[Mezzmo]

Junkman, you are my hero! I've been trying to figure out what I've been doing wrong for 20 years. Apparently....everything. Now maybe I can keep my new baby looking new. Thanks for the info. :thumbsup:

 

[Junkman2008]

Junkman, you are my hero! I've been trying to figure out what I've been doing wrong for 20 years. Apparently....everything. Now maybe I can keep my new baby looking new. Thanks for the info. :thumbsup:

Thanks Mezz! I plan on adding to this thread this weekend with some more valuable information. :thumbsup:

 

[bceagleace]

Loved the vids Junkman! Just went online to buy the suggested products.

Any recommendations on a specific brand/type of shampoo and car wash soap? I think i bought Chemical Brothers. Just curious.

Also, any advice on cleaning the tires/rims? Use a special cleaner, or just the same soap as the car?

 

[Junkman2008]

Loved the vids Junkman! Just went online to buy the suggested products.

Any recommendations on a specific brand/type of shampoo and car wash soap? I think i bought Chemical Brothers. Just curious.

Also, any advice on cleaning the tires/rims? Use a special cleaner, or just the same soap as the car?

LOL! That would be Chemical Guys, not brothers!

You can get 10% off your purchase if you buy your stuff from Adam's and use my discount code so I'm surprised that you would ask which brand to buy. There are all kinds of different products that you can use but if you can save some money AND get a quality product, why not go for it?

Also, let me add this little blub to this thread for someone who may think that you hve to go through a large detailing ritual, over and over again. Here's the deal. You can never retain everything that you see in my videos by watching them once. There is absolutely no way. I cover way to much stuff and then there are my tangents that I go off on. By the time you're done laughing and watching the videos, you are bound to forget some of what you saw and anything that you missed. That's why you need to watch them twice or more. So watch what I recommend once, and then watch them again.

Start with this video series so that you will not be afraid of the polisher. You are NOT going to hurt anything, which is why it takes so long to fix anything with this polisher the first time you use it.

After that, start with this video series so that you will know how to use the products that come in my kit. It is important that you understand what each product does and how to use it. I also cover when to use those products.

Next, let's talk about your car washing process. I cover that process in this generic video series on the 2-bucket wash process. I don't mention any products by name because I post this wash process on forums where I am not allowed to advertise anything by name. The products that you will use are contained in my kit.

After that video series, let's talk about one aspect of maintaining your paint, and that will be the process of removing dust. I cover that in this video series. As the owner of a dark colored car, this video series is critical. This is one of the major downfalls in how you have been caring for you paint. You have made every mistake that I point out not to do in this series. I would bet the farm on it and I haven't seen you do anything. I know this because it is a common practice by folks who are still tied to the improper "paint caring Matrix." Now that you have been unplugged, you will no longer make these mistakes.

By the time you get through watching these videos, taking notes and studying what I do, you will be ready to fix some paint. This thread contains one more important polishing tip, and that is the speed of movement in which I work the polisher. Watch it again. Download the MP3 and use it to control your movement. You will thank me later.

The last and most important piece of advice that I can give you is this. Find ONE spot on your car and perfect that spot using everything that you learned by watching the videos. Do NOT move from that spot until that spot is as perfect as you want the entire car to be. If you cannot get one spot on the car where you want it, you will never be able to get the entire car where you want it. That is why you perfect one spot first, so that you can perfect your technique. It is your technique that will make or break your results. Master it in one spot. Once you do, repeat it on the entire car. If you remember and follow that one piece of advice, you will save yourself a lot of time, headache, frustration and money. Ask anyone who has corrected their paint.

So what are you still sitting there for? Shouldn't you be watching some videos?

 

[bceagleace]

Junkman - thanks for the detailed post! Chemical Brothers... believe that is a techno music enterprise!

I JUST bought my car. It is jet black, a 2011 2SS Camaro. I have not washed it in any way yet, so hopefully I don't have repair to do... I just want to care for it properly from day 1.

I'll rewatch the vids you suggest above.

I didn't know about your Adams product endorsement. I already purchased some of the products I saw in the 2 bucket wash vids. Two high quality mits, two extra mits, two wash buckets with grit guards, foam gun, shampoo, quick release nozzle, and waffle towels.

 

[Junkman2008]

That's fine with the equipment that you bought, as long as the equipment that you bought is not the made in China junk, especially the microfiber towels. You DO NOT want any towels made in China. Although you haven't washed your car yet, I'm sure the dealer did and did it wrong. Also, you will quickly see that the car needs to be clayed if you do the baggie test. Get you some good towels and watch those videos. You want to be armed with knowledge before you do anything to your car. It's about preventive maintenance, not reactive maintenance. :thumbsup:

 

[hotrodhoodrat]

Luv this thread :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[bceagleace]

Junkman - I've watched and rewatched, and rewatched the vids you recommended. Like everybody, I love them and feel I do pick up something new every time!

Few questions:

1) My car was brand new - I inspected the paint very, very carefully as soon as I got home, and I did not dedect any scratches or imperfections of any kind. If I am assuming that I don't have a lot of "repair" to start with, can/should I skip the first step of your polishing vid and not use the orange product? Based on my CAREFUL watching of your vids, the answer seems to be "yes" but I'm just checking.

2) I have a black convertible top. Do you have any vids, or general recommendations for cleaning soft convertible tops?

3) If I don't have time to 2 bucket wash, are there any acceptable touchless car washes? Is there anything I should be aware of at a touchless car wash, if you recommend ever using them?

4) do you have any vids or recommendations for interior detailing?

Thanks - I'm excited about getting off on the right foot caring for my new ride!

 

[Junkman2008]

Junkman - I've watched and rewatched, and rewatched the vids you recommended. Like everybody, I love them and feel I do pick up something new every time!

Few questions:

1) My car was brand new - I inspected the paint very, very carefully as soon as I got home, and I did not dedect any scratches or imperfections of any kind. If I am assuming that I don't have a lot of "repair" to start with, can/should I skip the first step of your polishing vid and not use the orange product? Based on my CAREFUL watching of your vids, the answer seems to be "yes" but I'm just checking.

Yes you can skip the orange pad if you have NO swirls in your paint. However, you haven't said anything about whether or not you have checked the paint for contaminates. That is where claying comes into the scenario.

2) I have a black convertible top. Do you have any vids, or general recommendations for cleaning soft convertible tops?

The best advice for maintaining a convertible top is to call a shop that installs them and ask for their recommended maintenance.

3) If I don't have time to 2 bucket wash, are there any acceptable touchless car washes? Is there anything I should be aware of at a touchless car wash, if you recommend ever using them?

If you do not have time for a 2-bucket wash, go back to the first post in this thread and watch the video titled, "Junkman's Alternative to the 2-Bucket Wash". That will answer your question. You can also watch these two videos:

4) do you have any vids or recommendations for interior detailing?

Thanks - I'm excited about getting off on the right foot caring for my new ride!

No videos, but I do have threads about interior cleaning at Adam's forum in my area (The Junkman's Corner).

 

[bceagleace]

Thanks again Junkman! You're all right!

 

[bceagleace]

Junkman - I have continued to watch and rewatch my videos... my 3 year old daughter even tells me that "Daddy, I want to watch THE JUNKMAN!"

One thing I can't find is how often you recommend using the Porter Cable to polish. Assuming you are just using the last two products to buff out minor things and polish the car, how regularly can/should this be done?

 

[skuttduck]

Junkman - I have continued to watch and rewatch my videos... my 3 year old daughter even tells me that "Daddy, I want to watch THE JUNKMAN!"

One thing I can't find is how often you recommend using the Porter Cable to polish. Assuming you are just using the last two products to buff out minor things and polish the car, how regularly can/should this be done?

If you read his reply to me about the winter washing, he mentions

"You NEVER want to take the compromise approach. Remember, there is only "X" amount of clear coat on the paint. If you keep compromising, you will eventually run out of it. That's why you avoid doing a major paint correction more than once in the life of your paint."

 

[Junkman2008]

Junkman - I have continued to watch and rewatch my videos... my 3 year old daughter even tells me that "Daddy, I want to watch THE JUNKMAN!"

One thing I can't find is how often you recommend using the Porter Cable to polish. Assuming you are just using the last two products to buff out minor things and polish the car, how regularly can/should this be done?

If you read his reply to me about the winter washing, he mentions

"You NEVER want to take the compromise approach. Remember, there is only "X" amount of clear coat on the paint. If you keep compromising, you will eventually run out of it. That's why you avoid doing a major paint correction more than once in the life of your paint."

Well allow me to elaborate on that because that statement alone doesn't really explain the entire answer.

If you are starting with some really jacked up paint, using the equipment and techniques that I show in my videos is going to take a bit of work. It will not be fast by any means but it will be the safest, most non-destructive way to fix your paint. There are much faster ways to do it but NONE of those ways are safe for a novice. If your paint is not that bad to start with, then you will not have that much work to do. Where you stop totally depends on your level of acceptance. Some folks will accept some level of damage remaining in their paint and other will want their paint to be perfect.

Now here's the key to everything that you will learn. You should never have to completely repair your paint more than ONCE in the life of the car. How is that you ask? Because once you completely repair the paint, you NEVER do the things that destroyed the paint in the first place again! That's the whole secret to paint repair! Fix it once and PROPERLY maintain it from that point forward. Now in reality, you will pick up a stray scratch here and there but these will be a cake walk to remove with a very light polish such as Fine Machine Polish. Those scratches will be nothing compared to the scratches you will have to remove to start with.

You don't give a man with poor money management skills a million dollars and expect him to have anything left shortly afterward. That's why you teach him how to manage money first, THEN give him the money. That's similar to what you need to learn to do. Learn how to properly care for your paint first, THEN fix it. I show the proper methods of paint care in my washing and dust removal videos. Everything you see me do is critical to that process. If you follow those procedures, you will not only be ready to fix your paint, you will also have the knowledge that it takes to keep that fixed paint next to flawless. So by learning how to care for your paint, you'll quickly realize that the answer to your question totally depends on whether or not you are continually damaging it.

So welcome to the red pill. You are about to find out how deep the rabbit hole goes. :thumbsup:

 

[bceagleace]

Junkman - thanks for that. Couple of follow ups though.

Using the video you have on the Porter Cable and Adams products, you go through the 3 stages of polishing... the Orange, Green and Silver colored pads w/ matching polish. The Orange appears to be used RARELY, for serious paint repair, right? Does that then mean that the green and silver can be used weekly/monthly/semi-annually, etc.? Or, how do you gauge when to jump from the Orange to Green, Green to just Silver, etc.?

 

[bceagleace]

One other thing Junkman... what is your current discount code for Adams? Going to place an order today!

 

[Junkman2008]

One other thing Junkman... what is your current discount code for Adams? Going to place an order today!

You're confusing me my friend! I always place my coupon code at the end of my videos (The Junkman). Are you sure that you have really watched them???

Junkman - thanks for that. Couple of follow ups though.

Using the video you have on the Porter Cable and Adams products, you go through the 3 stages of polishing... the Orange, Green and Silver colored pads w/ matching polish. The Orange appears to be used RARELY, for serious paint repair, right? Does that then mean that the green and silver can be used weekly/monthly/semi-annually, etc.? Or, how do you gauge when to jump from the Orange to Green, Green to just Silver, etc.?

You've got the pad order wrong, something that I stress heavily in this video series. Green is the most aggressive and the product that goes on that pad is called Severe Swirl Remover. Orange is next and the product for it is called Swirl and Haze Remover. There is no silver pad. The next pad is WHITE and the product for it is called Fine Machine Polish.

It also sounds as if you are still not understanding how this works. Let me explain it a different way.

Let say for example that you are 5'5" and weigh 500 pounds. A real lard azz. So, you decide to do something about it. You hire a nutritionist and go on a healthy eating and exercising regiment and slim down to 140 pounds. At that point, you are now at your ideal weight and look great.

Now at that point, are you going to turn to your nutritionist and ask, "So how often can I eat a gallon of ice cream, a 30 piece wing dinner and drink a keg of beer in one sitting?" Of course not! Those were the eating habits that caused you to become the lard azz that you were! Thus, what you want to do is stop living the way you did, which caused you to gain all that weight and start living a healthy life style. You don't loose 360 pounds and then starting eating like a cow again, right? That would be totally counter-productive to what you just accomplished. You obtain perfection and then maintain from then on.

Now let's compare that to paint correction. Let's say your paint is all jacked up from the crappy wash habit you have, the crappy towels you used and your complete misunderstanding of how paint is properly maintained. Then you get unplugged from the paint Matrix by the Junkman. You follow his instructions to the letter, buying all the necessary tools and supplies to make your paint perfect. After hours and hours of working on your paint, it is now flawless.

At that point, are you going to return to sending your car through the drive in car wash, start using crappy made in Chin towels to wipe on it again and return to washing the car with one bucket? Of course not, because you realize that these are some of the things that caused your paint to be jacked up in the first place! THUS, you want to do a major correction of your paint ONE TIME and from that point forward, properly maintain it with all the practices that you see me do in my washing videos. If you do, the damage that you will encounter will be so minimal, that fixing said damage will be a walk in the park! Thus, breaking out the green and orange pad should never be necessary again! The white pad/polish should be the only pad/polish combo that you should need to address the few tiny streaks of scratches that happen on occasion. You majorly correct once, and then maintain from that point forward.

Now there will come a situation where a scratch will appear that may need to be addressed with the more aggressive pads but if you are using those pads and polishes all the time, you are doing it wrong! That means that you are touching the paint improperly and thus, have not learned anything from my videos.

So how often can you use the green and orange pads? As much as you want if you don't like clear coat being on your car. If you cherish your clear coat, you will do all the things necessary to keep from having to break out those pads. That's why I wash my car the way I do. The white pad and polish is so light, that you could use that combo daily and it would take forever to go through your clear coat. The other stuff is a lot more abrasive so I only want to use it only when necessary.

Now in reality, the PC-7424XP ain't gonna remove a lot of clear coat no matter what product you use. However, you want to keep as much clear coat on the car as possible. Remember, every time you buff on the car, you're removing a certain amount of clear coat depending on the polish/pad you use.

So the phrase of the day is to fix and maintain, not major fix and major fix and major fix and major fix... That why my paint looks like this, and there is not a DROP of wax on it in this picture. That's what proper polishing can do for your paint.

Does it make sense now?

 

[bceagleace]

Junkman - I should have been more specific! Yes, I confused the pad colors. The vids I watched just don't flash the order code for some reason when I view them on youtube.

I think my question was answered. The white pad for fine machine polish can be used fairly regularly. The gray pad was for the super wax, correct?

So, as long as I'm not doing major repair, I can use an Orange, White and Gray (in that order), polish regiment regularly, right? Assuming the paint is in very good condition, I can skip the orange, and go right to White, and then Gray if I want, right?

 

[Junkman2008]

So, as long as I'm not doing major repair, I can use an Orange, White and Gray (in that order), polish regiment regularly, right? Assuming the paint is in very good condition, I can skip the orange, and go right to White, and then Gray if I want, right?

The orange pad and product is part of a major repair. Once all of the swirls are removed from your paint, you should NOT have to keep using the orange pad unless you are constantly touching the paint WRONG. Other than that, you have everything else correct.

 

[Junkman2008]

Updated the original post with 2 new videos!

 

[hotrodhoodrat]

Updated the original post with 2 new videos!

OH yea... you the MAN ! :thumbsup::thumbsup: