- What's up chemical guys and girls?
It's Jason, the Chemical Guys newbie.
I have a wall of stuff behind me
that I have no idea what it does,
so let's find out how to polish today.
I also read your comments
and it looks like today's winner for the montage
is going to be romantic.
I have no idea how we're going to pull that off,
so stay tuned.
♪ He doesn't know much about detailing ♪
♪ He's asking what's our wishes about everything ♪
♪ So we can learn all there is about detailing ♪
♪ He doesn't know much about detailing ♪
♪ It's the Chemical Guys noob ♪
♪ He doesn't know much about detailing ♪
♪ He's the Chemical Guys noob, yeah! ♪
- The next step in the detailing process
would normally be polishing.
Now, because I have a newer car,
I'm not sure that I even have scratches and swirls,
so I'm going to consult with Nick
to find out if that's even something we should be doing
or if we could use these tools for something else,
so let's get started.
What's up, guys?
We're back and Nick is here as well.
- What's up?
So, in the last video,
you saw us clay Jason's car.
(upbeat music)
- Nick, quick, clay me!
No, hold on!
I got you!
- So now we're moving on with the detailing process
and the next step would be polishing
or, if necessary, polishing.
But like we'd mentioned, this car is fairly brand new
where it has maybe just very minor scratches and swirls
or any kind of any imperfections,
so what we're going to do is inspect the paint today
and also show you guys how to properly inspect the paint
to determine whether your car needs
to be polished or compounded
or maybe you can just skip that whole step in general
and then move on to the coating process.
- So basically, I would assume as a newbie
that my car, it doesn't have any scratches.
It's brand new, it's only like eight months old,
nine months old?
How could we be certain if there's nothing there?
Is there a way to check?
- So we can obviously use inspection lights
or you can just take the car outside.
Even brand new cars will show some kind of scratches
and swirls because unfortunately,
cars when they're transported,
they get touched or wiped down improperly
or even at the dealership
where they're hastily washed,
they can get scratched real easily.
(Jason gasps)
What you would do is after you've washed the car
and clayed it, you can take a light such as this,
and what you're doing is you're just going to follow the beam
and you're just basically looking for any kind of swirls
or spiderwebs or anything that basically stands out.
You could see a light haze in there,
but that's just from being quickly wiped down,
but so far we're not really seeing
any kind of real imperfections or real scratches,
so we'll probably be all right.
We're just skipping over that
and moving on to applying a glaze, sealant, wax combination
or maybe even a saran to really protect the finish,
but all cars are different,
so it's important to do this process
after you've thoroughly cleaned it, clayed it,
and dried it.
This way, you can really see
any kind of defects that are in the paint.
Really not that many scratches and swirls,
but look at that in top flaking area.
- Yeah, I'm seeing that.
- A beautiful fireball.
- So if the paint looks good,
obviously, we don't need to correct it.
- Correct.
- Correct?
Correct it?
Wait, I said we don't need to correct it.
- Who's right first?
- Correct.
No, we don't correct.
If we don't need to correct, I guess,
you guys are out of luck.
We're not going to show you how to use the polishers, sorry.
- [Nick] All right, so tune in next time.
- Tune in next time, bye.
No, I'm just kidding.
There's another thing we can do with those, right?
- So, like you said,
you wanna learn how to use a polisher
and applying glaze, sealant, and a wax
is with a polisher is a great way to kind of get
the feel for machine as well as how to hold it
or where you can apply things.
Instead of using polish, what we're going to do
is start by applying a glaze.
This is going to mask any fine scratches and swirls
cause likely it said the car is in really good shape,
so there's not really a need for polishing.
But instead, we're going to apply a glaze
which is going to fill in those micro scratches and swirls
while also enhancing the metallic flake.
That also adds a little bit of paint protection,
but to take it a step further,
we're also going to apply either
a sealant and wax combination or one or the other.
And this is going to, again,
be something you can apply it by hand or machine
and then this is going to give your car
a longer lasting layer protection,
which gives your car the most longevity on its paint work.
- [Jason] What's the difference between a sealant and a wax?
- So the difference between a sealant and a wax is
the easiest way to explain it is a sealant
is a man-made wax.
So, your natural Carnauba comes from plants
and that's where you get your traditional paste waxes from
and then they're kind of reformulated
with your polymers, that's where you get cream waxes
or spray waxes, but a sealant is a man-made wax,
which last longer just like your synthetic oils
and things like that were to last longer.
But basically, what you're getting
is more protection and then while using a wax,
you're getting more shine.
So we use them together to get the best of both worlds.
- [Jason] Cool.
And a glaze would be glossy
like a nice, glazey donut?
- Yeah, it evens out the paintwork,
fills in scratch and swirls,
gives that really glossy effect.
- Nice, so if you guys like glaze donuts,
hit that like button, thumb it up.
- I'm more of like a maple bar kind of guy.
- [Jason] Maple bar?
- Maple bars are delicious.
- [Jason] Maple bars are delicious.
Thumb up if you like maple bars too.
So, I guess what do we need to get started?
We need some polishing pads?
- That's right.
Well, we'll actually need a finishing pad
because we want to just apply a fine coat.
So, whenever using a machine polisher,
which will typically be either a dual-action
or a random orbital, not a rotary, unfortunately,
because even with a soft pad,
there's always a potential that it could cut the paint
causing a haze or tiger stripes.
Instead, what we're going to use
is one of our TORQ dual-action polishers
with a soft pad, probably a black Hex-Logic pad
because it spreads out a fine coat
of glaze, sealant, or wax,
and a common question we get
is can you reuse that pad for all three products?
And the answer is yes.
There's no real chance of cross-contaminating
with these kinds of products,
so it's perfectly fine to use one pad
to apply all three products.
Just allow them their designated times
to bond to the surface and obviously lie about 10 minutes
between them before applying your second coat.
And then you're going to use the lowest speed setting
to apply your product and then allow its proper time
to cure and then use a clean microfiber towel
to wipe off the excess and then you can obviously
check your work.
For the most part, that's all you need to do
is just apply it and wipe it off.
- What does dual-action mean?
- So, on a singular motion or a rotary polisher,
that means it just spins in one direction
like a drill or maybe the wheels on your car, hopefully.
And a dual-action means it's going to be spinning
in that same direction while also oscillating
in that singular direction.
- Okay, so better for newbies.
- Better for newbies.
- Are the orbital dual-action--
- Yeah, orbital DA is pretty much the same idea.
So, dual-action, it'll follow one certain path
and a random orbital kind of has its own--
- Random orbital path.
If you're a newbie, you wanna get that dual-action.
- I always recommend starting off with either the TORQX
or the TORQ 10FX,
which both have an eight-millimeter throne,
but they're both really easy to pickup
and learn how to polish your car
or apply glaze, sealant, and waxes
or with the right combination or right attachments,
you can use it for scrubbing your seats and your carpet.
But basically, why I recommend that
is because one, it's a great price.
It's really easy to use and also,
it's a machine that is very forgiving.
Like Jason, I mentioned this is a machine
that it oscillates while also rotating,
so it disperses the heat rather than putting it
in one central area where you could burn the paint.
- [Jason] Do we need to do anything
to prep the car before, like use a quick detail spray
or make sure that we're good
even though we just clayed it?
- Not really.
I mean, yeah, we've already washed it,
we clayed it, and if you want to take a step further,
you can use something like Wipe-Out
just to remove any kind of oils
or any potential things that could be on the surface,
but for the most part, we're ready to go,
you can just slap on your glaze, sealant, wax combination.
- So I guess we'll grab the pads
and the polishers and get started.
Boom.
So, I grabbed a TORQX and a black finishing pad?
- Correct, yeah, finishing pads.
- And I applied it
directly onto this guy dead center.
And the reason for that,
I learned from Nick in another video.
Basically, if you don't have it centered
and it's like over here,
this thing's going to rotate
and it's going to be all over the place.
We definitely don't want that.
If you use a bigger pad than you're supposed to do,
like this giant boy, you might think
you're covering more surface area
with a smaller unit,
but on the back, you've got all this rollover
and when you put pressure,
it's just going to bend this and break your pad
and potentially--
- It'll potato chip the pad
and it'll kill the longevity on it.
Also, if you use a smaller pad
where you have more backing plate showing,
there's always potential of harming the paint work.
Use the right size pad for every job.
- [Jason] You really wanna line it up like really...
This is so hard to hold the camera
and do this at the same time.
Bam!
Nice.
We grabbed some Wet Mirror Finish
and some Cherry Wet Wax.
- These two products when they work together,
they really enhance brighter finishes.
So, wet mirror is something that we recommend
for something that's red or bright yellow or orange.
And then you have Cherry Wet Wax which, obviously,
just by the color pigment,
will be something you use on a brighter color
such as your reds and oranges
and together, this is going to give you a warmer glow
while also masking any kind of minor imperfections
and also enhance them until they flake.
- I'm also going to put on newbie vision.
Here we go.
I'm going to grab the Wet Mirror Finish first.
Grab my TORQX and what's next, Nick?
Shake this thing up, I guess?
- [Nick] So you're going to mix that part together
just by shaking it up.
There's no need to apply any kind of pad conditioner
because we're only using the lowest speed setting.
And then you're going to apply five dime-sized dots
to the pad.
And then just spread out using that little speed setting.
It's one of those joke ones
where it still has a sealant on it.
- So, newbie move.
You gotta open this up when you get a new bottle
and you need to remove the seal.
Oh, look at all that goodness.
Now, we're going to open this guy up.
We're going to apply
one,
two, three, four,
and five.
And I've seen you do this before
where you wipe it to close.
Pro tip, that's a Nick pro tip.
Now what?
- [Nick] So, you wanna make sure
that the pad is flat at all times
and also you're using the lowest speed setting
when we're spreading this out.
But basically, you just wanna use
a cross-hatching pattern.
Kind of like you're mowing the grass
where you're evenly applying it to the vehicle.
- So, now I just turn it on?
- [Nick] I would it dab it out first
just so we don't have any kind of fling or--
- Oh yeah, think about that.
If I turn this on, it starts spinning in my face,
that'd be a bad idea.
So--
- So first, lowest speed setting.
- [Jason] I'm probably going to scratch my paint with this.
- Yeah, put that on your shoulder.
- [Jason] So this goes around my shoulder.
- [Nick] Or you can cut that off
and make it a cordless polisher.
- I don't think it would work as well.
Dab it first.
- [Nick] And you can spread that out more too,
it doesn't have to be all in the same area.
- All in the same area,
it could just be like all over the car here.
And then turn this thing on?
- [Nick] Well, with the dual-action,
you wanna place the pad on the vehicle
and then turn it on.
- Okay.
(machine whirs)
Whoa.
And so, just kind of spreading this back and forth
on this setting here?
And how do I know I'm not messing up anything?
Just keep it totally even?
- [Nick] Yeah, keep the pad flat
so that's way it's not digging in.
But you shouldn't really have to apply any pressure.
Just basically spreading it out.
- Yeah, I'm barely touching it.
I'm kinda just guiding it.
- Exactly, that's all you need to do.
- Okay.
So now, I spread this out.
Now I just bump up the speed?
- [Nick] Leave it on the lowest speed setting
and then cover as much of the surface as you can
with the amount that you have on your pad
and then once it starts to go drier
or you don't see much of a haze anymore,
that's when you're going to reapply to the pad.
But just continue using the same lowest speed setting
and also covering your passes
so you're leaving a uniform coat.
- So here we go.
Turning it on,
and then I'm using this dial to bump up the speed.
(machine whirs)
- Oh my God, you're doing it wrong!
- Turn it off. (laughing)
Nick's speed regulated me.
- [Nick] I knew you got excited,
but still with any kind of applying glaze, sealant, wax
is just the lowest speed setting.
- Oh, okay.
I was definitely creaming that thing. (laughing)
I definitely got excited.
So why is that?
- [Nick] We're not trying to polish with it,
we're just basically applying it.
Just like what you do with your hand application,
you're just letting it sit on there
and then it'll just cure, and that's it.
It's not necessarily bad,
but there's always potential that that could be cutting
and that'll leave tiger stripes
because the finishing pad doesn't really,
not necessarily dig in to the paint,
but there's always a potential that it could leave a haze.
The lowest speed setting,
apply it, and then we'll let it cure, then wipe it off.
Ten minutes should do it, yeah.
And maybe a little quicker
depending on how hot it is outside.
- Wipe this thing off.
Okay guys, so a couple tips on
things that I noticed while I was polishing.
Pressure-wise,
you definitely don't want to press down
so hard that the pad stops spinning.
One thing that I noticed I could do while I was polishing:
If you see the labels right here,
the little TORQ label,
as this thing's spinning,
you can watch it spin
and I noticed that when I put too much pressure on it,
I could see that it stopped
and I can actually read the label.
You wanna make sure that that thing
is consistently spinning.
Another thing I did was I put too much pressure on one side
so it started dipping and Nick corrected my arm
on that a little bit to make sure
that I was polishing the right way.
- Yeah, that's risking the backing plate
with coming in contact with a vehicle
because now, the pad is squishing down.
As you felt, the pad is really soft,
so there's nowhere for it to go,
so if you're applying it at an angle like that,
there's one, the chance of creating a hot spot
which will mar the paint
or it'll squish down the pad so much
that the backing plate is now
rubbing up against the vehicle
and that'll cause it to really scratch it.
- And that would be bad.
We waited ten minutes
and it looks like it's hazed up a bit.
I guess we just wipe it down now?
- Yeah, you take a clean towel,
wipe off the excess product.
You can use something really soft like a Happy Ending towel
or just a traditional Workhorse--
- [Jason] Happy Ending?
I think for today's romantic montage,
we should be using a Happy Ending towel.
- Well, I've set up a red one over there for you.
- [Jason] We're going to grab this passionate red
Happy Ending towel.
Still use the four-fold method.
And that gives me a little extra cushioning,
a little padding.
I'm just going to buff left and right
in a linear fashion.
- [Nick] That's right.
Those videos are paying off.
- As you can see, the haze
just comes right off and leaves a nice shine.
I think that's it.
- [Nick] It really is that simple.
- Since it's the same process
for the next piece, we're just going to time lapse this
to some really chill music.
And we're going to put the Cherry Wet Wax on
the same way we just put the Wet Mirror Finish on.
Be back in 10 minutes.
(upbeat music)
Okay, guys.
10 minutes has passed
and this thing has hazed up quite a bit.
You can see the right side that we haven't done
anything to and this side here.
Now, I'm going to take my red Happy Ending towel
and buff this Cherry Wet Wax right off the hood to reveal
a luscious cherry shine.
Dang, that looks nice, Nick.
There you go.
Super glossy.
Looks really, really nice and shiny.
And that's also protecting the paint, right, Nick?
- Correct.
And also if you didn't know, fun fact,
reds and also some of the darker oranges,
they fade faster than other colors
just because the way that UV rays absorb
or the color of the UV rays.
Yeah, so if you see a lot of red cars looking at pink,
it's cause the UV rays.
- [Jason] I don't know if you can pick up the difference
on camera here, but the right is definitely, it's shiny
cause we clayed it, it looks nice.
But man, look at that gloss.
This side is done.
We obviously only did half the hood,
I need to do this side of the hood,
but that's where the montage comes in.
You guys requested a romantic montage.
I have no idea what that's even going to look like.
- Me either.
- But here we go.
(lighthearted piano music)
So it's not going to be easy,
it's going to be really hard.
But I wanna work at this everyday with you
because I want you.
I want you to polish,
I want you to shine.
What do you want?
- [Polisher] It's not that simple.
- What do you want?
- [Polisher] Whatever I choose,
somebody else is going to get hurt.
Whether I choose Butter Wet Wax,
Black Light, doesn't matter.
- No, not what I want, not what the car wants.
What do you want?
- [Polisher] I want Cherry Wet Wax.
- Cherry Wet Wax.
All right, let's do it.
(inspirational music continues)
I'll never let go.
All right, there you go, guys.
Your romantic montage.
If you like that one, give it a fat thumbs up
and put your comments down below
what the next montage should be.
As you may have noticed during that montage,
I hand-applied some wax to my side mirror.
If you wanna do that,
that's perfectly okay, you just use a microfiber applicator
and rub the wax on, wait till 10 minutes for it to haze
just like normal and then rub that off
with your microfiber towel.
The only thing with that is it's a lot more work
probably if you were to do your whole car like that.
So, the good news is if you can't afford a polisher,
you can still wax your car.
But if you can, spring for that polisher.
It'll save you a load of work.
And also, if you saw me doing any weird stuff in the video,
that was purely for entertainment purposes.
Definitely keep things clean.
Don't drizzle the product everywhere.
Five dime-sized drops on the pad
and you should be good to go.
Keep everything nice and tidy.
We are into the details, after all.
Right, Nick?
Anything else to add about this?
- Looks great.
As you had mentioned,
the car is nice and coated now,
it looks very shiny now
and that's because of the combination of glaze and the wax.
And you can always go for a glaze, sealant, wax combination
but I think for today,
we're going to stick with the glaze and wax,
something kind of traditional.
But again, using the machine makes it very easy
and it also saves product
and as you saw there, it was very quick.
So yeah, the machine is the way to go.
- I'm not sure what the next step
of the detailing process is.
This guy knows, but he probably won't tell you
till the next episode to keep you guessing
and we'll see you next time.
(upbeat music)