Is it just me or does this make anyone else cringe?

[cfiiman]

someone should tell that guy to put the cord over his shoulder. He could really ding up the car buffing it with the cord just dangling and bumping into the paint like that.

lol

 

[Don M]

I doubt those cars have single stage paint, yet I see his pad is maroon from buffing away all the clear down to the base coat.

My thought exactly, I know for a fact those cars are BC/CC, yet like you said, there's the maroon base coat on his pad

 

[BillE]

Parody or not, if a 'new' person were to view a vid like this one they may well think, "I this is how you do it now. This guy know what he's talking about."

Bill

 

[mg6045]

My thought exactly, I know for a fact those cars are BC/CC, yet like you said, there's the maroon base coat on his pad

how do you know for a "Fact". What makes you believe so ?

Thats sure looks like single stage paint oxidation to me. Many cheap, low quality body shops repaint cars with single stage paint still to this day.

It looks like he's at a junkyard or something similar. And what he is doing is improving the finish significantly. Regardless of his so called "poor" technique or whatever the detailing snobs think. Bottom line is that he could probably resell that car for twice the price after buffing the paint.

The second video is quite obviously a parody based off of all the comments he likely gets on youtube saying he's a hack.

 

[Don M]

how do you know for a "Fact". What makes you believe so ?

Thats sure looks like single stage paint oxidation to me. Many cheap, low quality body shops repaint cars with single stage paint still to this day.

It looks like he's at a junkyard or something similar. And what he is doing is improving the finish significantly. Regardless of his so called "poor" technique or whatever the detailing snobs think. Bottom line is that he could probably resell that car for twice the price after buffing the paint.

The second video is quite obviously a parody based off of all the comments he likely gets on youtube saying he's a hack.

Because I've detailed those cars before and every one of then were BC/CC. It's possible that a hack paint shop resprayed the car using single stage, but if that were the case, he would have had far more maroon paint on his buffer pad than what he did.

Sure he could get more money in the "after" condition, but that's not what was being questioned here. This is a forum which contains, I' sure some "detail snobs," and as such seeing how that Olds was "buffed out" made at least a few of the forum's membership comment on his lack of technique and his methods, or at least hoping the video was posted as a joke to make fun of hack detailers.

 

[TurboToys]

Because I've detailed those cars before and every one of then were BC/CC. It's possible that a hack paint shop resprayed the car using single stage, but if that were the case, he would have had far more maroon paint on his buffer pad than what he did.

Sure he could get more money in the "after" condition, but that's not what was being questioned here. This is a forum which contains, I' sure some "detail snobs," and as such seeing how that Olds was "buffed out" made at least a few of the forum's membership comment on his lack of technique and his methods, or at least hoping the video was posted as a joke to make fun of hack detailers.

but literally, if you don't know the history of the car, it's useless to speculate or get upset. some cars come with single stage and get resprayed base clear instead.... there is no real way to tell when cars are cared for properly, unless of course it's a specific type of paint and there is a very experience painter who knows how each looks through little details.

 

[tuscarora dave]

That second linked video is just too dang funny. Transmission fluid, cups of dirt and rotary for the initial cut. That guy is a trip.

I do believe that first video was a serious video though, and anyone with any production detailing experience would immediately see that the paint on that Oldsmobile is single stage paint and not BC/CC.

 

[Mach1USMC]

how do you know for a "Fact". What makes you believe so ?

Thats sure looks like single stage paint oxidation to me. Many cheap, low quality body shops repaint cars with single stage paint still to this day.

It looks like he's at a junkyard or something similar. And what he is doing is improving the finish significantly. Regardless of his so called "poor" technique or whatever the detailing snobs think. Bottom line is that he could probably resell that car for twice the price after buffing the paint.

The second video is quite obviously a parody based off of all the comments he likely gets on youtube saying he's a hack.

You're on a detailing forum defending this guy and you have the nerve to call us "detailing snobs?" - if you don't like proper practices and techniques why are you here?

 

[tuscarora dave]

Because I've detailed those cars before and every one of then were BC/CC.

This means nothing as every job is unique, looks like a Maaco special to me.

It's possible that a hack paint shop resprayed the car using single stage, but if that were the case, he would have had far more maroon paint on his buffer pad than what he did.

Not necessarily, he never did say what product he was using. If he were using a "Super Duty" type compound, your assumption would probably be true, but he might have been using something much less abrasive.

Sure he could get more money in the "after" condition, but that's not what was being questioned here. This is a forum which contains, I' sure some "detail snobs," and as such seeing how that Olds was "buffed out" made at least a few of the forum's membership comment on his lack of technique and his methods, or at least hoping the video was posted as a joke to make fun of hack detailers.

His technique is definitely lacking. I'm positive that the paint on that car could have looked much, much better, but for a junkyard detail job, I'd guess that he came out as more profitable than if he hadn't done the work he did.