Paint Correction with a Rotary Buffer Part 1 of 2

[MrEvilshenanigans]

stfu about your prelude, thought this was about polishing

[4jiggy1]

great job man, RESPECT!

[DannePlutt]

i think meguiars is the best, and i have been polishing cars for 10 years :)

just my opinion. Nice car!!

[jimmytwotimez]

love your vid dude...and the dog too lol...but yea man i agree with gshdrums that you could have better products for the car that you have....meguiars is good but theres much better out there....If you do like Meguiars then try the Ultimate Compound...but for something else then try some Autoglym SRP if you want an OTC product....but if you want something with good cut them order Poorboys SSR products...and then get Optimum Poli-Seal...pretty good stuff

[wahlan]

@jimmytwotimez cheers mate, i'll definitely keep those products in mind when i run out of megz :)

[gshdrums]

Hey dude. Throw the next gen out the door its uselsss stuff......Get hold of some Meguiars Polymer Sealant if thats meguiars is your thing. But i would go to waxit.com.au or is it .com? one of em....Get Poorboys EX-P or Duragloss #105

[wahlan]

@gshdrums yeahh the nxt wax was one the first waxes i tried using, it does 'OK' i guess for the price. Recently got some 3M wax so we'll see how that goes. Thanks for the suggestions though, will definitely keep those in mind :)

[kal2676]

that is 1 noisey rotary polisher.

[MrRichierich1990]

that gold car is sweet what kind?

[InitialDirt]

LOL sweet come back! asian foh lyf

[bloodstone1445]

You must have really loved your old car!

[IntegraVSR]

LOL @ 4:33

[jarrahjoe]

LOLZ.... That's not a dog mate, youv'e got rat's nesting in your ride!!!

[BosnianWarLord1]

mirror glaze is the shit

my fav for a good shine is mirror glaze #26

[Focoist911]

I have a buffer pad that looks like a teddy bear's coat? Is that o.k. ? I dont really want the best finish but I need to reduce the scratches I can see from the wetDry sandpaper.

[wahlan]

That must be a wool pad then. Wool pads actually have a higher abrasive effect than foam pads but the upside to them is that they don't generate as much heat as foam pads.

Start off with your wool pad to reduce the scratches from sanding, then hit it with a soft foam pad to bring back a deep gloss with some less aggressive product.

[drunkennewfiemidget]

How many RPM is the buffer you're using?

[Focoist911]

A guy just told me the faster the better but to be careful you dont go too long as you will burn the paint or strip the paint.

is that true enough?

[vtecJr]

too bad that ur car is white :S if it was balck it will show more imporvement

[MyYellowCurtains]

wahlan, im going to smash you u ugly motherfucking cunt, your shit is soo fuckin crap.. like why bother.. id rather eat a live dear's ear you mummy nipple sucking prick

[wahlan]

Hahaha it's funny how you say that, but yet you've bothered to look at quite a few...if not most of my videos.

Nice to talk like that through a keyboard isn't it? Does it make your dick feel that much bigger?

Make a video for me where you express your feelings with your face exposed buddy...

[captainmisterio]

4:34... did he say "aww fu*k"???? Nice vid. Informative, practical, and a nice plug for Meguiar's products!

[siegekill1]

nice ride

[mercedesfanatic]

Would you happen to know what rpm's at which you're running your buffer?

[wahlan]

No idea hahaha, i just go by what 'feels' right.

[Boodieman72]

Sounded like 1500 rpm's for most of it.

[showxpony]

good video mate.. im impressed... have you used a random orbital buffer before? just curious to your thoughts..

[wahlan]

Cheers, yeahh i've used a random orbital buffer before but i still prefer using a rotary. I guess a random orbital would be safer to use without being as cautious though.

For big flat surfaces like bonnets and boots, random orbitals are fine, but when you go to do the pillers and parts that are close to your trims, i find a rotary much easier to manage since it doesn't go around orbitally.

Also, i read somewhere that rotary buffers give the paint a deeper gloss due to the heat it generates.

[showxpony]

aww really? thats some good info to know.. yeah i just invested in a random orbital and it seems to do a decent job cutting.. had a bit of a problem with the pads tho, using meguiars cutting pads and they seemed to get clogged up with the compound.. no too sure why, i wasn't applying very heavily.. maybe i should go even easier on the product... you had any issues with that?

[wahlan]

Yeahh initially when i was learning to use a buffer, i used way too much product and didn't work it in enough. What i mean by too much is if you draw a spiral on your pad to use in like a 50cm x 50cm area even after your pad is primed. You'll be suprised how little product you need after your pad is primed. Also, work the product until you can just see a very light haze.

Once you get that down, you'll find that you won't fling any product anywhere at all :)

[showxpony]

yeah i must be using a little bit too much product, the only reason i was using that much was because with little product it seemed to dry up instead of haze... do you ever prime your pad with anything other than the compound? ive primed my pads with a light mist of "mothers showtime" and then applied a small amount of compound for the first cut.. seems to work.. i'm interested in any other variations you use...

[wahlan]

Ohh yeah, i usually just apply more than usual on the first pass on a dry pad to prime it, sometimes i actually smear the product around on the pad with my fingers. I used to the product drying up quite often, especially with the fine-cut cleaner which tends to dry up easier and quicker than the swirl remover. However by having the buffer set at a slightly slower speed, it seems to be better for me. I think it might be the heat generated that causes the drying up.

[wahlan]

... and i also found that if i work on a smaller area at a time, i am able to work the product a little longer before it dries up. I think it might be due to the product being left untouched and exposed to the air when it is already hazed, it causes it to dry up easier and quicker.

With the fine-cut cleaner, i use a wool pad from now on, i get much faster cutting action for removal of paint overspray and oxidation. Working time is short, but there is next to no haze to be buffed off.

[XSiaoUploaderX]

cute dog

[SiLASftz]

"Doggy, doggy!"

"I've got my bad ass apron"

You've got humour in you, naturally :D

love it.

[DavidG121291]

nice car whats the milage on it?

[wahlan]

Cheers, i mentioned it in the video already. The one i smashed had 74,000km's and the one being worked on has 262,000km's.

[terespl]

why do you protect some curves on the hood with the tape ?

[wahlan]

I like to tape up the sharper edges because the paint can be cut off very quickly if you're not careful with the buffer. I do parts i tape off by hand later on.

[terespl]

cool , thx

[aznflipboipinoy]

Nice video! "matte" was a good choice of word.

[wahben]

nice demo :)