How To Color Sand and Buffing A Car - Part 1

How To Color Sand and Buffing A Car - Part 1
#car #diy #howto
My Friend Pete shows us how to get our car in buff ready condition using a d/a sander and some very fine sand paper.
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[@jq8792]

Damn u can tell he's done this 1000 times. If I moved that quick I'd burn through everywhere lol😂

[@tomc7614]

That is on its way to being a beautiful show car. Concourse for sure. Thanks Pete for all you and Minnie teach us. Sometimes I don’t think you realize how valuable your information is. God bless you both.

[@jackiekraft2066]

Omg...Poor you Minnie.

[@jasonstormoen]

That ain't how they really are with each other.

[@deankay4434]

The plan is working!

[@ixlr8677]

@@jasonstormoen poor gal cant get a word in edge ways.

[@dinokaos]

Wow, 8000 grit makes a world of difference! Thank you Pete for the tech tips. What an amazing shine before the buff job 🤯

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

I am nowhere near the body man you are, but I quickly learned that the better the color sanding job and taking the time to go to finer paper, the easier the buff work is and the better it ends up. Can't wait to see this car done! Awesome work as usual!

[@derrickgilchrist2878]

Congratulations on finishing the restoration

[@tomsellers7342]

Beautiful Pete ,glad to see mustang is on its way out.

[@mrc8534]

You need a WIFI repeater or something if you want people to see the awesome work your doing here Pete.. It's to bad we can't see the Mirror emerge

[@twiprod002]

Spectacular finish on the Mustang Pete!👍👍👍💯💯💯❤️

[@michaelbristol6467]

Damn you're good Pete! Old skool action baby...❤😉✌

[@tejasfelix5577]

Looking clean.. Can't wait to see the awesome results

[@robertjones1709]

Pete's a Color Sander....and Minnie excels in the meticulous Masking taping 👍 from my observation

[@michaeltkacz7499]

Really nice. Love how you explain how to do things. Couldn't complete the job correctly without the smile of Minnie the body shop girl!!!!!!

[@superpedro7295]

The best DIY channel on yourube

[@1o1carolina53]

Dude you got a hell of a woman there if she takes orders to go weed eating

[@robertchall8576]

Looking good Pete.

[@gorrillacgorilla405]

Love the video Pete thanks for the education...ive been using this method for a few years. I just started with 8000 been using 5000-6000 till then.

[@mrcomenttoe2009]

This guy was doing lots of time-saving and some amazing finish with denim pads please check them out

[@bobbiehanson2378]

That stage of paying the car is very rewarding I know how that feel my friend see I spent 10 years on my car to get it ready to

[@ExiledDbl]

Great video Pete, as always very informative!

[@martinjay5906]

Excellent demonstration on how to ....Pete. I've used the trizak 3000 for final next time I'm going to try the 8000 👍

[@mrcomenttoe2009]

By the way the sound and the picture looks amazing

[@jimdefilippis9630]

Nice video. like the pads for the da. never used them before for wet sanding. Did not know you could get them for a da. When I get time, I am going to detail my Sentra like this. Wish the wet sanding with da was around in the days of the lacquer jobs: They were quite the beast, although they looked amazing, worked fast, and were easy to spot repair. Then came the synthetic enamel, I could not learn to handle the spray gun with it, but by father sure could. The paint jobs were crazy, shiny looking. He had to start buying acrylic enamel that was a lot easier for me to use. LOL or COL, not sure which ~Thanks for the info.

[@Bamabuggin256]

Looks F ing good Pete

[@az8theist977]

As usual, a great video from our friend Pete. But maybe a video for us amateur's? Like showing how to fix a panel edge burn through after trying to color sand a new paint job? I know we're not SUPPOSED to do that, but we rookies do it all the time. So Pete, show us how to fix our screw ups???

[@bluemule3891]

Hey Pete, necromancing here. Great job in passing on the tape the edges concept, also I have used soap and no soap, I like the no soap better, seems to cut better. Now as far as your sander, I believe it is an R/A random action as opposed to a D/A dual action. Also for the just starting out folks, random action sanders come with different orbit sizes, I use a Dynabrade 5" with a 3/32" orbit for final clear/color sanding. Just some random thoughts Blue Mule NC

[@hardductman37]

Great job, you too, 🎉 ? Just one question ? I know in past videos, Pete always said 3 coats of clear. But not for sure. If I heard you right on this car, you put 4 coats? If so why 4 ? Thanks 👋

[@michaelbristol6467]

Gives you more material to cut and buff for a mirror finish.

[@raydean]

Looks awesome I'm a little nervous to try to do that to my car I'll try though😊 thank you pete and minnie❤

[@hickeyskustomresto]

The clarity of your videos have been a little off lately, you likely know already. But the videos themselves have been pretty good. Keep up the good work 👍

[@danmurphy7713]

This is a pain in the ass,been there too many times.

[@1320fastback]

I've got a '67 Mustang Fastback too but she's got original paint that is just cracked down to the meal all over. Figure even though I've never done any paint or body work before it really can not look worse than it does now. Am thinking of talking it all the way down to the metal at starting over.

[@leofrac435]

Have you tried using trizac with a DA on it 2000 3000 4000 basically you can buff the car out with polish instead of a compound I wet sand with 1000 1200 1500 and then trizac the rest

[@weirdmatter]

Wow Pete nice work

[@brianhelmick2558]

Minnie blink three times if you need help.

[@benzracer9]

wow! looking great!

[@EdOfTheNorth]

I bet Minnie's weed whacking looks amazing. 😁

[@markhopkinsphoto7257]

I did this to my 74 Corvette back in 1987. It was nearly the same color as this car. Came out like glass after the polishing stage. It was my first and only time doing color sanding. I think I used 2000 grit.

[@danmurphy7713]

Trizac 8000

[@mrcomenttoe2009]

I was wondering if you've seen the amazing use of denim pads for the buffer amazing please check it out

[@stockamx]

Pete I need a finishing sander like that. What kind should I buy?

[@nissmoguy]

pete leave out the victimisation, mini its time to upgrade that old 720 cam the video is a bit blurry again

[@michaelbristol6467]

Some of it is because the WIFI connection isn't good in the spray Booth Pete says. 😉✌

[@gm-lb9oe]

He busted his other camera, when he had a fit :(

[@nissmoguy]

@@gm-lb9oe THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT ,BEEN SUBBED OVER 10 YEARS I WAS HOPING I COULD ACTUALY SEE THE FINAL STAGES OF THE RUSTANG EH BUT MY EYES OPERATE HIGHER THAN 720P

[@lukasgarage956]

Gonna be a damn nice Mustang.

[@siliconvalleyengineer5875]

The rustang was a full restoration. I wonder how many 1000's of dollars Pete & Minni lost on that loser. Of coarse the rustang looks visually stunning, Pete & Minnie are fantastic body repair and paint artists. Its my hope that Pete & Minnie take on nomore restorations, enjoy their new home and take on money making easy body and paint jobs.

[@khalid95eG]

Pete your never worries about causing waves in the clear using the DA?

[@kickingback509]

instead of tape, could use an interface pad!!

[@michaelfolchetti4624]

Poor Minnie!

[@kevinliewer8676]

Thank you for this video. On the 3k and 8k sanding.... how do you not get dirt scratches under? When I hand sand, anything past 2500.... no matter how clean I keep my paper and surface, I get a trash scratch....I try so hard to keep everything clean....maybe it's the DA?

[@kennethhill5096]

great video Ines always use trizac incluide 8000 it aready shines = = MEAN KENNY

[@stevevasquez7754]

Pete I would think maybe it would take at least two to do my 63 Impala

[@volvo74516vTurbo]

To bad the video quality is so rough. Sometimes you cant see annything.

[@wooliebooger1629]

Use a foam interface pad for those edges ya don't want to burn through

[@diyautoschool]

burning edges means you have the buffer going the wrong way.. your going against the edge with the buffer weather its a foam pad or a wool pad.. If you go away from the edge with the way the buffer is turning you will never burn through..

[@jeffwoods9666]

I ended up buffing mine again . I sanded it this time let it sit for 4 weeks then buffed it and it’s holding . I hosed it to hard I say and trapped solvent. Figures lol

[@fullarmorpreparedness5606]

Great situation.

[@erniealamia3870]

Been watching for years now. You sure that's not soap?😅

[@iahmmei1849]

8k grit nice idea!

[@ripkobexnip3719]

So if u don’t have dust particles on your paint what girt would u start with to sand u said u only use 1,500 if u run into those problems

[@aarondalton2223]

Pete, every time I paint a car I get solvent pops!! 3 coats of shop line 620 with slow activator. I wait 5, 10, and 15 mins between coats. What the hell am I doing wrong?

[@MrWillykin]

longer flash times, lighter coats, proper reducer for temp. higher air pressure at gun. that's about all I can think of especially longer flash times. anyone else want to chime in ?

[@randabuffer6562]

Cleannnn!!!!!! 😁

[@dogbuggy32]

How long can you leave the car masked up

[@TheDopeShow81]

I usually color sand in the same steps but I do a 3 thousand then 5 thousand.

[@mrcomenttoe2009]

Gave everyone a thumbs-up all the comments

[@kenromero6925]

Damn. You should be charging a lot more for that kind of work

[@brianw8963]

Pete, I’m not a body guy, I’m a mechanic, but I’m doing the total restoration on My 69 beetle including the paint. I was just wondering why it’s called “color” sanding when Your actually working on the clear coat? If I get down to the color, I went too far. Is that correct? Thanks Pete, didn’t know about the 8000, I will get some!

[@lccdan1]

Color sanding is an old term from the lacquer an enamel paint days. When you would sand after the paint dried it really was "color". The name stuck and is still used today even though you are only sanding the clear. The clear looks milky white when sanded. If you start seeing the paint color while sanding that's a really bad thing and you have to repaint and reclear.

[@brianw8963]

@@lccdan1 OK, thank You. 👍👍🇺🇸

[@lccdan1]

@@brianw8963 Anytime brother!

[@brianw8963]

I’m actually using single stage metallic, and clear coating also. Why, well why not! The “color” came out fantastic, but I got a few sags in the clear. So I guess it’s time to “ color” sand, but not color sand. Thank You All! 👍👍🇺🇸

[@lccdan1]

@@brianw8963 You can clear coat over modern single stage but it is usually easier (less likeiy to run) and cheaper to use basecoat. I know there is a time limit (usually 24 hours) to spray the clear on after you apply the basecoat. I'm not 100% certain but I think you can wait longer when you use single stage as a base but you would have to scuff it with a scotchbrite.

[@sixxx1]

The live video quality is terrible cant appreciate the work

[@dogbuggy32]

Give him hell Minnie

[@start6858]

Have you ever won any awards at sema

[@danmurphy7713]

Ye ole stir stick LOL

[@MrWillykin]

lol. pieces of rubber hose, sockets, about anything that is the right shape to fit a body line. What has everyone else used ?

[@brettgeisler3065]

She’s a blur on my iPhone??

[@gm-lb9oe]

He broke his other camera when he had a fit, go back in video series

[@jeffs.7412]

D IY do it yourself Pete my friend Pete

[@derrickgilchrist2878]

It seems like ages since you started to now. I watched the entire process and know it was a bitch. I'm working on a Malibu myself right now

[@bigdawg8970]

Camera quality is bad.😮

[@gm-lb9oe]

8000 grit???? I have 12000 grit. Yes 8000 is the way to go :)

[@gerryfaught8353]

LOL 😆 Po Minni

[@privateprivate1865]

You cant polish a Turd! Will Darnell. Rip

[@start6858]

You can't win for losing Minnie one minute your to close he can't breathe next breath come over here get closer

[@Nick-cy1dj]

Love the domestic violence

[@johnhegarty1761]

I know why he doesn't run the camera, he would never shut up with his whining,

[@split_durations938]

Good job there team 😂😂🫡🫡 🔥🔥

[@superpedro7295]

The rustang