How to polish paint (for beginners!): choosing your pad for the shiniest paint

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Published 2024-03-17
In this video, we demonstrate how pad choice can greatly impact the finish on your automotive paint. With the DIY Detail polishing system, we offer three pads and one liquid polish -- Gold Standard Polish. You have the choice of our wool cutting pad, our yellow waffle pad and our red jeweling pad.

So which one do you choose, and why?

The process of pad choice actually begins BEFORE that; proper paint polishing is all about the prep. We need a clean surface to really determine what's happening on paint.

That's why we spend so much time in this video demonstrating a proper wash and decontamination.

Here's what we use:

ALL CLEAN: bit.ly/AllCleanDIYDetail
RINSELESS WASH: bit.ly/RinselessWash
LEGACY SPONGE: bit.ly/LegacySponge
IRON REMOVER: bit.ly/3GfY4iM
DECONTAMINATION TOWEL: bit.ly/FineGradeClayTowel
WATER SPOT REMOVER: bit.ly/WaterSpotRemoverDIY
GOLD STANDARD POLISH: bit.ly/GoldStandardPolish
WOOL CUTTING PAD: bit.ly/GoldStandardWoolPad
YELLOW WAFFLE PAD: bit.ly/GoldStandardWafflePad
JEWELING PAD: bit.ly/RotaryJewelingPad

Website: diydetail.com/

Podcast:bit.ly/DIYDetailPodcast

Join the DIY Detail Facebook Group!: bit.ly/DIYDetailFacebookGroup

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All Comments (21)
  • @keithmelling8530
    Refreshing information guys. ie. Damping pads,washing pads instead of buying more,NO pressure polishing. Wiping down with damp towel b4 dry one to finish And much more. The simple things make the most difference. Brilliant
  • I was sent to this video by your customer service. Very informative and helpful. Iโ€™m going to wet sand my brand new paint job and use the wool pad then red pad with the gold standard polish. I feel more comfortable with finishing my car. My paint job was flow coated & has minimal orange peel. Thank you for your help and incredible customer service.
  • AWESOME video! Very educational. Especially for us mobile detail entrepreneurs who are always hungry to learn the correct and efficient ways to detail cars! Always enjoy all the YouTube videos you both put out. Watching doesn't make everyone a professional. Gotta put in the work to gain proficiency and skills lol Thank you Yvan, Nick!!!
  • @GRJCLyon
    I've never seen a site sold out of almost everything they carry. This stuff must really be gold!
  • @Mario-si5fi
    The DIY team did it again very instructive video thank you guys . Bravo !
  • @greghaefs4677
    Again - you make it look like anyone can do this. You tell everyone that they can do this. You show everyone how to do it. You donโ€™t just sell product - you teach and educate about the product and the process. One of a kind channel - my one stop shop for all my auto detailing education and product!
  • @tylerdoyle984
    Not even joking, this is the first time Iโ€™ve seen a video (with more than 20 comments) where the channel responded to every single comment in the comment section ๐Ÿ˜‚ thatโ€™s dedication.
  • Youre guyses production quality has been going up, which i really appreciate, keep it up
  • @Spirited282
    Great video guys, i look forward to trying your products this year
  • @adamlyman8293
    Very interesting video. Iโ€™m a detailing enthusiastโ€ฆIโ€™ve never machine polished a vehicle but considering it. Side note: the video froze in several places for 5 or more seconds.
  • @davidb5220
    I ended up ordering the DA as well ๐Ÿ˜… thanks for getting them out Iโ€™ll definitely share some feedback on them once they get here on the 21st thanks Yvan and Nick
  • @gseybold
    @diydetail I tried the 5x5x5 process to get rid of some deeper scratches. It worked great.
  • That Grants Detail Seat is awesome and a great deal from Harbor Freight...it has saved my feet and back while doing tires and lower quarter panels!
  • @ryanl8653
    Let's not overlook the fact, and it bears repeating, this was all done with 1 polish! 99% of the time Gold Standard Polish is all you need!
  • @GeorgePap99
    A test hood never disappoints ๐Ÿ˜‚ Wating for the next one!
  • @stevenv9224
    This was a great great video on the da using all the pads. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป thank you for that answer all my questions on the all pad use. You guys are the best ๐Ÿ™ what speed did you use on the red pad with the da?
  • @oursulaert
    I have so many products I have enough to last a life time. It's getting ridiculous.......I promised I'd not buy any more. And thought I'd seen all the tubers there was to see. However there is something very unique here with Ivan combined with great delivery feels honest and in touch with audience something that's made me change my mind about buying more products. So after asking for a link for UK distributors ( from which I got such a fast reply- personal touch) I've ordered products and looking forward to delivery.
  • @stevenv9224
    Looking forward to this ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป