How to Wet Sand and Polish Clear Coat to get rid of Orange Peel 

I like this guy cause he shows you how to do all this stuff without fancy expensive shop tools. Everything he shows are things you can do in your garage

Your comment about cure time for 2k clear is gold. I just cleared a hood with Spray Max 2k Gloss and tried to wet sand and buff after 24 hours and couldn't figure out where all the damn scratches came from. I'm leaving it alone for a week and trying again but first, I need more beer.

How can a man be so dry in the way he talks but still be entertaining.

I like how you showed how it looks without polishing. Very nice video

After you chugged the alcohol I was expecting you to start sanding the windows

that old truck is lucky to receive that level of love, looks miles better after your repair👍

You are the best teacher for auto painting on youtube. To the point with the right amount of humor. I used your expertise to eliminate failed clear coating, then painted and recoated my black truck fender flares using rattle can K-2 products. They turned out well. After about 9 days, I will refresh myself with your eliminating orange peel video and get it sanded and buffed pretty. Thanks. I would have never tried this, but somehow you made it simple enough to attemp.

Dude, honestly, you're the best. Always great info, I love your educational breakdowns, great editing, entertaining and funny. Great job. I really appreciate all your hard work.

I cannot stand DIY videos where some, I know it all, (who has no real clue) tries to show you how he/she is an expert...BUT...you my friend are not only a great DIYer but fantastic with real world instructions. Keep the videos coming. Thanks again...good stuff.

I like that used Honey Jack reflection to show the clear coat!!

some say he's still polishing to this day

"If you use these crappy clear coats.." (holds up the exact one I just sprayed) (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

Thank you thank you. You truly deserve a medal for this very series, especially for pointing out all the mystical secrets and any nasty traps in technique too. (Where to buy Elbow Grease?!?! Ha ha ha ha ha...)

I think I need some elbow grease fluid

What I like about these videos (apart from the fact that this guy is an expert) is that he is actually teaching you how to do things right. He knows there's people who would like to learn about this stuff and he takes the time to explain everything to the smallest detail. He doesn't like "cheap and fast" solutions so he uses the proper material and tools, as much as you need, he tells you how to use them and he tells you why he is using them. Awesome channel.

Dude this guy is hilarious, I cant believe it took me this long to start following this guy. Subscribed!

This is the best explanation of why clear coat has orange peel I have ever seen. Nice job!

I dont know how I came across this video but for auto painting beginners this is a must watch..

Well being black. It is the hardest to get perfect. I seen pros take 2 weeks to get it perfect.... And they have paint booths and all the right stuff to do it.... Great results from rattle cans,.

Very thorough, very detailed. Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for to step up my work. Needed to know how to wet sand and buff polish after clear coat. I enjoyed hearing some of Carmen also!

I like how dude has a sense of humor. Promotes alcohol consumption while working on the car. Best of all. Doesn't hound people to like and subscribe. Which oddly convinced me to like and subscribe.

Nicely done video. I liked the beginning where you showed the different stages of raw metal to primed, then base coat, then clear cut. Now I know the procedure. Wet Sand. Polish. Take a drink. Wet sand. Polish. Take a drink.. repeat as needed. Thanks for your great sense of humor

Thanks for helping me find the ingredients for the “elbow grease”

Very informative/helpful...and entertaining too. You're a good instructor keeping it simple. Thank you.

dude I'll pay this guy to paint my entire 240sx with rattle cans 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Very nice job. It's honestly better than I expected, for spray cans..... Very nice. Now, where did I leave that Corona Light???? No wonder I have no elbow grease....

7:53 I don’t wanna risk burning it, especially not on camera😂 I feel you 😂😂😂

I am a rank beginner here!! This was a GREAT video. Very informative. I just courageously (stupidly?) repaired some paint damage estimated at $1800. Looks pretty good but with orange peal. This video has given me a strategy to do a more professional job. Thanks - enjoyed your humor.

Bro. You just did the simplest orange peel explanation. Thank you.

Great job on both videos. The only thing missing was a respirator mask, unless you love the smell of spray paint.

One of the best DYI videos on youtube.

What a genius! He was able to get a pro paint job done with just spray cans! Truly, a rare inspiration...

I am amazed you can get that well a paint done with cans.

Hey just did this to my hood. Not too bad! Beats $1.000$ quote I got. I'll post pics when I'm done polishing. Just one note, if I could do it over, make sure you prime the surface really well with, I would say, several coats of primer. I could have used maybe one or two more coats. Then sand it the very best you can before painting painting and applying clear coat. Great video for DIY peops!

it's 3 am , how did I end up here?

Thanks for sharing great detailed video. Your knowledge of automotive is rock! Keep the nice work up.

Omg, Eureka!!!! Mama's gon' be so proud that her son *finally* discovered the ever-elusive never ending fountain of "elbowgrease". The legend is REAL, with a nice corona & lime (1-2 of them work but I imagine 3-4 of them would be something more like it). Thanks, boy genius!

Awesome. Wicked helpful videos. Should get an Oscar or something. I'm doing my Saab hood with cans and these videos brought me the final mile. Thanks.

Man, He made that beer look good as hell!

These videos have helped me do better bodywork than the bad body shop that messed my car up. Thanks so much!

First video I have seen from you. I just subscribed, foremostly because you are a respectable human being, along with respectable subscribers which is refreshing on RU-vid.

I just finished painting my C6 hood in my garage. I'm fortunate enough to have a decent air compressor so I didn't resort to aerosol cans, but everything else you've shown was incredibly helpful. I might add a disclaimer up front, in large flaming letters, "DO NOT PUT URETHANE BASE COAT OVER LACQUER-BASED PRIMER!" (Unless you're going for that cracked lunar surface look.) Keep it up!

Grit guard for the wash bucket. It is basically a shelf for the inside of the wash bucket. Most uses are 5 gallon buckets like paint, or even empty buckets at Home Depot or Lowe’s. The grit guard allows the wash mitt to get in the bucket but above the level of the bottom. Any dirt particles should fall through the grate and collect on the bottom. This reduces the risk of dirt particles getting caught in the wash mitt.

This guy is so cute I have some things that need wet sanding and polished. He does good work and with a little liquor I can keep him busy for hours.

LOL, elbow grease, best explanation ever seen. Thanks.

Instead of buying some commercial swirl remover, go to a discount store or super market and buy a box of corn starch and jug of distilled water and mix up a paste that's about the same consistency as the polishing compound that you used and polish out those swirls with it. Custom painters from the 1950s and 60s used that to polish out swirls in their custom lacquer paint jobs to get that "hand rubbed" look. Works like a charm.

well Thanks to this guy I can save some money and do my pick up myself, every dollar I save, means I can afford to live without worrying, Thanks you

So, I watched this on my phone earlier, but couldn't figure out how to comment or leave a thumbs up. Wanted you to know that I re-logged in on my laptop so that I could do both! Great video; it helped me. Thank you! Just subscribed too, by the way.

Thanks for the very detailed explanation of the process . I just picked up the Griot's Garage Random Orbital Polisher kit at my local Auto Zone and now I not only know how to use it but understand how and why to use it ! Great video !

should probably make a list of the things you will need first. At first you get the impression that its a cheap fix but then "Oh yeah" youre also going to need this and that and " you should probably get your self this and that" (in the middle of the whole thing) lol. other then that. i feel more confident to try it my self. Nice job.

Thanks for the film. This is exactly what I need having painted and clear coated the peeling front fender of my old 4Runner. Now I’m going to wait a few weeks and finish it off as you’ve shown. You gave a good demo and a good job with the beer too

Easy to see why you have over a million subs ! Great video !

no because the explanations were amazing, thanks for teaching us all these!

Thanx for sharing this...it really helped me recover what i thought was a ruined section when I tested wet sanding with 2000 grit on orange peel clear coat. I didn't clean it well enough and I didn't go back over enough with compound. After doing what you recommended, my little test section is restored to match the rest of the hood and when I have time, I will do the whole hood following this. Good vid, good direction. Thanx!

Fantastic Video. I've done several jobs over the years and you tought me some better and simpler ways. Thank you. (Corona costs a small fortune here in the UK)

one of best tools in construction is the board stretcher

Love watching you videos.... about to hit my 82 Trans Am with paint. Got some some much needed info and tips from your videos. Wish me luck

Good job man, I watched this video again because I'm finally getting around to polishing my Porsche's bumper I painted last year lol

So funny when he nocked the beer down and started sanding so happy. Great video mate. Thanks

good job man....i can do a good paint job with rattle cans....only issue ive ever had is using masking tape on decals and window trim

This guy is a pro .. What a great video using rattlecans. He makes it look too easy. Tks for the vid

Excellent video, perfect explanation and you kept it simple. The only thing you didn't say was why you don't want to stay in one spot too long. That's heat of course. I'm horrible at painting and learned that lesson the hard way. Thanks again.

Greetings from Straya! Nice work man! Always admired the 'stuff' that come out of So Cal-thanks for taking the time to pass the techniques on!

Thanks man I just ordered a new bumper and a 5 pc mesh grill kit for my 2000 gt eclipse I feel a lot better having a good detailed guide line I'm more confident that its gonna come out great ❤

I'm glad I found your video. #1, it was entertaining #2 I used 1k clear coat yesterday and I was getting ready to wetsand. Looks like I'm not doing that today.

Great video! I've got some paint repairs to make on my mustang and have been terrified to do it. After watching this video I am now slightly less terrified to do it. Progress!

Not going to lie, I subbed because you started by chugging a beer! Car work always needs beer! Cheers!

Orange Peel sent me here. (Spray Max 2k on the roof of a old Corolla). Thanks for the video.

I'm loving your videos man Reminds me of the good ol' days of parking lot fixes with alcoholic adventures at night

Hello my friend , thank you for a simple DIY method to prepare/primer/paint/clear coat and polish your vehicle using 2K products, I followed your method and painted my complete 2009 Honda Civic with "Rattle Can" spray cans, order about 4 cans of base paint 4 cans of spraymax 2k Primer and 3 cans of 2k clear coat, followed your instruction by the book, cannot believe it came out great, I got a good car wash after i smoothed the primer coats and let the car dry for 2 days and then with Tack Cloth cleaned up all dust and applied 3 coats of base paint following the flash time requirements after every base paint coat , I tacked clothed the surface and applied the paint , and the paint layer came beautiful and smooth, today i applied 2 layer of Clear coat after 1 day of drying of final layer of base coat, I will wait for 24 hours before i apply the 3rd and final layer of clear coat[Do you think I should apply 3rd layer?], than follow your instruction for polishing as per this video. Question: As per your video you started the first sand papering at 1500 grit, do you think you also go up to 2000 grit for orange peel layer? What decides if you start with 1500 or lower than 1500 for removing the orange peel layer? I am still not clear on when to stop sanding the orange peel, is it when you don't see those little "bubble "? Thank ..I will post the picture once i finalize the polishing stage in about a week, as I will wait for atleast 1 week before i start sanding the orange peel, so that the clear coat is completely dry. Thank you from SoCAL where I was working in my garage cold winter day at 65F also but had a TACO ...man it was cold, but nice bottle of Tecate with lemon felt warm. :) CAIO! My total cost to do a complet car was about $400 including paint/primer/clearcoat/tapes/plastic sheet/paper. The same job I was quoted about $2500 at MAACO

I did my first paint job with rattle cans, I did a fender on a silver Audi, but I let the paint cure till the end, sanded lightly and applied 3 thin coats of 2k. Came up with zero orange peeling, that panel ended up even better than the rest of the car (which probably was re-painted)

Your 2 videos on using rattlecan technology to paint your vehicle has proven, again, that preparation is 95% of a good paint job.

Had to learn the body edge trick the hard way. Awesome videos man.

I love your videos. I keep watching and subscribed to the channel for your sense of humor.

curious in the video: after you got done waiting for the hour after base coat to apply the first layer of clear coat - then you waited 10 mins or between the next 2 more layers of clear coat and you were done, is there any harm in going more layers than just 2 or 3? also since you waited 9 days to start wet sanding would there be any issues if you wet sanded with the 1500 grit and then put more layers of clear coat on the car or would that be not a smart move? lastly, why is 1k clear a bad option? you did a great job even with the tools most of us would have access to. thank you.

This is not a nice video, this is actually an excellent video detailing on how to get a good painting results, thank you Bro, now i know pretty much what to do for my car painting project

Beer, liquor, California burritos. I will gladly work for him at minimum wage.

I'm working on the same 2k clear over black, using the same elbow grease fluid. Definitely appreciate the video.

Jezus.... Nice man👍👍👍 I worked for some years as a car body worker/painter and I haven for some time now but this gets my love for it growing back

The only thing missing from your list of products is the most important one: COMPOUND! LOL! What compound are you using?

Another great video. I like how you squeeze everything that's squishy in your videos.

The Beer Made Me Absolutely Love This Video.. 🤣👍🏿✌🏿‼️ Reminds me of myself when I'm @ the shop..😂

The difference is amazing. Always well explained and entertaining.

I watched the video n must say, it was very informative. I also want to try this on my car hood for the paint chips. Now it doesnt seem so intimidating.

this guy has a good sense of humor to the comments

Ok. Just found this channel and I am dying laughing. What a great video.

Thank you for sharing your video.... the drinking beer before the elbow grease was epic . 😂

So ..what do you do for living? Are a mechanic or a DIY'er like quite a few of us? Your videos are very thorough and well put together. Thanks

Haha great commitment on the beers! Why have I never thought of drinking while cleaning my car... Why? :)

This video help improve my skill after having orange peel

This was very educational I went looking for the Corona elbow grease but it's all sold out just my luck 🍺

Great video. Working up the confidence to reclear my truck - funny how 'professional' body shops don't can't seem to do a good job either.

An accurate and informative video. As usual, the help and advice is 100% relevant. Great effort!!!

I would suggest you do the complete truck and paint it yourself! Amazing job you did!!!

That polisher looks like an angle grinder, I've got one of those! 25000rpm polish comin up!!

Dude. This is honestly by a mile the best and most informative auto paint video I've watched so far. And trust me. The last week I've been trying to teach myself how to spray with auto paint. Fuckn nightmare so far. Nearly slit my wrists and then you come along and clarify every question a novice like me could have. Good on you brother. Your a fukn legend. PEACE

That beer was well deserved :)

My wife NEVER believed me where elbow grease came from. THANK YOU!!!

Probably the best video I've seen on this topic. Thanks

Literally the best video I’ve found on this topic