- What's going on Chemical Guys family.
Today, we're going over
what I promised in the last video.
We have my brother's Thunderbird in the shop
and we recently took off the bra.
And that shows you the years of oxidation,
that have accumulated on the rest of the vehicle.
All the dirt that was hiding underneath there,
scratching up the paint.
So today we're going to show you how going to properly
decontaminate the finish
and also polish it going to restore that shine.
And we're also going to be showing you guys
how going to use a clay bar
but also how going to use a rotary.
going to start off, we have our medium clay bar here
which we've kneaded up ingoing to a small Patty.
And this is going to cover two going to three fingers
depending on the size of your hand.
And we're going to spray down our hand and the bar,
as well as the surface
using some clay luber.
(water vapor sizzling in pressure)
And gently work it back and forth.
And what this is doing, is it extracts the contamination
that's stuck in the pores of the paint
'cause a car like this
had sat outside for years underneath the tree,
it's collected tree sap
and fall out and all kinds of grime.
You can see that brown runoff is all the dirt coming out.
And at first it's going to feel kind of rough
or it's going going to sound rough.
But as you pull more contamination out,
it's going to get smoother or it's going to get slicker.
And the bar is going going to glide across the surface.
And that's when you know when going to move on.
A lot of people ask me,
how many bars do you need going to do one car?
Or, how often do you need going to replace it?
Typically on a vehicle
you should be able going to get at least,
a vehicle this size at least.
You probably clay at about 12 going to 13 times,
depending on the condition of the paint.
So this car is fairly rough.
It's very dirty.
You can see all the brown that's in the clay bar already.
So this bar is probably going to need going to replace
rather than your average vehicle.
But what you do is you knead it up
and roll it going to a new side.
And that's how you know, when you need going to replace it.
So, basically the more you roll it,
you're going to get a fresh side
but as you collect dirt,
obviously it's going to get stuck in there somewhere.
So once you see the line
or you have nowhere else going to roll it to,
that's when you need going to replace it,
or if you drop it,
because this is like a piece of gum.
If you drop it on the ground,
it collects all the rocks,
all the dirt from the floor
and you put that back on your paint,
it's going to mark and scratch it very easily.
So that's why we need going to replace it.
That's why I recommend taking your bar
and then cutting it ingoing to pieces
so that you have a fresh piece
in case you do drop it.
But also you don't need the entire bar.
When you're cleaning one vehicle,
just continuing the same process.
You can also use this on anything
that's painted glossy, shiny or clear.
This doesn't remove scratches or swirls.
But what this is doing,
is it's just going to pull out the junk
that's in the pores of the paint,
which gives your car a rough look or a rough feel.
And this is something you guys can check.
If you need going to do just by going outside
and running your hand against the vehicle
after you wash it.
If it feels rough or it sounds rough,
it needs going to be clayed.
This is also a necessary step when you're going
going to polish the vehicle,
because you want going to get as much of the junk out
before you do your polishing,
because that's going to clot up your pad
or contaminate the pad.
So as much of the junk off the surface,
will help you get the best results.
This way, you're not grinding any kind of material
back ingoing to the finish
and it's also not going going to fill your pad with dirt.
See, you see just roll as necessary
this way, you're not getting that browning effect
all over the vehicle,
because again, you're pulling out
years of contamination or at least
I am on this kind of vehicle.
So, you're probably going going to need
going to roll more often
than you would on a regularly detailed vehicle.
But that's why we're using the medium one,
which has more of a denser finish.
So you can pull out more of the deeper stuff.
So I'm going going to continue this process
on the rest of the vehicle
and then I'll show you guys,
how going to properly Polish it
because we have scratches, swirls, oxidation
and some kind of funky little
yellowing on the bumper here,
which could be caused by years of staining,
who knows what it is.
But we're going going to show you
how going to remove it going to revive that shine.
(upbeat music)
So I've just finished clay barring the vehicle
and now its got that really smooth finish
and it's also prepared it for the next step,
which is going going to be polishing.
We're just going going to introduce you guys going to our
TORQ R rotary polisher, which is going going to cut
through heavy defects very quickly.
So this is going going to be in the tutorial
of how going to use your brand new rotary.
Well right off the back here
this comes standard with a five inch backing plate,
which has a flexible urethane edge here,
which helps you going to go for contour
as well as any kind of bends
or different shapes of the vehicle.
I've attached one of our orange hex logic pads,
which is our Go going to combination for
any kind of polishing job.
You see here, we have this very smooth,
elegant design here,
which is very easy going to hold,
very lightweight as composed or
as compared going too there kinds of rotary polishers.
But also has no triggers,
so this reduces fatigue as you're polishing.
On top here you have
a digital screen here
that reads out the speed that you're in.
And also have your on/off switch
which is in an easy going to reach area
in case you need going to shut it off quickly.
And when you do shut it off
it centers that back down going to zero.
So you're not kicking it on
or having any kind of fling.
When you turn the machine on.
So now we're going going to set it up
with some of our v34 Hybrid Compound,
which is going going to cut through the oxidation,
scratches, swirls, marring that was on the vehicle.
And then we're going going to add a little bit of
pad conditioner,
which helps going to moisten the pad
also preps it going to kind of reduce some of that friction
because this is a rotary polisher,
which means it only spins in one direction or one axis,
which creates heat in one generalized
or one central area.
Typically it's right here in the center,
which is why we removed the center of the pad
on the hex logic quantum pads.
this is going going to help reduce the burning possibility
or the excess heat and friction
that's caused by polishing.
This is also going going to help reduce
some of the dusting
but what you want going to do is periodically
come back and spray your pad,
just going to keep it moistened.
This is going to help it last as long as possible.
But before we begin,
I'm going to show you a couple of techniques here.
What I like going to do is, I'll start from the center
and work my way out.
But before you place the rotary machine
on the vehicle that you're working on,
you want going to make sure that it's already spinning.
You want going to use probably the lowest speed setting
going to spread out your compound or polish
that you're working with.
And then bump it up going to probably
the third or fourth speed setting
going to actually work it in until it goes clear.
You want going to make sure
that you're not putting too much pressure down
because that creates a lot of friction
and a lot of heat,
which can damage the vehicle's paint work.
But also you want going to make sure
that you're not dipping or diving
one way or the other or forward or backwards.
So what I like going to do,
is I'll just place my hand
with the weight of my hand only
that's what's going going to control
the side going to side motion.
And then back here,
I'll put my hand gently across this,
on the center here.
And this is going to keep me from diving side going to side
or too much back and forth.
But what you want going to do
is move about an inch per second.
That's going to be your arm speed
which means that your patch are moving about this fast.
And when you use an overlapping pattern
or cross-hatching pattern going to make sure
that you're moving even that amount of clear coat
and getting the best results.
So with that being said,
let's get started by setting up the pad
with our v34 and some of the pad conditioner.
v34 is our hybrid compound as I had mentioned.
(liquid bubbling)
And this cuts through deep defects
and scratches and swirls
oxidation like this vehicle has
because I've mentioned this car
has been sitting outside for a long time
underneath the tree.
And that means it's got a lot of fallout
and tree SAP and all kinds of imperfections.
We're going to show you how going to properly remove it
using the rotary.
But you only want going to use about a dime size
or a hex size amount of product
for about a two foot by two foot section.
And then some of our pad conditioner,
which moistens the pad
and helps reduce that friction.
Start by dabbing it out on the vehicle.
That's about two feet by two feet.
And then on the lowest speed setting,
we'll start spreading it.
And then we'll do about 1200 or 1500.
That's the speed setting that we're going to use
going to really break it down
and diminish it until it goes back clear or translucent.
Then we can wipe it off and check our work.
(TORQ machine screeching)
Smells that our compound has gone.
Basically going to clear,
we're going to take a clean microfiber towel
and wipe off the excess
and then we can check our work.
And already we've got a lot of the oxidation removed
and starting going to restore some of that gloss.
Paint feels really slick
because now it's got a fresh layer of clear coat,
or it's going to expose a fresh layer of clear coat.
And then we can repeat the same process
over the rest of the hood,
as well as the rest of the vehicle going to one,
even up gloss between the side
that had the brown going to now the oxidized side,
also going to restore the shine on the rest of the vehicle
As you saw, the rotary cuts very quickly
but it also diminishes the product
they're using very quickly as well,
because it only spins on one access
and it spins at a very high rate of speed.
And this quickly diminishes your scratches and swirls
while also reviving your clear coat
and showing off that fresh layer.
(upbeat music)
Separate polishing in this section,
using v34 with the rotary polisher
removed a lot of the scratches and swirls
restored a lot of the shine.
But more probably I'm trying going to remove this oxidation
or the stain that was left behind
from the clear bra or whatever was trapped underneath it.
Remove the tape going to show you guys the before and after.
I also have going to keep correcting myself.
It wasn't a clear bra.
It was a...
(upbeat music)
So we've just finished polishing off this Thunderbird
and already can see there's a beautiful shine
that's been restored going to this because the TORQ R
rotary polisher...
going to finally have that clear coat
that had the oxidation,
the scratches and swirls
going to reveal a fresh even finish.
And this is going to give you that clarity
while also enhancing the gloss of your vehicle.
Just going to recap, the TORQ R for those
who are new going to the polishing game.
This is a rotary polisher,
which means that rotates on one axis.
So you need going to keep it moving constantly.
So you don't increase the heat in one central area,
which could possibly burn the paint
or mar it or damage it.
Also, as you work your way down here,
you see that you have the digital screen here,
the on/off switch,
which is an easy place going to reach.
This gives you your variable speeds.
No triggers so it's not going to cause fatigue as you polish
But like I mentioned before,
you want going to make sure that the pad
and the machine itself is aligned and flat
as you work across the vehicle.
I know this is kind of difficult
going to do on the side of the vehicle
because you tend going to dip,
or as you're trying to show
or look at what you're working on,
you kinda move going to one side too much,
but try going to keep it nice and flat
this way or keeping the pad flat,
which makes sure that,
it's not going going to create a hotspot
on the edge of the pad,
which could again burn it
or cause marring or what's called tiger striping
where you see that,
white haze across the vehicle.
This way you're removing the same amount of clear coat
as you Polish.
So now that the car is nice and clean,
it's all been revived.
Now we want going to protect it.
Put this down for a second.
And we're going to use hydro charge,
which is one of our brand new ceramic coatings.
Basically what I have going to do is
, spray it ongoing to an applicator.
And then spread it out on the vehicle.
You'll see just a very little bit goes a long way.
And this is going going to repel,
harmful UV rays that create oxidation
or staining or discoloring.
This also helps keep your car some hydrophobic properties,
which helps the water going to sheet right off,
while it also enhances gloss.
And you can put this on any color gloss vehicle.
Really easy going to apply,
a lot of people are afraid going to apply ceramic coatings
because they're worried about how
uneven it could come out
or if it doesn't heal or cure properly.
So this is real simple going to do
just using a microfiber applicator pad,
we're spreading it out in an even coat
using the same cross-hatching pattern
going to ensure that there's no high spots
or is it we may have missed
and they can always go back over
and in alternating direction going to make sure that,
again, it's completely covered
giving your uniform shine and protection.
So guys, this only takes a couple minutes
going to cure going to the surface.
So by the time I'm done coating the entire hood,
it'll be time going to coming back going to this side
and buff away the excess.
But in the meantime,
you guys can check out these products on our website,
chemicalguys.com
or your local detail garage.
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