Monday, June 29th, 2009

How to Repair Car Paint Damage : Black Pad Buffing a Car’s Paint Job

Black pad buffing techniques use a soft pad to polish or glaze the final paint job when repairing car paint damage ; learn how from our expert custom-car mechanic in this free auto-restoration video.

Expert: Doug Jenkins
Bio: Doug Jenkins runs Doug Jenkins Custom Hot Rods in St. Louis, where he restores classic cars and creates mild to wild custom street rods. He races a 1972 Corvette in the SCCA performance rally series.
Filmmaker: Ross Safronoff

Duration : 0:1:38


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22 Responses to “How to Repair Car Paint Damage : Black Pad Buffing a Car’s Paint Job”

Vi3tTEC Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

sorry.. that was …
sorry.. that was too allinyadamnface2

Vi3tTEC Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

orange peel.. you …
orange peel.. you have to sand out the orange peel and then buff.. if you just buff than the orange peel will show like a sore thumb.

Jeperjumper Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

I DIDNT WRITE THAT! …
I DIDNT WRITE THAT! THAT WAS MY BRO!

Jeperjumper Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

hi how are you you …
hi how are you you are so good james and i love you i no ime only a machen but i rilly have fellings for you

bo0bh3ad Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

you should wet sand …
you should wet sand with 3000 on a DA before compound buffing. it makes life soo much easier…

unarmedblakman Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

when you buff with …
when you buff with a polish all you do is cut your clear coat so all of the clear coat is at an even level meaning no swirl marks

wetsanding cuts scratches into your clearcoat usually done so you can either remove a scratch or remove orange peel. however you should usually buff it out after so your clear coat doesn’t appear scratched but at an even level again

no bufing will not affect paint unless you push the buffer down too hard or especially if u use a rotary buffer and keep it in one spot

Bryanx89 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

the clear is smooth …
the clear is smooth but not 100% smooth.. without wet sanding u will see some waves and what not when u look at it in certain light.. when you wet sand it, it will be perfect. more work but worth it for a awesome paint job.

yusufer5000 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Haha, dont worry. …
Haha, dont worry. we were all new at this at one point or another. well, except Paul Dalton, he was born doing this.

Wet-sanding isn’t really done to make it shiny. Actually when you wetsand it gets very dull because you are putting a bunch of very tiny scratches in the clear, but you polish it to a mirror. usually its done to level it out so you dont have orange peel but also is used if the paint is in really bad shape.

personally, i just use it for leveling the surface.

allinyadamnface2 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

And if you did buff …
And if you did buff after the clear coat dried…What would happen ?? Would that effect the paint ??

allinyadamnface2 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Ok…So whats the …
Ok…So whats the point of wet sainding the clear coat ? And why couldn’t you just buff after you applied the clear ? Im new at this and Im trying to understand. It just seems like if you wet sand you clear coat it would make it dull again…Once again Im new at this ..So dont come at me like an hole…LOL Thanks man…

champkingpa2fl Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

ardex
ardex

yusufer5000 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Yes, and make sure …
Yes, and make sure if you are going to do this that you have enough clear coat.

kaligirl2001 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

3M compounds and …
3M compounds and polishes- overrated overpriced. good for beginners but the pros know where to go. i dont even need to name names.

sclogse1 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

that’s “you’re am …
that’s “you’re am idiot.” does happen, though, especially if your arms are a bit more tired than you think they are. A rotary router, with the head curved like your crank, well, that sucker got me in a college class..grabbed the bottom of my shirt, and then started traveling up to my neck…scared the crap out of me. Some wood shop thing.

eric2074 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

thinner pads cause …
thinner pads cause swirl marks, and you should be using a protectant after applying a compound

deadleavesdie Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

I wonder what his …
I wonder what his knuckle tattoos say. Otherwise his beard and nails are so stupid. I want to kick him in the nuts.

auzcox Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

oh my god check out …
oh my god check out his nails-what an odd bod!

Sweetdeno22 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

is it better to wet …
is it better to wet sand the clear coat first to get rid of orange peal then buffer it?

strumpeteer Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Your billy goat is …
Your billy goat is a safety hazard. Tie it back before you rip your entire chin off!

mrstopcancer Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Hi, your an idiot!
Hi, your an idiot!

defaultuser11433 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

So this would be …
So this would be the last step after sanding an object? I had to sand down a few spots on my surfboard to repair a few dings which made the finish somewhat ruff. To get a mirror finish I would have to look into buffing out the rough spots? opposed to using a finer grit sand paper or is it possible to get a mirror like finish with sand paper only…..

superflykid1 Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

Haha…I buff all …
Haha…I buff all day long at my job…!!

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