HOW TO POLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME! Teaching a beginner, 

This guy is so knowledgeable. Able to pass on this knowledge to amateurs like me so intuively. So many detailers on RU-vid are called great when really they are great videographers. He's the real deal.

The best DIY Detail video to date! No better way to teach us than actually teaching a newbie on camera, absolutely loved this!! Thank you for sharing your wisdom with all of us.

I learned so much from this tutorial, and now you get to learn with me! It was truly quite fun and I was easily able to get the hang of it and take out all of those carwash swirls! I had never even held a buffer before this day. After this few hours of work I felt confident in my skills, the tools and the products to be able to tackle the rest of our fleet. Thank you to the entire DIY detail crew for having us and Yvan for the excellent teaching!

Not only knowledgeable, but an excellent teacher as well. Those 2 don't always go together but it was so great to see!

I like this company. Yvan's straight forward down to earth common sense approach to detailing is a welcome change from all the hype and mystique that is so prevalent in the detailing world.

I never understood the hate on Ivan, I know it doesn’t bother him. I’m a pro been doing it 12 years, everything he said is spot on especially with rotary. No matter what brand you are with Ivan I will always follow you.

Passing the skills on is so good and seeing the the delight in Emily's face was wonderful

Excellent teaching practices, Yvan! A great teacher makes sure that they give the student the tools to be successful from the start. The fact that Emily (a fantastic student, by the way!) was already enjoying the satisfaction of learning and making major improvement before the lesson was even over... that level of teaching requires such deep knowledge of the field that you could relate it to just about anyone with any background, and guide them to proficiency in a such a way that they'll never doubt their ability to master the skill with practice. Instilling that kind of confidence so quickly is what every teacher should strive for, and you do it as well as anyone I've ever seen. Kudos to both of you, and thank you for setting the bar so high for quality detailing content on RU-vid.

Very good video. I picked up a lot of tips. I like Emilys enthusiasm for the job. One major issue I would like to pick up on. Emilys instructor should have stressed to her to tie her long hair up. In a workshop especially around rotary equipment long hair is a safety hazard. You dont get a second chance. I learned that from Tech school back in the seventies. We were made to wear a hair net in trade classes. Either that or get our hair cut. Took us guys a while to get used to the hair net but that was better than getting your hair caught in a machine and getting scalped. The thought sends shivers down my spine. Keep the good work up. Also wear some eye protection too. Some of that car polish flicked in the eyes not good. I hope i don't sound too much of a grouch. Take care and keep polishin.

I love her enthusiasm! Excellent video ❤

The content lately has been insane! Even though I am not new to detailing learning great little efficiencies with each video. Especially looking forward to this one as I am guilty of picking up a DA first because of fear of the rotary lol.

Detailing is an Art, that Yvan knows as he invented, but for sure he is perfection it, and make it real fun. Love this video.

IMPRESSIVE YVAN!! It's one thing to be a "Good detailer " and it's a WHOLE other thing to be able to " Teach" a new person successfully with a ROTARY Polisher. I've had my fair share of challenges with the rotary becuase " I" was Polishing AND NOT letting the machine do the work. I'm gona go home today and but out my Milwaukee Rotary and practice what I just saw. Thank you Soo Much for putting out this content... As a Detailer I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!!! 👍🏽🙏🏽

I am at the beginning of being a mobile detailer and this is the best video I have ever seen so far and I’ve watched a lot 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

The best part of this video is teaching a younger generation how to wax and polish!

I have recently bought a slightly older Jeep Wrangler. I enjoy washing my car myself and do so once every week to every other week depending. I noticed in the hot southern heat my water spots would not go away on my black fenders. I’ve never used a polisher before and this video is the first I watched to learn technique. I enjoyed it so much that I have binge watched almost all of your other videos and it has completely opened my eyes about detailing a vehicle. Your videos, being the first I watched, made me watch some of your “competitors” processes and comparable products. But none of the other RU-vid videos I’ve watched compare to the quality of information y’all are putting out about your products, your process and technique. I rarely, if ever comment on anything, but wanted to give credit where credit was do, and you and your team are putting out incredibly useful information!

Love your videos! Thanks for the detailed information! That young lady was awesome and has a nice smile!

I love this. "Gee I'd like to polish my vehicle, but I'm scared I will mess it up!" Ivan says "no problem, here's a video of a middle school girl doing it."

Such a great teacher

Just got my first polisher at a bargain price, i'm just an enthusiast, so this is the first time i actually try a rotary to polish. You sir, you deserve my sub, thank you ❤

Thanks, Emily and thanks to the guys at DIY, I have been wanting to try and put a finish on my 10 year old Jaguar, but was hesitant. now, I feel more confident after watching this. well done !

FINE. You’ve convinced me to polish my Audi this week after putting it off forever.

this is my favorite detailing video of all time. genius idea diy detail team!

This has to be one of the best videos out there for new beginners reluctant to use a rotary when polishing their car. I've learned a bunch of tips and looking to take a pass on my own cars after the winter season this year.

This is great. So hopefully seeing you coach someone and hearing their feedback of what was helpful!

The perfect student and a master teacher, I have loved this video, and will soon try out a lot of the techniques on my campervan

A cheerful personality meets the Detailing Master! That was fantastic! Thanks!

Awesome video 💪💪. A wealth of knowledge packed into one video.

This was so awsome! literally everything ive been needing to watch as i just bought a DA polisher. Most people i talk to tell me im going to end up messing up my paint doing it myself. I will also be getting a rotary now. Thanks again!

Hey Yvan what a fantastic video. Thanks so much for this. You and Emily make it look so easy.

I have watched so many "Tutorials"!!! on polishing and they all say a beginner has to use a DA. My wax supplier here in Glasgow always tells me that his Rotary is his go to tool for polishing and I tell him I am a total novice so I tell him it is a DA for me. Maybe I should listen to him and try a Rotary. Sometimes I think detailers on RU-vid try to scare us so that no more detailers go down the route of polishing and steal work away from them. This was the best Tutorial on polishing I have ever watched. Thanks again.

You guys are one of the best teachers I have. Thanks for this video

Bravo on your pronunciation of Oconomowoc Yvan. Emily thanks so much for putting yourself out there to be taught and help everyone else learn. That's something not many people will let themselves do and you made it look easy!

Great job!

Fantastic tutorial! Thanks so much for this. Subscribed.

Finally a good informative video for beginners.

he is definitely a great teacher 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

God bless you all! Thankful for your helpful content.

I’ve been trying to master my rotary, to a point where, I couldn’t do it. Hung it back up and continued with my DA. This video has showed me where I’ve been going wrong. Less grip is best results. All of the jumping around has been because of being too tight on the machine, which is where the DA wants to be, where it rotates and oscillates. I’ll give the rotary another outing in the spring and see if I can finally master it. Thanks for such a good video tutorial 👍🏻

Nice job Emily! You have a fantastic teacher. Keep up the good work! :)

At 15:23 you can see she is really enjoying this. Great job Emily, and Yvan is a very capable and patient instructor.

Would using a slightly dripping microfibre cloth that’s be dunked in your rimless then gently held against the waffle pad as you spin it up for a second or 2 work with both cleaning and making the waffle pad damp rather than keep removing it from the backing plate. Also for those who are looking into polishing a vehicle, I can strongly recommend getting a test panel from a scrap yard to help you get use to the feel of your machine polisher

This is fantastic content. Thank you!

Excellent video! Thank you from Chicago!

Oh how great it would be for the people teaching folk would have this guys attitude! Great job 👍

Love the content! You guys rock!💯

I really like the thought of using a small sander to polish the paint, awesome video guys and gals 👍😁

Fantastic tutorial thank you for sharing this with us

Great stuff as usual!

Thank you. I have a 20 year old vehicle and the car care centers that I could afford were not enough in the long term. This video has helped cut through the techie talk and addressed beginner level body mechanics with mistake corrections. The moist, clean pads, and initial damp towel to wipe off the polish cleared up a problem I have had in the past. I now have a better chance at getting my babe further down the road with dignity.

Car buffers get a bad wrap but what i like about them is that they actually improve the paint and don't make a lot of noise so they wont damage your hearing. And the new ones out today spin over 3500- 4500 rpms which is way faster than the old ones from years ago.

Thanks yvan for the knowledge, and the best thing I bought was the pad cleaner ❤

Great video. We’ll see if I learned anything when my order arrives.

great video so much information

awesome job. Very interesting. thanks

❤❤ Great teaching video 🎉🎉

very good information thank you for sharing

Great work and she did a very good job! We all struggle the first few times using a polisher on a big vehicle but I thought she picked up quickly. The Fed jeweling pad is therapeutic to me and even doing just a two section pass as polishing speed adds a ton of gloss. Thank you for another great video!

Great info!

Really well done video gents.

Excellent video! You have a new subscriber here! I was told the same misinformation! I have a black 2011 Chevy Avalanche that needs some serious paint correction that i want to do myself!

Got a rotary specifically because of you guys 🎉

Great video❤ she was very brave. Well done

Great analogy with the caretaker and buffer machine.. Another way is the spinning bike wheel and centrifugal force.. works exactly the same.

I've really tried to embrace the Rotary. I have the 6" plate from Lake Country & gold std waffle on my Milwaukee rotary. Still need to try alot more apparently. I keep reaching for my cordless 15 mm DA...seems so much smoother and balanced to me...

Outstanding video.

thank you

When you polished the drivers door and pointed out that there were still some scratches, if you were going for the next level would you go with a more aggressive DA (ie 21mm) or more aggressive pad (ie DIY Wool Pad)?

Rotary is my best polishing machine

Just purchased a new vehicle and the dealer was kind enough to polish it for me and leave swirl marks all over including the tail light lenses. I was just wondering if I could use the gold standard polish with a gold waffle pad to polish the plastic lenses on the tail lights. Thanks, John.

Emily has a twin.....it's Stevie that works at Griot's 😎

Excellent video and congrats on all of the DIY success! How does the Milwaukee cordless rotary compare to the Flex cordless rotary?

Great video!! Yvan has the perfect voice and personality for an instructor. Calming. On a side note: What brush did you use to apply the tire dressing? ...Nevermind, I found the video about your tire dressing and the brush. :)

Awesome content! I have a black car and soon I will try the rotary polisher! (Hope to get better results since my previous attempt was with DA polisher and it didnt cut as I was expecting…)

She is so thrilled by the bucket.LOL🤣

Great video and i just knew the rotary was going to get picked at the end. The rotary isn't really loved over here in th UK it's all about the DA, I'm all for the rotary myself.

Another great video. My question and I may have missed it. What is the solution in the pad wash bucket? Thank you.

Fun to watch her!

Do you have a link or sell the yellow 5” backing plate? Or does it come with the polisher? Thank you. PS- you are giving me courage to purchase and use the rotary! So thank you!

Oh great video. I've been buffing my boats our for many years but, that doesn't mean I've been doing it correctly.

I have that Milwaukee 7" rotary. What replacement wheel did you use to turn it into the 6"? Also planning on getting one of their DA units and was wondering if the 15 or 21 would be better given i have the rotary? Im not a professional, but will likely be doing and maintaining 4+ cars.

By far the best how-to I've seen on this 👏👏 One thing though, did I miss the part about how often pads are meant to be cleaned - is it really after every panel...? ✌️

At the 25-minute point and discovery of the scratches below the drivers mirror. Could you have done the 5-5-5 process with that orbital sander to remove them?

In the pad washer, do you guys have plain water or rinseless wash?? Thanks.

@Yvan, what size polisher do you prefer more and why? I have about 30yr old Porter Cable 6” DA now, but would like to move to a M18. I was going to go with the 15mm, but a couple of people are telling to move up to the 21mm. Thanks in advance for your invite and thoughts

Obrigado por compartilhar seu conhecimento, ótimo vídeo , com muita informação importante.

She’s a Good listener

21:35 is that the same thing as the handheld Ryobi Sander but instead you put a polishing pad?

I want to remove the coating my car have now, I put 2y coating I can use the same product for that an what polisher machine you will recommend?

I use a DA but isn’t the rotary more dangerous on edges? I have never used a rotary despite watching the video still curious to get some feedback on this question

Can you guys recommend a good value polisher for once a year usage?

Hi, I bout a car that it’s new, I know we should descontaminate, clay, polish a sealed .my question is what polisher brand do you recommend for a begginer? Thanks you for your vids

The missing info for me is I want to know how long do we work on the section per one spray of compound. How do we know when to stop? I have a DA brand new but I've never used it, now I'm searching for the rotary one, although I might try to use the Ryobi sander instead 🤭

Hello what is the Milwaukee tool model you are using here and what orbit does it have, looks very big like 21mm

Im using an 800 rpm polisher, and I am having an extremely difficult time to keep the pad flat with the techniques shown in this video. Do i need a 600 rpm polisher? Thank you very much.

is gold standard safe with piano black surfaces? and can I just wipe the polish off by spraying ceramic gloss then wipe, for the whole car? seems like a legit paint enhancement method

Very nice! You said have a towel damp with no rinse to wipe off the polish. What dilution ratio with water does the no rinse need to be! And just how dame should it be? Thanks, Tom

Do you recommend a 5" or 6" backing plate for the rotary?

lol i know nothing about detailing a car.... yet i must have yelled 22 times "keep it flat!!!!" lmao

Do you have to do any additional work to remove surfaces scratches ?