thanks for video, exactly what I needed! I thought I burned through my clear coat, but after watching your video I found courage to keep buffing and she looks like a million bucks!
you are absolutly right about the FEAR! I have been polishing cars for about 6 month. I brought the gear and just jumped into it. I now consider myself pretty good (after about 20 cars) but the first time I was sanding down someone's car paint to fix a scratch, my heart was jumping out of my chest. I was praying to hope the matte effect was going to clear up with my final polish. Thankfully to your videos I had faith and it works out ok. It was really your s20 2 step video which gave me the confidence haha. P.s I use the Milwaukee battery polisher, works like a charm
Thank you for your fear factor, I was always afraid to use sandpaper on the paint.. See my results with my Porsche 944. I sincerely appreciate your videos. My car is an extremely oxidized black. This was my first time using a buffer/polisher and sanding the paint. ugh. It is amazing! Thanks again.
So many people want everything instantly without putting in the time to learn Fully and do their homework. I'm glad I learned my craft the hard way. It taught me what corners I could cut and still get the same results in a shorter amount of time. Just as yourself. Nothing will ever replace the college of hard knock for a class A+ education. People can watch videos all day long but if they never actually do the work they will never perfect their knowledge of the subject.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!. We all really do appreciate the time you took to make this video for all the novice detailers out there. Myself included. Great video!
Yes he has a tendency to be a little drawn out from time to time. But let's be real. He is here, for free, giving a class to people that want to learn about something that can be make or break when it comes to car detailing. Instead of talking smack about someone giving up what is probably 6 or 7 hours of their day to help people out. Better yourself and start your own channel or maybe even your own company. Keep up the good work brother.
Hey Darren, I just ordered a Griot's 3" Random Orbital, I'd like to learn to do polishing and paint correction to add it to the services I offer my customers, so this video is perfectly timed. Thanks so much for your hard work making these videos, and your experience is priceless to me, I have a client that wants headlight restoration done next week, and it will be the maiden voyage of my DA, thankfully I have your instructions and expertise, so I'm confident it will turn out great. Thanks again. 👍
Thanks! They came out AMAZING! I wish I could upload some before and after pics here, but trust me, they went from nasty and yellow to shiny and new! Very happy and satisfied customer, and a repeat now thanks to you!
Hello from NJ ! Darren Thanks for great video. I got today 6"Sia Carat Diamond 7240 3000 gr for ES 330 Black Car. I did Headlights Restoration just like you video show-Sweet Finish !!! Now is time for hood wet sanding and buffing with Menzerna 400, SF 3500 and Power Lock +, I learned a lot from all you videos- I'm ready with Good Fear to do this. Thank you again- Wes...
I’ve done one SUV repair with the airbrush. Currently struggling with repair on the hood of my Kubota. I’ve realized that making hundreds of pens has refined my knowledge of sanding. I’ve gone up to 12k grit before polishing. For whatever reason, my tractor paint gummed up, a challenge but back to native paint and bondo now. So, researching the thinner and new application going forward.
I put on 5 coats of clear on my old truck’s patina. I kept thinking that the products I purchased were not working. After your video, I think I needed to spend more time and polishing.
Awesome video! The best one I've watched that explains in detail what you're doing. Been doing mechanical work forever but have been nervous to repair some scratches on my own car. Good job
Thank u very much cause I thought I mess up the clear coat on my van, but like u I broke a couple rules also to make it work. I have way less stuff but I have good polisher
Quick question, I have an indasa random orbital sander, it has 7 speed settings that goes from really low speed right up 10,000 rpm, can I use this for polishing as I don't want to jump into buy a polishing machine straight away, & il only be using it on my car? Great video by the way very informative, thank you
Protip: When watching a video of someone who takes 30 minutes to say 10 minutes worth of info, Go to settings and double the viewing speed. With this guy I'd quadruple the speed if it were possible....dont be fearful of doubling the speed, you can set it to normal speed again...that fear is crippling! haha Jesus this guy can talk a lot.
IKR? I can't stand these guys who do a dissertation on what's already in the title and belabor the obvious, while they proceed to tell you exactly what they are going to say, how they are going to say it and why they are going to say it. After that, they love to meander around the subject like they're chit chatting with an imaginary friend who has nothing better to do and boy, really likes to hear him talk. Get to it! Talk while you're working! Beginners! Here's what you want to do and here is where you want to start...
Great video! This was definitely me the other week during a detail. I wet sanded the trunk by hand because the paint was trashed. 1500 to start and then worked up to 3000. The FEAR definitely crept in when I was not getting the sanding marks out with my DA. Even with FG400, M105, both with a microfiber cutting pad on the Griots 6” it was not coming out!! I do not own a rotary yet but thought for sure these marks would come out with the aggressive pad and compounds. It is on a VW clear coat. I eventually got it after way too many passes, but it was scary for sure. Now I’m trying to gain some more knowledge on using a rotary polisher and have some scrap panels to do some practice on.
I've been polishing for 34 years, practice polishing every Turd car for family and friends that you can get your hands on until your confident that you can do a nice job on a fancy car. It's simply hundreds of hours of practice that gets you to the goal line.
Great Video! Thanks for the in depth details, and things to think about. getting into the mindset of painting cars is stressful. I've been doing research on painting and wet sanding and polishing for the last couple days and your video has helped me understand the polishing process much better. and now know what to expect when I get into it so hopefully i keep my fears at bay and come out with a nice looking new painted spoiler.
A fantastic video for beginners and as a newbie but i only have a DA i wet sanded my panel with 1500/2000/3000+5000 grit then DA 2 stage compound Polish and it took out minor scratches and swirl marks it took me over 2hrs but it is possible using a DA
I learned how to do this with a DA and it was slower than the second coming to just improve the condition of a used vehicle. I went to HarborFreight and ordered a 29$ rotary, its about 5X faster and people cannot believe the results I get with a finish leveler polish (rated for 2000 scratch removal). I really try to master one product and not have a huge inventory of the newest compound/polish or have a tote full of polishing pads that never get used. KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid), I prefer a T-60 Diamond med cut foam pad and T-40 heavy polish pad for most of my work and they are made with foam from Germany (SPTA or ZFE) and they do a really great job for me. These may be cheap but I only use them 2-3X a year and it makes sense for a DIY to consider.
My wife: "Why are you watching a video of a guy with a Sean Spicer haircut working on his car?" Me: 🙄 "Do you want a shiney car or not?" [Wife leaves room] Great video. Thank you.
Thanks for this vid. I've always used a rotary polisher as a DIY'er. Burned a few panels along the way while learning. Of course back then we didn't have the internet to show us the "proper" way. Funny thing is my technique is similar to your own that I learned through trial and error. No worries as the cars I polished in my youth were always pretty much beyond their expiration date. In any case, I'm sure you've spared a few burnt panels for the younger people brave enough to pick up a rotary with this video.
Probably should discuss the anatomy of automotive paint finishes like average thickness of primer, base and clear coats. What is the average removal of each pass. How many passes are dangerous?
I have a question, I noticed you used the same machine to sand and to polish, I have polisher which shakes and turn (I'm sure you know what I'm talking about) do you think I can use that? or I should use the sander (machine) to polish?
I'm just 3:00 in in the video but I find LED-lights "bad" in a sense they show too much. The big scratches are the ones that need your attention and you want to find them, the smaller ones goes away anyway during a 2-step, or how do you see it?
If I was that good l would be the man, like you. Look great to me ,I'm daily a driver . So that is perfect for me. Thank you for your time and dedication. Keep it up.
I used to do detailing a LONG time ago (sounds like we're close to the same age) and have been looking for details about all the different options/steps available now. You started the video comparing the fluorescent and LED lights, stating that the LED was brighter and showed stuff better, I started thinking "back in the day in a good shop you lined it with fluorescent and that was the best you could get..." huh, maybe this might give me some idea what is going on. You started talking about how limited finer grits were available, one of my big things, everyone is saying you have to go to 3000 for it to polish out... jeez, that wasn't even available when I was detailing. Back then you could get 600 and 1000 pretty easily, if you were lucky you'd find 800, 1200 and sometimes 1500. You'd start with the 600 or 800 if you could get it if it was badly scratched or a badly shot lacquer paint job, do most of your work with 1000, go to 1200 or 1500 if you could get it. In most cases something like that with minor orange peal you'd start with whatever the finest you could get and HAND sand it (there was no such thing as these fine papers for a DA), then use a wool pad with some heavy compound (typically the stuff was like turtle wax rubbing compound) and then use your "nice" wool pad with some polishing compound (foam and microfiber pads didn't exist, it was either wool on a rotary or terry cloth on a cheap random orbit that didn't work), followed by some carnauba "paste" wax (not sure why it was called paste wax, it was basically a solid block of wax in a can). Based on this video (the others I've looked at have been a lot of amateurs with no real clue or pros following 74 step procedures using $$$$ products), sounds like a modified version of what I used to do would work for most of what I need: Hit it with 1500 on a DA (maybe follow up with some hand work in some spots), wool pad on a rotary with something that cuts some, followed by a foam pad with some finer polish (I actually wonder if I could use a cleaner wax on the foam pad and then polish off the residue as it drys with a microfiber by hand, the problem I see with that is any spattering can become a problem quickly using a wax and I don't know if the polishing compound in cleaner had enough cut to it to do the that polish step).
Thanks for the tutorial it was very informative. One thing I have noticed when using my rotary buffer is that it almost "wants to go after its own head" My question is: should you let the tool do its thing and go in the path it dictates (not going out of the marked zone of course) or should you do otherwise?
Look at the rotation of the pad from the top. If yours is clockwise (most are except Flex brand which is ‘backwards’) then when you lift your trigger hand the buffer will want to push to the left. And if you lower your trigger hand and work with the back of the pad it’ll want to move to the right. If that makes sense…. You will rarely be 100% flat on the panel with a rotary.
Darren , when u compete with mr olympia? I wonder why u didn't use menzerna? No matter What the critics are they still come back for your lessons.. ur the topnotch!!! Bad lightning or not .. u still manage to fix it🤙🏼
Theres enough information online for people to use so they don't mess up. My best advice is to first inspect the paint or area then proceed with knowing with the right information it takes to fix the paint or area
Alicia Rosales yea lol you need to understand the concept of it first before you go into this video. Go watch like the very basics and this will make more sense
I will be detailing in the next few days. And the watermarks on that car is so hard. I think claying it will not help, that is why I will do wet sanding. For you, do I need to use the 1500 grit then sand it with 2000 or 3000? Or can I sand it on directly with 3000 grit? By the way I will use a rotary since DA here in Philippines is limited. Thanks
Enjoyed the video and learned a few things mainly don't fear the buffer! You must have been a politician or used car salesman at some point in your life as much as you talk!
I absolutely love this video. You constantly make a point of "hey, relax Folks" and not some bug-eyed fake accent energy drink addict- worried about his baby Angel butt soft cloth, quick edits till you think you're watchin Max Headroom, booming techno club music, or whipping out thousands of dollars worth of machines and product for a $400k exotic Halo car. So many Folks are intimidated by all of that- and just do an automatic drive thru once a month if at all. Thank you so much.
Very informative I have a black.honda accord minor scratches but overall paint job still real good shape..someone with experience could make it look brand new..thats where the fear factor comes with me doing..gonna watch more videos..anyone know what the going reasonable rate is for someone to wet sand / buff polish a sedan
OmG you just decribed my anxiety to a T and my belly is out of control bobbing up and down with laughter. I have done nothing to my car for two weeks NoThing because i am over whelmed lol
It took me 7 years of polishing until last week I finally clicked in to the real secret of the trade. Once you buff and the wax has covered the section, DON'T WIPE OFF THE WAX!!! LEAVE THE WAX ON, SPREAD A LINE OF WAX ON THE WAX THEN BUFF AGAIN!!! THEN WIPE OFF THE WAX. COMES OUT %100 I GUARANTEE.
32:40 im the exception.. i just like to watch it in case i learn something.. and i did.. not really related to make my work better this time, but lots of times i learn little tricks and stuff that helps out in my day to day job
We need Kevin from the office to narrate this next time. This reminded me of back in high school writing essays and trying to reach the minimum word count. Good info though.
Train & More Trains I cannot speak for Darren but I use the torq22 D on a daily basis. I love it but its not better than my LHR 21 MKII. More noise not as smooth etc. I’d buy the Rupes again. You can get the China version of the torq22 D off eBay for $150
Healthy Human ok thanks. I have read great reviews about it. But I was skeptical about the digital speed button. But for the price u cant beat it. It is also $200 less than the rupes. Just wasnt sure about build quality.
Train & More Trains it holds up great however I broke the palm handle and chemical guys said I couldn't buy it separate so I replaced it with the rupes handle which fits perfect. digital speed dial is a non issue if your holding the machine correctly. honestly it's the reason I grab the torq22 over the lhr21
I was scared to death the first time worked on wet sanding a scratch out. Second time was still pretty nerve racking...fear is a good thing as you mentioned. I've noticed you have evolved to Rupes and Flex tool and less with the Dewalt and Griots has been put to hard labor. Are you changing up your towels to these other brands or are you still using the Costco towels as your primary being cost conscious and profitable? A good follow up to this video would be your Audi TT that you did a while back and setting expectations on paint work. Thinking about the bird bomb thru the clear coat. Glad to see you more active on the channel again lately!
Thank you Rich- You have a good eye for the "details" and clearly have been following along for awhile now. I am currently testing the full line-up of micro fiber cloths from Autofiber. There will be videos to follow on that subject alone. I have many projects on the backend brewing and so I am very limited on my video production; but that should change soon as I am setting up my world to be able to produce more videos on a more consistent basis. Thanks for tuning in...
great video! i had a couple questions like what is colour sanding but you answered them all in the video.. not a beginner here. interesting to see how far sand paper has advanced over the years. 1 more question though how come i never see any ads on your videos?
*Good **MyBest.Tools** power and rpm control.*
The next time I travel for work I’m going to pack my buffer so I can practice on the rental car.
Hahaaaaaa..... have no fear, bro
LMFAO
How is that going for you?
SMH, noooooo lol!!
Neighbor always wants a detail I practice on his
Will the paint (on the area worked) go dull in the next 6 months, a year, two years, 3 years? How will this spot be maintained?
thanks for video, exactly what I needed! I thought I burned through my clear coat, but after watching your video I found courage to keep buffing and she looks like a million bucks!
Or does it look like a million buffs?
you are absolutly right about the FEAR! I have been polishing cars for about 6 month. I brought the gear and just jumped into it. I now consider myself pretty good (after about 20 cars) but the first time I was sanding down someone's car paint to fix a scratch, my heart was jumping out of my chest. I was praying to hope the matte effect was going to clear up with my final polish. Thankfully to your videos I had faith and it works out ok. It was really your s20 2 step video which gave me the confidence haha.
P.s I use the Milwaukee battery polisher, works like a charm
Thank you for your fear factor, I was always afraid to use sandpaper on the paint.. See my results with my Porsche 944. I sincerely appreciate your videos. My car is an extremely oxidized black. This was my first time using a buffer/polisher and sanding the paint. ugh. It is amazing! Thanks again.
So many people want everything instantly without putting in the time to learn Fully and do their homework. I'm glad I learned my craft the hard way. It taught me what corners I could cut and still get the same results in a shorter amount of time. Just as yourself. Nothing will ever replace the college of hard knock for a class A+ education.
People can watch videos all day long but if they never actually do the work they will never perfect their knowledge of the subject.
You are a great teacher. U give lots of details. Thanks for the help
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!. We all really do appreciate the time you took to make this video for all the novice detailers out there. Myself included. Great video!
Yes he has a tendency to be a little drawn out from time to time. But let's be real. He is here, for free, giving a class to people that want to learn about something that can be make or break when it comes to car detailing. Instead of talking smack about someone giving up what is probably 6 or 7 hours of their day to help people out. Better yourself and start your own channel or maybe even your own company. Keep up the good work brother.
Hey Darren, I just ordered a Griot's 3" Random Orbital, I'd like to learn to do polishing and paint correction to add it to the services I offer my customers, so this video is perfectly timed. Thanks so much for your hard work making these videos, and your experience is priceless to me, I have a client that wants headlight restoration done next week, and it will be the maiden voyage of my DA, thankfully I have your instructions and expertise, so I'm confident it will turn out great. Thanks again. 👍
Shell L. Bad choice. I bought one. Very weak machine.
I am confident you will be able to nail it! Best of success to you!
Thanks! They came out AMAZING! I wish I could upload some before and after pics here, but trust me, they went from nasty and yellow to shiny and new! Very happy and satisfied customer, and a repeat now thanks to you!
Hello from NJ ! Darren Thanks for great video. I got today 6"Sia Carat Diamond 7240 3000 gr for ES 330 Black Car. I did Headlights Restoration just like you video show-Sweet Finish !!! Now is time for hood wet sanding and buffing with Menzerna 400, SF 3500 and Power Lock +, I learned a lot from all you videos- I'm ready with Good Fear to do this. Thank you again- Wes...
Good job!
Just like Darren's explanation as he is not afraid to speak frankly and to the point. Keep up the good work Darren.
Amazing video. I would be so afraid to use 1500 wet sanding but you make look so easy and simple. Thanks for this video, it really helps a lot.
I’ve done one SUV repair with the airbrush. Currently struggling with repair on the hood of my Kubota. I’ve realized that making hundreds of pens has refined my knowledge of sanding. I’ve gone up to 12k grit before polishing. For whatever reason, my tractor paint gummed up, a challenge but back to native paint and bondo now. So, researching the thinner and new application going forward.
I put on 5 coats of clear on my old truck’s patina. I kept thinking that the products I purchased were not working. After your video, I think I needed to spend more time and polishing.
Awesome video! The best one I've watched that explains in detail what you're doing. Been doing mechanical work forever but have been nervous to repair some scratches on my own car. Good job
Thank u very much cause I thought I mess up the clear coat on my van, but like u I broke a couple rules also to make it work. I have way less stuff but I have good polisher
Quick question, I have an indasa random orbital sander, it has 7 speed settings that goes from really low speed right up 10,000 rpm, can I use this for polishing as I don't want to jump into buy a polishing machine straight away, & il only be using it on my car? Great video by the way very informative, thank you
Sweet Jesus? Too much crap! Get to your point. Ahhhh x
@trublu97 this obvious tip got me to subscribe back to his channel!! thank youuuu . get all the info in less than 15 min now haha
I know ..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
lol, Ahhhh, ... he doesn't know what his point is?
Jesus Christ it was like pulling teeth listening to this momo rambling on like a babbling idiot.
I thoght this was a " I" diary of his painting life
Dayumm bruh!!! You’re on point !!! Fear, educational, confident again!!! Thank you
Protip: When watching a video of someone who takes 30 minutes to say 10 minutes worth of info, Go to settings and double the viewing speed. With this guy I'd quadruple the speed if it were possible....dont be fearful of doubling the speed, you can set it to normal speed again...that fear is crippling! haha Jesus this guy can talk a lot.
IKR? I can't stand these guys who do a dissertation on what's already in the title and belabor the obvious, while they proceed to tell you exactly what they are going to say, how they are going to say it and why they are going to say it.
After that, they love to meander around the subject like they're chit chatting with an imaginary friend who has nothing better to do and boy, really likes to hear him talk.
Get to it! Talk while you're working! Beginners! Here's what you want to do and here is where you want to start...
talks way too much needs to get to the fucking point smfh
Thought the same thing
Great job! Have learned a lot from your videos. You have helped me build my confidence up. Thanks
Awesome video!
The best one I've ever watched, about paint correction videos!
Thank you!
Great video! This was definitely me the other week during a detail. I wet sanded the trunk by hand because the paint was trashed. 1500 to start and then worked up to 3000. The FEAR definitely crept in when I was not getting the sanding marks out with my DA. Even with FG400, M105, both with a microfiber cutting pad on the Griots 6” it was not coming out!! I do not own a rotary yet but thought for sure these marks would come out with the aggressive pad and compounds. It is on a VW clear coat. I eventually got it after way too many passes, but it was scary for sure. Now I’m trying to gain some more knowledge on using a rotary polisher and have some scrap panels to do some practice on.
hows ur progress
I've been polishing for 34 years, practice polishing every Turd car for family and friends that you can get your hands on until your confident that you can do a nice job on a fancy car. It's simply hundreds of hours of practice that gets you to the goal line.
Great Video! Thanks for the in depth details, and things to think about. getting into the mindset of painting cars is stressful. I've been doing research on painting and wet sanding and polishing for the last couple days and your video has helped me understand the polishing process much better. and now know what to expect when I get into it so hopefully i keep my fears at bay and come out with a nice looking new painted spoiler.
A fantastic video for beginners and as a newbie but i only have a DA i wet sanded my panel with 1500/2000/3000+5000 grit then DA 2 stage compound Polish and it took out minor scratches and swirl marks it took me over 2hrs but it is possible using a DA
I learned how to do this with a DA and it was slower than the second coming to just improve the condition of a used vehicle. I went to HarborFreight and ordered a 29$ rotary, its about 5X faster and people cannot believe the results I get with a finish leveler polish (rated for 2000 scratch removal). I really try to master one product and not have a huge inventory of the newest compound/polish or have a tote full of polishing pads that never get used. KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid), I prefer a T-60 Diamond med cut foam pad and T-40 heavy polish pad for most of my work and they are made with foam from Germany (SPTA or ZFE) and they do a really great job for me. These may be cheap but I only use them 2-3X a year and it makes sense for a DIY to consider.
My wife: "Why are you watching a video of a guy with a Sean Spicer haircut working on his car?"
Me: 🙄 "Do you want a shiney car or not?"
[Wife leaves room] Great video. Thank you.
Thanks for this vid. I've always used a rotary polisher as a DIY'er. Burned a few panels along the way while learning. Of course back then we didn't have the internet to show us the "proper" way. Funny thing is my technique is similar to your own that I learned through trial and error. No worries as the cars I polished in my youth were always pretty much beyond their expiration date. In any case, I'm sure you've spared a few burnt panels for the younger people brave enough to pick up a rotary with this video.
Probably should discuss the anatomy of automotive paint finishes like average thickness of primer, base and clear coats. What is the average removal of each pass. How many passes are dangerous?
Great video! Hopefully when I work on the scratches on my truck it will turn out good.
thank you friend for your words of encouragement and guidance.
Could you have wet sanded with a DA polisher?
Thank you so much for the effort in making videos to help people like me to understand and love the detailing art
You are a great man, really i enjoy your clips, because you really teach people, not like others just hate thank you man you are grear
Looks so good. Cant wait to do this on my black paint this summer!
I have a question, I noticed you used the same machine to sand and to polish, I have polisher which shakes and turn (I'm sure you know what I'm talking about) do you think I can use that? or I should use the sander (machine) to polish?
Hey Darren. nice videos, I learned a lot from almost all your videos. so educational and informative. Thank you
I'm just 3:00 in in the video but I find LED-lights "bad" in a sense they show too much. The big scratches are the ones that need your attention and you want to find them, the smaller ones goes away anyway during a 2-step, or how do you see it?
Please explain more about buffer tracks and holograms?
If I was that good l would be the man, like you. Look great to me ,I'm daily a driver . So that is perfect for me. Thank you for your time and dedication. Keep it up.
Hey how is it going?
cleaning the windshield might help for viewing the surface marks on the hood ?
I used to do detailing a LONG time ago (sounds like we're close to the same age) and have been looking for details about all the different options/steps available now. You started the video comparing the fluorescent and LED lights, stating that the LED was brighter and showed stuff better, I started thinking "back in the day in a good shop you lined it with fluorescent and that was the best you could get..." huh, maybe this might give me some idea what is going on.
You started talking about how limited finer grits were available, one of my big things, everyone is saying you have to go to 3000 for it to polish out... jeez, that wasn't even available when I was detailing. Back then you could get 600 and 1000 pretty easily, if you were lucky you'd find 800, 1200 and sometimes 1500. You'd start with the 600 or 800 if you could get it if it was badly scratched or a badly shot lacquer paint job, do most of your work with 1000, go to 1200 or 1500 if you could get it. In most cases something like that with minor orange peal you'd start with whatever the finest you could get and HAND sand it (there was no such thing as these fine papers for a DA), then use a wool pad with some heavy compound (typically the stuff was like turtle wax rubbing compound) and then use your "nice" wool pad with some polishing compound (foam and microfiber pads didn't exist, it was either wool on a rotary or terry cloth on a cheap random orbit that didn't work), followed by some carnauba "paste" wax (not sure why it was called paste wax, it was basically a solid block of wax in a can).
Based on this video (the others I've looked at have been a lot of amateurs with no real clue or pros following 74 step procedures using $$$$ products), sounds like a modified version of what I used to do would work for most of what I need: Hit it with 1500 on a DA (maybe follow up with some hand work in some spots), wool pad on a rotary with something that cuts some, followed by a foam pad with some finer polish (I actually wonder if I could use a cleaner wax on the foam pad and then polish off the residue as it drys with a microfiber by hand, the problem I see with that is any spattering can become a problem quickly using a wax and I don't know if the polishing compound in cleaner had enough cut to it to do the that polish step).
Please elaborate even more. Your experience and simple methods are what a beginner on a low budget needs to learn.
What’s the water mixture?
Thanks for the tutorial it was very informative. One thing I have noticed when using my rotary buffer is that it almost "wants to go after its own head" My question is: should you let the tool do its thing and go in the path it dictates (not going out of the marked zone of course) or should you do otherwise?
Look at the rotation of the pad from the top. If yours is clockwise (most are except Flex brand which is ‘backwards’) then when you lift your trigger hand the buffer will want to push to the left. And if you lower your trigger hand and work with the back of the pad it’ll want to move to the right. If that makes sense…. You will rarely be 100% flat on the panel with a rotary.
Darren , when u compete with mr olympia? I wonder why u didn't use menzerna? No matter What the critics are they still come back for your lessons.. ur the topnotch!!! Bad lightning or not .. u still manage to fix it🤙🏼
Theres enough information online for people to use so they don't mess up. My best advice is to first inspect the paint or area then proceed with knowing with the right information it takes to fix the paint or area
Great help to begin with something basic. I love to detailing my cars, but I really need to clear many swirls and scratches. Thanks
What are you sanding with ? What kinda machine
Griot's Garage DA buffer. I have put a Velcro sanding disk onto the backing plate.
Great video Sir! Makes me want to bust out my rotary and practice some wet sanding on my car. Any opinion on a good starter for wet sander?
I was confused about wet sanding, now im fkn lost as a beginner. 😂
Alicia Rosales yea lol you need to understand the concept of it first before you go into this video. Go watch like the very basics and this will make more sense
I will be detailing in the next few days. And the watermarks on that car is so hard. I think claying it will not help, that is why I will do wet sanding. For you, do I need to use the 1500 grit then sand it with 2000 or 3000? Or can I sand it on directly with 3000 grit? By the way I will use a rotary since DA here in Philippines is limited. Thanks
Enjoyed the video and learned a few things mainly don't fear the buffer! You must have been a politician or used car salesman at some point in your life as much as you talk!
I absolutely love this video. You constantly make a point of "hey, relax Folks" and not some bug-eyed fake accent energy drink addict- worried about his baby Angel butt soft cloth, quick edits till you think you're watchin Max Headroom, booming techno club music, or whipping out thousands of dollars worth of machines and product for a $400k exotic Halo car. So many Folks are intimidated by all of that- and just do an automatic drive thru once a month if at all. Thank you so much.
Looking quite DISEAL bro...... Could really do without the psychological Babel tho smh
You wisdom is deep. This is the gold here guys. Subcribe to him!
I love your sarcasm :-)
How would you attack an area near or on an accent line. Like a hood line or on a door on some cars?
I have a question. Will wet sanding remove paint chips once they are filled with paint, leveled (sanded) and polished? Thanks!
looked pretty flawless to me,,,amazing
How do you feel about synthetic clay?
T cut and wax done by hand my cars look mint, got great fore arms helps with my golf
Thanks for all the great helpful tips
What is the best way to clean glass & prevent smearing?
Thank you so much for another great video, your time and efforts are always appreciated.
Most people advice a double action polisher as a first machine but isn't a rotary that can be set really slow equally safe and maybe more versatile?
Great video, thanks👍
This is a great video to fall asleep to
The meguiars unigrit are better than 3m trizact?
“Just to break the rules but I don’t even know what the rules are” 😂😂
you were impressed by that somehow? good, you are exactly the type of guy he is talking to.
Iv never seen wet sanding. Not sure if they do that here in Australia.
I always find that using electric tools while spraying water around is the best method. Good job
When do you know to wetsand vs compound?
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As a Vegan i don't want to use a wool pad surely there's an alternative pads microfiber or harder foam padss i'm a newbie
You have no fear because you know what you're doing.
I’m using 1500 on a block wet, g6 then g3 finishing with 3m finesse. Black bmw 5 series 2010, it’s a bit of a challenge
Another great and informative video Darren!
Breaking the "rules" and cutting to the chase!
Very informative I have a black.honda accord minor scratches but overall paint job still real good shape..someone with experience could make it look brand new..thats where the fear factor comes with me doing..gonna watch more videos..anyone know what the going reasonable rate is for someone to wet sand / buff polish a sedan
Awesome video!! Thanks learned a lot from your video of the fear factor!!!!
1500 dry then 3000 wet and then 3M perfect it done
Kevin McKay start with 2000 if you’re just skimming the surface, then 3000.
@@loveja1 And throw that 3M shit in the trash!
Ok show how to Cut and buff a single stage paint .Thanks
what if the paint is fresh would it be the same process
Have you tried wipe out yet?
I hand sand spots with 2000 thousand then trizac 3m 3000 on a air da the whole panel finish up with sonax perfect finish
OmG you just decribed my anxiety to a T and my belly is out of control bobbing up and down with laughter. I have done nothing to my car for two weeks NoThing because i am over whelmed lol
It took me 7 years of polishing until last week I finally clicked in to the real secret of the trade. Once you buff and the wax has covered the section, DON'T WIPE OFF THE WAX!!! LEAVE THE WAX ON, SPREAD A LINE OF WAX ON THE WAX THEN BUFF AGAIN!!! THEN WIPE OFF THE WAX. COMES OUT %100 I GUARANTEE.
So what are the things beginners generally F up the most??
32:40 im the exception.. i just like to watch it in case i learn something.. and i did.. not really related to make my work better this time, but lots of times i learn little tricks and stuff that helps out in my day to day job
thanks for your time! nice video!!
You nailed the fear factor, brilliant!!
We need Kevin from the office to narrate this next time. This reminded me of back in high school writing essays and trying to reach the minimum word count. Good info though.
Darren, have u used the Torq 22D? Just wanted to get your opinion about it ? Great vid. Thanks
Train & More Trains I cannot speak for Darren but I use the torq22 D on a daily basis. I love it but its not better than my LHR 21 MKII. More noise not as smooth etc. I’d buy the Rupes again. You can get the China version of the torq22 D off eBay for $150
Healthy Human ok thanks. I have read great reviews about it. But I was skeptical about the digital speed button. But for the price u cant beat it. It is also $200 less than the rupes. Just wasnt sure about build quality.
Train & More Trains it holds up great however I broke the palm handle and chemical guys said I couldn't buy it separate so I replaced it with the rupes handle which fits perfect. digital speed dial is a non issue if your holding the machine correctly. honestly it's the reason I grab the torq22 over the lhr21
Healthy Human ok thanks. I might get this to start out.
I was scared to death the first time worked on wet sanding a scratch out. Second time was still pretty nerve racking...fear is a good thing as you mentioned. I've noticed you have evolved to Rupes and Flex tool and less with the Dewalt and Griots has been put to hard labor. Are you changing up your towels to these other brands or are you still using the Costco towels as your primary being cost conscious and profitable?
A good follow up to this video would be your Audi TT that you did a while back and setting expectations on paint work. Thinking about the bird bomb thru the clear coat. Glad to see you more active on the channel again lately!
Thank you Rich- You have a good eye for the "details" and clearly have been following along for awhile now. I am currently testing the full line-up of micro fiber cloths from Autofiber. There will be videos to follow on that subject alone. I have many projects on the backend brewing and so I am very limited on my video production; but that should change soon as I am setting up my world to be able to produce more videos on a more consistent basis. Thanks for tuning in...
Excelente equipo
Great video thank you.
Thank you
I would like to meet Johnny customer... he’s got a LOT of cars! Lol
He does...and lot's of opinions to go with them.
Learning how to polish and sand, your video was very helpful.
Step by step you explained very good.
great video! i had a couple questions like what is colour sanding but you answered them all in the video.. not a beginner here. interesting to see how far sand paper has advanced over the years.
1 more question though how come i never see any ads on your videos?