Video: How to remove shallow RIDS and how to machine apply both a paint sealant and a finishing wax

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Video: How to remove shallow RIDS and how to machine apply both a paint sealant and a finishing wax


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In this video, you'll see how to inspect and remove RIDS or Random Isolated Deeper Scratches using 4" Spot Repair Pads on a Porter Cable 7424XP DA Polisher.

How to buff out a car​


This how-to video also covers,



  • RIDS - Random Isolated Deeper Scratches
  • Removing watches and any jewelery
  • Using a DA Polisher without the handle
  • Placing cord over shoulder
  • Priming the pad on a DA Polisher
  • Speed settings for removing isolated defects
  • Downward pressure needed for removing isolated defects
  • How to clean a pad on the fly
  • Where and why to mark your backing plate with a black mark
  • Rotating the body of the tool to keep the pad flat to a panel
  • Why to allow the pad to stop spinning before lifting the pad off the paint
  • How to swap backing plates from a 3.5" to a 5"
  • Machine waxing using 5.5" Hydro-Tech Crimson Finishing pads with Menzerna Power Lock
  • The "Kissing the Finish" Technique
  • How to do the Swipe Test to check if a wax or paint sealant is dry
  • How to remove dried paint sealant using a microfiber bonnet on a dry pad on a DA Polisher
  • How to clean a microfiber bonnet on the fly with your fingernails
  • How to apply a paste wax by machine - Souveran Paste Wax
  • How to carefully wipe a WOWO wax off by hand using Microfiber Gloves and plush Microfiber Towels
  • How and why to fold a microfiber towel 4-ways to wipe wax off
  • How to break-open a coat of wax and then creep out to carefully wipe off a coating of wax
  • How to do the "Final Wipe"


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On Autogeek.net

Porter Cable 7424XP Dual Action Polisher
Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish
Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover
Lake Country 5.5" Hydro-Tech Pads
Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax
4" CCS Spot Repair Pads
Indigo Microfiber Bonnets
Microfiber Gloves
Brinkmann Swirl Finder Light
Menzerna Power Lock
4" Hydro-Tech Pads
3" Hydro-Tech Pads



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I am really liking these longer extended videos. They are more indepth and helps me pick up little tips here and there that I have forgotten about.

Thanks Mike and the crew at AG.
 
NFA said:
I am really liking these longer extended videos. They are more in-depth and helps me pick up little tips here and there that I have forgotten about.

Thanks Mike and the crew at AG.
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Feedback like yours is read by management. More feedback, (more replies to these video threads), and more attention video production gets. No replies looks like there's no interest...

Squeaky wheel gets the grease...


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Well I know I appreciate what you guys do in these videos, I have A LOT to learn and there is no way I could make it to a boot camp, so the videos are the next best thing for me. Keep up the great work :dblthumb2: :buffing: :dblthumb2: :buffing: :dblthumb2:
 
Thanks mike!. No i wasn't the guy you were talking to on youtube, Just watched the video a lot trying to figure things out. Thanks again
 
Glad you made an in depth video for machine application of sealant and wax. Been wanting to make sure I was doing it correctly.

I was curious about your approach to priming the pad. Would you discourage applying 4 or 5 pea sized drops of product and spritzing the pad with detail spray for the first section pass? This would be less product, but would keep a dry foam pad from touching the paint.
 
davidg said:
Glad you made an in depth video for machine application of sealant and wax. Been wanting to make sure I was doing it correctly.

I was curious about your approach to priming the pad. Would you discourage applying 4 or 5 pea sized drops of product and spritzing the pad with detail spray for the first section pass? This would be less product, but would keep a dry foam pad from touching the paint.
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Normally you don't mix water with waxes and sealants, this adulterates the formula. If the chemist wants some water in his wax or sealant formula that's taken into consideration when creating the formula, not after the fact.

Wetting agents like pad conditioners have a high content of water plus whatever else is inside of them. Most Pro-grade compounds and polishes are okay having some pad conditioner sprayed onto the pad first but not things that don't like water.

Waxes and Sealants = non-water soluble.

Make sense?


Instead, waxes and paint sealants are already VERY slippery, so use them as your lube...


Good question that comes up from time to time...


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Mike - this is now one of my favorite videos posted here. I really enjoyed it because you brought in a "real guy". It's neat to see the professional shows, but even better to see one of us, a forum member, learning and doing right alongside with you.

You covered so much material in the video as well, it's a great learning tool.

Thanks!
 
Great video Mike!!! I like how in depth your tutorial is and this should help out a lot of guys starting out. It gives the viewer a chance to see how to prime the pad, apply polish and how to properly use the buffer (pressure and section passes). I think these longer videos you've been posting lately are a lot better than those short ones seen on TV. It helps me to learn a lot faster when I visually see my teacher how it's properly done.

Schiffdog said:
Mike what was the very first pad that you used? Sorry for all the questions.
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The very first pad Mike used is a Lake Country Hydrotech tangerine pad as seen here: Single 4 x 1.25 Hydro-Tech Tangerine Ultra Polishing Foam Pad
 
Marc08EX said:
Great video Mike!!! I like how in depth your tutorial is and this should help out a lot of guys starting out. It gives the viewer a chance to see how to prime the pad, apply polish and how to properly use the buffer (pressure and section passes). I think these longer videos you've been posting lately are a lot better than those short ones seen on TV. It helps me to learn a lot faster when I visually see my teacher how it's properly done.



The very first pad Mike used is a Lake Country Hydrotech tangerine pad as seen here: Single 4 x 1.25 Hydro-Tech Tangerine Ultra Polishing Foam Pad
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Thanks marc!
 
Keep up the in depth videos. They really help us new guys out with proper technique. I really like how you applied the wax to the pads, I've never seen that mentioned.
 
Nice video, very informative! Thanks for sharing Mike!
Can i ask you how many MF towel and bonnets did you use to fully remove any residues of sealant and wax? Could some quick detail help with stubborn residue?
 
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