Good video on polishing

i dont hide the fact that i detest 3m and think their polishes are junk. great for your repair work but suck for high end. every one of them is full of fillers. as are mequires .
when perfectit came out i spent a bunch of money and fought that nasty mess for months . theres still some of it in the back of the cabinet i think.
 
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Well he has since gone to Presta for polish and swirl remover, but still prefers the 3m for compound. He stated this in a newer video since the time of that one.
 
Let's not get wrapped up in products but in techniques used. The process is good no matter what products you choose.
 
In the video he mentions that if the painter lays a really tight clear down, to knock it off like he did with the 1500dry-3000wet won't work. You either have to leave it, or go totally flat with it.

What causes the clear being laid down with tight peel?
 
I will say this about 3M stuff, it was the only stuff I used for years. 3M products were the reason I hated buffing and in a weird way inspired me to be a better painter because I hated buffing. For the longest time I didn't realize there were alternatives but Shine is 100% right. 3M is way overpriced, lots of fillers in the compounds, the polishes (spatter) stick to stuff like cement if you don't get it wiped almost immediately. I'll never go back to 3M.

thrash I've been doing this 27 years and have never heard the term "tight clear". I have no clue what he means. My guess would be that it's fairly close to OEM texture. Either that or the peel texture is really small and tight, versus wider peel.
 
not sure where he gets the tight clear thing. 47 years and i never heard it .

when shooting clear or SS think drops . big wet drops create wave and heavy peel . small drops will be smooth and still gloss up.
90% of painters put way too much down with each coat. failing to atomize the paint will work you to death .
thin wet coats !
 
Holy crap! People are always asking about buffing how to and here this guys is giving solid advice and all you can do is focus on products and minutiae.
 
I think anybody's video's online are just a general guideline for those not experienced in cut & buff to get some sort of starting point from.
With sanding and polishing any sort of material, anything good enough with good enough skills & effort can get a decent result.
Then between wanting to get better & faster and having spend multiple hours of your life making stuff shiny, minutes & small amounts better turn into hours of your life & better products & procedures begin to pay for themselves.

One little tip I'd like here, got a bit of aging products starting to get a little dry I need to use up before replacing all of it. Anyone know of something good to rewet compounds that are still good, but drying up a little? Water works somewhat, but not good enough.
 
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Holy crap! People are always asking about buffing how to and here this guys is giving solid advice and all you can do is focus on products and minutiae.
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I thought he had some good tips. He does state that it is for production work, with new car orange peel.
 
All kidding aside, there is good advice there and there are many ways of doing things. So for those who watch this take from it and try it and you might find it all works for you but remember this is just one way with one type of material, tools and technique other people use and do things differently and it is totally up to you to find what works and performs best for you to get to your end result.
 
AAE, respectfully sometimes the discussing the minutiae and products enhances the discussion and education of someone wanting to learn. Knowing that there are better and lower costs alternatives to 3M is a good thing IMO.
 
Chris_Hamilton said:
AAE, respectfully sometimes the discussing the minutiae and products enhances the discussion and education of someone wanting to learn. Knowing that there are better and lower costs alternatives to 3M is a good thing IMO.
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Me! Me! I'm the guy! Visualize me jumping up and down wildly flayling my arms. :)

This is how I found the Chemical Guys compounds which I like really. 3M who?
 
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