confuses me on how you approach the customer . We all want the best results but I would think twice about doing a full correction if that meant I couldnt do another one again
Hi. Thanks! Good question. Once we ceramic coat a vehicle it’s not to be polished again unless it’s going to be re coated for some reason. But when we communicate with customers we let them know that over the next few years it will get slightly swirled just from constant washing. All of our customers understand that and it’s fine with them. Many people get confused when they watch UA-camd always showing perfection on paint. That’s only if the customer wants that and is paying for it. But that’s a very small amount of people. All vehicles will get swirled up slightly over time from washing, especially if they are daily drivers. But it’s ok. A few years down the road it can be polished a little to reduce the swirls again without having the cut so deep and compromise the clear coat. 😎👍🏼
@@MirandaDetailing This is the reason I stopped going for perfection. I ve been doing a car pro essence with a white pad once a year to bring the shine back , which also removes the light ceramic coating I have on the car . I apply a one year ceramic coating on the car and I cheat by applying a topper every 2 car washes. My car is a 5-10 feet car , looks good from far , maybe even close but once you start shining the light on it , you can see al the imperfections. However , its impossible to keep a swirl free car , specially if its been daily driven, which is why I stopped aiming for a swirl free car
Exactly! For us it’s about giving the customer what they want and what they’re paying for and explaining the imperfections in their vehicle that won’t come out and what they have to live with. 😎👍🏼
I would have loved to seen the customers reaction. Maan! that thing is blinging.
I know!! Sometimes the customer doesn’t want to be on camera.
How long did this take ?
Two days. And the third day was just curing time.
phil, did you go str8 to dr b nsp45 after the cutting or did you ipa wipe down first then use dr.B nsp45?
btw.. last week i found areas of paint on a newer only polished once before bmw at under 4 mil, areas just behind rear passenger windows
Hi. We went straight to NSP45 after cutting. It’s a great finishing polish. 😎👍🏼
Hey Phil can you explain to me why I'm seeing some minor paint transfer onto my pad. I'm just doing a new paint enhancement for ceramic. It's not crazy lot but I can definitely see on my white pad. Lexus paint seems easy to work on. The product is going on easy and mirror finish result. I'm following your method. I just don't remember any mention of this could happen. But my car looks amazing amazing after the ceramic coating. Thanks Miranda Detailing.
Hi. What’s the year and color? Sometimes they tint the clear coat also
@@MirandaDetailing 2018 lexus rx450 HL
@@MirandaDetailing its like a magnetic grey
So it could be either a tri coat clear coat. Which means they tint the clear coat with a color or pearl. Or sometimes it may just be slightly dirty paint. Even after wash, iron decon, clay bar, and everything you do to clean it. Some paint is just dirty in the pores and when using a polish and pad it mechanically cleans it more. We have seen that before also. Don’t be alarmed. But also double check everywhere with lights and make sure it didn’t burn through anywhere. If you have a paint depth gauge, which I highly recommend getting, check and see if there are any thin spots.
@@MirandaDetailing yes your are 100 % I must get that paint gauge. There is no burn anywhere. This job took me 12hrs. I didn't cut any corners. I'm doing these on own vehicles so I don't mind spending the time,e learning. Thanks for the tips.
after the paint correction, how much clearcoat was removed?
Hi. Hard to tell how much clear coat was removed all around the vehicle. On average about a 1/4 to 1/2 of a mil or so.
Miranda Detailing thanks a lot, so afraid to use a machine that's why
Aw it’s not as scary as you think. I thought that back in the day. With experience you will become very comfortable and proficient.
Phil i noticed your APC foaming up more then previously. Was this a different type or method ?
Hi. I probably added a little more than usual in the ratio of APC. We love this IK Pro12 foamer!
@@MirandaDetailing Nice. 👍
How many psi are you using in the IK (roughly) I just got in as it was in sale. Rest of mine are Marolex. I am hoping It works as well. I am very happy with the marolex ones.
We look Uno it up to around 40psi or until the release valve pops
What did you charge for a beast like this? I really enjoy learning from you 😁.
Hi. Our New Car Preps start at $1200 for the paint enhancement and 2 year coating. the price goes up for 5 year coatings and more. Upwards of $2000.
What brand is the paint thickness gauge
Hi. It’s sold out on Amazon now. I have this one as a better alternative www.carsupplieswarehouse.com/products/nex-diag-nexptg-professional-paint-thickness-gauge?_pos=1&_sid=2a1941105&_ss=r
Is your wife your partner in videos?
Yup!