2020 Camaro ZL1 Detail | The Worst New Car Paint Ever | P2 Paint Correction! (Vlog 32.2)

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[@mattbonnell7023]

Great job Sandro. The owner was lucky to find such a pro.

[@luisdrabos1551]

I agree that this owner is lucky to have found Sandro. Going with percentage that Sandro looks for a 95% scratch free in the other way around in percentage only 5% or less of detailers can pull this off.

[@MrClickmaster1]

Hopefully the client maintains the vehicle properly after all of that, Happy new year!

[@DJJumpdancer]

i would PPF the hole car

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Happy New Year!

[@VaingloriousGabagool]

What you said about wanting to give this poor owner his true "new car paint experience" is so spot on, Sandro. It speaks to the pride and care you take in your work, and your understanding of and advocacy for your customers. Truly this customer is no "poor owner" anymore - now he is the PROUD owner of a beast looking like it should!

[@LJfootball14]

Buff and Shine Uro-Fiber or more likely their Uro-Wool, I bet would have been a good combo. Before you said it my opinion is it was a Re-Spray as well. I would call Brian at Apex Detail and he will know for sure what type of paint this car has usually off the showroom. That’s if you want to take it that far in understanding what happened to it. I bet he will know if it was factory OEM or possibly was a Re-Spray or something else even. One last thing, you’ve forgot more about detailing than myself and probably even most other detailers. The area you reside in is lucky to have you as your professionalism and attention to detail is extremely admirable.

[@senthilkumar-mc2ui]

The most informative & unbiased detailing channel I have come across as of now. As some one commented below the owner is one lucky or wise guy to find a pro like Sandro. Best wishes to Sandro for a great detailing new year.

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Happy New Year!

[@barbaroacosta5335]

Great content on this channel. Your calm and composed delivery makes the watching experience a pleasure. Slowly becoming my favorite detailing channel along with Apex detail

[@zulrockzagat1013]

Looks like this paint was undercured when it went through the ovens in the factory

[@WorkingOnRocks]

All Gm paint quality is sad :/ any color

[@littlediablo]

Excellent. Thank you mate. Hope the owner sends a link to this vid and the bill to the dealership. You watching GM? You watching GM dealership? Do you think your vehicles could look even 50% this good by the time they reach your customers?

[@jhndijkman]

100% agree with you on your good attitude towards the buyer/owner of this ZL1. Not anyway should they have to put up with mess on the finish of that car. Demonstrator or not, you are buying a brand new car and the experience of that should reflected that on the day they picked it up from dealership. Not that the value of a vehicle shouldn't have anything to do with the experience but a ZL1 is what I would call an high priced vehicle. Not what you would call a cheap and cheerfull run about anymore is it. One more thing to mention is, yeah I don't think I would buy a black vehicle anytime soon. I could not be bothered with the hassle.

[@naiemar222]

Can't believe how bad that was Sandro happy new year Brother

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Happy New Year!

[@naiemar222]

@@CarCraftAutoDetailing keep up the great video content I love how your unit is set up and the input and explanation you put in it really helps and is very inspiring

[@gabrielpauloignacio9170]

What a great start for this year. We all survived 2020, Sandro uploads a new series with 30 minutes each episode, trashed black ZL1 paint restored with a very satisfying 95% defect removal standard, and a part 3 to be uploaded next week. These videos are very therapeutic, feels like I'm relaxing in a beach while sipping my drink. More clients and high end details to come this year, mate. You've finished 2020 strong. Hoping for more quality content this year. Happy new year, Sandro! Cheers from the PH 🇵🇭

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Happy New Year!

[@Lofimymind]

Sandro, I'm not surprised that a new car demo would look like that, but for them to hand over the car in such a condition is just disrespectful. Demos at my work are washed by an outside contracted company. All they do is rinse, wash with a stick washing mop, and rinse down quickly, they get paid per car and do not care what kind of wash job they do. The fact that dealership detailers do not care or have the skills and knowledge to produce a beautiful looking car to a customer regardless if it has 5km or 500km is also disrespectful. It's sad dealership detailers get such a bad rep but I am also not surprised why, however there are some of us out there that do our best to provide a perfect looking brand new car as it should be.

[@jeroenvandenberg1581]

have you tried the koch woolpads? Love using them for these kind of soft paints, even with a light compound it removes like 90/95% of the defects and finishing with a white rupes foampad and koch H01 works out perfectly and quick!

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

No I haven’t tried them but it sounds like they are working great for you, thanks for sharing and I’ll keep an eye out for them.

[@AK-xg7qo]

Happy new year.. all perfect👍👍

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Happy New Year!

[@smithfamily5732]

I didn’t think it possible for you to up your game after watching black Ford st the 2 Porsche Ferrari the 2 Audi the older Milton Bradley and all the rest of the correction series. But you are at another level. Thanks for all the videos and thank you for sharing all this knowledge. You have helped me tremendously. Thanks again.

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

I appreciate that mate, Happy New Year!

[@MikesAutoDetailing]

Awesome work performed here, well explained great content

[@healthyhuman2360]

I’ve worked on a bunch of new zl1’s the paint sucks but nothing close to the garbage sprayed all over any new Tesla.

[@skitzvitz]

Said it before and I'll say it again, Sandro you have golden hands. Beautiful work.

[@mikeekstrom7287]

Simple reason for the paint issues. GM product.

[@Ichabod_Jericho]

“I adjust my technique according to the product and pads tendencies” you’re a fucking God of paint correction bro. I just started my detailing business 3 weeks ago and let’s just say, you’re my only mentor for paint correcting!!!

[@paulreichelt3095]

It's definitely all about the pad and compound combination.. I've been in the detailing and crash repairs ( spray painter) industries for 31 years and you never stop learning.. Best of luck with your business !

[@vincentvalentine9417]

This is literally what any professional detailer does dude, calm down

[@buffseven]

I love your videos bro. I agree with you about the paint on these Chevy Camaros I have a brand new Chevy Camaro 2021 2SS just got it last week and I must say the swirl marks in the scratches are everywhere the car came from Michigan I live in Ohio so it had to be driven up here but the weather wasn’t terrible but it is winter right now so The drive from Michigan to Ohio is like 150 miles 200 miles there’s no way the squirrels and scratches happen during that drive so either the car was sitting out on the lot for the past four months or this is just some of the worst paint Chevy could’ve ever used. Like I said I enjoy all your videos thanks for all the knowledge in detailing you’re dropping on us👍🏼

[@JonBlondell]

I must say, I learned more watching you that I knew there was to know! Ha! You certainly are an artist.

[@turbomax2001]

Great vid mate. The thoroughness of your pre-polish tests never ceases to amaze. I do have two questions though... 1)When we say soft paint, are we talking about the clear coat, or the paint job underneath the clear coat? 2) I see in your vids when you do the light reflection, the light reflects perfectly. The reflection on my car looks wavy... I think its called orange peel... Is orange peel the paint, or the clear coat? If its the paint, dont you have to cut through all the clear to get to the paint to flatten it?

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

When we refer to soft paint it’s predominantly the clear coat, but a soft base colour paint can certainly still have an impact to the overall softness or sensitive of the finish. Orange peel is also generally a clear coat issue, but some very high end paint shops also flatten the base coat to create the ultimate perfectly flat mirror reflection.

[@Cl4rky]

Your a legend of a bloke and tradesman. But I would of just had the piece of shit vinyl wrapped 😂

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

My guess was about a 50/50 split with the base and clear and I’d say it was also a combination of bad washing from dealer and horrible paint choice from manufacture

[@chrisfahmy5939]

The clearcoat on Black GM paint is litterally a joke lol

[@aalfonso4706]

Great Saturday! Sandro release part 2 of this video series . Can’t get any better than this

[@dronechaserzl1]

I’m going thru this same situation currently with my recently purchased 2019 black ZL1 Camaro. I bought it used with only 3,750 miles and the paint looked as though it had been washed with sandpaper for years. This is my first attempt at paint correction so it’s quite the job for me!🤦‍♂️

[@neilbenzie3618]

Holy moly that was very hard going Sandro but effort paid off in the end 👍🏻

[@edsonherald3720]

Hi There Professor ! ! ! ! UNBELIEVABLE ! ! ! Presented in a Crystal Clear Explanation, I Have no Doubt This is a CASE STUDY For Production Engineering College Students, More Over, To Show The Lack Of Communication Among The Areas of Production and Specialists With Who Decides (The Direction Board Which Makes Almost Half Milion a Year Easily) To Launch a Product With So Many, Let's Say, Poor Quality, In a So Competitive Market. The Owner of This Car, Despite Everything That Already Took Place, Is a Lucky Guy To Have a Professional With The Knowledge, Top Notch Tools And, Above All, An Outstanding Commitment With Quality and His Clients LIKE YOU PROFESSOR ! ! ! ! AWESOME ! ! ! Eager To See The Final Result ! Many Thanks ! Best Regards ! Ed Weekend Warrior São Paulo 🇧🇷 P.S.: It’s “Pretty Common” Things Like That In Brazil, However Hard To Believe Such a Thing Taking Place in Australia. What a World 🌎 ...

[@davidkinniburgh2265]

If 2020 were a car paint, it would be this one. Happy new year! Looking forward to another year of amazing content.

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Lol sad but true! Here’s to a better 2021!

[@brandonbuenorivera4396]

I really enjoy your detailing videos. Please keep them up. Keep Grinding Climbing And Shynin. B

[@ninetres187]

The condition of this cars paint is absolutely commonplace for Chevrolet dealerships these days. They take absolutely zero precautions taking care of them. It’s even worse for showroom cars, as they constantly dry wipe them with whatever old rag they find and a quick detailer. Purchased 2 new Camaros and a Corvette the last 3 years and all looked like this.

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

me at the dealership: "Can I have it without paint? It's gonna be crap anyways might as well not pay for it"

[@mclarenformula5042]

That's a fxxking joke , would have really 😤off I'm no pro detailer but that's bollocks , owner needs to show video to dealership/manufacturer and either give him some money back or give it back and refund his buy something else , it's a shock because it's BRAND NEW , hope the owner appreciates what you've done it's not easy regardless it's hard graft and yes rewarding 👍

[@ntartaris]

Amazing job Sandro, but not surprised cos you work at this level time and time again. Also not surprised with the inferior American quality of car manufacturing. The Yanks have no idea compared to the precision and quality of ze Germans and the Japanese.

[@kevincampbell8298]

Just the worst place to cheap out on a car. The way it looks is a huge selling point. Can’t imagine being newer to machine polishing like myself and having that many different combos to try. Love the HDO pads and was very impressed at how well the Blue Course pad finishes out. I hope no one asks me to do one of these until I have more time and products under my belt.

[@barbaroacosta5335]

Lol thats how I felt. My arsenal at the moment: 3D one, 3D 501 and 502, extreme solutions 403, 404, trifecta, and finale. Sonax 04-06 Pads: lake county orange, black, white. Blue hdo, and euro fiber 50/50

[@japsa1974]

Such a pro ! Great video

[@FakeJeep]

Really is no excuse for the cheap paint to be used on a car with this kind of price tag. I can see cutting corners on base models, but not a premium sports car package like the ZL1.

[@Vikturus22]

The dealership who approved this car to the customer should be embarrassed. This is the worst factory paint I have ever seen. Its probably been exposed to the elements and been neglected in the showroom. My 2008 Audi A6 with a proper ceramic coat puts this to shame

[@beaumaddox6294]

Wow so much to learn here. Edge work test panels and your work ethic is amazing and I look up to you and your craft. Thanks

[@techsenseionline4567]

i would love to detail my camaro like this . I have the same color. you just work magic man. I start getting confuesd when you start talking compunds and pad combos.

[@patrickadams2824]

Did you every try finishing with a rotary? I wonder if that would have finished out better for you with out the need to test multiple pads. I'm still a beginner

[@rodpalm6398]

Not so bad of a paint job after all. This car never looked this good until now. GM definitely uses the cheapest paint on earth. My Silverado's paint was a joke.

[@hobbyflying1357]

Impossible this was paint from the Mfg. Swirls do not come from the Mfg paint process it comes from polishers and non professional detailers. You did a great job because you are a professional detailer. Even your paint correction will not last. Eventually the swirls will be back and it will need to be corrected again.

[@mohibsiddiqui8273]

Lmaooo yes camero paint is the worst ever! Swirls super easy and and hazes super easy with compound. I normally attack with yellow rupes foam pad and sonax perfect finish and work till clear then follow with a towel and super super light pressure

[@alexaastroem4219]

2016 black SS same exact problem.. paint is somewhat easy to correct but I can take a brand new towel give it a soft wipe and scratch it man. This thing has absolutely tested my patience never I have came across something as ridiculous as this paint

[@darkhorsefive0]

Having worked at a new car dealership years ago the first thing I thought after seeing the decon and inspection video and this one was… showroom car. I worked in the detail and body shops and we would prep a car for the showroom only to walk through and see sales guys wiping dust off of them with red shop rags from the service department and even paper towels. 🤦‍♂️ This being a specialty model it probably sat in the showroom for some time prior to purchase. I saw showroom cars look this bad or worse with less than 10 miles on them.

[@joshmorrow424]

As someone that has several GM car owners. All of them... have looked like this. ONE was marginally better as he demanded we pulled the plastic off the moment it came off the truck. And that one still took longer than needed. The rest I could tell where slammed threw a brushed car wash and dried like garbage until sold. Which is also normal here in the States...

[@iamgiovanny458]

Car dealer ships don’t care about the paint they just care about sells so anybody buying a car from a dealership don’t expect your car to be 100% they give no shits lmao and I know because worked in a company and their was a dealership in front and they literally let alll the cars get all fucked up smh

[@Psssssssssssssssssssssssss]

priming those rupes pads before use seems to work better I found

[@jetah50]

really seems like it would be worth getting it painted, then wrapped with a clear/protection skin. sad that auto chooses the cheapest paint but after it's sold it really isn't their problem (after the warranty).

[@v.5967]

Awesome job and great detail you made that ZL1 look like a goddess coming fresh out of a Goat milk bath

[@digitalgulby]

This is awesome. I have a deposit down on a gently used ZL1 in this exact color. If it has issues I know I’ve got some great advice to get started!

[@WorldReserveCurrency]

Is it the paint or rather the clear coat that's at fault here? It does appear the manufacturer is putting down a lot more clear coat but really doesn't know what's in the can with soft clear coat. In either case, this series has been beautifully done and I've also learned a tremendous deal on this project. Thank you!

[@Sboo78]

I wish you were in my area. My Camaro needs this. Chevy did these cars such an injustice with this horrible paint.

[@1tdekany]

As another pro, in the US, I’ve done my share of new Camaros and the paint is thick on all of them.

[@1974gladiateur]

I am working on a C7 and it’s a nightmare. Chevrolet paint is by far the worse on the market.

[@Hellblaue210]

Chevy had to cheap out somewhere in order to hit the price point they were after for this car. They chose paint. They knew it was bad but I guarantee you that someone was forced into using it knowing it was bad in order to hit a price target and that's just the simple truth.

[@ronnieb5435]

I wonder if the soft paint was just a bad batch or are all black Chevrolet vehicles are this bad.. 🤔

[@georgevprochazka5316]

WOW ! I just wish my detal hygienist had your skills LOL

[@williambrewer855]

Do you feel its safe to correct your own paint as a noob if you feel you understand the concepts of aggressivness of pads, compunds, and pressure/speeds?

[@yaishmatheen4274]

I reckon if you take your time and accept that you will make mistakes, you shouldn’t be disappointed in your work. It is of utmost importance that you TAKE YOUR TIME. I said it before and i said it again. You’re not going to reach Sandro’s efficiency the first time around, but i still reckon that it will be a great experience.

[@deramon1000]

Take your time and don't expect perfection and you should be fine ✌🏼

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Yes definitely, it just takes a little practice

[@kevinmendez4897]

I can't find the shine mate red finishing pad or the nv finesse/i did get s2black and 2 rupes coarse wool pads

[@jdmkidk24]

What we’ve been waiting for. I was watching the detail of the F430 and had to jump to this one

[@jdmkidk24]

After what a pain this car will be moving forward I would just fork over the money for PPF and not worry about it

[@buffseven]

@@jdmkidk24 no way bro. He wouldn’t of took the job if he didn’t think he could make this Chevy Camaro look it’s absolute best.

[@jdmkidk24]

@@buffseven oh I agree, idk if my wording got confusing my apologies. After he worked his magic I would have the car PPF so this car can look it’s best for a long time

[@jdisdetermined]

Ohh man.. I want one of those 15mm ShineMate cordless polishers soooo bad! Those machines are beautiful. 😍 I've run into this too. The worst was a black 2013 VW Passat TDI. Hard to cut, near impossible to finish. Even a new Eagle 500 gsm IP wipe would mar. Had to finish it by hand with a foam pad, Perfect Finish and McKee's N914 at 1:8 for a panel wipe, which has saved me many times. I work on a lot of VWs, still never encountered another one quite like that. Great video as always, thanks Sandro! 👍👌✌

[@ke0kie]

Can you imagine how pissed the car owner must be with dealer after seeing this manifesto of evidence?

[@deanricketts2984]

Outstanding Sandro! You’re dead on in your comments about the horrible cheap paint on that car. Seems as though ALL manufacturers are going as cheap as possible on the paint and especially on the clear coat! But the price continues to rise! In the end for them it’s all about quantity not quality!

[@ThatAussieBloke1]

probably cheaper in the long term for the owner to get it repainted by someone who knows what they're doing. Hope he doesn't allow the dealer to wash it when they service it.

[@rice-rocket]

Excellent work, Sandro.👍👍👍

[@boostabuse]

Sandro. would be interesting too test paint thickness on another ZL1. one possible scenario is that GM had an issue in the paint process and painted it twice.

[@dcasandman]

Thought it was me, but I had 2 new yellow pads do this. Thought I got bad pads or I did something wrong. I really wasn’t pleased with it.

[@Carlos.Rivera]

Cant believe it. Premium car and got that trash paint

[@adhithyasodhi3203]

Look at the history of GM's current CEO - that will tell all you need to know about why this car is like this, from manufacture to dealer

[@timcameron9023]

Total professional - inspiring to watch.

[@MoshHead616]

Thoroughly enjoyed that video mate! What polish did you use on the tail lights? Do you have any go to polishes for lights? Cheers. Happy new year from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Thanks and it was the same compounds I used on the paint. Tail lights - just like car paint are clear coated so just like paint they can vary quite a bit so it’s always a case by case scenario.

[@ExclusiveTint-CarDetailing]

Happy New Year Sandro. Great video, black Lexus owners feel the same way can't enjoy washing our cars without scratching them even with layers of ceramic coating.

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Happy New Year!

[@andyrangel1054]

First off as one professional detailer to another I have so much respect for your knowledge and ability to take paint correction to a whole another level. Personally, I've had a similar experience with very soft and unfriendly paint on a 2020 Ford Mustang (also black but no metallic). Everything you experienced with this car's paint in your video I experienced with the 2020 Ford Mustang. I'm curious to know if you tried Optimum Hyper Polish (spray) paired with Rupes white ultra fine finishing foam pad? It's my go to for very soft/unfriendly paint (That's an understatement in regards to soft/unfriendly paint). I spend many hours paint correcting cars to show car quality (95% overall improvement in paint clarity). The car you paint corrected in this video is basically what I do on a weekly basis (professional level quality). I only point that out not to brag but to emphasize the real struggles and challenges of paint correction to professional level quality. With that being said I have not tried NV Finesse Fine Compound...If you have tried Optimum Hyper Polish (spray) how does it compare to NV Finesse Fine Compound? I'd like to hear your feedback. (I've used so many fine polishes and keep going back to Optimum Hyper Polish) Looking forward to hearing back from you. May God bless you and your business!!!

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Thanks mate I really appreciate it. Unless you do high end paint correction on a regular basis it’s hard to understand or appreciate all the challenges and frustrations that go along with it but I think that can be said for many trades and crafts when pursuing high level outcomes! Although I have tried quite a few Optimum products I haven’t used Hyper Polish so I can’t speak to that, but definitely always open to trying recommendations. What I would say is that we all work a little differently, and the best thing you can do is use what personally gives you the best results as I know others have used products that I love without achieving the same results and I’ve used plenty of highly recommended products that just didn’t work out well at all. We all a little different that way and I guess that’s why there’s a million detailing products out there!

[@marksafady5986]

Speaking of S2 Black, I received my bottle today. Did a quick side by side on my soft black test hood vs. Griots Fast Correcting Cream. S2 Black finished WAY better!

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

It’s really an amazing compound, and the more I use it the more I love it!

[@7071t6]

Great stuff Sandro, just dont know if you noticed but in all sections there seemed to be water spots marks, did you resolve those areas with the polish /pad combo, but mate you're still the best in the business at least here in australia. Your uploads / work outshine's all the rest on u tube buddy. 🏎🏎🏎🏎✔✌👍👌😊

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Thanks and yes the water were also removed.

[@amazingvloger3562]

Happy new year bro love you 😘

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Happy New Year!

[@indetailcarcaresolutions3770]

Such words of wisdom Sandro. I bought the ShineMate 3/12 and 5/12 cordless polishers after your reviews. One as a kit, the other a skin. They have changed my ability to carry out paint correction. I’m no longer tripping over cords draping cords around my neck and in the three jobs I’ve had since the beginning of December, the ease and confidence with which I approached the work made the process fun again. The consequence was very happy clients who have all booked maintenance details in 8 weeks!!

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

That’s fantastic to hear, well done!

[@dombarton2483]

Beautiful as always..finally got to see you in the front window reflection..wearing your head cam..i hope you are using some form of ear protection. Plz take it from me...you don't want tinnitus to take over your life like it has for me...its one of the most debilitating medical conditions you can have. There is no cure. Wouldn't wish it on anyone.

[@yaishmatheen4274]

It seriously sucks. It feels like i forgot what silence even is like. Im only 15 to add to that.

[@dombarton2483]

@@yaishmatheen4274 I seriously feel for you my friend. I am in my 50s and have had it for 25 years..and you never ever get used to it..there is some work being done at the uni of Michigan in the states..which is leading the way to a possible treatment. Those who have this condition know how bad it is..those that dont..just type into youtube tinnitus noises or sounds and listen to what us sufferers go through every second our lives whilst awake. Dont give up hope my friend..you are young and its only a matter of time b4 its really treatable.

[@robmclawski9381]

@@dombarton2483 if you curious of what he looks like you can check waxit car care channel

[@dombarton2483]

@@robmclawski9381 its ok..thanks..we always hear Sandro behind the microphone..so it was a surprise seeing his reflection in the corner of the front window.

[@pdrey100]

Vertigo is worse. Thankfully I only had it for 2 weeks. The whole world spins.

[@maciek8673]

Do you still use a 15mm throw DA polisher? I have a DA15 and 125mm plate size and im wondering about buying a 21mm throw. Do you think it's worth?

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Yes I use 15mm DAs all the time and if you feel you want to achieve a slightly faster cutting ability on the larger flatter areas of a car then a 21mm with a 6” plate can certainly be worth it, it just depends on your needs and wants.

[@markradovic4493]

Happy New Year Sandro. Cracking start to 2021 with your content. Out of curiosity, when you say you spent the better part of a day testing, is that like 5-6 hours or more? Is that also because you were involved in shooting the footage we are seeing?

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Happy New Year, and yes something like that and the filming definitely takes up more time but the real work was locking in that perfect combination refining this paint which was the bulk of the time

[@lsdemon7773]

You brought that car back to life!!! I can't imagine the frustration of detailing this beautiful car. Good job!

[@pavelmartynovic8761]

Hi Sandro. I wonder how PolishAngel polishes can deal with this paint? Have you still use PA? I remember your old post about PA polishing range and you rate them very high.

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

I do really like PA polishes but one thing I found out later on is that they have a very short shelf life many 3mths or so and after that their performance seems to diminish quite noticeably and add the coat which is quite high and they just become very difficult to justify if you have dispose of them relatively quickly.

[@8516brian]

Great video Sandro. Would you mind sharing how long this job took you from start to finish? Also, I'd love to know what your customer thought of the final result. Thanks - Brian

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

That’s all in part 3 - coming soon!

[@deramon1000]

Was waiting for this one Did you measure paint thickness after correcting? I'm curious how much you removed as it is so soft

[@yaishmatheen4274]

@thelastm hes already done it in the past video. This gentleman was inquiring if Sandro measured afterwards to see how much paint he took off during the procedure.

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Especially with paint that was ranging from 250-400 microns it’s just too difficult to gauge how much clear was removed but I’d be surprised if it was more than 5 microns I removed in total.

[@deramon1000]

@@CarCraftAutoDetailing that's interesting thanks It would be cool to see a measurement of the depth at the same spot before and after a correction like this

[@joshuarogers7514]

Thanks for the video, it's amazing how you transform cars with bad paint to looking fantastic again. I can't wait for the final video to be uploaded so I can see the amazing work that you do. Thanks for your effort that goes into making these videos, it's car enthusiasts like myself that enjoy seeing this great content.

[@kirbyschneider4187]

Love the process, and honesty in it as well.

[@deanbennett5343]

Amazing work as always. I love the fact you always go the extra mile to find the smallest improvement 🙌

[@a9503128]

Very likely it failed factory QC and was sent back around OR damaged during shipping to Oz

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Could very well be the case.

[@drivefortright9662]

When the going gets tough the tough gets going 😁.. immaculate work Sandro ..👍

[@lordlouisofmokum]

Great video. Did make those Nano wool pads yourself, like you did in one of your other vids? And will a good ceramic help to protect a soft paint like this to a reasonable extent?

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Thanks, thanks but no I didn’t make those smaller pads and a good coating will help a bit but coatings also take on the character of the paint so it’s not going to turn it onto a harder paint or finish.

[@sixoh_diesel5662]

Bottom line: if you buy a black car, budget for a professional high end detail and PPF if you want it to look good for years to come.

[@TelaKalleoy]

What if the paint was not mixet right in for that car. "Mondey night sift"

[@KINGVONFRM063]

Im always in for some ceramic coating

[@maddog8911capt]

It may have had an issue at the factory, and they scuffed and sent it back through the spray line. Seen it before at a few OEM car and truck manufactures.

[@simplecardetailing6238]

Great professional results , and hopefully great new year for sure.

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

Happy New Year!

[@chatuanramtharnghaka]

You surely are a perfectionist

[@AutoCeramicKaufbeuren]

Very good result. Could you please tell me which camera you're shooting on?

[@CarCraftAutoDetailing]

GoPro Hero 8