A long long process but absolutely worth it. The Camaro ZL1 1LE is next, after I install two missing mods and some new shoes 😉. If you enjoyed the video, drop a *LIKE* .See you on the next one! 💜
Please go watch Ammonyc training course, especially the intermediate part ,they explain the what's and why with paint/polish, and everything in between.
As someone who does this for a living, well done Doris. Thank you for showing that yes you can do it yourself but it's a LOT of time and patience. Especially when you aren't used to it. It's all in the prep work. Love your videos. Again great job.
Who else besides me is in love with this woman? So much energy, enthusiasm and knowledge. Entertaining and informative! Projects so well laid out. Tall crazy respect and admiration. Great job Lil Doris
Nice job! Car looks great! A tip with the ceramic coat sponge: when you wrap the cloth around the sponge, use thumbtacks on the sides to help hold on the cloth to the sponge. Trust me it helps keep your fingers from cramping.
With the applicator block supplied by Avalon King, it's slotted down each side so the edges of the suede applicator cloth can be pushed in with a little card they include. Keeps the edges of the cloth neatly out of your way.
The dual orbital polisher is great for learning to polish cars, it also doesn't leave swirl marks like a variable speed polisher and it is more forgiving then a variable speed polisher which you already probably know if you don't keep moving you can burn the paint and corners and edges of the car not to forget the rubber around the windows and plastic pieces. You should tape off anything you don't want a rub mark in or compound. I have detailed and polished hundreds of cars in my life. I learned buffing cars with the variable speed and I made mistakes on several cars but without mistakes you can't learn so keep on going and don't be intimated on a project because there will be mistakes, just learn from them and keep going. Keep up the great videos. 👍
Thank you Doris! I will be ordering my own ceramic coat kit once my car is ready for it. I don't mind detailing, did it on the side for years a long time ago for extra money. Almost done with my car build and getting to the finishing touches. Nice work as always, take care.
great job ... i just bought a white Genesis g80 ultimate and i been watching lots of videos but seeing you put in the work really got me motivated to get it done correctly and save my 1000 dollars.
The thing with ceramic coatings is that it doesn't mix well with water spots. If you use a quality ceramic coating, and for some reason end up getting water spots baked on by the sun, till need to use sand paper to get it off. If you catch it in time, than a detail spray would be sufficient to remove it. Most people don't know this. As for me, the only thing I ceramic coated was my wheels. As for the car, I use fusso coat black tin from Japan. Last about 10 months here in Hawaii.
Great video...as usual you think of something, research it and then jump right into the deep end and figure things out as you go...that’s gutsy determination and drive right there...encouraging!
What a beautiful job, and you speak slowly and you give a lot of detail on how things are done, and even mention a bit of being cautious. Thank you, Doris and keep up the good work.
Well you did great and I learned a lot. I want to thank you for responding. It shows me that you really care and respect your fans, and that means so much to me. Glad to be a fan, of someone who takes the time to respect her fans.
FYI, to get less compound to fly everywhere, try to spread it evenly on the panel you are working on and less globs of products on the panel or try using a little bit less product on pad while it is spread evenly on panel and you shouldn't have big globs of compound flying everywhere. One trick I also use is opening the hood and putting towels to cover the windshield and the wipers down into the engine bay then close the hood so it holds the towel in place. This will prevent a messy and hard clean-up on the windshield and plastics on some car windshield vents when buffing the hood.
Got it.. I think that was my issue, but I wasn't sure. I know I was doing something wrong. Nice tip you suggested. I will try that out when I work on the Camaro. Thank you!
You made it look so easy I'm glad you said how hard it is, because i used to paint cars for a living and when you cut and buff a car every day its not easy i had to just take my time. Great video i enjoyed it.
I like it. Easy to use and it comes with everything you need. Plus, they are extremely helpful with any questions regarding the entire process before and during coating :). Thanks! It looks great when the sun hits the paint.
Use less polishing compound. The first time you prime the pad only use three to four peas size drops. Then after the first pass, after cleaning the section that you did, use compressor air to blow and clean the pad. After that add three peas size drops of polishing compound to the pad and start the next section. That's the reason part of the polishing compound was flying around. The pad had to many polishing compound. It happened to me too, years ago when I first started detailing. I dedicate to detailing vehicles too. Love your channel! Great job! Hell cat looks amazing! Anything I can help with any advice I'll be at your orders. I don't know it all, but we all learning every day. That's what life is about. Take care!
Will do.. I was listening to Chemical guys own video where they said the amount of drops lol.. I should have scaled down if I knew. Does it matter where I blow and clean the pad. I'm sure that will make a mess when I do it. I will attempt this again on my Camaro with all the help and tips provided on this video. It should go smoother; however it will take longer as I will also buy a smaller polisher for the tighter areas. Thanks for helping out with your experience, I appreciate it. Take care and be well.
You can use a bucket. Add 1/4 of water to the bucket so when you blow the pad all the dust will be trapped in the water and won't fly around and blow the pad out side. A clean pad does a great job. When the pads get too clogged they only glide on the paint and won't polish and polishing compound will get splatter around and some of that splatter might get on the trim of the car and if not cleaned on time it will stain the plastic trim creating extra work. I'm sure the camaro will look as amazing as the hell cat!
WOW! It really looks amazing, it was a lot of work obviously, but seems like it was worth it, and your editing just keeps getting better even though I already thought it was top notch (although the Halloween videos are still my favorite so far on the editing)! Good job, and I am looking forward to seeing more of the hellcat on TikToK. I caught up on all your TikTok's yesterday and my favorite was the hellcat screaming by with that supercharger "WAIT FOR IT..." 😁
The blue dots is splatter caused by using too much polish. 2 dots is all you need before moving on to the next panel. Also this work takes freaking forever, but your car is in great shape so it wasn’t too bad. It takes even longer when the paint is all swirled with scratches and chips. Multiple pads polishes and hours/days of work. You did a great job.
When you’re polishing and you mentioned the blue particles flying it’s because of the product. To prevent it you need to make sure you spread the product well but most likely it’s due to not cleaning the pad. Once you noticed the pad is dirty after two sections you clean it then dry it.
Woman.Driven I only have one white pad and that’s all I use for light polish. Chemical Guys sells pad cleaner. All I do is spray it on the pad, scrub it, dip it in water to rinse it off, and the put it back on the machine to spin air dry it. But make sure you’re outside because all the water will fling everywhere and you don’t want to be near the car. Once you’re done with the job make sure the pad is fully dry or some tiny fungus might grow on the pad due to the water.
Ideally use 2 to 3 pads for a car that large. And clean the pad with a pad brush after each panel. As the pad gets used more during the polishing process, it needs less product. For example, to start, you could use 4 to 5 drops of product, then later it might only need 2 to 3 drops of product. Personally, I would change the pad after doing the front wings / fenders and hood. A fresh pad for one side and half the roof, repeat for the opposite side with another pad, then the final pad for the rear. Yes that’s 4 pads in total, but it is a big car!! The IPA wipe down is to remove any residual polishing oils before ceramic coating. The pre wash is to remove old product from the surface. Well done though for your first attempt, it does look good on camera 👍 Greeting from the U.K. 🇬🇧
Love, love, love! I'm doing my Forte GT very soon with Avalonking and am also very very nervous, but feel better watching you go through the process! Thanks heaps!
I knew you would eventually ceramic your own car! Now you won’t be able to stop once you get all the benefits of it. You will also learn what products you like and what works best for you. Fantastic job !
Doris, You did great.👍 Its def not easy. I do all our cars the day they come home from the dealer. Even tho I order it, the car still has 4weeks of contamination from transit. I still clay them before i CC. I use diff products, (clay, machine, etc) for diff cars. My Son wanted to watch the vid with us, so I streamed it onto the 80" screen. He kinda gets it, & asked "should we help Her, Her arm"!. Lol. Now my Wife gets why im outside for 4hrs, with a cart of "Stuff"!.
Wow yea.. I get it now. I totally understand what it takes and the amount of time invested. I've already learned so much from this and a lot of comments with tips and changes. I'll be more prepared when I do the Camaro. I will get a smaller polisher for the areas that need it. It takes time, but I feel it's worth it.
Love your videos, it shows you put a lot of work and planning behind your projects, you should do a series on how to start your own channel. Although I don’t think I’ll get too many likes or subscribers if I wear short shorts while clay barring my car 😂. If paint is in bad shape, as in chips or rust, probably better to invest in a paint job before going into this
I've not seen that color so close before. I didn't know it had such a nice metallic sparkle in it. And maybe it's just my monitor but it looks softer, and lighter than I thought too.
That turned out great! it's a labor of love!! great job! The best part about ceramic coatings is their durability!! You can get two years plus if it's cared for correctly! Which I am sure You will. Good video! I enjoyed it! have a nice weekend!
Good video, I also own the same orbital polisher. With that polisher, you don't actually *need* to have it on the max setting when polishing, settings 1-3 is all your need with paint that is in that good of condition *Setting 1 to spread it and 2-3 to work it*. A literal 1 pass polish would be good for that paint :).
wow, amazing job Doris. I wanted to try it myself but I don't have a garage which I felt was a necessity so I paid to have it done. Now I'm out way more $$$, didn't get the learning experience and when you don't do it for yourself you always question the quality of the work that's been performed.
I don't think the garage is needed.. a car tent over your car would have been fine. I've seen videos of many doing it outdoors and indoors. It all depends on prep and cleaning the surface right before you work on it. Also weather condition is important ;). I'm sure you'll get the opportunity in the future..for now, your car will look great and easy to clean. Cheers!
Thankyou for teaching me how to do that im about to purchase my first challenger and im definitely going to watch this video again after i buy it!! Plus you are soooo pretty i might watch it for the hell of it at this point lol no disrespect to your dude.. But seriously thankyou this has definitely inspired me.
Tire cleaner the foaming kind that you don’t even have to rinse off if you don’t want to,,, for the engine clean and all the plastic s and vinyl I heard is great??!!! I don’t know but I’ve seen a video on it ,, and it seems to really work well!! FYI 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️great job!
I like your attention to detail and your willingness to work hard and get it done right. The Red Eye looks great. Good job Doris. You look really beautiful when you are working hard. Love you Doris. 😉💜
@@woman.driven Also I love how you are not afraid to admit a mistake and learn from it. That says it all for me. Chris is one lucky guy. Both of you have a great day. 😉💙
Thank you! I love how it came out.. no, just the polishing part took about that lol. I would say this was easily 7-8 hours for the entire process, not including the car wash. But then again.. I was recording, so that adds time :)
Woman.Driven the bottom line your passion of detailing is so impressive so no matter how long it took yes you was recording this great vlog I absolutely appreciate these vlogs. Have a beautiful day!
Awesome work! The car looks great! Thank you for posting this video. My Corvette cost, just short of, $1K to coat. I’m definitely coating my bike and my other 2 cars myself.
Nice job! Yea the paint correction/polishing can take an awful long time. Just helped a buddy do this on his 2010 Toyota Tundra....gosh darn it was time consuming. Hope to do this on our Raptor and the wife's C300. Good stuff, thanks for the video!
You should put a line with a marker or a piece of electrical tape on the backing plate to see when it stops spinning. If it stops, you are using too much pressure and need to let off a little. It will help with future paint corrections. Nice work on your first try!
Nice step by step video. I wanted to suggest on the areas like the front bumper and sides or anywhere it’s difficult to polish with the heavy buffer. The company called Rupes makes a polisher called the mini Bigfoot which is so much easier in those areas. Smaller ,lighter equals less strain. To help with polish splatter, apply polish on your pad then start with a slower speed to spread the polish then you can increase the speed at that point to finish. Just passing along some tips that hopefully you find useful. Keep up the good work. See you in you next video 👍👌😊
You are correct. I mentioned that very thing. It was annoying and tiresome holding the polisher at that angle and for small areas. A smaller one would have made the difference. I started slow first to spread, then increased it. I think my issue was likely too much product or not enough pressure on the polisher. Thanks for the help!
On your next vehicle you do try using 3D one polish it's way easy to use then vss it has a longer working time and does not sling as much apex detailing has some great videos on TH-cam about coating and polishing great job on the car it looks amazing
Well from a detailer's point of it....I think u done a fantastic job.....on polishing....u could have put it on a higher speed and went faster but other than that..... excellent job!!
For your first time doing it I gave you kudos. Just next time apply 3 to 4 small dots on the pad, rub it all around the area your going to work on, then with the lowest speed spread the product and then use the highest speed. With that you won’t have the product flying everywhere.
I really liked this video. I've been wanting to o this for a while on my black SRT8 Challenger for some time, but after watching this video I'm definitely going to do it. Your Hellcat Redeye came out beautiful. Awesome job. I really liked the way you showed the whole process. Very informative. Appreciate you Doris.👍🏽🤙🏽🏁
Thank you, I appreciate it. It's one of those things that most think about doing it..until they just do it lol. I was the same way. Once I started, I did not want to rush it as I knew the end result depended on me. So I took my time and enjoyed the process. Hopefully this helps in some way. Cheers!
What you say is true, most people don't realize how hard doing what you accomplished and how much time is evolved. I was surprised you didn't wax the car then apply the ceramic coat, but I assume the coating would seal the polished surface. As always nice work... :-)
Wow awesome 👏....I just did it on my motorcycle yesterday 😃....love the content really....👏👏👏 you’ll definitely feel the paint job looking just like brand new ..
Awesome! I bet it's shiny and smooth to the touch. I wish the Redeye match the surface area of your motorcycle lol.. I would have been done in half the time. I love the results though. Take care!
I would recommend that the next time you do paint correction, just use your polishing compound and not the spray because that will make it too watery and that is why it is splattering everywhere. Also, start out at a lower speed and spread the product out and then ramp up the speed. Use about 10 small drops on the foam pad, looked like you had too much on the pad. After you finish a 2x2 section blow out the pad with a compressor, and reapply about 5 drops. After you finish, say the hood, change pads if you have more because you will start to accumulate clear coat in the pad which can scratch the paint. You should be able to get away with using 4 pads when just polishing. Great video!
Yes.. I was told it was to be spray on once as the first time and that's it. My mistake. I started slow to spread, then increased the speed. I will blow out the pad and also get several in the future. This time I'll be better prepared for when I do the Camaro. Thank you!
That looks really good and shiny... I have a dodge durango R/T. I'm going to do this to mine. Also I have a volant cold air intake, magnaflow cat back exhaust with 4" tips, and I have a Pedal Commander on it, which in sport, or sport+ modes makes a huge difference in throttle response. It cuts 2 full seconds off your 0-60 times. You need one for your hellcat. CHECK THEM OUT....
couple tips to make future sessions easier 1. you can use the clay block right after you rinse your car. just spray the glide on the standing water and use the block all over the car and then dry it all off at once with a drying towel (don't need to stop after every section) 2. you wanna use multiple pads because your pads will get clogged up as you go 3. you don't need to spray the pad consistently. you really don't even "need" to spray it at all. after the first prime (5 drops), you'll be good using 3 the rest of the way 4. I would definitely pick up the smaller polisher with the smaller pad to do those smaller spaces also, the blue particles flew everywhere most likely because you had too much polish on the pad, and/or the pad came up and it will fling it everywhere. great job for your first time tho
Great. Thank you for these tips. It really answers a lot of questions I had while doing this. Since I'm doing it on my Camaro, I'll be sure to take these tips and apply it. I'm going to get a small polisher and a lot more pads for next time. As for the product, I guess I have to figure out the correct amount. Cheers!
Woman.Driven you did amazing for your first time. Now it’s time to “polish” up your technique 😁👍🏽 you’ll get more and more comfortable. With the 5in pad. 5 pea sized dots to start and 2 or 3 remaining. Switching pads out. On the backing plate, take a sharpie and make a thick line that way you can always make sure the pad is spinning Smaller pad, 4 dots to start and 1 or 2 (depending the area) going on. Any other questions, feel free to hit me up on IG anytime.
Doris, great job! The reason you kept getting stuff flying off the pad was because you used a little too much product on the pad, and you only need to lubricate the pad the first time you use it not each time. But for your first time you did an amazing job!
Oh.. so less product and only lube once? So they provide such a large bottle lol. I thought it was to be used before every polish 😅. Thank you! Take care!
@@woman.driven Yes, but regardless you are amazing, tackling jobs you have never done before. That car came out amazing!!! Love all your videos keep up the good work.
Awesome video! I just did this entire process on my 2018 ZL1, exactly as you described (thanks for the Avalon King discount!), in one sitting start to finish. Exhausting but so so worth it. It looks fantastic! Very much appreciate your videos, especially on the ZL1. Cheers from San Francisco! ;)
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A long long process but absolutely worth it. The Camaro ZL1 1LE is next, after I install two missing mods and some new shoes 😉. If you enjoyed the video, drop a *LIKE* .See you on the next one! 💜
I'm looking forward to the Chevy Camaro, you have alot of patience, nice work 🤙😁.
Please go watch Ammonyc training course, especially the intermediate part ,they explain the what's and why with paint/polish, and everything in between.
Mmmmmmmm, nice!!!!!
Can u wax over the ceramic? In future will it do anything?
It is a tedious process totally worth it you kill it works👌💜💜
As someone who does this for a living, well done Doris. Thank you for showing that yes you can do it yourself but it's a LOT of time and patience. Especially when you aren't used to it. It's all in the prep work. Love your videos. Again great job.
Who else besides me is in love with this woman? So much energy, enthusiasm and knowledge. Entertaining and informative! Projects so well laid out. Tall crazy respect and admiration. Great job Lil Doris
Nice job! Car looks great! A tip with the ceramic coat sponge: when you wrap the cloth around the sponge, use thumbtacks on the sides to help hold on the cloth to the sponge. Trust me it helps keep your fingers from cramping.
With the applicator block supplied by Avalon King, it's slotted down each side so the edges of the suede applicator cloth can be pushed in with a little card they include. Keeps the edges of the cloth neatly out of your way.
The dual orbital polisher is great for learning to polish cars, it also doesn't leave swirl marks like a variable speed polisher and it is more forgiving then a variable speed polisher which you already probably know if you don't keep moving you can burn the paint and corners and edges of the car not to forget the rubber around the windows and plastic pieces. You should tape off anything you don't want a rub mark in or compound. I have detailed and polished hundreds of cars in my life. I learned buffing cars with the variable speed and I made mistakes on several cars but without mistakes you can't learn so keep on going and don't be intimated on a project because there will be mistakes, just learn from them and keep going. Keep up the great videos. 👍
Hi Doris your car detailing skills inspire me to be a car detailer your the best
Thank you Doris! I will be ordering my own ceramic coat kit once my car is ready for it. I don't mind detailing, did it on the side for years a long time ago for extra money. Almost done with my car build and getting to the finishing touches. Nice work as always, take care.
Thank you, I appreciate it. Okay great.. so then you should have no issues and perform the prep way way better than I did lol. Take care!
great job ... i just bought a white Genesis g80 ultimate and i been watching lots of videos but seeing you put in the work really got me motivated to get it done correctly and save my 1000 dollars.
Because of your simple explanation in how to do this you earned yourself a new subscriber. Peace.
All these cars and you have your hands on all of them, very respectable for sure.
The thing with ceramic coatings is that it doesn't mix well with water spots. If you use a quality ceramic coating, and for some reason end up getting water spots baked on by the sun, till need to use sand paper to get it off. If you catch it in time, than a detail spray would be sufficient to remove it. Most people don't know this. As for me, the only thing I ceramic coated was my wheels. As for the car, I use fusso coat black tin from Japan. Last about 10 months here in Hawaii.
Nice work Doris, No matter what your doing on cars you’re smile is always genuine 🙁🤗. Continue to shine D🤛
Great video...as usual you think of something, research it and then jump right into the deep end and figure things out as you go...that’s gutsy determination and drive right there...encouraging!
What a beautiful job, and you speak slowly and you give a lot of detail on how things are done, and even mention a bit of being cautious. Thank you, Doris and keep up the good work.
Thank you. I truly appreciate that. It was a first for me to I wanted to describe as much as I could. Take care.
Well you did great and I learned a lot. I want to thank you for responding. It shows me that you really care and respect your fans, and that means so much to me. Glad to be a fan, of someone who takes the time to respect her fans.
Cool. You made up my mind that I’m going to try ceramic coating my new C8. I’m a first time viewer and I just subscribed!
FYI, to get less compound to fly everywhere, try to spread it evenly on the panel you are working on and less globs of products on the panel or try using a little bit less product on pad while it is spread evenly on panel and you shouldn't have big globs of compound flying everywhere. One trick I also use is opening the hood and putting towels to cover the windshield and the wipers down into the engine bay then close the hood so it holds the towel in place. This will prevent a messy and hard clean-up on the windshield and plastics on some car windshield vents when buffing the hood.
Got it.. I think that was my issue, but I wasn't sure. I know I was doing something wrong. Nice tip you suggested. I will try that out when I work on the Camaro. Thank you!
You made it look so easy I'm glad you said how hard it is, because i used to paint cars for a living and when you cut and buff a car every day its not easy i had to just take my time. Great video i enjoyed it.
I'm glad you went with avalon king. It's the coating I was debating on for my 2019 gt. Car looks awesome :)
I like it. Easy to use and it comes with everything you need. Plus, they are extremely helpful with any questions regarding the entire process before and during coating :). Thanks! It looks great when the sun hits the paint.
@@woman.driven awesome. And now I can save 25 bucks as well 😁
I immediately bought that Avalon king kit, can't wait to apply it on my Mustang 🙏
Thanks! Hopefully you used the $25 off code. I need to do it on mine.. once it works again lol. Cheers and have fun.
Woman.Driven i sure did. Thank you for the recommendation and i hope to do it better than you 🤣. Enjoy your cars sister and tell Chris I said Hi 👋
I'm literally preparing to do this in a few weeks on my Jetta GLI. I've never done paint correction or ceramic coating before. Thanks for the video.
You can do it! Just know it will take time and don't rush it. Knowing that, you'll do well and enjoy the process!
Use less polishing compound. The first time you prime the pad only use three to four peas size drops. Then after the first pass, after cleaning the section that you did, use compressor air to blow and clean the pad. After that add three peas size drops of polishing compound to the pad and start the next section. That's the reason part of the polishing compound was flying around. The pad had to many polishing compound. It happened to me too, years ago when I first started detailing. I dedicate to detailing vehicles too. Love your channel! Great job! Hell cat looks amazing! Anything I can help with any advice I'll be at your orders. I don't know it all, but we all learning every day. That's what life is about. Take care!
Will do.. I was listening to Chemical guys own video where they said the amount of drops lol.. I should have scaled down if I knew. Does it matter where I blow and clean the pad. I'm sure that will make a mess when I do it. I will attempt this again on my Camaro with all the help and tips provided on this video. It should go smoother; however it will take longer as I will also buy a smaller polisher for the tighter areas. Thanks for helping out with your experience, I appreciate it. Take care and be well.
You can use a bucket. Add 1/4 of water to the bucket so when you blow the pad all the dust will be trapped in the water and won't fly around and blow the pad out side. A clean pad does a great job. When the pads get too clogged they only glide on the paint and won't polish and polishing compound will get splatter around and some of that splatter might get on the trim of the car and if not cleaned on time it will stain the plastic trim creating extra work. I'm sure the camaro will look as amazing as the hell cat!
WOW! It really looks amazing, it was a lot of work obviously, but seems like it was worth it, and your editing just keeps getting better even though I already thought it was top notch (although the Halloween videos are still my favorite so far on the editing)! Good job, and I am looking forward to seeing more of the hellcat on TikToK. I caught up on all your TikTok's yesterday and my favorite was the hellcat screaming by with that supercharger "WAIT FOR IT..." 😁
Always make sure to detail and get the wax residue out of edges and crevices. Paint is looking good
The blue dots is splatter caused by using too much polish. 2 dots is all you need before moving on to the next panel.
Also this work takes freaking forever, but your car is in great shape so it wasn’t too bad. It takes even longer when the paint is all swirled with scratches and chips. Multiple pads polishes and hours/days of work. You did a great job.
When you’re polishing and you mentioned the blue particles flying it’s because of the product. To prevent it you need to make sure you spread the product well but most likely it’s due to not cleaning the pad. Once you noticed the pad is dirty after two sections you clean it then dry it.
Got it.. that makes sense.. less on the product and get more pads for the work :)
Woman.Driven I only have one white pad and that’s all I use for light polish. Chemical Guys sells pad cleaner. All I do is spray it on the pad, scrub it, dip it in water to rinse it off, and the put it back on the machine to spin air dry it. But make sure you’re outside because all the water will fling everywhere and you don’t want to be near the car. Once you’re done with the job make sure the pad is fully dry or some tiny fungus might grow on the pad due to the water.
Ideally use 2 to 3 pads for a car that large. And clean the pad with a pad brush after each panel. As the pad gets used more during the polishing process, it needs less product. For example, to start, you could use 4 to 5 drops of product, then later it might only need 2 to 3 drops of product. Personally, I would change the pad after doing the front wings / fenders and hood. A fresh pad for one side and half the roof, repeat for the opposite side with another pad, then the final pad for the rear. Yes that’s 4 pads in total, but it is a big car!! The IPA wipe down is to remove any residual polishing oils before ceramic coating. The pre wash is to remove old product from the surface. Well done though for your first attempt, it does look good on camera 👍 Greeting from the U.K. 🇬🇧
I admire your talent and confidence
Love, love, love! I'm doing my Forte GT very soon with Avalonking and am also very very nervous, but feel better watching you go through the process! Thanks heaps!
Beautiful Hellcat you got there! Wiley loves the color and the coating on it is fabulous! She wants one now.
I knew you would eventually ceramic your own car! Now you won’t be able to stop once you get all the benefits of it. You will also learn what products you like and what works best for you. Fantastic job !
Love that paint colour! It pops!
I was waiting to see this video for a long time, thank you.
Great job as always 👍.
Thanks! I'm happy you enjoyed the video. Have a great day!
I wish I was quarantined with you !!! 😍
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Any chance you can share ideas, experience, do's & don'ts on ceramic coating maintenance? What to use what not to use, chemicals to avoid etc
Thanks great video. Been watching a lot of car detailing TH-cam channels but you’ve helped a lot. Thanks
Boy you have patience great job I enjoyed this vid. So much to do but it really pays off in the end.😉👍👍
Thank you, I appreciate that. It absolutely paid off. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
You are the truth when it comes to vehicles keep up the good work 🥂💪💯. You also look amazing 😍 in every video.
Thank you I appreciate it. That's very kind of you to say. Thanks for taking the time to watch. Cheers!
Doris,
You did great.👍 Its def not easy. I do all our cars the day they come home from the dealer. Even tho I order it, the car still has 4weeks of contamination from transit. I still clay them before i CC.
I use diff products, (clay, machine, etc) for diff cars.
My Son wanted to watch the vid with us, so I streamed it onto the 80" screen. He kinda gets it, & asked "should we help Her, Her arm"!. Lol.
Now my Wife gets why im outside for 4hrs, with a cart of "Stuff"!.
Wow yea.. I get it now. I totally understand what it takes and the amount of time invested. I've already learned so much from this and a lot of comments with tips and changes. I'll be more prepared when I do the Camaro. I will get a smaller polisher for the areas that need it. It takes time, but I feel it's worth it.
Love your videos, it shows you put a lot of work and planning behind your projects, you should do a series on how to start your own channel. Although I don’t think I’ll get too many likes or subscribers if I wear short shorts while clay barring my car 😂. If paint is in bad shape, as in chips or rust, probably better to invest in a paint job before going into this
I've not seen that color so close before. I didn't know it had such a nice metallic sparkle in it. And maybe it's just my monitor but it looks softer, and lighter than I thought too.
There are tons. I did not realize until I first put the LED light on it. Then when I did the close up shots with a high quality lens.
That turned out great! it's a labor of love!! great job! The best part about ceramic coatings is their durability!! You can get two years plus if it's cared for correctly! Which I am sure You will. Good video! I enjoyed it! have a nice weekend!
Good video, I also own the same orbital polisher. With that polisher, you don't actually *need* to have it on the max setting when polishing, settings 1-3 is all your need with paint that is in that good of condition *Setting 1 to spread it and 2-3 to work it*. A literal 1 pass polish would be good for that paint :).
wow, amazing job Doris. I wanted to try it myself but I don't have a garage which I felt was a necessity so I paid to have it done. Now I'm out way more $$$, didn't get the learning experience and when you don't do it for yourself you always question the quality of the work that's been performed.
I don't think the garage is needed.. a car tent over your car would have been fine. I've seen videos of many doing it outdoors and indoors. It all depends on prep and cleaning the surface right before you work on it. Also weather condition is important ;). I'm sure you'll get the opportunity in the future..for now, your car will look great and easy to clean. Cheers!
Thankyou for teaching me how to do that im about to purchase my first challenger and im definitely going to watch this video again after i buy it!! Plus you are soooo pretty i might watch it for the hell of it at this point lol no disrespect to your dude.. But seriously thankyou this has definitely inspired me.
My compliments to this lady, she is a workhorse.
It's April 21st, snowing outside and what am I doing to my GT500? Nothing. I'm happy watching Doris work on her car(s). Keep up the good work!
lol.. At least your keeping it warm in the garage :) Thank you!
Tire cleaner the foaming kind that you don’t even have to rinse off if you don’t want to,,, for the engine clean and all the plastic s and vinyl I heard is great??!!! I don’t know but I’ve seen a video on it ,, and it seems to really work well!! FYI 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️great job!
Just love your stuff, and thank you for your humorous honesty. Your Hellcat still looks great.
Thank you I appreciate it. That's very kind of you to say. I love the turn on. Camaro is next! Thanks for taking the time to watch. Cheers!
Congratulations 🍾 Doris, I’ve been planning to do this on my car,, but now with the stay home order, I have a lot time to do it..
Thanks! Just the reason to take the down time and make your car look great! It was a fun process for me. Learned a lot. Have fun! Take care.
I like your attention to detail and your willingness to work hard and get it done right. The Red Eye looks great. Good job Doris. You look really beautiful when you are working hard. Love you Doris. 😉💜
Thanks! I'm happy you enjoyed the video. A lot of attention was needed for this! Have a great day!
@@woman.driven Also I love how you are not afraid to admit a mistake and learn from it. That says it all for me. Chris is one lucky guy. Both of you have a great day. 😉💙
Hi Doris,
Your car absolutely pod with shine you did a fantastic job.
You said all this took a 5 hour job .
Thanks for sharing this great vlog!
Thank you! I love how it came out.. no, just the polishing part took about that lol. I would say this was easily 7-8 hours for the entire process, not including the car wash. But then again.. I was recording, so that adds time :)
Woman.Driven the bottom line your passion of detailing is so impressive so no matter how long it took yes you was recording this great vlog I absolutely appreciate these vlogs.
Have a beautiful day!
Looks awesome I use Adams polish clay I never used the synthetic clay bar looks easy to use to get that rubber off tar remover
Excellent Job Doris!!!
Thank you, I appreciate it.
@@woman.driven Keep it up with these great videos and job you do.
Awesome work! The car looks great! Thank you for posting this video. My Corvette cost, just short of, $1K to coat. I’m definitely coating my bike and my other 2 cars myself.
Thank you! Yup.. they can be costly. At least you'll save yourself money this time around :) Cheers!
Definitely inspiring! Thank you for all you do to helping and simplifying things for us.
Thank you I appreciate it. That's very kind of you to say. Thanks for taking the time to watch. Cheers!
Nice job! Yea the paint correction/polishing can take an awful long time. Just helped a buddy do this on his 2010 Toyota Tundra....gosh darn it was time consuming. Hope to do this on our Raptor and the wife's C300. Good stuff, thanks for the video!
It sure can. I was aware of the time, but not really aware of how long it actually took lol. The pain lol.. I can just imagine the Raptor..ouch lol
You should put a line with a marker or a piece of electrical tape on the backing plate to see when it stops spinning. If it stops, you are using too much pressure and need to let off a little. It will help with future paint corrections. Nice work on your first try!
That's a pretty good idea. I will do that for next time. Thank you!
Never clicked so fast, quarantine is getting to me
lol.. to all of us :)
Wow after doing the ceramic coating the car came perfect love how it looks in the sun love the outcome
The black stuff is TAR. You can remove that with acetone (same as fingernail polish) but you have to apply wax back on that area when done.
It came off like butter when using googone
That hard worked paid off Doris! The car looks amazing! I'm going to try that Avalon King on my car.
Thank you, I appreciate it. It did.. I love the results! If you do, save yourself $25! Cheers!
Nice step by step video. I wanted to suggest on the areas like the front bumper and sides or anywhere it’s difficult to polish with the heavy buffer. The company called Rupes makes a polisher called the mini Bigfoot which is so much easier in those areas. Smaller ,lighter equals less strain. To help with polish splatter, apply polish on your pad then start with a slower speed to spread the polish then you can increase the speed at that point to finish.
Just passing along some tips that hopefully you find useful. Keep up the good work. See you in you next video 👍👌😊
You are correct. I mentioned that very thing. It was annoying and tiresome holding the polisher at that angle and for small areas. A smaller one would have made the difference. I started slow first to spread, then increased it. I think my issue was likely too much product or not enough pressure on the polisher. Thanks for the help!
Nice job,I rather have the pros do it plus if they mess up they are responsible for the fix too but to each its own.
Spread the polish on the pad with your fingers to reduce the polish from splattering everywhere.
Hm.. good point. I'll carry that tip with me when I do the Camaro.
On your next vehicle you do try using 3D one polish it's way easy to use then vss it has a longer working time and does not sling as much apex detailing has some great videos on TH-cam about coating and polishing great job on the car it looks amazing
Awesome vid😍😍😍!!! Never knew I could save $1000 by doing these easy steps myself!!! Thanks a lot Doris!!!
Looks really good, nice work. Time consuming as hell doing work like this but really rewarding.
I think that clay bar made all the difference to get the best results great work.
Absolutely.. very important step.
Thanks for the discount code! Just purchased the kit.
Glad it worked out.. money saved is always a good thing :) Take care and be well!
Nice job Doris. Looks fantastic, really liking that colour it growing on me, feel like this a 70s hippy comeback colour.
Your hard work and effort have paid off. That's one shiny car. 👌
Well from a detailer's point of it....I think u done a fantastic job.....on polishing....u could have put it on a higher speed and went faster but other than that..... excellent job!!
Bad ass ride!
For your first time doing it I gave you kudos. Just next time apply 3 to 4 small dots on the pad, rub it all around the area your going to work on, then with the lowest speed spread the product and then use the highest speed. With that you won’t have the product flying everywhere.
I’d recommend Clay for sure, iron remover, ipa as the minimum prep
wow it was super good for you excellent day Dori
Nice job . The car looks really good
I really liked this video. I've been wanting to o this for a while on my black SRT8 Challenger for some time, but after watching this video I'm definitely going to do it. Your Hellcat Redeye came out beautiful. Awesome job. I really liked the way you showed the whole process. Very informative. Appreciate you Doris.👍🏽🤙🏽🏁
Thank you, I appreciate it. It's one of those things that most think about doing it..until they just do it lol. I was the same way. Once I started, I did not want to rush it as I knew the end result depended on me. So I took my time and enjoyed the process. Hopefully this helps in some way. Cheers!
What you say is true, most people don't realize how hard doing what you accomplished and how much time is evolved. I was surprised you didn't wax the car then apply the ceramic coat, but I assume the coating would seal the polished surface. As always nice work... :-)
Another cool and helpful video by my favorite youtube celebrity. Lol. Keep up the good work !
Kind as always. Thank you!
Wow awesome 👏....I just did it on my motorcycle yesterday 😃....love the content really....👏👏👏 you’ll definitely feel the paint job looking just like brand new ..
Awesome! I bet it's shiny and smooth to the touch. I wish the Redeye match the surface area of your motorcycle lol.. I would have been done in half the time. I love the results though. Take care!
Woman.Driven yes absolutely..moment I touch on the surface it’s so smooth and shiny indeed...it’s really great 👍🏼😃 I just love it
I would recommend that the next time you do paint correction, just use your polishing compound and not the spray because that will make it too watery and that is why it is splattering everywhere. Also, start out at a lower speed and spread the product out and then ramp up the speed. Use about 10 small drops on the foam pad, looked like you had too much on the pad. After you finish a 2x2 section blow out the pad with a compressor, and reapply about 5 drops. After you finish, say the hood, change pads if you have more because you will start to accumulate clear coat in the pad which can scratch the paint. You should be able to get away with using 4 pads when just polishing. Great video!
Yes.. I was told it was to be spray on once as the first time and that's it. My mistake. I started slow to spread, then increased the speed. I will blow out the pad and also get several in the future. This time I'll be better prepared for when I do the Camaro. Thank you!
That looks really good and shiny... I have a dodge durango R/T. I'm going to do this to mine. Also I have a volant cold air intake, magnaflow cat back exhaust with 4" tips, and I have a Pedal Commander on it, which in sport, or sport+ modes makes a huge difference in throttle response. It cuts 2 full seconds off your 0-60 times.
You need one for your hellcat. CHECK THEM OUT....
Look wonderful Doris. Great job.
Thank you, I appreciate it.
It does take times bending it yourself. Just take your time, follow the directions and all will be well. Looks great.
Great Job I di my black Explorer it took me about 14 hrs to finish it.
Looks fun Doris!👍🏻🚙
You can really tell a difference. Amazing job.
couple tips to make future sessions easier
1. you can use the clay block right after you rinse your car. just spray the glide on the standing water and use the block all over the car and then dry it all off at once with a drying towel (don't need to stop after every section)
2. you wanna use multiple pads because your pads will get clogged up as you go
3. you don't need to spray the pad consistently. you really don't even "need" to spray it at all. after the first prime (5 drops), you'll be good using 3 the rest of the way
4. I would definitely pick up the smaller polisher with the smaller pad to do those smaller spaces
also, the blue particles flew everywhere most likely because you had too much polish on the pad, and/or the pad came up and it will fling it everywhere.
great job for your first time tho
Great. Thank you for these tips. It really answers a lot of questions I had while doing this. Since I'm doing it on my Camaro, I'll be sure to take these tips and apply it. I'm going to get a small polisher and a lot more pads for next time. As for the product, I guess I have to figure out the correct amount. Cheers!
Woman.Driven you did amazing for your first time. Now it’s time to “polish” up your technique 😁👍🏽 you’ll get more and more comfortable.
With the 5in pad. 5 pea sized dots to start and 2 or 3 remaining. Switching pads out. On the backing plate, take a sharpie and make a thick line that way you can always make sure the pad is spinning
Smaller pad, 4 dots to start and 1 or 2 (depending the area) going on.
Any other questions, feel free to hit me up on IG anytime.
You taught me a lot. I never did ceramic coating yet. I may have to try it one day.
Awesome tutorial. No huge angles on the Hellcat 😎
Doris, great job! The reason you kept getting stuff flying off the pad was because you used a little too much product on the pad, and you only need to lubricate the pad the first time you use it not each time. But for your first time you did an amazing job!
Oh.. so less product and only lube once? So they provide such a large bottle lol. I thought it was to be used before every polish 😅. Thank you! Take care!
@@woman.driven Yes, but regardless you are amazing, tackling jobs you have never done before. That car came out amazing!!! Love all your videos keep up the good work.
@@woman.driven Oh yeah, as for the amount of product, 3 to 4 pea sized drops on the pad.
This will probably improve your dag coefficient allowing you to go faster with less power.
Doris your soo awesome you motivate me to get my a$$ in the garage and get to work on my projects
I think I’m in love. And the cars were nice too. Jk. Great job. You’re hired!!!!!!
Awesome video! I just did this entire process on my 2018 ZL1, exactly as you described (thanks for the Avalon King discount!), in one sitting start to finish. Exhausting but so so worth it. It looks fantastic! Very much appreciate your videos, especially on the ZL1. Cheers from San Francisco! ;)
That purple is dope 💯
I liked the moment you unbox the ceramic coating
Thank you, I appreciate it. Thought I'd make it interesting :)
Bling Bling Doris the hellcat is look good, nice video keep up the great work
Awesome job! Looks fantastic, you put in some serious work!
Thank you, I appreciate it.
you only need to lube the pad the first application once the polishing product to well into the pad it should lubricate itself