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Thanks! Helpful video. I'll be coming back to this when I do my S5 this spring! Hoping for similar results!!

@streetready

2 ай бұрын

Awesome!! Share the final product!

Good Point. I'm doing my expedition in the spring plus ceramic coating. I am a seasoned buffer user too. Been buffing for years my vehicles and boats but, its always nice to see others technics

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

Good stuff! You've got the work cut out for yourself, that's a not a small job. Let me know how it goes, if you have any questions along the way and I could be of any help at all feel free to shoot a comment!

@laurapalmerTDGE

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Another option that works and worked great on my car(s) : one round with the Coarse pad and polish, followed and finished with Yellow. Used with an LHR 15 on Carbon Black Beemer paint. Over the years I've learned to stick with this brand. In a few months @ spring it's time to prep the car(s). 1 degree Celcius over here in Belgium right now 😅. Cheers.

great content and knowledge. I like your calm tone and teaching skills :)

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Great work as always, Alex. Videography is on point!!!

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your support Aidan!! 💪🏼

Wooow what a great in detail video 👏🏽👏🏽 thanks

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

Hey Ricardo! Thank You!! thanks for your support! I'm really glad you got some good information out of it.

Nice video man, subbed 👍

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm happy to have you along!

What a brilliant video, clear explanation of what & why you're doing things. Really good camera to light angles to show exactly what you can see & are talking about. Thankyou for this, really really helpfull.

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Jeff for your kind words, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video and were able to take something from it. 😊

In the video you mentioned that the client doesn’t want to get a coating with you at the end of your “paint correction” , and that maybe in a month you’ll see them back for the coating after paint fill ins. - A month later would you be repolishing the surface again prior to the coating if they come back ? Or Are you waiting for the paint fills to fully cure before coating them that’s why there is a wait? Awesome video man, we share a lot of the same habits when polishing a vehicle. But once you master the color of black, everything else is CAKE

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

If you look in the comments I already went through this question and answered it. I will have to wait because I'm busy with other clients and it's unlikely they'll find a shop right away to do fill ins. Thanks a lot for watching I'll make an update once they get back!

i always just do a quick hand polish on plastics, bumpers & side mirrors, ensuring you have no chance of doing damage. llay it safe 👍

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

That's another good way of approaching it too! 💪🏼

I think I just saw a Maine Coon cat in your garage. Cool👀

@streetready

2 ай бұрын

My little dog 😅

@davidboyce6427

2 ай бұрын

@@streetready Wow what breed?

@streetready

2 ай бұрын

@@davidboyce6427 little shitzu pom chihuahua little guys the size of some large cats

@davidboyce6427

2 ай бұрын

@@streetready Got it Pomeranian and Shitzu mix. I’ve never seen that before 👍

After watching a lot of vidoes and specifically your Audi and Shelby Cobra videos multiple times, you inspired me to finally perform my first ever 'test spot' on the trunk of my black Audi S5 yesterday. I used Rupes Yellow MF pad + Jescar Correction compound. And then Rupes Yellow Foam pad + Sonax Perfect Finish (I think that is the Esoteric method). The hardest part was actually holding the polisher nice and level for the whole series of section passes. That will definitely take practice! The first step took out like 95% swirls. But the paint was pretty hazy. The 2nd added a lot of gloss. When I looked at the spot with my detailing light, it looked great. But when I brought the car out into the sun, I could see a decent amount of holograms (like the in the Audi video. So it seems like I'll need a third step? Or do you recommend maybe I try the yellow pad/yellow polish combo like you did because my first step might have been too aggressive? Thanks for any help!!

@streetready

2 ай бұрын

Hey, well the holograms were caused by the yellow, try going finer. Black pad and something like menzerna 3800

@streetready

2 ай бұрын

The thing with soft paint like the audi, is you'll need to apply almost no pressure while doing the polishing faze, and honestly you don't need multi step

@streetready

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like it's super soft, try just a black pad and menzerna, I'm 90% sure it'll remove most of the scratches and leave no haze if it's close to what these cars were. Just apply almost no pressure let the pad do the work and use little amount of product, a small bottle should do your whole car

@GoofylookinHippy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot. I'll revise my process to what you mentioned! This is why we do test spots! Nothing like doing your first ever correction on a black car!! 🙄😁

Just did a whole 2 step process on my car with a new Christmas present my parents got me (chemical guys polisher and a kit with some polishes and compounds). Looked great when I finished but a day or 2 after I noticed it barely even cut……ended up being a waste of time as now I’m itching to do it all over again to get it right😭

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

Oh, man! Scotty don't feel bad, I know the pain! It a good stepping stone it'll probably never happen again! haha take it as a lesson. Now you've hopefully got an idea of what to do, test and see if you're able to do it with only a polishing pad, sometimes if you spend a bit longer time per section it cuts the process in half and gives you the same result! Depending on what type of paint you're working on. You can split sections like I did on the video and test them out. Let me know how it goes if you venture again!

Great content can you tell me why you used the black pad with meguires instead of the yellow on yellow for the holograms cheers.

@streetready

2 ай бұрын

The black pad is less aggressive than the yellow combination, the holograms were caused due to an aggressive approach. Although yellow worked effectively in some areas, others where the previous detailer tried to correct were really bad and the yellow didn't work in those sections so I had to back a bit to a light polish.

@bpy4073

2 ай бұрын

@@streetready Thanks for the explanation.

@streetready

2 ай бұрын

@@bpy4073 black pad use is very unusual although it may seem like it is on the videos I posted, that's for very soft paint. For the most part yellow pads should get you through just fine, depends on paint consistency and car manufacturer

Nice video! Can you share your speed in the dial? For cut. Thanks

@streetready

2 ай бұрын

Sweet spot for the lhr15 is between 3-4, if you have another machine you can slow the machine down until you see it cut slowly as slow as it goes while still moving. That's a good tip I got once from Jason at Rupes!

@paolocb7

2 ай бұрын

@@streetready I just get a shine mate 15mm orbit and 5 inch pad. I will try to find the sweet spot. Thanks

You said the owner would maybe come back in a month for ceramic coating. Would you have to go through a polish step again before coating? Or will the work you did here hold up until then?

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

Hey Ken, So yeah he'll be back here after he's done with the fillings and whatever other modifications they'll do to the vehicle. In this specific case, I'd have to wait and see. It'll vary by the condition of the vehicle and what it undergoes from here till then. I won't really know till I see it in person when it gets back. The paint correction or paint polishing process should hold up great with no problem at all, but if the paint happens to have been contaminated at all, that where we run into issues. Let's say being left outside too many days in a row or something like that, I may have to clay, if I have to clay, I'd probably very likely 70-80% have to polish afterward but I'd go very light, and use my very least aggressive methods, and the very least aggressive contact on the paint. Whatever does happen to it, I will make sure to note it and answer your question on the video for sure to give you some closure on this question. Thanks for asking!

So for the side you did yellow on yellow, did you go back over it with a finer polishing pad?

@streetready

3 ай бұрын

Yeah! I did, I had to in some sections of the car, not all!

ALEX IS THE GOAT 🐐🐐🐐

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😅

Thanks for the helpful video. For a beginner which random orbital polisher would you recommend? I'm considering Shinemate EX605, Liquid Elements T4000 V2 Mark 2, ChemikalWorkz ED9 PRO (or ED9 PRO MAX)... Thanks

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

To be completely transparent with you I haven't heard of any of those polishers before, this is the first time I come across them. After looking at 2 of those because I couldn't find ChemicalWorkz - The ShineMate EX605-5/12 Dual Action Polisher gives me the ergonomic vibes of a polisher for smaller tasks, such as sections a larger polisher couldn't cover, and has a smaller orbit throw of 12mm. But that's just my personal opinion. ( ADDED ) - The ShineMate EX610-5/15 Polisher would be a better comparison to the one below. The Lustreuse Liquid Elements T4000 V2 MK2 - Orbitale 15 mm, has a 15mm throw such as the large polisher I used on the video, same throw, and has the ergonomics of a larger polisher designed for longer use periods, but that's again my opinion. Email the companies if you have other questions usually, they're great with responses and education, another website I'd recommend is: www.autogeekonline.net/ Some people swear and stick by Porter Cable polishers, I've never personally used one. My first polisher was by chemical guys, Torqx Random Orbital BUF503 one of their smaller ones, I'm not recommending I'm just giving you an idea. I did however end up outgrowing it due to running a business and polishing a lot more often than once a year, I needed something a little more comfortable for weekly use. I suggest you compare to other companies, for example, you can compare their stats to the Rupes 15mm throw polisher on their website and see what you think, also compare ergonomics. You can visit Reddit and see what people think of the companies you've opted on, and post the question there. Do as much research as you can before you pull the trigger on it because remember this will be a tool you'll have for many years, and probably use on most cars you'll have. Best of luck!

@lucam.1203

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

You got it Luca 🤜🏼@@lucam.1203

@cgpd7507

4 ай бұрын

Shinemate out of that group. Never heard of the other brands

Nice video ! Is it me or did that paint look very soft? that light pad got rid of the scratches. On my bmw i use BLUE wool pad and Heavy cut compound and it's stil hard ! This looked fast haha !

@streetready

3 ай бұрын

Yeah!! It was, seems like some audis are just butter and this was one. BMW can be really tricky, some paint is soft and acts hard on BMW and some it's hard as a rock idk what they're laying on there.

@mickstick2830

3 ай бұрын

@@streetreadyIt's the color Carbon Schwarz 416 from bmw. Seems to be a very hard clearcoat ,but when it get trough it , the color is insane haha !

@streetready

3 ай бұрын

@@mickstick2830that's a sick color I've got a space grey e90 ❤️❤️

@mickstick2830

3 ай бұрын

@@streetreadyhaha nice man ! mine is a E91 from 2008. I'm also a fulltime detailer , you learn so much on the way. Crazy how different cars clearcoating can be.

@streetready

3 ай бұрын

@@mickstick2830 yeah man can have you scratching your head for a few hours 😅

How u like the rupes mark III ?

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

It's such a great machine! I started off with the lhr15 mark ii, I had an accident where I pulled the cord and dropped it from my table and it got damaged, so I ended up upgrading to the iii. Not going to say I'm glad it happened because I was heart broken, but it was a good upgrade! Definitely worth it's price in the time savings and pain savings 😅

for first timer. do we have to spend on expensive quality polisher?

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

No way Seth! I do have an expensive one because I use it at least once a week to polish vehicles, they're targeted to professional detailers, this is how I make a living so I need a tool that can withstand a lot of abuse and pressure. You can use the Rupes pad and polish system with ANY polisher. If you're just starting out as I was back in 2019 it is best to look into very affordable options and get the feel of what it is like to work on a vehicle first. Whatever your option is though, remember you will have this tool for a long time so pick something you're happy with. In a comment below somebody asked me what I think of their polisher selection and I gave them my thoughts. I'll tag you on it. ( didn't let me tag you ) When I first started, I chose to use a Torqx polisher by Chemical Guys I'm not recommending it I'm just letting you know there are a lot of options out there now. I used it to learn how to compound and polish, once I got a good grasp of how the process works I eventually moved on to more expensive tools, only because I got more work. For personal use, there are a lot of tools that are affordable out there and great quality!

Is paint polishing different in 2024 than all the previous years???

@streetready

3 ай бұрын

Love this Bill! It may be! :)

Wow, on my BMW alpine white the white combo will do nothing to swirls.

@streetready

3 ай бұрын

It's pretty crazy how different paint can be one case from another

I have a white truck. so hard to polish... why? i still see swirls

@streetready

Ай бұрын

The consistency of the paint is hard that's why so you're gonna have to get a little bit more aggressive like using a pad for hard paint or maybe a microfiber pad something that's just a little bit more aggressive than the usual you can try the yellow to start off.

Doesn't the tape leave a residue?

@streetready

4 ай бұрын

It may yes! However this tape is automotive tape by 3M which is made specifically for cars with us in mind. You should try it out sometime, it's awesome! The link is in the description, just make sure you perform an alcohol wipe down after removing it regardless just to be safe.