Best cliff notes ever on combo’s to try when the head scratching kicks in . Thanks you for these short cuts

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Just trying to help those who may be where I've been! 🫡🤙 thank you for taking the time to watch, brother! 🤙🤝

Absolutely love how you take the time to explain your process and then trouble shoot! Great Video, Smurf!! (as always!!!)

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Appreciate you brother! Just here so I don't get fired..! On another note I also enjoy helping others 😎🤙🤜🤛

Interesting combo the Koch Chemie and the red pad.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Each job I do I'm discovering some great odd combinations 👍 this one worked so nice! Thanks for tuning in brother! Hope you enjoyed!🤝🫡

What a great job on that wet black finish. Making that thing look like an Orca about to wet the audience !!!! Another killer job my friend.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! 👍 idk why on. Earth this was in my held for review comments! Haha, appreciate you brother!

Great job on the engine! Yes, agree, it’s good that you got that slight haze off. Love your videos, and the shop manager is awesome! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Appreciate you Tim! Thank you so much buddy! Shop manager is cracking the whip😂😂😂😂

Wow!!! Outstanding look on that Honda brother!! Hdo pads rock!! It's what i reach for on a correction. Ha ha love the reaction on the customer face. 👍🏼👊 🇨🇦

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

404! Thanks man ! Appreciate that! Ohh her face says it all! Hahahaha! Yes, I been loooving the HDO Pads so much lately! Right on for watching 🤙

Had to watch this twice.... Shop manager needs a raise! hahaha

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 Oh he's gonna get a raise alright! He's been snapping the whip! Especially if I'm not up to his par! 🤣🤣🤣 appreciate you watching brother!

Hey there! Can't wait to watch it all

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Hey hey! 👋 I can't wait for you to enjoy!

Tremendous recommendations and finished work. ✨️ You rock that blue "bath robe" apron. 😅

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Hahaha thanks brother! 😌 it's rather comfortable too! Lol appreciate you tuning in and supporting 👍🤜🤛 hope all is well my friend!

Eric, you did it, you saved the accord. I’m glad to see she was super excited and extremely appreciative of your handiwork. The Accord is on point.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

Darrel, thank you brother! I for sure saved this thing... very happy with outcome as she was!!!🤣 Thanks for tuning in brother!!!!

Awesome vid man!! Incredible results man!!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Thanks brother! 👍 really enjoyed this one! 🤙🤙 glad you liked it!

Great video and awesome explanation of your thought process. Also fun to watch their reactions!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Ryan! 👍 always appreciate your support. Man, he face at the end is priceless 🤣🤣 I was very happy as she was with the outcome!

Killing it as always. Great video. Everything was sharp and crisp. Rupes yellow is one of my favorites.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

Thank you sir! Appreciate that! Oh yes. Rupes Yellow is a staple for me. Such a great pad with a wide variety of liquids 👍👍👍

Enjoyed the video...Awesome results.. nice work..stay safe!..

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! Appreciate you! You do the same brother!🫡

This was a great video bro all types of useful knowledge. Car came out beautiful ,hope you and everyone has a great week.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend! Really enjoyed making this one! 👌 you know Smurf loves to educate and spread that knowledge😎🙌 you to brother. Take care!

I know all about black Honda paint. Wife won't have any other color. It's a labor of love. Great job Eric! Love your process and explanation. Also Honda engine are the easiest to detail I think. What dressing did you use on the engine?

Woooooo Hoooooo!!! Papa is the man!!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

No no.. don't make me blush! 🤣🤣 appreciate you tuning in! 🤜🤛

Her reaction said it all. Great job Eric!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Haha thanks Mark! 🤜🤛🤙 appreciate you taking the time yo watch.!!! Back to your regularly scheduled reels.🤣🤣🤣🤣

Jeweled that paint beautifully, great work Smurf!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Thank you sir! 🤜🤛 appreciate you taking the time to watch! 👍👍

Really enjoyed all the tips and info you’re giving out 👍 also nice to see the grants microfibers did great

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Thanks man! 👍 right on! They performed great! Thanks for tuning in!!🤙

Really nicely done, man! Those Lake Country HDO pads are killer. Honestly I enjoy them more than the Rupes pads. Also, I know I've said it before, but watching you be an awesome dad with your son never fails to instantly improve the day. Keep it up, good sir.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend! Definitely had to keep that moment in the video😀 I cherish it! Yes, I've become to really love the LC HDO pads a LOT!!! Appreciate you tuning in!!!

@orthodox1717

8 ай бұрын

Strangely enough, I like the SDO CCS pads on my 15mm more than the HDO. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

Really??? I have some of the CCS pads but idk how I feel about them. I guess I've gotta put some more time under them to really get a feel for them..🤙

@orthodox1717

8 ай бұрын

@@PapaSmurf918Detail right on dude. Are you talking about the SDO CCS pads or the original LC CCS pads?

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

@orthodox1717 The ones with the small dipple type holes in it correct??

Brought out my son’s white 89 mustang that’s been sitting on the side of my house untouched for about three years, we live close to the railroad tracks so you can imagine the stuff that accumulated on the paint, after APC, iron remover, clayed and a polish to remove light oxidation, protected it with a ceramic spray, I was amazed how well the paint came back, your car turned out amazing, great video sir 👍😁

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Oh man! I couldn't imagine how much iron was stored in that paint! Glad you got it out and cleaned up🤙🤙🤙 I'm sure it looks great! Thanks for tuning in to watch and support! I enjoyed making this video! 👍👍

Another great video by Papa!!!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

The jizzanator ! Where you been?!?!! Haha, thank you! Really enjoyed making this video. 👌 her reaction was awesome!🤣🤣

Amazing video and tutorial/content brother

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend! Enjoyed making this one that's for sure!🤙

Not surprised by your results. Always top notch results! Your customer is one lucky person to have you in town. I love your final thoughts & explanations!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Tim! Thanks buddy! Your way to kind brother! Appreciate your ongo9ng support 🤙🤜🤛🤝

@ThisOldDetailingDude

9 ай бұрын

@@PapaSmurf918Detail always brother

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

@@ThisOldDetailingDude 🤜🤛

Fantastic job brother

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Appreciate you buddy!!! 🤜🤛

Keep up the good work!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate you taking the time to watch an support!

Great job on the Honda smurf i see the boss was helping you wash the car, i think he was just keeping an eye on your work 🤣🤣🤣👊

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Ahhahaha thanks brother! Oh yes, I was THIS close to getting written up!

That car really looks beautiful, Erik. Such a very impressive job under the hood bro.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Hey,Larry thank you buddy! Appreciate that! Enjoyed this one a ton! And the results were awesome! Take it easy my friend 🤝🤜🤛

What’s up Smurf!! Another awesome video 👍 always looking forward to your videos. That car came out real clean. Also, my son does the same thing like your son, when I’m out washing my car, he’ll come outside ready to help 😂. Keep up the amazing work. 🤝🤜🤛🤙

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

What's up Mario! 🤝 haha, absolutely love the fact they love to help us! Appreciate that man, I really enjoyed making this. I can't thank you enough for the ongoing support 🤙

Wow. Fantastic! The excitement from the owner was priceless. I'm glad you shared that. When I polish out a car, and get that smile and excitement, it makes my day. I even had a gentleman bring his prized show car in for a polish, and he started shedding tears he was so happy. Very, very cool. I love the way Smurf thinks his way around the car while polishing. It's never a straight-up polish. Good video for me to watch. I gotta try some Motorplast from Koch Chemie. It was great that your little boy helped you out! Fantastic! I'm thinking the 49ers are getting ready to make a big move on 1st place for the division. Too good of a team to drop games like they have been. Ok, Smurf, give family giant hugs!!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Kim! Hey my friend! Yes yes! Absolutely loved her reaction 🤣that makes it all worth it! 😃 wow, he really she'd a tear huh! That must have felt amazing! Great work! 👍 some jobs leave you so torn apart on what to do, so I wanted to help easy that pain for some people haha, oh yes.. hoping the Bye week helped us get our crap together. 🤙 we shall see!

@kimnewling5728

9 ай бұрын

@PapaSmurf918Detail yeah the car was a 1939 Pontiac fire chiefs fire truck. Heavily oxidized. To make a long story short, his son died in the line of duty as a fireman, and the father uses the truck to tell his sons story as a fireman. He puts his sons boots and fireman's helmet out front of the truck during car shows. It's his way of dealing with the loss of his son. So he's pretty emotional when it comes to the firetruck. I had to help out in some way, so I had to do my best polish job for him and his family. (Of course, after he told me the story, I cried when he left). For me it was a feel good job.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

@kimnewling5728 that's a great way to show his sons love.. I would have enjoyed doing that detail very much!

Looks a lot better 😎👍

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Hey Keith! 👋 thanks my friend. I like to think so! 🤣 had fun an learned a lot on this job. She was happy! That's what it's all about. Appreciate you watching! 🤜 🤛

🤘😎 noice! Learned if having lent issues, most likely due to high contamination snagging the fibers. If not, probably a really bad towel

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Your absolutely correct! 💯 I had 0 issues with these Grant's towels during this job. Great towel for the price!🤙 appreciate you watching! 🤜🤛

Smurf E, appreciate the video

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Hey brother I appreciate you!!! Thanks for tuning in!!!🤜🤛🤙

The results on ur polishing was more of 1 step than a enhancement 👍👍

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I tend to over due it🤣🤣🤣

Nice job, looks great! That red Shinemate pad is the best for finishing soft black paint.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Really appreciate you taking the time to watch ! Ohhh yes, man, really enjoy the red pad from shinemate.!! 👍👍 take Care!!!

@orthodox1717

8 ай бұрын

@@PapaSmurf918Detail did you try the micro cut on the HDO orange by any chance? Just wondering.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

@orthodox1717 I didn't on this particular vehicle but I have in the past. Works great. In this case I feel the orange might have been a hair to aggressive.. although it's a medium cut. This paint was finicky lol

@orthodox1717

8 ай бұрын

​@@PapaSmurf918Detail lol...got it! Great job dude! This detail goes to show that ya dont need perfection and still have an incedible outcome.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

@orthodox1717 absolutely right! 💯 don't need to stress about performing miracles... perfection is not obtainable in this world. Sometimes us, as detailers are worst enemies are ourselves 🤝👍

Yes good towels good rags

@PapaSmurf918Detail

7 ай бұрын

Sure are! Definitely a winner! Especially those on a budget! Thank you for watching and happy holidays!!!

Beauty job!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

4 ай бұрын

Thank you !!! Appreciate you taking the time to watch! 👍👍✊️✊️

@GoofylookinHippy

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I've been watching as many vids on black cars as I can find. Your videos are very detailed and informative. I'm planning on trying to correct my black, garage queen Audi S5. I've already bought the Rupes Fine cut + yellow and white pads. I have some Koch M3 as well! Should be fun!!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

4 ай бұрын

@GoofylookinHippy AWESOME! Glad you enjoyed the video. You'll have fun with that Audi👌👌 should be more on the harder side so you will be OK with haze. Keep me updated and if you have any questions don't hesitate to reach out ✊️👍

Weird question . You have a video on wheel brushes you use? .... for wheels and tires ... I install some Stoptech break pads ... so much break dust Thanks

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

I don't have a dedicated wheel brush video but I love the ez detail brushes for wheel cleaning. They work great. Also, I use the microfiber hand mitts as well as the boars hair detailing brushes dedicated for the wheels 👍👍

Isn't being a Papa the greatest, Papa! Yes, soon they are grown and on their own making grandchildren. Great Tips on polishing. Did you say what type of protection you applied?

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Yes! 1000% yes. I love it! I'll make as many memories as I can before they grow up and want nothing to do with me🤣 jk jk. I hope to have a close relationship with my kiddos. I used Polish Angel Viking spritz🤙 stuff is boutique style cause it's hand made in Germany but, I need to use it sooo she lucked out! 😌 appreciate you tuning in!🤝

Great job and thanks for sharing your knowledge! Car looks like a beauty! My mom has the same car and I plan to polish for her. I was wondering if you could help me figure what to polish and what not to. I know you can't polish the plastics but can you polish the chrome on the front of the car and the black panel between windows?

@PapaSmurf918Detail

14 күн бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that! Really happy with how this one turned out. So mad they traded it in! 😅 yes, you can polish chrome trim you'll be ok. The plastics depending on what polish you use, with the stuff I used I don't get that staining BUT some will stain. Better to be safe than sorry 👍 I appreciate you taking the time to watch!

Man I can’t wait to try the Rupes cordless, I was watching obsessed garage, and Matt was talking to the rep, at SEMA but that motor sounds very quiet vs Milwaukee….

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Lol dude I'm NOT paying 700+ for a polisher🤣🤣 I'm sure it's quiet. But that's what headphones are for😂😂😂

@orthodox1717

8 ай бұрын

I love my Milwaukee 15mm cordless. Thought I might sell it when Rupes cordless comes out but when seeing $735…..no thanks, I’ll keep the Milwaukee!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

Right??? I mean come on. There is a slim market that will spend that. To those who can, by all means lol

That’s why I hate trying to wash a car outside. If I know I don’t have to polish the cars, it’s not too dirty I just ONR it. But…. If I know I’m going to use a D/A …and….I don’t know the history of the car I’ll wash it because the vibration of the DA will vibrate a lot of dirt out etc… you know the polishing game brother!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Exactly. This thing was sooo contaminated it wasn't funny. Needed a deep clean and decontamination wash badly. All in all, I got er done! What a task hahahahaa

Oh yeahhhhh

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

😎😎🫡 Enjoy brother! Thank you for tuning in!

I wonder if the one side had been repainted ? Did you check it with paint gauge? I love the Lake Country HDO pads also. And KCX Micro Cut is a fantastic finishing polish. I teamed it up with there color matching pad, worked great on soft black Toyota paint. Have you tried the DIY details Gold Standard spray polish and there yellow pad ? That combo cuts well and finishes down great. Give it a whirl. Nice job.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

You know, that was my thoughts! I don't see any visual signs it was.. oh and I don't have a paint gauge🤣🤫🤫🤫 YES, I love micro cut the more I use it! I used the DIY Gold standard on the Harley I was working on.. I enjoyed it. Very long working time, smells great too. I guess I could have tried that but I that micro cut worked much better on that Harley 😁 so I just went straight to that! Hey, I appreciate you taking the time to watch! 🤙🤝👍

@williambell7712

9 ай бұрын

@@PapaSmurf918Detail Thanks for your response.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

@@williambell7712 🤙anytime!

13:49 ohh man bro, that clear is softtttt…… which is nice because it corrects quite easily, but on the other end the owner gotta stop taking their ride through the swirl maker 5000…… Subaru paint is like that…

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Ohhhh yes. This paint was soft and finicky but it turned out phenomenal! She was blown away! 🤙appreciate you taking the time to watch brother!

Papa not handing over the keys until he gets his $$$

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 my keys! Haha!!!

If the Black paint had water spots, what options would you consider if the pad and polish you used didn’t remove them?

@PapaSmurf918Detail

8 ай бұрын

There is always a step to go a little more aggressive with pad or up to a compound. But that depends how far you want to go. At that point. I wouldn't chase them... if a compound an microfiber pad won't get them then nothing will.. other than wet sanding... and , all depends how much clear you have. So, if a water spot remover doesn't work.. and you try a fairly aggressive approach as far as pad an polish. I just leave them. Nothing worth compromising clear👍👍

What speed did you use on the machine while polishing?

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

I stuck around speed 3 on my G9.. if it had half clicks I'd opt for 3.5.. bit it does not.. 3 seems to do ok. On the panels I did 2 step I cut on speed 4 Ann finished on speed 3👍👍

👍🏽👍🏽

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Appreciate you my friend. Enjoy the video! 🤝👍

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👊👍

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤙🤝🤜🤛 appreciate you taking the time to watch

Hi, I seem to be getting some haze after using Carpro Reflect with finishing foam pad on DA polisher. I did the cutting stage with a Shinemate cutting foam pad (diamond pattern) and 3D One hybrid compound, which removed most of the marring and waterspots, but after doing the finishing step with Reflect, it seem to leave some haze on some areas, especially around the edges of the section I am working on and around the body lines, which I thought was just stubborn residue since it is also very hard to wipe off after IPA spray. What do recommend me to do? My car is a black metallic Honda (soft paint), I work in a garage but its hot and humid here. May I know what speed setting do you usually use when finishing, and how many passes do you need to do? This is my first go at polishing, could be due to the technique or the pads. Appreciate the help, Thanks!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

5 ай бұрын

Hey my friend. So, when I'm having issues with haze on softer paint I'll tend to drop the speed down on the polisher and use very light pressure. Try 1 slow pass ( up and down then side to side ) and wipe off. See what that will get. Also, if your using a 15mm throw sometimes that can be a little to aggressive so I like to use my G9 9mm throw or any shorter throw unit if I can't finish out with the 15mm. After those changes then I'd change liquid. What other finishing polishes do you have. I've had good luck with Rupes fine da polish, PhoenixEOD fabulous finish polish, and Sonax Perfect finish. Another good one is the Koch Chemie micro cut.

@Lesparta

5 ай бұрын

@@PapaSmurf918Detail I currently only have CarPro Reflect as my finishing polish, but I do want to try Rupes Fine DA next. I have both a Shinemate EX620 15mm 5" DA, and also the EX603 12mm 3" DA. I asked some other guy and he said it could be because of my pads (I cheaped out and got the Shinemate diamond pattern pads). When trying to fix the haze, do I have to compound it again with a cutting pad or just immediately use the finshing compound and pad again. May I also ask how many pads do you go through for an entire car, and how often do you change the pads. I tried cleaning the pads with the pad brush but it doesn't seem to do much in cleaning the pad. I will try your method after this. Sorry for the newbie comment, I really appreciate the help, great video as always. Much thanks!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

5 ай бұрын

The shinemate Diamond pads are awesome. The red diamond finishing pad should be plenty. They are not cheap pads👍 you don't need to compound to finish out. You can just go straight to finishing. As far as pads go and how many I use. Ever since I've acquired the Lake County Pad washer I only use 1 pad. And clean after every pass. It's a great system and keeps pads clean and cool👍 before I had it, I'd still only use 2 pads. After each pass I'd blow out the pad with compressed air... never was a fan of the brush. Felt it would mess up the pads. And after let's say a hood an fender I'd then clean the pad with my pad solution and spin dry, set it aside and put a fresh pad on. I'd repeat this process rotating between the pads👍 however sometimes it would take a few pads to find out which pad Polish combo I'd stick with. Once that is determined then I'd stick to that and get it done.

@Lesparta

5 ай бұрын

@@PapaSmurf918Detail Seen good reviews on the LC Pad Washer, but unfortunately they don't sell them here. I just used a new pad every time the pads looked clogged up to me, and I just submerge and clean them in a bucket with my car shampoo (CarPro Reset). I must admit it took me an hour to do the bonnet because of the extreme water spot etchings and haze, I had to leave some of the mineral etchings behind because I was afraid I could burn through the clearcoat. I think this is a VERY soft paint (2023 Honda HRV). I tried out your method with my 3" 12mm DA on speed 1 and it seems to reduce the haze but I could still see it on some areas, and some buffer trails as well. Did 3 drops of Carpro Reflect on the red Shinemate pad but after doing a single pass on half of the hood, it already started to dust. I'm kind of lost at what to do now, I might try again tomorrow coz its 2AM in the morning here haha.

@PapaSmurf918Detail

5 ай бұрын

@Lesparta Sorry to hear you can't get the pad washer my friend. It's a great tool. But, it's not NEEDED. As far as your choices left if it helped but you are still getting some haze your going to need to get a different polish. Unfortunately, not every polish works with every paint. Having options for this exact scenario is key👍 Grab some of the Rupes DA fine and a white Rupes ultra fine finishing pad. Keep the speed low and watch the magic happen🤜🤛

MR.Smurf………so much black bro…..

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

😭😭 hahaha, right?! Learning to love black though when it's done right!

Second!!!

@MNpicker

9 ай бұрын

Lol😎🤘🏻

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

There he is!

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

MN what's up brother!

@MNpicker

9 ай бұрын

​@PapaSmurf918Detail just got done polishing and coating grand caravan rims.. they were black😎👌

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

@MNpicker There you go! I guess I'm not the only one that has fun 😎😌

Sore i never own a vehicle with blk paint. Truly a love hate relationship. NOTHING tops blk when dialed in.thats y i only get blk vehicles

@PapaSmurf918Detail

9 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more brother! Lol really nothing like it when it's dialed in! Take care my friend and thank you for watching!