RESTORING THE PAINT ON THE EK CIVIC! 

Those scratches on the hood that the compound “made more evident” is called crows feet. It’s cracks in the paint and it’s the primer underneath that you can see. Only way to get rid of it is repainting. Love your shit Robbie. Amazing work 🦐. Also it didn’t have anything to do with the previous owner. Just happens too old paint.

My 2 cents: -for the long haul get Flex polishing machines -heavy cutting: Meguiar’s mf discs -pads: Rupes/LC/Meguiar’s -product: Rupes/Meguiar’s/Carpro

Make sure to put a UV protective coating on the lenses so that they don't end up looking like they used to! Nice seeing another civic, been here since the first one was bought! edit: Buffing compounds almost always make a mess :)

So excited for this build🔥🔥

Meguires make good detailing solutions (the cream/paste stuff) if you wanted to try something else

Professional detailer here, if you want more aggressive cut with the rotary buffer, use a wool pad with maguire's m105 compound, follow that with maguire's m210 polish with that "finishing pad". I always recommend to beginners to go with a da buffer( dual action) itsbeasier to use. Meguiars cut and polish microfiber pads and the compound and polish i mentioned above. Solid results for a first attempt.

Na you actually dont need that much compound. A couple dots on the pad for every section should be fine

Can you do a pocket tee with an actual pocket! I'd like to sport some swag at work but I need a pocket tee for work. I'm an electrician and I cant function without my pocket!

Robbie you are the BIGGEST inspiration I have. I bought a 96 coupe the day after you picked up the hatch. I’ve been watching your videos for a little bit now but you got me hooked!! Keep up the motivation and fire videos.

Detailing is super slept on by most car channels! Makes the build look so much cleaner! For next time, use a dual action polisher, microfiber cutting pads for bad scratches and intermittently clean out your pads with compressed air or a little wedge. They get clogged up with clear coat and product and stop cutting. Mothers products probably "dust" a lot so that's why you were getting all those dots. And Maguire's ultimate compound and polish are some of the best over the counter products in my opinion!

I don’t know how to describe the style of the new videos but I love the fact that he isn’t doing astronomical things in each video. It feels great and relatable to see my favorite RU-vidr sometimes on the car lift instead of always in the shop! Keep it up Robbie! You’re a serious inspiration!

If you sand the headlights up to about 2000 grit, clean the lenses really well, and then spray with clear spray paint they will stay clear for a long time. I've done this to multiple cars. Love the content!

hey Robbie car came out looking good. if you want to be a little more aggressive with the compound switch to a microfiber pad it will get more of the swirl marks out. the flinging of the products is the machine itself rotary polishers are known for that dual action polishers don't do that as much. don't quote me I could be wrong just learned that from my own experience

Also, the sling was because you are supposed to put the pad on the car, spread it on a super low speed and then work it in once it is spread. The pad probably didn't cut as much because it might have gotten clogged with compound/polish you need to clean the pad out every so often. Dope to see you trying new things brotha, keep up the good work 👌🔥

All I seen on the hood was a bad word “ THE B**** “ that’s all I seen Robbie. And for the headlight sand it then polish it and apply clear coat should last around 3 to 6 years !!

Hey Robbie, I gues these Sprinkels from polishing came because the pad was fresh and not soaked with polish😅 I started with detailing bevor maybe a year and I would recommend you an eccentric Polishing Mashine instead of a rotary, with an eccentric your not running in danger to burn your paint as fast as with a rotary because these are producing way more heat 😅 hope that maybe helped a little bit 😁 I‘m loving your Videos, they‘ve inspired me often and brought a smile up to my face☺️ Sorry if my English isn’t that good but Greetings from Germany 🥳

A clean car always makes you feel better

You should look into getting some Black Bezel Dual Halo Ring Projector Headlights Head Lamps they look amazing on this year of civic!!!

As a hobbyist detailer. Using microfiber pads for cut, and foam polish along with Meguiar's M110/210 has been my go to since I was at the point you were at. Yeah, those crack are crow's feet my gen 1 ls400 has them, sucks cause it's a full repaint situation.

I used to intern at a detailing shop and the first thing I learned was that black paint it the absolute hardest paint to buff, everything shows up on it and even after buffing swirls can show up in bright light, basically if you learn to detail a black car you can detail anything

soo i just recently followed robbie 2 days ago and i officially have watched every single civic build video from 2 years ago up til now and let me just say.... i’m more then excited for the new civic build. Jasmines long lost sister.

The reason you got white specs flying everywhere is the pad needs to stay in full contact with the paint at all times. Thats why pros use 2in polishers in combo with a 5 or 6in. Also I notice you're using a rotary, I'd highly recommend a Duel action if you still have any doubts about burning through clear coat.

So stoked to see another civic build, just got through rewatching the pre Jasmine build

Hey Robbie, love your videos bro 🙏 Dope to see you're getting into detailing. Since you're just starting out I would recommend you get a Dual Action polisher it is less likely you will burn through the paint vs the rotary polisher that is more likely. Since that seems to be one of your main concerns it would take care of that. Keep the dope videos coming 🔥🔥🔥

Doing the Del Sol up tomorrow 😍 Can't wait, thanks for the encouragement bruh!🙌🏼👍🏼

4:31 I can see the word "puta" written on the hood, which is a swear word in Spanish

College has had me missing videos but I'm loving the idea behind this build

Robbie the white dots are polishing compound that was scattered by the machine . To prevent that you should rub the compound and let it haze before polishing . Also wipe all the dots or it will stain the mini bike.

I have a black ek hatch 97 SiR and when I saw you picked this up it got me so excited. This is my inspiration to work on mine now😁

Hopefully my first car is an ek civic and I’ll follow this build

Always puts a smile on my face when I see a new upload👌

Sanding and clear coating headlights is the best way. Sanding is the only way to truly remove the oxidized material and reveal fresh clear plastic from underneath.

The white dots is sling from the pad, I tend to put a 4 on the pad , then dab it over the entire panel, start the polisher flat to the surface and unless you have far to much product it won’t spray everywhere

I'd love to see the EK with a full sound system in it, amplifier, bigger speakers, a subwoofer and some sound deadening panels, maybe even a custom fiberglass hatch setup? Let's let Robbie know!

hey robbie, one way to get an even deeper shine on the paint in the future, wet sand the car with p2000-p3000 it comes out so much more glossy

Scrolled through a few comments and didn't see anything so. To eliminate the sling (dots). you put the compound on your pad, rub it around on the car. No power. Then put it on the slowest setting and spread it around a bit until it's all a thin coat, and when all the globs of compound are gone, you can turn the speed up. This will stop the sling. Also don't buff plastic, mask it off. I think that license plate area is going to look r e a l bad here shortly but we will see. See yah in the next one.

The 3m 1-2-3 system is the best out there imo!

Some Nachos and a Robbie video, how could this day be better

So stoked to see this and rest of build!!!

The 3m polishing compound kit is the way to go and if you have scratches this deep you should wet sand before buffing the car

Seeing that robbie has uploaded gives me hope that my night will be okay

Honestly robbie thanks your the reason I use RU-vid

This video made me realize you can polish a turd!! Love your stuff Robbie!! Keep up the good work!!

For more aggressive buffing what you would need is what i heard be referred to as a "cutting wheel". however i would recommend to only use it on paint where there is absolutely no concern of "burn through", so basically if the clear-coat is still intact and if there's no evidence of previous "burn through". you can also get more aggressive buffing compound as well. These items make it easier to hide (if not get rid of altogether) much deeper scratches, however i have accidentally burned through paint a couple of times using these items on the corners of some panels so you do need to be mindful. Also using these products do need to be followed up with everything you did in this video to make it look nice afterwards. Also I wouldn't buff a car without clear-coat to protect it, this might explain your previous negative experiences. I don't consider myself a professional on this topic but regardless i hope this helps.

Yo Robbie we having a car meet in Bradford at the library on September 11th at 7:30 u should come, been watchin u for about a year and a half and seein u move back and realizing u live near me is crazy, it would be great to meet u and see one of ur cars in person🙏🏾🙏🏾

Hey Robbie. Love you are getting more into car detaling. I will really recommend you get an dual action polisher, instead of the rotary you used, for less a chance of burning the paint. Also you need an iron and tar remover (maybe just iron). I have my own car detaling show, and im would be happy to answer any question you have. Love your videos! Been sub since before "the red dosen't match" keep on the good work!

To keep it from throwing compound on your shirt and garage use a small spray bottle and mist the pad with water before you start buffing

You can also use black wax from turtle wax and it helps hide more of the scratches

I have a Integra with the flakes as well, after detailing it first time I was blown away from the sparkles in the black

ammo nyc has a lot of very very very good tutorials details, 1 thing u should do if u have a spray gun or compressed air , clean every pad after use on a panel , just spin it and give it air to clean it up!

Your timelapse really puts detailing into prespective. Very time consuming, but yet very rewarding to see the results.

Lmao 11:43 “I just don’t want to do anymore”... 1 second later “do more” tattoo 😂😂😂

I do wonders with a cheap harbor freight dual action polisher, 2 variations of foam pads, and meguiars m105 and m205 and a synthetic paint sealant. You don’t need fancy or expensive stuff if you are just a weekend warrior. I’ve polished/cut everything from a 1953 Ford with original paint to my 2016 Chevy. Honestly, with all the equipment for a full on paint correction+protection maybe twice a year on 3 cars you can get by for probably years on $250usd. I understand you’re in Canada, but I’m sure there’s affordable but good polishers out there on Amazon for less than $100.

Bro whoever dislikes this mans videos y’all need to rethink your actions this dude deserves nothing but likes and good positive comments

That feeling when, you wake up after a long day of moose hunting, get your morning coffee, sit next to the window that opens up to a fall time forest, check youtube and see that robbie posted a new vid #committedcrew

Highly recommend meguairs ultimate compound and ultimate polish great for beginners and pros

I've recently been learning how to detail cars as well, and I'm really enjoying it. Great video Robbie!

The thing going on with the beads all over the place is when you have a lot of polish on the pad. Put the polish on the pad and then dab all over the section that you are gonna polish before turning the machine on. Then go slow at first until the polish feels like its in the paint and then go hard balls to the wall lol. Then finish with wiping off the excess with a microfiber.

Ammo nyc will help you with polishing and detailing they have a instructional series and they detail mclarens and stuff for pebble beach.

3D Products has a clay bar pad you put on your orbital. You can claybar your whole car within minutes with it. Also their product called Final Touch is an all in one spray. I use them in my shop

Put your compound and wax in the center of the pad and dap it around the section to not get all the splatter

Bro im telling you you are gonna fall in love. You can do anything to them and you learn thru out !!

FIRST, before you polish, always always always lightly mist your polishing pads with distilled water, keep doing it intermediately while polishing, it keeps the polish working, and prevents burn more/easier smoother to polish.. make sure to clean those pads out. you can soak them in water, then run your hands through them, and after the bulk water drains out of them put them on the machine and turn it up to the highest speed and itll sling all the compounds out. also You were using way too much polish. your suppose to put small dots across the pad, one light spray of mist, and begin. good video though bro

Really not bad for the first try! And the little dots on your shirt is pretty normal its just the polish on the side of the pad if you keep the pad straight you wil have less dots everywhere and this can happen if you use to much polish but that wasnt the case. Funny thing is this video reminds me of the time i worked at the car factory and polishing cars i once cut open a polish pad on the side en filled it to the max with polish and put the pad on a co workers machine the whole car was coverd with polish when he started had to see his face priceless 😂😂😂

Imo you should buy black housing headlights they would look so sick man

can't wait to detail my FRS now, the civ looks so mint now

I cant Wait for the Next ep

Nice video bruh. Enjoyed it a lot. Definitely subscribing.

mm you need a cutting compound to remove the scratches and then you can use the pure polish, the micro polish glaze, and the pure brazilian wax.

Get a protective coating for the lenses so they stay clear

This is an interesting video for me, detailing is what I do

makes me so happy

Nice color way, dope videos bro, nice ek

i prefer using the clay bar when you are washing so its lubed from the soap and water and cheaper than using spray wax if it gets dry get a spray bottle and fill it with your car wash

I hope to see you at some ontario car meets!~ if you need any interior detailing done let me know ;) also may have a pressure washer you could have

Shirts look dope might have to cop

That Mother's Set is OK. I used it years ago and still have it laying around.

Obsessed garage has a ton of resources for detailing products / processes I'd highly recommend.

Dang this video came quick. You were posting this on insta yesterday

I doubt you’ll see this but, turtle wax color magic does an amazing job at hiding deep scratches

I cant wait to see them both lined up

You could still get more out of the paint by using a compound rather than a Polish first. Use a compounding pad as well with it. Don't use a a wash with wax in it or a spray wax while claying it, because you'll have to cut through all the wax with the compound process. The rest of your steps were great!

Hey robbie Just a quick tip, tape off the plastics when polishing because that stuff’s a bitch to get off the plastics. 2nd instead of rubbing it to spread, just put dots with the pad on the car. Love your vids!

Would be cool if you paint the hatch in that mint green

Yes sir I've used the meguire head light product u have here on vid and that shit works great 👍 👌

Damn the merch drips on my birthday

So the major reason why the compound is flying all over the place is because you have the buffer on too high of a setting and you're using too much compound in one spot. Work in small areas and you won't need more then 3 dots on the pads. make sure once you are done in that area use a microfiber and buff is until the product is off of it. It makes it a lot easier to get it off and I find it gives better results

6:43 Robbie I know you knew to detailing so for future reference when you clay bar a car you never use the whole bar just a small piece you rip off, about a quarter size not to thick too you want to be able to slide your fingers without putting much pressure. Also when the piece gets clogged up with nasty stuff you fold it on itself to get clean surface until you think it’s too dirty and get a new piece.

I always love seeing this notification!

Griots Garage G9 random orbital polisher is a good beginners polisher. can’t burn the paint with it either

Hey Robbie. Could you do some long shirts in the stay committed. I’ve got a long torso and I’m bit round in the centre 😉 Also I suggest watching a couple of ammo nyc videos to get some tips. I can say you’re using was to much compound though.

I dont know how much it will help but you can get black polish and it stained part of my garden black so it probably does good on a black car 😂(I haven't personally used it). Still great job 👍

Start on a slow speed. For the scratch it’s best to sand then buff.

Apply more pressure and itll cut those scratches out as long as you don’t stay in one spot for to long it won’t burn and keep the pad wet

I literally woke up to this video. I love life

Love the vids Robbie! You made it super hard on yourself by using a Rotary machine... Should have bought a dual-action machine. Good effort regardless man good job. I have an EK civic toooooo!

This is a rando comment but dude that coffee mug was a myrtle beach mug that is where I’m from! But dude that flake was so insane I seriously thought the car was a flat black when you first got it

i’m hyped for the new colored tees

Watching these older videos makes me want to do stuff to my shitbox😂

I felt like a bully when he said that "you guys were all making fun of me" 😂