I really wish I could comment on this YouTube detailer...

[Quenga]

"As you can see, 99% of the swirls have been removed..." Uh...what?

[Shawn Devlin]

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I see what you mean but it is difficult to discern on the video, keep in mind though he did mention there are 'hairline cracks' in the paint. I have seen quite frequently in black Honda / Acura paint with the onset of clear coat failure here in PA, I can only imagine it can be more pronounced in a sun baked area like AZ where this detailer works. This CC failure could be causing the appearance of residual swirls/marring on the corrected side.

[SVT Lightning]

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Looks like he should have done another pass or two....

[FRS]

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Looks like he should have done another pass or two....

Not a sensational result for sure, a lot of swirls still left after finishing.

[Marc08EX]

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And he's working on half of the hood at once. What happened to small sections at a time LOL!

I've once been compared to this guy's prices. I shouldn't have gone down in price to match his... I now know why his prices are cheaper and why it doesn't take him a long time to detail a car.

[Garage Troll]

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D'oh! I think he needs to slow down LOL

[Michael Stoops]

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Keep in mind that pictures can be quite deceiving at times. If this paint does indeed have a lot of fine cracks in the paint due to age (as was described in the video) then obviously those are not coming out without fully refinishing the panel. The before/after shown on the trunk lid looks much better than that shown on the hood, and it is quite possible that more cracking exists on the hood than on the trunk due to engine heat (we've seen this many, many times).

As far as speed of application goes, he might have been moving a bit quickly during the compound stage, but if what we saw where his last passes over the section and he had eased up on the pressure, we honestly don't think it was all that fast. When applying the wax, if anything, we think he might have been moving too slowly! D301 goes on super fast, and when we demo it people are often stunned at how quickly we move when doing so. But....... each car requires it's own little unique touches, and each detailer is going to have little things they do perhaps a bit differently than others do.

[tomsteve]

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im no pro detailer,but wouldnt doing all that work on a black car, or any color, be best done out of direct sunlight? seems any products would work better on cool surfaces, at least thats been my experience.

[Michael Stoops]

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im no pro detailer,but wouldnt doing all that work on a black car, or any color, be best done out of direct sunlight? seems any products would work better on cool surfaces, at least thats been my experience.

Ideally, yes. We always recommend working on a cool surface but some mobile guys don't always have the luxury of a shady spot to work in (yes, we know; buy an EZ up tent) and we've seen numerous cases where things actually worked out OK for them. But in the overall scheme of things, you'll get a more consistent result, and a better user experience, on a cool surface.

That said, when and where was this video shot? On a dry winter day with temperatures in the high 60s or maybe even a bit warmer, with the sun at a low angle, the surface temp may not be getting all that hot. It's much less about working in direct sunlight than it is about working on a hot surface.

[Shawn T.]

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In all fairness, if my mom's Civic was buffed out, the hood would look something like this. There are just so many cracks that no matter how long I buffed or how hard I tried, the paint would still look a bit crazed. It's a 2003.

I find it harder to believe he's using the microfiber pads in the sun. For me, they don't play well on even warm surfaces in the sun. I usually have to switch it over to foam pads on warm or hot surfaces. The chemicals play very well but the microfiber pads...not so much.