Detailing 101 polishing GOLD STANDARD SYSTEM  

I have been detailing for 20+ years and trained at a top notch reconditioning shop, and I learned tons on this video....fantastic video Yvan.

Looking forward to this, Yvan is great at explaining things to make them easy to understand.

the best video i have seen on youtube - pro level tips that no one is explaining , cant wait for diy detail products

Doing a paint correction on a GMC tomorrow and these videos really give me the confidence to attack the job! Thank you

Excellent, real professionals make stuff so simple

Just got the gold standard polish here in the uk, waiting for the pads to come in to stock, really impressed with the polish and i am back using my rotary 👍

You've given me the confidence to start polishing vehicles so I just picked up your pads and polish. I can't wait to start, it looks so fun! Thank you, Yvan.

A must see video with lots of tips.

Any other great video Yvan. When I first met you a few years ago you gave me a few tips on how to start and I’m still using them today. Thank You!

Excellent video, Ivan. Thank you 🙂

Well explained, perfect video to share to people who haven't tried polishing yet

Unbelievable! Explained very well and simple! All that in just a few words. Love the videos and the products!

Well needed video. Always love the extra nuggets and how to save money in the long run Yvan. 💪

Thank you Ivan! Really like your content and professionalism

Nice I ordered The Gold Standard on the 1year Birthday sale (no sale but it's ok) and it arrives right after this video goes live. Oh the timing couldn't possibly be better.

He’s a great teacher

Glad I found your channel. Learned a few things from this video 👍🏼

Love the detail I love and need the directions More confidence More enjoyment for a DIY guy

Thanks Ivan. I'm about to use the Gold Standard system. 2015 Black Audi Q7. Looking forward to the results.

Great informative video! Thanks Yvan! Your videos give me the confidence to dip into polishing.

If you are worried about polishing your own vehicle you can do it. I just did my black 2019 4Runner and it came out awesome. Take your time and have fun.

Thanks Yvan!!

Thanks for the video. I ordered for the polishing kit and it's on the way. It's going to be my first time to polish a car. This video is timely. I will use a 8mm polisher though.

Thank you so much for all of your training over the years! If only you could fire up the Salween and do a proper burnout!

In 2019 I went to 3M and studied detail technician and I got the certificate and one of things I was scared how can use the rotary tool and you were right you técnico is the best and flex rotary is the best already have one with flex 340xc for me the best Very good instructional video. Best from Brussels Belgium 🇧🇪

Great video. Grabbed a G9 for my car and will eventually do my wife’s as I only do this as a hobby.

Really good video on polishing, was very helpful in my understanding it, working on getting a rotary and da, thanks.

I really like how Gold Standard Polish is both the cutting and the finishing lubricant. Only having the pad change simplifies the procedure and significantly cuts the polish time down!

I’ve been using different polishes over the years, and I gotta say this tops them all. My secret weapon.

Yvan you were spot on with the questions in my head! Your info and products and priceless. I just hope all the “out of stock” goodies hurry up and get restocked lol

Excellent information. I would like to see a video on polishing interior gauge cluster lens (lens materials are very sensitive to scratches during maintaince cleaning).

Always great seeing your work in action. I will add a rotary to my arsenal soon enough. I've been using various compounds, but like to finish with Car Pro essence before coating, because of the si02 properties and finish. Will diy add a jeweling polish? Or, should the gold standard be enough? I always aim for gloss enhancement

Love the video!! Very clear and concise, easy to understand instruction 👍 Question: You've mentioned in the past that one of the best benefits of the Lake Country pad washer is that it uses fresh solution everytime so you aren't cleaning the pad with dirty solution. How do you recommend duplicating that experience for the hobbiest that doesn't polish enough to justify the pad washer? I've seen you remove the pad and clean it in a bucket of solution but it seems like that solution would get dirty rather quickly. Thanks!

Ivan la légende! Cheers from Montreal!

Great video Sir! Hats off! You just gave me the confidence in wanting to buy my first rotary & orbital polishers & give it a try on my corolla's hood. Can you suggest which cutting / polishing compound I need to purchase as a beginner?

I'm in the process of polishing a 2006 Blue Mini droptop that was likely never done. The perforated decon towel took it from a sandpaper finish to a finish that's smooth as silk. A uro fiber pad on My 3401 is doing a fine job polishing the paint. Followed by a waffle pad(Yours). Which is producing very nice shine. Perfect? No! Not going for that. Thank You for fantastic products! I have to get a pad washer. I'm sure it would have saved time. I've used a ton of pads.

Great video! Would like to see a video for finishing with a rotary on a curved surface, like a motorcycle gas tank.

What's the recommended speed setting on the da with the wool? Btw love your videos. Always inspired to get in the garage and get to work after seeing your lessons!

I have been using the Gold Standard system and its been a real time saver, I can't wait to see if there's more for me to learn from this video!

After installing the 8 year ceramic coating, what do you recommend if there is bird droppings or bug guts that accumulate during the curing time before it is able to be washed? Would you let it go until the cure completes and then wash it or would you spot treat it with the rinseless wash for example?

great video with tons of info. so if I have light swirls then I should start with the foam waffle pad right? the wool pad is more for heavy swirls or marring if I understood correctly. can't wait for my gold standard and pads to arrive!

That’s a clear explanation I’ve been looking for with respect to micro-marring and using a rotary to clean that up. I imagine this is double so for black paint. Also amazing you used speed 1 for finishing. Is speed 2-4 too much? What are your thoughts on using a generic Amazon rotary from China? Or do you recommend only a high end Flex brand?

So before coating a vehicle, if I polish it it will remove the previous LSPs and then I can use the paint prep to get it clean. Hope that is correct. Excellent and helpful video, thank you.

Great videos. I have never polished a car but I'm going to buy some DIY products and give it a try. I assume you would do the whole car with the wool pad, then move to the yellow polish pad. Do you need to wipe with a microfibre towel between the two passes? How do you clean the pads without your special pad washer? Thanks

If I currently have some different brand 1 step polish that isn't sprayable can I just "brush" or drag the tip of the oppening over the pad simulating the quantity of the sprayer in order to avoid the 3-4 dropplets?

I liked the video and thanks for sharing. However, can you do a follow-up video that shows how to deal with different contours of the car? Especially how to use the pad around those areas? Merry Christmas (2023) and wish you the best in 2024. 😊🎉🎉🎉

Hey Yvan, how many passes should I do if I'm just trying to remove a sealant without cutting into the clear coat? Using a DA with the gold standard polish and waffle pad.

Thank you for the great demo, with the Gold standard system, do you need to mask off things like black plastic?

With a 15mm DA polisher which pad would you finish with yellow or red waffle?

Thank you Yvan, great tutorial as always. I have a bonnet style 10" DA polisher that comes with a flat foam bonnet and a couple microfiber bonnets. It still runs fine even though it's about 10 years old so I'm hesitant about abandoning it. Can I still use it following the same principles from this video (50% overlap, two towel method, etc.)? Or should I bite the bullet and maybe get a 5" random orbital palm sander? I only detail my own car so I'm trying not to spend unless it is absolutely necessary.

Question if we dont have set up that you demonstrated for clean pads. What are our alternatives for pad cleaning?

After the yellow pad , can you use the red pad for extra gloss with a DA

What's the highest surface temperature of a panel you would want when you use the gold standard polish?

Hi great video, I have the G9 DA and Bauer rotary that I’ve just bought and never used but I like your method in this video of using the Da for cutting and Rotary for polishing, do you advise a waffle pad for cutting and finishing/polishing? Do I use gold standard for both? Do I change the pad or use the same pad for the entire vehicle? I don’t have the budget to buy the pad cleaner that you have what do you recommend or advise for cleaning/using the pad without the one you have? Sorry for all the questions as a newbie your videos are helpful but can still be a bit overwhelming for myself to start out thank you for any help you can provide

Hello, I am having difficulties getting the polish to spray (using Telco trigger spray head). I’ve primed it but it doesn’t come out. When I use the “black” generic spray it comes out but like a jet not a mist . Is it ok to put the bottle in Bain Marie to warm it and reduce density/increase flowability? 🙏🏻

Ivan What’s the best one step combo using the gold standard polish: machine and pad with your polish?

Greetings to DIY Detail Team, I know the answer should be yes, but can we use your spray polish with the red jeweling pad for maximum jeweling effect / finish on a white paint substrate which is ready for ceramic coating but want to apply the jeweling process to the paint.

Can you use the da with the waffle pad to finish instead of a rotary ? And what speed on the da

Also what about using a fine finishing pad with gold standard? Any gloss enhancement vs using just the waffle pad? Or is the waffle pad engineered as a one size fits all solution?

Does gold standard polish stain black vinyl trim . Thanks, John.

Hey Yvan, so I recently ceramic coated my car (after doing all the steps required prior, and I did use your DIY standard polish as a 1 step correction, and it made my car shine great and fixed all the swirls as a paint enhancement) so anyways a local detailer in my area asked me if my car was coated and I told him it was he could tell by looking at it, (btw I used Avalon King ix) so anyways he told me that you should never do a 1 step correction and that you always need to compound in order to get Virgin clear coat ceramic coat ready paint. Ofc this is just one persons opinion but what do you think about that ?

Are these pads okay to use with a drill? I will be working on some soft black Toyota paint that has some.med.to.deep scratches as well as some swirl marks , marring etc..I also want to polish or give the car a NICE "Glossy finish" at end after the corrections have been made. So, if you could please let me know which of your pads , or pads in general I.should use for.both correction and finish, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

can i apply max/ceramic coating straight after or needed another wash?

Hey Yvan! After the wipe with the Rinseless dampened towel, can you spray some Ceramic Gloss to add protection and then wipe with the dry towel or are you better off wiping off the polishing residue, drying and then Ceramic Gloss on the dried surface?

Quick question. For the diy person that only wants to polish his / her car and doesn’t have the need for a pad wash bucket, what is your suggestion for priming the pads since there isn’t water and speed of the DA to assist.

Thanks again Yvan. Just wondering what you would than use if detailing peoples cars as the next step and they don't want ceramic coating. Wax or a spray on wipe off ceramic coating or something else. Thanks ❤️

If we only have the waffle/jeweling pad, can we achieve the same results as the wool pad by just going extra passes with the yellow waffle?

Are the diy polish products good for gel coat ? As well as the ceramic coatings?

What order for, iron removal water spot removal clay polish & seal or coat. All help appreciated

Hi, polish worked brilliantly - just DA and yellow pad. I bought the Polish from the UK and I’m pretty sure they supplied it with a cheap trigger because it just wouldn’t spray despite my techniques when pulling the trigger. Can you remind me of the appropriate trigger to use ?

I’m in the market to replace my gg6 for something new, what current round of polishers would you recommend?

Is the towel damp with your Rinseless wash solution or is it just water? Same as in your pad washer… is there Rinseless in the bucket?

Is your 15 mm da gonna be the same as the 25mm just smaller mm Like the smoothness Stalling etc.. ?

In most cases are both Wool and Foam necessary to remove most surface scratches? Can you get away with only utilizing the foam pad?

Hi guys a quick question for you? I have a one year old car that I applied a ceramic coating on it as soon that it arrived home. Now I don't like the gloss on it so I want to polish it. Can I use the yellow pad and than the red one for maximum gloss? And if understand right I wil have to recoat it after polishing? Thanks

Question. Do you mask off the applied stripes on a car or treat it as paint when polishing?

Is your yellow waffle pad somewhere in between or closer to the LC blue and LC orange CCS pads for cut and finish? Is the Red Jeweling pad softer than the LC black CCS pad? Thanks!

Is this technique specific for the DIY polish and pads or do you polish this way no matter what brands are used?

Do you need to remove the gold standard polish in-between switching from the wool pad to the waffle pad?

Quick question can you use gold std on glass or a specific glass polish.

Either my sprayer is not working right on my gold standard bottle or im not pulling the trigger with enough conviction, because mine doesnt mist at all. I think i used too much product on my foam pad today

Does the gold standard polish and pads work well with a gear driven DA?

How do you measure out what goes into the pad cleaning bucket?

How many times should a pad be changed on 1 SUV?

You just used a one polisher and tow different pads others used tow polisher for tow pads like step 1 and step 2 so can use one step like 3in1 on tow different pads to get same results as u did or is that just work with gold standards standards Thank u so much for all the information u gave to us🌹

Do you suggest doing the whole car with the dual action, then coming back and doing the whole car with the rotary? Or does it matter matter?

I have black paint that I polished and have tried to finish multiple times, but it remains slightly hazy. What’s the best way to remove that haze?

Yvan what year is that Saleen Mustang ? Is that color Mystic blue?

Is it ok to do more than 3 passes with the wool pad? Or is that removing too much clear coat?

I want to see a primer polish next

Hello Yvan, this is a great educational video. I have a few of questions regarding polishing. 1) is the Gold Standard polish safe to use on high gloss black rims (e.g. Newer Dodge Challenger Blacktop edition rims)? 2) if yes what application method you use to remove scratches? 3) On a different note, can the damped towel be dampened with Rinseless or should it just be water? I look forward to your responses. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated!

Your thoughts on that rupes polisher tho?!?!? Better than the cordless Milwaukee DA?

How should I clean my pad if I don’t have a pad washer?

Is there a video on headlight lens revival?

Can I polish my Black 2022 Accord with a palm sander using a waffle pad?

This an aggressive polish. Since it’s 1000 grit ?

Can you use on windows? Thx!

How long can the gold standard polish last? I dont polish often as I'm only doing it to my own car so i would expect to polish around 2-3 years once. Not sure if its able to be kept for 10 years XD

Hi guys i cant seem to find th3 link to your shop. I know you have a few new items coming up so would like to be ready to order. Im in Ireland

On target!