I’ve been painting and restoring vehicles for more than 40 years. I typically will wet sand the surface and have a bit of dish soap in the water. I don’t use DAs due to the circular pattern it leaves in the surface. Everything from body work to finish is done with blocks to insure a straight perfect surface. Cross hatch sanding for body work, straight line sanding for paint…although this person is extremely skilled and the results show!!
It's easy but not show quality as the clear will not be perfectly flat - use a block through all grits, takes more time but separates the pros from the amateurs
As a 25yrs paint and collision repair expert this fella knows his paint finishes and how to get the best from it. Although factory paint on most cars has a little texture “orange peel”. So I have to match that. But many times I have had to buff all of it out and making it mirror finish on restorations I’ve done. It’s a lot of work.
@@maxly501 yessir it is. I just built 21 denali duramax black and it was a lot of sore finger tips. People have no idea how much work it is to rebuild n paint a car and make it look right.
Actually don’t mind orange peel. It’s normal factory paint process when sprayed. And if there were any future body work needed, wouldn’t it be easier to match the paint and texture with the orange peel?
I would love to see a video of you showing the full process of bare metal, then primer , then base coat and clear coat … with all of the sanding steps. I think it would help people to understand more of what it takes to get a nice finish like you produce. Thanks ! And thank you for sharing your knowledge
Echt primer, epoxy prime, hi fill, do body work repairs if needed, block down all panels flat, buzz 400 to get block scratches out, finish anywhere between 600-1000 grit, cover up any bare metal rub throughs which you may have got from sanding with 1k primer, clean the job blow off wax and grease remover and paint base coat and clear !
Hi, greetings from the U.K. I’ve never been brave enough to sand clear coat with a power sander, by hand and doing it wet. However, it still amazes me how effective sanding clear coat is at producing amazing results. It seems so counter intuitive to sand your car, but wow, it works just great - if you educate yourself first!
The Buflex sandpaper is unreal! What an amazing product. I bought a budget version of the sander and I couldn't believe the result I got with the paper. Thanks so much. Best video out there!!
Thank you. This video was very helpful. I was wondering which selections to make for the project I am doing. Was thinking right along the lines of the sandpaper types and grits you used. The only difference is my project is wood not metal. Thank you for explaining everything so thoroughly.
I would like to see how do You deal with burned in bugs on a front bumper, hood and mirror caps. I have problem with returning bug etchings after polishing sometimes. I do polish them out or even sand them and after ipa wipe down or heating a panel the etchings are back. It happens rarely but it is a problem that i cannot resolve. Have You ever had this problem? I am professional detailer for 7 years now and Your videos helped mi a lot with some issues. Thank You for Your time doing this great videos!
When hand sanding, what is the best way to tell if you have if you have sanded enough, but not too much when going from the 1500 grit to 2000 grit and then 3000 grit? It is easy to know when sanding with the 1500 grit is enough but I don't want to sand too much in the next two go arounds. I have been using a 3M compound but I still see scratches so I am thinking I need to sand more or change compounds. I don't know how thick the clear is and I don't want to sand more than necessary. Thank you for any comments you may have.
Svaka cast na radu i hvala na detaljima! Uvek ima nesto novo da se nauci. Cuo sam pre par nedelja da su Mirka 650 masine odlicne i ovaj video je to zakljucio. Sad sam narucio i sebi jednu pa da vidimo kako se uporedi na Rupes Skorpio 9mm :)
Pozdrav druze, pre svega svaka cast na radu! Imam jedno pitanje, posto rucno radim smirglanje pri poliranju i koristim uvek vodenu smirglu, da li mogu iste efekte postici vodenom smirglom (sa ili bez kvasenja i koju granulaciju bi mi preporucio)?
Excellent and smart work. I will give it a try. Traditional wet sanding will take a lot of time for sanding and polishing. My question is how it works for ceramic clear hard clear coats.
Amazing work! I have a quiestion: If i sand with a 8 mm da instead of a sander on speed 1, will it do the job? I ask because i dont have a sander and i bough a soft backing plate and some 1500 and 2000 sand paper! I want to try this but i want to make sure i dont mess up! Thanks in advance and keep up with the amazing work!
Where can I get that compound and polish! I've been doing it for years and was squeezing my phone watching the dry sand till I continued to watch. EXCELLENT job my friend. 👏👊
What kind of equipment you use for sanding? I want to diy my own car pls help me what should i buy. I need a guide what kind of sanding machine to buy or brand, vacuum, etc
Is there a set amount of time the clearcoat need to dry before dry sanding. The guy who did a horrible job painting my cummins is saying it need to cure for 2 weeks before h will touch it. Thanks
very nice video but in my opinion is wrong to grind with soft backing plate because as we know the orange peel is hills and valleys, to remove the orange peel you just need to get reed of the hills to make a new flat level on the valleys height, if you have a soft backing plate you giving form to the sand paper so you grind and the valleys too, and you will tell that finally you took a good result but in my opinion and behind a screen i believe that you took off more clear coat that needed to take a good result, please tell me your opinion on this. Sorry for my bad english Greek man here :P
excellent as usual, can we sand with the polisher if we don't have a sander machine ? if yes, please make a video with this option .thanks a lot again.
Here is my question . why we need to do sanding first, instead directly you can go for compounding and polishing .your suggestion is highly helpful for me .
@@Amddetailing ok , i have worked with water and 2000 paper by hand and as i have seen , the coating is more shiny than your video Just before fast cut stage and without any Strach, do you advice anything at this level, before going on to fast cut thank you,🙏
Das sieht sehr schön aus was du da machst. Als Tipp, zum würde einen Exzenterschleifer mit 2,5mm Hub nehmen. Es lässt sich wesentlich schneller aufpolieren.
@@Amddetailing wir haben früher auf der Arbeit auch mit 5mm den Finish gemacht, aber mit dem 2,5 braucht man zwar länger zum schleifen aber das polieren ist um vieles leichter ! Viele Grüße aus Hamburg
Fantástico trabajo cómo siempre. Muy bien explicado. Creo que me gusta más el acabado de lana ewocar. Después del paso de corte (rupes 21 + ewocar fast cutting) no usas un paso final de acabado (rupes 21 + ewocar fine cut + ewocar red sponge)? Muchas gracias por tus vídeos.
Im a painter for 20 years and ive learned something new. I never thought to dry sand my panels for polish,i always wetsanded. Can u possibly tell me why dry is better? I absolutely hate to polish my jobs, especially complete panels but dam is it ever satisfying when its done right and when ur finished. Goodjob
Ooooooh my friend. Like automatically. 👍👍👍👍👍 Thank you for your great video. You are like Big Brother and Teacher. Keep going. Waiting for new video 🙏😇.
thank you friend, you are right, I only went with 1500 and 2000 and polishing in 3 steps, I am not a master of painting so I can't make a video about it. The next video that will be is the measurement of the sanded coating, how much it comes off.
After you’ve done 2000 sanding, is using a DA okay? A lot of people advocate using a rotary, I don’t want to get that far and my LHR21 doesn’t do the job.. Thanks
Hello. I'm from Bulgaria and i follow your videos. I polish car's when i have free time. I tries with machine dry sanding to remove orange peel , but when I polish , I see deep spiral scratches from sanding proces. Why I have this spiral deep scratches? Reguards!!!
I did a DIY job on my car, had some orange peel. Found this video, followed it step by step and got that almost pro finish. Big ups to this gent
I am glad that the video served you and that it has a positive response.
Sp how long did it take?
I’ve been painting and restoring vehicles for more than 40 years. I typically will wet sand the surface and have a bit of dish soap in the water. I don’t use DAs due to the circular pattern it leaves in the surface. Everything from body work to finish is done with blocks to insure a straight perfect surface. Cross hatch sanding for body work, straight line sanding for paint…although this person is extremely skilled and the results show!!
I usually flat down the paint by wet sanding but how you do it looks so much easier! Well done 😃
It's easy but not show quality as the clear will not be perfectly flat - use a block through all grits, takes more time but separates the pros from the amateurs
As a 25yrs paint and collision repair expert this fella knows his paint finishes and how to get the best from it. Although factory paint on most cars has a little texture “orange peel”. So I have to match that. But many times I have had to buff all of it out and making it mirror finish on restorations I’ve done. It’s a lot of work.
Tnx my friend
I feel you, blending the clear is one pain in the ass. You have to sand everything
@@maxly501 yessir it is. I just built 21 denali duramax black and it was a lot of sore finger tips. People have no idea how much work it is to rebuild n paint a car and make it look right.
Best way to get a perfect job on a resto is to cut and buff if you don’t it’s half assing a resto job
Actually don’t mind orange peel. It’s normal factory paint process when sprayed. And if there were any future body work needed, wouldn’t it be easier to match the paint and texture with the orange peel?
I would love to see a video of you showing the full process of bare metal, then primer , then base coat and clear coat … with all of the sanding steps. I think it would help people to understand more of what it takes to get a nice finish like you produce. Thanks ! And thank you for sharing your knowledge
This guy doesn’t paint, he’s a detailer.
Echt primer, epoxy prime, hi fill, do body work repairs if needed, block down all panels flat, buzz 400 to get block scratches out, finish anywhere between 600-1000 grit, cover up any bare metal rub throughs which you may have got from sanding with 1k primer, clean the job blow off wax and grease remover and paint base coat and clear !
Hi, greetings from the U.K. I’ve never been brave enough to sand clear coat with a power sander, by hand and doing it wet. However, it still amazes me how effective sanding clear coat is at producing amazing results. It seems so counter intuitive to sand your car, but wow, it works just great - if you educate yourself first!
It took me 6 videos to find one that looked correct. Thank you sir.
Awesome results. As a DIYer, I don’t expect that level of perfection. I hope to at least benefit from the products and technique you demonstrated.
Tnx my friend
I used to remove orange peel, but I usually use 2 or 3 step to get this result. Maybe I'll try your way to get more efficient. Thanks a lot
Wow, i never thought about cleaning the sand paper i have always grapped a new one, this probally saves so much paper
The Buflex sandpaper is unreal! What an amazing product. I bought a budget version of the sander and I couldn't believe the result I got with the paper. Thanks so much. Best video out there!!
Thank you for your trust, that the papers are unreal and very precise
What sander did you buy ?
Those Kovax sandpapers are awesome, so much faster cut.
Thank you. This video was very helpful. I was wondering which selections to make for the project I am doing. Was thinking right along the lines of the sandpaper types and grits you used. The only difference is my project is wood not metal. Thank you for explaining everything so thoroughly.
Wow !!!!!! Looks amazing, sure beats the old fashion way ( block sanding with a rubber block and a bucket of soapy water) 👍👍👍
faster, safer because you can see what happens when sanding
This guy knows his stuff i can tell his highly skilled because im a polisher by trade ❤
tnx my friend
Excellent and unbelievable! What a sharp look of the piano black surface! An amazing and nice job done.
Is it possible to thicken the clear coat in small areas? How would you do that? After removing a few scratches, the clear coat was almost gone.
I would like to see how do You deal with burned in bugs on a front bumper, hood and mirror caps. I have problem with returning bug etchings after polishing sometimes. I do polish them out or even sand them and after ipa wipe down or heating a panel the etchings are back. It happens rarely but it is a problem that i cannot resolve. Have You ever had this problem? I am professional detailer for 7 years now and Your videos helped mi a lot with some issues. Thank You for Your time doing this great videos!
If it has etched to the base coat what are you gonna do? Nothing
Wow great video I want to do my truck so bad but been scared to think I’m gonna give it a go
When hand sanding, what is the best way to tell if you have if you have sanded enough, but not too much when going from the 1500 grit to 2000 grit and then 3000 grit? It is easy to know when sanding with the 1500 grit is enough but I don't want to sand too much in the next two go arounds. I have been using a 3M compound but I still see scratches so I am thinking I need to sand more or change compounds. I don't know how thick the clear is and I don't want to sand more than necessary. Thank you for any comments you may have.
I have the same problem
Svaka cast na radu i hvala na detaljima! Uvek ima nesto novo da se nauci. Cuo sam pre par nedelja da su Mirka 650 masine odlicne i ovaj video je to zakljucio. Sad sam narucio i sebi jednu pa da vidimo kako se uporedi na Rupes Skorpio 9mm :)
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Excellent results with the compound. The Ewo side looked slightly better.
A master work from a master🤩🏆🔥🔥..I would like to see a true work from start too finish with a rotary machine 😊
Tnx my friend
omg thank you for this video... learned today that the texture of my Nissan Sentra has orange peel finish....
Tnx
Congratulations! Perfect! Thanks for sharing your video to us!!! I now can apply your teachings for my own car! Many thanks again! From Ph.
Tnx and enjoy
You have made me so much better at my job. Thank you
Incredible results no words needed subscribed
tnx my friend and enjoy
Great work. Been watching your videos for a long time now.
So I'm right to say
Send
Then compound
Then polish
Tnx bro
Pozdrav druze, pre svega svaka cast na radu!
Imam jedno pitanje, posto rucno radim smirglanje pri poliranju i koristim uvek vodenu smirglu, da li mogu iste efekte postici vodenom smirglom (sa ili bez kvasenja i koju granulaciju bi mi preporucio)?
Excellent and smart work. I will give it a try. Traditional wet sanding will take a lot of time for sanding and polishing.
My question is how it works for ceramic clear hard clear coats.
Exelent
Amazing work! I have a quiestion: If i sand with a 8 mm da instead of a sander on speed 1, will it do the job? I ask because i dont have a sander and i bough a soft backing plate and some 1500 and 2000 sand paper! I want to try this but i want to make sure i dont mess up! Thanks in advance and keep up with the amazing work!
Where can I get that compound and polish! I've been doing it for years and was squeezing my phone watching the dry sand till I continued to watch. EXCELLENT job my friend. 👏👊
By the way why doesn't this dude have more likes and subscribers!!
Thank you, and look on their official website who is the distributor for your country or write them an email.
Thanks for your support once again
Been custom painting for over 30yrs and I polish metal this is amazing
Tnx my friend
Incredible is the only word I can think of.
What kind of equipment you use for sanding? I want to diy my own car pls help me what should i buy.
I need a guide what kind of sanding machine to buy or brand, vacuum, etc
question i think i like dry sanding.better than wet sanding ,for a fresh 48 hour paint when should dry sand and buff?
i have the kovax paper but that compound is a different level. just ordered some and the fine 10 cut aswell. good job making these videos
Great video, is dry sanding better than wet sanding
Yes
Hallo form the U.K. great results sir. will this system work for solid colours too, i.e. not clearcoat? thanks Grant
Yes
Merhaba harika işler çıkartıyorsunuz, yumuşak beyaz boyada bu adımlar ile işlemi uygulamak ne kadar sağlıklı olur acaba, teşekkürler.
Which Mirka pad? Twisted acrylic or the twisted wool?
Also, was the Rupes a Random orbital or Polisher?
Is there a set amount of time the clearcoat need to dry before dry sanding. The guy who did a horrible job painting my cummins is saying it need to cure for 2 weeks before h will touch it.
Thanks
I onda ga držiš ispred zgrade !! Posao fenomenalan kao i uvijek,,
Hvala
After the 1500 grit paper, you showed some remaining orange peel. Did you get it all with the 2000 grit paper?
Can you do this with single stage painted ? Or Base clear only?
That looks amazing, I always wanted to try wool pads on my dewalt da polisher. Does wool have more chance of paint burn out than foam?
very nice video but in my opinion is wrong to grind with soft backing plate because as we know the orange peel is hills and valleys, to remove the orange peel you just need to get reed of the hills to make a new flat level on the valleys height, if you have a soft backing plate you giving form to the sand paper so you grind and the valleys too, and you will tell that finally you took a good result but in my opinion and behind a screen i believe that you took off more clear coat that needed to take a good result, please tell me your opinion on this.
Sorry for my bad english Greek man here :P
the soft base works as well as the hard one with this type of paper, and it is used so that it does not leave traces of "pig tails"
@@Amddetailing thanks for your response, can you tell me the type of the paper so i can try it my self? i like to explore new methods
@@touotaae86 1500 and 2000
Is this for the paint it's self your do you sand the clear coat?
That's showroom quality. Nice work!
Tnx bro
can you use this method to remove tree sap damage to paint work ?
I love this. No annoying blather. Just here is how via captions.
Tnx my friend
What's the benefit of dry sanding vs wet sanding with soap and water? Besides the mess of course from the water and soap.
A big advantage of dry sanding is also that you can remove material faster, which means you finish faster and need less product😉
Moze li informacija gdje uzimas kovax papire ? I da li drzis obuku o poliranju ? Svaki video je super !
asdetailing Mostar tu uzimam svu opremu
Brate zadovoljstvo je gledati! 👌👌👌
Hvala brate
result is a masterpiece. wow very impressive 👍
Tnx
Great work mate! Well done, keep doing this!
Tnx my friend
New Subscriber here from the philippines..
May I ask what is the size of your backing plate and your wool pad?
Thank you in advanced.
tnx my friend 150mm
How long does the cutting compound last in the paint? Does it wash out over time with car washes?
excellent as usual, can we sand with the polisher if we don't have a sander machine ? if yes, please make a video with this option .thanks a lot again.
Yes,no problem I will make a video
@@Amddetailing thank you my dear
Looks absolutly brilliant
Here is my question . why we need to do sanding first, instead directly you can go for compounding and polishing .your suggestion is highly helpful for me .
The orange peel must be ground to remove it
@@Amddetailing Can you please elaborate more .
Dude pay attention to the video!
Looks good. The second one looked better
Tnx friend
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge!
Do you have any reliable online source where to buy Kovax discs?
Try ebay
Hi, I have a question, I sanded with Mirka but after polishing I noticed that the sanding marks remained, can you explain why? Thanks
Great Job and Finish...i have similar orange issue, can i use sanding paper 2000 but with water to prepare the coating ? Thank u
you can, but with 2000, the orange comes off slowly
@@Amddetailing ok , i have worked with water and 2000 paper by hand and as i have seen , the coating is more shiny than your video Just before fast cut stage and without any Strach, do you advice anything at this level, before going on to fast cut thank you,🙏
That looks awesome!!!
I am going to get me same tools as soon as possible
Wow! This is pure art! So the finishing part is always with a wool pad and cut compound?
the cut is always best done with wool
Das sieht sehr schön aus was du da machst. Als Tipp, zum würde einen Exzenterschleifer mit 2,5mm Hub nehmen. Es lässt sich wesentlich schneller aufpolieren.
thanks for the advice, but this 5.0 is much more durable than the 2.5
@@Amddetailing wir haben früher auf der Arbeit auch mit 5mm den Finish gemacht, aber mit dem 2,5 braucht man zwar länger zum schleifen aber das polieren ist um vieles leichter ! Viele Grüße aus Hamburg
Great presentation. What do you use for the degreaser? Thank you.
Gyeon prep
@@AmddetailingПреп у нас в России очень дорогой и я его использую только в качестве обезжиривателя перед нанесением керамики.
which is best? Ewocar wool, and Milka wool?
Hey, what would be the next step after buffing a car, what should be applied next?
Great videos!! ❤
polishing (it is best and safest to work in 3 steps and start the first step with a rotary machine and wool)
@@Amddetailing Thank you for responding! I have a dual action polisher; can I use that with the wool pad to buff?
Wow that is some Professional Waxing there black to you got to know what your doing Great work
Fantástico trabajo cómo siempre. Muy bien explicado. Creo que me gusta más el acabado de lana ewocar. Después del paso de corte (rupes 21 + ewocar fast cutting) no usas un paso final de acabado (rupes 21 + ewocar fine cut + ewocar red sponge)? Muchas gracias por tus vídeos.
Question, is this technique used on enamel/with hardener?
Is this method works for semi less orange peel?
Excellent video.. Can that process be done to flatten Clear coat on A year old paint job to achieve that flat level look ..
Yes
@@Amddetailing Ok thank you for the quick reply back ..
Awesome job, great technique!
Super video! Thanks for sharing!
What product do you recommend to remove tree zap. Please let me know, I would appreciate very much. Blessings, thank you. Margarita.
you have a lot of those products, ask them to tell you that the tar remover from the company CarPRO is ok with that product
Wonderful job. Well done sir.
Im a painter for 20 years and ive learned something new. I never thought to dry sand my panels for polish,i always wetsanded. Can u possibly tell me why dry is better? I absolutely hate to polish my jobs, especially complete panels but dam is it ever satisfying when its done right and when ur finished. Goodjob
sorry, i just watched another video of yours and got my answer. Cheers
Enjoy😉
I see you use a wool pad after sanding. Is it possible to use the sponge buffing pad or it had to be a wool pad for after sanding?
wool is stronger and safer that it won't leave marks from sanding, that's why I use it after sanding, it slips slowly
Great job! Well done.
Ooooooh my friend.
Like automatically. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for your great video.
You are like Big Brother and Teacher.
Keep going. Waiting for new video 🙏😇.
Tnx bro
Hi I work at a body shop, how long do you recommend waiting before sanding and polish
Also I wish I could work with you, you do absolutely amazing work!
it all depends on the coating you use, but for the coating to do its job and absorb into itself, it has a minimum of 30 days
just one quick question, does this not remove the clear coat? does it make it vulnerable to scratches?
Typically wet sand takes very little of clear off, the objective to leave a safe amount.
These dry disc will take less off.
Really nice work how much does something like that typically cost
Tnx about 650,750 euros
I watched the whole film, coz he only used 1500 and 2000 grit, excellent, hope you can make guide painting car from step 1 to this level
thank you friend, you are right, I only went with 1500 and 2000 and polishing in 3 steps, I am not a master of painting so I can't make a video about it.
The next video that will be is the measurement of the sanded coating, how much it comes off.
@@Amddetailing thanks for the reply bro, more power to your channel
After you’ve done 2000 sanding, is using a DA okay? A lot of people advocate using a rotary, I don’t want to get that far and my LHR21 doesn’t do the job..
Thanks
What about the clear coat does it need one?
Does this process work for a single stage solid color ? Sprayed my first car and some spots are flawless. Others not so much with orange peel
yes
There is still orange peel, how flat can you make the paint before it before you have no option to cut and polish the car in the future?
What type of heavy cut do you use after buflex? We also use Kovax assilex buflex. And do you still polish after compounding?
1500,2000 and polish
I did carbon dipping for my bike parts i use spray can clear coat almost 3 coats got orange peel can i sand it and polish?
Can you do these steps with single stage paint job
Hello. I'm from Bulgaria and i follow your videos. I polish car's when i have free time.
I tries with machine dry sanding to remove orange peel
, but when I polish , I see deep spiral scratches from sanding proces. Why I have this spiral deep scratches?
Reguards!!!
you press the machine a lot, you don't clean the paper, the choice of paper, the choice of the machine, all these can be the reason
@@Amddetailing Thank you for fast answer. I wrote you before one month in facebook for my problems with this, but you don't see my messages.
Regards
How much is the clearcout thickness affected, isn't the 1500 grit too aggressive ?
with this paper it does not affect much on Sunday there will be a video with measurements
Was that the Mirka 5mm or 2.5mm sander?
Einfach super schön gemacht 😘😘
how long did it take and what did you end up charging this is amazing
Only sanding and polish