Buffing
Strange isn’t it, that two of my handful of “super Clients” are multi-billionaires, one of which is a multi-Deca-Billionaire(ss), earned several awards, and I’m endorsed by a celebrity; but from time to time, I enjoy a deep down laugh that you can hear from across a room when the CMF’s(cheap mother f..kers) call me, and say, “if I’m impressed with your work, I have other friends I can refer you to, and will have more work for you!” My response? I simply crack up and refer them to hire a $50-$200 “Alleged Detailer,” because I am not desperate, nor do I need to prove my talents, because I have the “Super Clients” who pay me handsomely and treat me like a Superstar…. CONSISTENTLY, bi-weekly, month after month, year after year (I’m smiling widely and brightly for a great many reasons)! For the “Liberally Sensitive,” the aforementioned isn’t arrogance at all, its facts based upon the consistent praise I get from the only clients who matter…My “Super clients!”
PICTURED BELOW:
Focus on the right half of the hood below that was just 1500 grit wet sanded by hand…. the left half was already completed so you can compare and learn what to look for!
- Stage-1 buffing completed…. NO, I won’t tell you with what pad, speed, or type of buffer that’s rarely/if ever used for this!
- Stage-2 completed; this is where the “hector’s/Jose’s,” and “Alleged Detailers” of the world would’ve stopped, thrown wax or glaze upon it, and you would’ve unknowingly accepted it as a “Good job!”
- Stage-3 done!
- Stage-4…..The finishing stage…..Notice how crystal clear the lights are reflecting on the right half, and matches the already completed left side? This is what painters and body shops will not and cannot do “PROPERLY”.
- 13 hours….5-stages later, and you still cannot iron my cape properly?
I’m still astonished by the scientific potions that I discovered in Ukraine, and how they have amplified my extremely rare talents!!!!! As you can see up close, and not far away with haunted house lighting the mastery, and what a proper multiple stage buffing should always look like…. WITHOUT wax, WITHOUT glaze, and WITHOUT sealant!!! This is one of the main reasons his car won the 1st place award at Tucson’s largest car show in its specific age group on October 20, 2018….my second 1st place award at the same show!
Buffing Stages
Additional Information
Below are the “SPECIALIZED TOOLS” that most painters and “Alleged Detailers” will not invest in; why not you might ask, they wouldn’t know how to use it correctly, and don’t want to spend what it takes to buy the best in terms of versatility! Also pictured below, the modification I made (the center heat extraction cooling hole). That’s from a creative idea that came to me after I saw how the factory was making their foam buffing pads; and more importantly, WHY? The reality of what these buffing pads remove from the exterior of those “WASH n‘ WAXED” vehicles, is also pictured! Still think that most “Alleged Detailers” will want to spend nearly $400 to buy one of these 3″ high speed/torque European buffers?
The Tools
I couldn’t resist tipping in excess of 50% because of the “EXCEPTIONALLY ASTONISHING” talents of the “wrapper” I know who did this to my buffer…. WOW! Remember, I only use this buffer 15-25% of the time, because I primarily use the “OTHER” brand that is less than half the price; but together, the combination does give me “SuperPowers!”
Without hesitation if asked, would you know why these buffing pads are color coded, what pad is used with what polish, what firmness at what stage, and why? Are you 100% certain of your answer(s)?
Meet the world’s best, and quickest machine polisher that I DO NOT have! Why not? You might’ve seen this in many garages, dealerships, and detailing shops; but the reality is that it doesn’t have the high speed/torque to truly make the astonishing happen. You’ve seen it because it’s cheap at around $30-50 and has a 10-inch diameter to cover a lot of surface area for those who refuse to make/take their time to do it properly….AGAIN, my “Super Clients” are far more advanced in their thinking than having wax applied to their amazing vehicles for a reason; that reason is that they’ve been educated with facts that you can research for yourself as well!
Fracturing
PRETTY PLEASE, and “if" you can find one, try to have a highly skilled professional assess and remove any neglect upon your vehicle’s clear-coat ASAP before it gets to the “fracturing” stage….DO NOT PROCRASTINATE! Fracturing is tiny to microscopic cracks in your clear coat which are almost always down to the primer and WILL REQUIRE A REPAINTING ultimately.
After Clear-Coat Fracturing, it begins to peel like a sunburn…. Clear–coat destruction, which again cannot be saved by any amount of buffing, IT MUST BE REPAINTED because it’s simply too deep, and beyond the laws of physics to be saved from years of neglect!
A rather popular fantasy is that detailing/buffing is simple, it’s not a skill that requires a college degree, it’s not a white-collar job, or requires a state certification. Just buy a $30 buffer, rubbing compound, wax, glass cleaner, tire shine, and vacuum the interior whether you do it yourself at home, or at the local Carwash, and it’s done!
Most people, including “Alleged Detailers” simply attach a pad upon a rotary buffer, go crazy, and think that everything will look good when you’re done. Many times, the vehicle will look good in the shade or low lighting, however once in direct lighting, or sunlight the true value of a bargain “buff job” will show…sadly, it will never, ever show the results on my homepage!
Now you know why I use powerful LED LIGHTS, assess, and take “up close” photos both inside and outside of the garage…. SMILE WIDELY!
The XJS’s hood above looked like it got a practice visit from Freddy!
With all that I’ve tried to educate you about, do you still think that a piece of clay, or a hand waxing with maybe some compound applied to the pad would’ve gotten all of this out?
This 27-year-old black XJS that I completed with a 2-stage buffing in January 2016. It could’ve become “EXCEPTIONALLY ASTONISHING,” but the owner only wanted me to go this far because he didn’t want to pay me to turn it into a mirror!
Pictured below, A 2-stage buffing was completed on this 31-year-old Ford Bronco in March 2019 by yours truly…. Even I was genuinely surprised at how well this original factory single stage paint endured, ASTONISHING! Did you iron my cape yet?
Pictured last, Notice the amount of oxidization and contaminants of all sorts over 31 years that was removed? Also the fact that it’s a single stage paint “WITHOUT” a clear-coat. Between the hood and roof took 8 hours…..NOT 20 minutes and $20 for you CMF‘s out there!
Ford Bronco
2014 Tesla Model S-P60
The entire car received a 2-stage buffing which took 15 “DOCUMNETED” hours to complete, do you see a difference now, are you certain you’re not hallucinating from the dry heatwaves?
To separate my talents from all of the pretenders out there, I LOVE DIRECT SUNLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE CLIENT SHADOWING ME…. you’ve read correctly; wait for it, “NO wax, NO sealant, NO glaze, NOT professionally photographed, NOT digitally enhanced, and NOT photoshopped!
Below, even though the results of my talents defeated 250 other cars, I wanted to do a full 2-stage machine polishing with 1 layer of Ceramic Glass Coating to truly bring on the hallucinations! Pictured below, a photo taken by my client using his iPhone with the best optics in the business and sent to me……POWERFUL INDEED!
Conclusion
“If” You’ve spent the time necessary to completely read all of the pages on my website, and not skimmed through the pages, you would’ve noticed something!
Beyond how expensive the cars are, did you happen to notice how “EXCEPTIONALLY ASTONISHING” they look without using wax, unless the client wanted a lower end finish? What you saw was the art of using the buffer properly, not just turning it on and applying a compound, polish, or average wax.
Over the many years, I’ve gotten calls and has been asked many questions about buffing, like what brand of buffer, what brand of polish I use and so on. Because I’m an Amorphous thinker, I will always tell people that it takes several years to feel comfortable with a buffer, and even more to master it. As I mentioned on my services page, I’ve personally damaged, destroyed, cracked, swirled, burnt, gouged, torn off, and even dented various parts of the exterior of cars when I first started, but was smart enough to do it in Junkyards where no one noticed, or cared as long as I paid the price for my imminent destructions while I experimented.
The marketing experts, and pretty models you see on Television, or at the SEMA shows are specialists at brainwashing you and have billions of dollars to keep doing it over and over again! My deepest apologies, I practice the truth, and am not here to give you the pie in the sky stories you see and hear!
To be concise, you can purchase the most expensive buffer, and use the best compound, polish, and wax on the planet, but still get average results at best. Sure, your ego makes you feel good that you can buy “the most expensive,” but the real question is, do you know how to use it properly, consistently, over and over again no matter what you come up against in the real world…Not on Television, or what you see/read about on the internet car care forums?
In closing, most people, and “ALLEGED DETAILERS” will not use a buffer for a few reasons. The main reason is that they heard that it can, or will…..they are correct because it can/will “if” you don’t know what you’re doing, or have the proper skills like with anything else in life; but all hope is not lost, because you’ve found an extremely rare craftsman who has the knowledge, talents, potions, patience, and wisdoms to make your vehicle(s) look “EXCEPTIONALLY ASTONISING” unless, you’d prefer to make all the errors I’ve made several decades ago on your own vehicle(s), or pay an “Alleged Detailer” to make an attempt so that you’ll continue to get “substandard to average” results at best?!?
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