About this episode
Send us a text YOU ASKED, WE ANSWERED. Polishing paint is by far and away the most popular topic on our channel -- and this video is all about answering your questions about the subject. Here are a few of the questions we ask, and answer, in this podcast (and time stamps with them if you'd like to skip ahead)... 00:57 How often should I clean the polishing pad? 03:48 What's the proper way to clean pads? 06:00 H ow many pads are needed to polish an entire vehicle? 07:00 Do you actually need a pad washer? 08:15 How to choose your polishing pad? 12:22 How often can you polish your paint? 15:25 If you can only buy one polisher, which one should you buy? 19:48 What's the best palm sander to buy for polishing on a budget? 21:50 Should you go after every scratch when polishing? 25:47 Do you need a paint thickness gauge? 27:38 How to properly use C6 Adhesion Promoter Polish (APP) 29:40 Can you use a rotary polisher to apply APP? 31:40 Is APP good for paint correction? 32:50 What speed to use palm sander when using APP? Website: https://diydetail.com/ PHENDO electric random orbital sander (great for applying C6 Adhesion Promoter Polish): https://amzn.to/3Lv1gs2 GOLD STANDARD POLISH: https://bit.ly/GoldStandardPolish GOLD STANDARD WAFFLE PAD: https://bit.ly/GoldStandardWafflePad GOLD STANDARD WOOL PAD: https://bit.ly/GoldStandardWoolPad MAX GLOSS ROTARY POLISHER: https://bit.ly/DIYMaxGlossRotary PAD WASHER: https://bit.ly/PadWasher ROTARY JEWELING PAD: https://bit.ly/RotaryJewelingPad 25MM DUAL ACTION POLISHER: https://bit.ly/25mmCorrectionProDA How to clean your polishing pads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsxWcCuspug How to service our dual action and rotary polishers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJJYIC6fTLs Podcast:https://bit.ly/DIYDetailPodcast Join the DIY Detail Facebook Group!: https://bit.ly/DIYDetailFacebookGroup Find DIY Detail products worldwide: https://diydetail.com/pages/distributors #autodetailing #diydetail #yvanlacroix #carwash #claytowel #detailing #detalingtip #howtodetailacar #detailing101