New Car Detailing

[Mike Phillips]

Look forward to picking up the DA polisher again, it's been over a year.

I have complete confidence that your car will turn out amazing!


If you need any refresher info - check these out...

NEW! 3-Part Video Series - Beginner's Guide to Car Polishing - Mike Phillips

NOTE: If you read through the comments in all three videos, but especially the first video in this series - the consensus by those that watch and comment is this is in their opinion - the BEST video on all of YouTube that actually teaches a newbie what to do from start to finish.

Mike

 

[dman]

Good idea, a refresher course is perfect!

 

[Mike Phillips]

Good idea, a refresher course is perfect!

If you like any of the videos - perhaps leave a comment.

The majority of comments are overwhelmingly positive. That said, you will see comments like this,

You talk to much

LOL - I'm still trying to learn how to teach or do a brain dump - without talking.

When I see these comments, I just say thank you for watching. But I also click on their YouTube nickname and without a miss - all these types of people have ZERO videos on their YouTube channel. Thus the term, Social Media Expert.


LOL

Mike

 

[dman]

Your video proved invaluable!


The weather and my schedule finally aligned, and I was able to detail my car over 2 days. Unfortunately I had to use the clay mitt in some spots, but I either used adequate lube or machine polished well, since there are zero scratches or swirls showing. Though to be honest, it's a light colored car and I was using an AOI, so that might explain that

Had a big scare the next morning when I went to check out my car in the sunshine. Saw a few tiny defects in the paint, which to me looked like clear coat chips. When I touched them, they felt slightly lower than the surrounding clear coat layer. Quick detailer did not remove them. This all made zero sense to me, since I though the clear bonds to the base layer, and couldn't understand how my buffing would have caused that kind of damage.

My confidence was crushed, and I was up half the night thinking about how much it would cost to repaint the roof panel. Went to a pro detailer the next morning, to ask if the problem was due to an improper buffing technique, or a Mazda paint defect. He took one look, grabbed a spray bottle (alcohol mix ?) and instantly wiped off some mysterious residue; I still have no idea of how it ended up there. All it could possibly be was some left over adhesive from the car transport sheets.

Also no idea where my buffer picked that up nor how far it moved along the paint. Assuming that once the fillers wear away, more might be revealed, but the detailer examined the area with his special light and saw nothing for now. That works for me.

Still need to work on the piano black plastic spoiler, doesn't really need polishing so I might just apply some Collinite 845 insulator wax and call it good.

Thanks again!

 

[Mike Phillips]

Your video proved invaluable!

Good to hear, we hope our newest video is just as helpful to those wondering about gear-driven orbital polishers.

Had a big scare the next morning when I went to check out my car in the sunshine. Saw a few tiny defects in the paint, which to me looked like clear coat chips. When I touched them, they felt slightly lower than the surrounding clear coat layer. Quick detailer did not remove them. This all made zero sense to me, since I though the clear bonds to the base layer, and couldn't understand how my buffing would have caused that kind of damage.

My confidence was crushed, and I was up half the night thinking about how much it would cost to repaint the roof panel. Went to a pro detailer the next morning, to ask if the problem was due to an improper buffing technique, or a Mazda paint defect. He took one look, grabbed a spray bottle (alcohol mix ?) and instantly wiped off some mysterious residue; I still have no idea of how it ended up there. All it could possibly be was some left over adhesive from the car transport sheets.

Also no idea where my buffer picked that up nor how far it moved along the paint. Assuming that once the fillers wear away, more might be revealed, but the detailer examined the area with his special light and saw nothing for now. That works for me.

From the picture, it looks like some kind of impact chip and there is no way to undo this type of damage. That said, keeping the area polished and protected will definitly help more than hurt.

Still need to work on the piano black plastic spoiler, doesn't really need polishing so I might just apply some Collinite 845 insulator wax and call it good.

Thanks again!

The dreaded Piano Black Plastic accent trim components - Soft material that scratches easily. Just remember to always inspect your wash mitts, drying towels and microfiber wiping towels as this is the primary way swirls and scratches get into the paint and the piano plastic.


Mike

 

[dman]

From the picture, it looks like some kind of impact chip and there is no way to undo this type of damage. That said, keeping the area polished and protected will definitely help more than hurt.

Good news is that those marks in photo were instantly removed by a.pro detailer with alcohol mix I think, so now the surface looks flawless!

That important detail might have been lost in my long rambling post

Thanks again!!