How to Polish Out Clearcoat Defects
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Polishing Perfection: Removing Dirt Nibs from a Job Painted in a Previous Video
In this video, we tackle the task of removing pesky dirt nibs from a job painted in a previous video, ensuring a flawless and polished finish.
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This video solved a problem for me. Until now, the clear coat has been The Final Frontier because very few people are prepared to discuss clear coat technique, much less recovery from flaws. Camera work is steady, and narration clear and concise. Naturally, I subscribed.
+Bob Greene you made the right decision!
I have watched a lot of your videos and cannot thank you enough. I was a painter years ago but following issues with my long term memory and in general health spend a lot of time again getting involved again just to pass time, friends and family etc. You are so informative with your narration it has helped me no end as well as bring me up to date with new products. Thank you very much and keep them coming.
Glad to help, appreciate the support!
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Hi, I just recently sprayed my car with only 2 coats of base coat and 2 quick coats of clear coat. Will it be okay to polish/buff it out a bit?
O Rivera bitch this guy just said hes dying and shit and you ask that!?
This guy is damn good. Makes it look easy. I do spot panel repairs and its all technique. Good work bro. Keep the videos coming.
U seriously have helped me with repairs to my kids cars so much. Great teacher
Looks great.. Need to do something like that with my '94 MX6 in white...with an X-kote on it... Needs a cleaning up..! Good vid. Thanks
Love your vids and your approach to the DIY guy with limited tools and resources for general "spot" bodywork projects. I have learned a lot watching your vids. Keep up the great work!
Well done man!
Very informative video.
Thanks!
Awesome please keep producing because they are very informative
i take a sanding stone over the initial bump, helps level it down and makes sanding easier and less lumpy
Nice work. My attempt last year turned out like a dogs breakfast. Thanks for the videos!
Rotary is king! Great vid
Liked the presentation...very professional.
Subscribed! Just about to fix some nasty rusted fenders, so these videos came in at the right timming! Thank you
Awesome job. Like your concise but thorough style!
you will of flattened out the orange peel affect that cars come out of the shop with and spraying with a can causes so it will stand out like dogs balls so the best thing to do is try not to get dust in it so you don't have to sand it
Once again...Great job...thanks!
I'm using that same spray max clear, and some Canadian Tire base paint (found the perfect blue - Dark Blue Metallic, it's a GM colour) and that STUPID big red chair that ALWAYS flips over, drives me crazy. Great to see this video, thank you! BTW, doing my whole car =) (even have those same gloves, haha did I make this video and just forget!?)
Excellent and much appreciated
Thanks for the video (and the previous one)! I learned some new tricks.
I’ve watched a lot of these, and it’s always helpful to list the products you use. I’d like to know which specific compound and polish and pads.
Looks super perfect
What compound did you use
Very informative for us that are diy people
Good video. Love the Canadian accent!
Good 👍 video thanks for sharing that I have just painted my ford focus mk3 front bumper and it's got a little bit of dirt in can I used a DA sander with 1500 and 2000 I have some G3 compound plus I havd a little clear coat paint run how do I get it out
Really well done video
Good job.
The buffing machine is SICK ... can you send me the name and the model of it (the big one). Thanks ! keep the good work !
excellent craftsman
Great video as always.
Awesome job,very helpful
question. How long after application of the clear coat, do you wait to rectify small particles of dust?
What spray paint top coat do you use or recommend? - Great video!!
Nice vid man, keep it up
Where's the previous video???
How much pressure do you actually put on the polisher ? (pushing down)
How do you clean the pads between polishings ?
Great Video... I am dropping my Jeep back off at the Body Shop tomorrow because they didn't pay attention to detail like you do. My rear hatch on my Cherokee is all dimpled up with dirt in the clear as well as someone left finger prints. Looks like they didn't even polish it out?
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It looks awesome
Thank you! Very good informative! May paint a new bumper for my Saab using your techniques. Did I hear aboot?
No, boots don't talk, silly.
Great vids man. You're giving me confidence to fix the scratch on my 2008 Mustang GT (Dark Candy Apple Red).
The scratch is about 4-5" in length on the passenger door. The scratch itself can barley be felt by my fingernail. Also, the S197's are notorious for bubbling under the hood, the bubbling now has moved to the front lip. Maybe the size of a quarter.
I received a few quotes, the range was $1200-1900 combined.
1. One of the body shops, told me the entire door needed to be stripped, and repainted. Same thing for the hood... Is this accurate? (Quote was for a little over $1,900)
2. Is it hard to get decent results (nice finish etc) for a 1st timer?
3. Do I need Body Filler? I seen a video of a guy using Body Filler, and he added what looked like blue toothpaste. He applied it, and sanded. Then he added another layer of something called Ever-Glaze-Spot Putty, and sanded that.
4. Is "blending" the paint difficult?
5. Will I see a difference in color and shine?
6. Can I get the same results as a spray gun? Should I just but the spray gun, and do it that way?
7. Is "hardener" used on every coat? (2-3 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint, 3 coats of clear.
Again, your vids rock! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
JGAA been a year. Can you tell us what you did with your car?
2019 very informative video will be following your directions .....thanks
Thanks, ... good video, ..... however you could talk a little more about the cutting compound & how much to put on the sponge.
I always heard that new clear coat should cure for about 7 days before trying to polish?
good job.
I really like your video , I have a question, how long after pain can you spray the clear coat? and do you sand after the clear coat before polishing?THANK YOU.
What's different from red and gray scotch pad
Can you polish paint immediately after it completely dries a day.
I wish you had shown results of the clear coat work area between steps
Do you still check your videos? I just did a tailgate and the clear didn't come out well. Didn't shine up. Can I get it to shine up by polishing/buffing it out?
I feel good about the front M/C fender I just painted with rustoleum professional (spray can), it has half the orange peal this car has and it's solid color black, no clear. I was going to block it but it looks better than this car. (I'm not talking about the work he just did).
This paint went on great, one light coat and two fairly heavy coats, no runs, no sags, just some minor orange peal. It would probably look even better if I cleared it?
I'm about to take on a hood and the front and rear bumper covers on a car I just bought for my daughter. It's a 2003 Honda Civic EX two door coupe. I'm going to take them off the car and basically sand them down to metal (or plastic in the case of the bumper covers). Any special advice you can give me on the color red for what I'm doing?
What happens if you finish painting and putting the clear coat on, then notice there is a bit that needs more paint…..does that mean I have to sand it right back and start again?
This is with rattle can paint? What kind? I've been able to get good results with spray paint in the past but it doesn't seem to hold up, clear coat especially seems to peel after maybe a year? This was with the $23 stuff from Napa or Sanels! I don't recall the brand.
Quick question: how long do you have to wait to let the paint dry before to polish it? Thanks.
How much time do you have to allow before it can be polished?
Im trying to get into it what machine good for a beginner
Looks Great! 😎
Hi, I just had my car roof resprayed and there's one annoying high spot of lacquer which I think I will try and attempt to sand down. How long do I spend sanding in that specific area to get rid of the high spot?
Your advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Awesome Job 😃😃😃
Thanks that will get me fixed up.
How do you get rid of flakes in clearcoat I didn't use a color blender when I painted my truck just used basecoat and 2k clearcoat. Can I just polish it I already used ceramic coating on it but you can see on the hood in front the small clearcoat flaky look.
My project was going okay until the clearcoat phase. It went on totally matte, even though it was supposed to be a high gloss. Can any amount of polishing fix this? Thanks!
I just finish painting my car. I have wait 3 days and wet sanding it to 2500 grit sand paper. I park and buff my car out side, but the weather is rainny or cold outside, and it gave me a foggy result. But the next day is warmer, and i polisg it again, and the result is better shinny. Does the cold weather can cause foggy clear coat when you buff the clear coat? Thanx broooo
Man I need a polish bad haha. I really want that mirror finish 🙁
nice work
How do we find the hardness and thickness of our clear coat?
Hi, may I know what type 3M Compound you use. Thank you.
Hey! great vids!)i have problem with polishing... maybe u can help? problem is - i start to sand dirt with 1500 paper with water , but it leaves scratches... which stays after polyshing with 3m bottles... sanding with block.... but it is wooden block... Also it's Sia abrasives sandpaper.... any suggestions? Thank you!
great job!
Would 2000 grit do the job or is 1500 essential?
Good info. Thanks!
Hello everyone, after painting ,when should I polish the car
Does this work for fiber glass cars???
Do you have any tips for restoring the clear coat on interior pieces, for example some hard plastics’ clear coat turning yellow over time. I have a jzx100 chaser and my “carbon fiber” panels have gone yellow. I’ve restored one but it’s not as reflective as it used to be.
I sanded with 120-320-600-800-1500-2000. Then I sprayed clear coat over it(rattle can), at this point it looked shiny but it had orange peel, so then sanded the orange peel with 2000 grit. Then polished it. It’s black again but it’s not very reflective now. Any tips? Thanks in advance!
Nice work! but why did you unmask to buff? 😊
Where are you from.Sir
Have a question I have my car for a year straight from the dealer but my fender haves like a minor clear coat defect will this process work ?
I want to try something a little different. First I have bad patients sanding and preping a entire car.I have the idea of doing the entire prep and paint clear polish etc ONE PANEL AT A TIME . My reason? As well as doing a better job concentrating on one at a time, If I F it up i"ve only ruined one panel not the entire /car. So if I used the same paint. Same clear. Same gun setting etc. Is it OK to do one panel at a time till the entire car is painted. The car will be done non metallic silver and MAYBE a Perl in the clear. I do have some experience ( long ago ) spraying cars. Your thoughts?
Not with pearl. You have to spray it continuous to keep the conformity of the look. Good luck.
@@joeblow5213 your getting confused with candy
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Hi. Tx for the demo. I'm curious, can a person spray another coat of clear onto a fully finished, cured paint job? Both 1 and 2 stage. Or even on a used vehicle, a few yrs olld? tx again
You can. A good polishing job can restore the gloss just the same if that is the only problem.
@@Refinishnetwork Tx for replying. The problem, actually, is orange peel. I did 2 doors and a tailgate to match the factory job. Both sides, primer, base color, clear. Clear was 2 parts. I have orange peel over 80-90% of the job. Pretty heavy in some spots. I'm going to try and flatten it tommorrow, and I wanted to know my tolerances, if I can just spray it again if worse comes to worse, I go to deep, or I'm sure something unforseen even after watching 56 videos on it,lol. But I get my DA tom, and I bought 3 stages of compounds, so it will get a good polish.
It just occurred to me, if I go to deep I will have scratched the base color, lol. Autopaint is frkn ridiculous in it's finickyness and unique apps. I don't envy you.
Peace
gday, what DA polisher would you recommend for a home user? I also do a lot of 2k Kitchens as well ( polyurethane )
Is it possible, to do this paint correction by hand. Or is it essential you need the power buffer?
Anthony A you can do it by hand I've done it multiple times just use a block and try go up to at least 3000 so 1500g 2000g 2500g 3000g
Hi! I have only 1200g for the sanding, can i use that ?
Thanks for sharing bro
can you polish by hand if you do not have any power tools?
You would need a lot of patience & it probably still wouldn’t turn out as good.
I just bought a battery powered VEVOR DA 😎
good video
Thank you
thank you very much
Hey bro i know u get this question alot but i just want your opinion
what is the best bang for your buck when it comes to buying a base gun for shooting base
i have a sata jet rp 3000 1.2 tip for clear and it dose a good job! need a good gun for base What you think
+Michael Bodea gti pro lite is a great gun for both base and clear in America its called the tekna pro lite , and not too expensive
Mike, I bought one in Canada for $5XX. Strong gun.
Thank you!
nice video
Good video thanks , I like your videos. I had alot of questions on buffing but you have cleared most of them for me . If I were painting the whole car what spray gun would you suggest if you are on a budget? Yes my car is silver , Marble head metallic . I have sprayed with rattle can and I have sprayed with a sprayer only primer though.
Hello, Do you have any tips how to shine up a brand new painted car? I usually paint/clear coat. then I take out makita and use a wool pad with stage 1 3M. How do I determine when I can move on to stage 2 of 3M? and then wax with the pad? I burnt a edge today of my car bummper
Use 3m perfect it system. Pads and compound polishes for the burn edge sand it again and compound it maybe rpm on polisher is to high and creating to much heat be careful and move faster around edges
wonderful
What color is that
EXCELLENT Man
I love what this video is a-BOAT! I'm SORE-y that the PROE-gress took so slow ey!
worked good but now i have some bare spots or primer showing how do i fix it?
Frances Keith 😂😂😂 u fucked up my guy
How thick are the clear coats on cars? Worried the wet sanding cuts right through it ?
Clearcoat is about 1.5 to 2 mils thick on factory paint, and considerably more on repainted body panels. When you abrade the clearcoat while removing defects such as swirls, light scratches and orange peel, you are removing micron thin layers of clear. Granted, as long as you are sanding with 1500 or 2000 grit. Mirca makes a 4000 grit DA Pad which I like to use on Show Finishes.
Hhh
awesome!
Great thx