Best instructional video on YouTube!

[NCCCOCrane]

Best instructional video on YouTube!

I recently watched Mike’s video on how to buff out a car in less than one hour.

This format of Mike’s video was probably the best I’ve ever seen. Mike thoroughly covered every aspect of the job and left me without needing to ask a single question! This very comprehensive approach covering step by step of what to do, when to do it, what to use, how long to buff, and the final results were amazing.

If more videos were like this there would be no need to look elsewhere when trying to solve a problem on car detailing.

Great job!

[Mike Phillips]

Hi Russel and thank you for the compliment.


You're talking about this recent video,




I really like shooting that video as it does in fact cover a ton of tips and techniques. Also, not just "what to do" but "why you're doing it".

While I understand the portion where Yancy and I actually took the time "on camera" to buff out the entire car and this can be like watching paint dry - this was the real-deal as in no mock-up.

And for years I've seen in the COMMENTS section on multiple social media platforms where people COMPLAIN because most videos just show a person working on the hood.

Right? Right?

Well not in this video.



Thanks for watching the video and sharing your feedback Russel.

[Mike Phillips]

Here's a video we shot back in 2012....

To me, this is a powerful format. It's totally real-world. We inivited a local forum member struggling with some paint defects to bring his car to Autogeek and then filmed working through how to deal with the different defects as well as how to detail the entire car.


Long title,

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




Here's a list of just some of the topics covered in the above video - all in real-time or real-world teaching format.

• RIDS - Random Isolated Deeper Scratches
• Removing watches and any jewelry
• 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"