HOW TO CUT AND BUFF A RUSTOLEUM PAINT JOB A BEGINNERS GUIDE

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

This was just a simple beginner's guide today everyone on the $160 Rustoleum paint job it's not perfect but we have other plans for the Camaro so stay tuned and Thanks for watching!

[@christrainor1129]

Hey Whitley, I’m sure you get this all the time but why not just use automotive paint instead? I absolutely respect what you do on here and understand that not everyone has access to professional spray equipment. If someone absolutely must rattle can their paint job then good results can be achieved doing it this way but cutting and buffing a full vehicle is a back breaking job lol. A gallon of single stage can be purchased online for around the same $160 price. You can probably even find a basecoat/clearcoat kit for pretty cheap. Do you have any videos where you spray automotive paint? Keep up the good work teaching all the DIYers out there, much respect 🫡

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

@christrainor1129 Yes I completely understand and agree I'm just showing people different ways they can do things for different price points and just trying to keep interesting I have many videos doing automotive fixits and full paint jobs if you want to take a look at some of my other stuff but for some reason Rust-Oleum is something a lot of people are interested in so I kind of go with it lol Thanks for watching

[@MarkIlovejunkfood]

Hey I love your videos Easy going no huge ego down-to-earth and honest

[@12luv365]

Man, that's better than it was, and it didn't take away from the kids collage fund great job!

[@stuck1000]

Nice job, Jon! That's all most of us are gonna do anyway.

[@robertfontaine3650]

Safety blue is such a classic color. Perfect for those 70/80's cars that had those single stage pastel colors.

[@harrysylvester2736]

Man, you did a great job! Thank you so much for making this video. For what it is that paint job turn fantastic. Cant beat it for the price! Hope all is well and thanks again.

[@Tonytalks1980]

You did a good job, John! 👏🏾 🔥 y9u don't have to do much explaining, we appreciate the knowledge that you share.

[@hanknipper3921]

Another great video Jonathan! It looks much better brother

[@ElvisMeeks]

That's going to turn out real good and shiny

[@SylvainBarette]

Hello again from Ottawa Canada my friend. Love this video like always...grew up loving the iroc z 's and fox body mustangs in the 90's. Just finished painting my 87mustang gt... followed alot of your channel before I painted it blue (tremclad) and added some pearls.. would share pictures if you ever want to. Keep up the good work 👍

[@JoseJose-ux6ms]

Great video helps me finish my project

[@joshuadavis6094]

Man that turned out good!

[@timbo9825]

Looks great 👍

[@williamgroel2880]

Beautiful job 👍😎

[@bigospig]

I've been waiting for this Camaro to get buffed.

[@michaelmello9510]

Nice job 👍

[@bradthornton9572]

Thanks for the steps

[@danielhall6397]

Dan looks good

[@ptbruiser2243]

You should give the denim pads a try. They remove orange peel pretty good.

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

Cool I'll look into it Thanks for watching

[@BigBlueMotors]

@@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS Kandy Man did a couple videos on using denim pads. He has even had his own pads for sale on his website. He does professional work on higher end vehicles.

[@richardbartlett4075]

Looks a lot better and great intro to buffing! What caused the orange peel to begin with? Possibly to much thinner? It appears to be tedious and time consuming, I think the first thing I would do is figure out what went wrong with my calculations so I could correct the orange peel to begin with. Of course, I don't have any idea how to do that.Thank you Jonathan for your time and money making this video!

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

That's a great question Orange peel typically is caused by the paint drying too quickly and not having enough time to lay out properly and in this case by too much heat and humidity in the air causing it to dry virtually as soon as you spray it so the way you prevent this is not paint on hot or humid days and be sure to use a slow activator to give the paint time to lay out before it dries Thanks for watching

[@richardbartlett4075]

@@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS Thank you very much.

[@Toyotajunkie]

I'm a weirdo because I like the prep stuff (cleaning, sanding, etc) almost as much as the finishing. I am that way with woodworking as well.

[@habib080]

Awesome job! How long does the polish last for? Does it go back to the dull look (after your sanded it) after a few months ?

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

Yes a lot of ppl go back and apply a ceramic wax after so it last a few years thanks for watching

[@johnmahoney2178]

I’m like you i hate the cutting and buffing.butt someone has to do it.😳💯👍

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

Yeah it's a very long tedious process especially on a car that turned out to have extreme orange peel I only have so much time in the day so hopefully everybody understands plus we have other plans with the Camaro Thanks for watching

[@stevengonyaw1617]

Im going to try the interface pads on my air orbital with 1500 grit on the large panels next time i do this.

[@Spiritof_76]

Using a pneumatic palm sander with wet-dry paper and going up through the grits (800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000...sometimes 3000) makes this work quicker and easier if you need to do a whole car. Of course some people don't have an air compressor. I've never tried it on Rustoleum, though.

[@banecker1]

If you get a chance, I would like to see and or know your thoughts on denim buffing pads. They are supposed to remove orange peel without color sanding.

[@bowtiebuilding]

Thanks for the video bro! What’s your opinion laying bondo down over bare metal. How do you prep the metal? I’ve seen guys do fiberglass resin over bare metal and I actually have metal to metal bondo covering a large dent in the roof of an old truck I’m working on.

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

Yeah I've seen people do it all different ways I mean honestly I just typically sand it down with at least 180 grit if not more aggressive Like 80 grit then just make sure everything is clean with a general wax and grease remover and lay on the filler then sand it smooth as normal I've seen other people do it over primer but I've always done it over metal and never had issues if you have any other questions feel free to ask anytime Thanks for watching

[@Wooded_adventures]

Do you have to go back over it with clear or is it done after the polish I’m restoring my 1979 Camaro and I’ve been watching your videos on this for help

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

Yes after polish you are done unless you decide to ceramic coat it or wax it which does help preserve the finish but isn't 100% necessary and if you're not happy with the finish you can always go back wet sand with 600 grit and re clear coat it Thanks for watching

[@Wooded_adventures]

@@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS Thank you for the videos broski 🫡

[@Danno74Z]

Hi Johnathan, I saw you started out with the black pad on the buffer then later I saw you went to a red/orange pad. Why? I think for $160 paint job that is fantastic. A daily driver you bet! Great Job👍

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

It was a medium cut pad they were both medium cut pads they were cheap they come apart so I switched over but really no difference Thanks for watching

[@Fleetsidedieselrepair]

Have you ever used a denim pad to cut and buff before? I bought one but have not used it yet.

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

I have not everyone told me to try it so we might on a future episode but everyone really likes them thanks for watching

[@davidfrancis1840]

I like the orange peal look.

[@jay6971]

I have a question can you start with 3,000 or do you have to work up to it starting with 1,000 then up like you did?

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

You want to work your way up to flatten out any texture now if you're just giving it a quick clean up polish you can sometimes get away with just using higher grits thanks for watching

[@EddyB78]

Great job👍 how much clear coat did you use?

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

A gallon thanks for watching

[@Pallidus_Rider]

👍 😎 🤙

[@abruptlyblunt]

i don't remember what clear you used but as much peel as there was my first cut would have been with 600 with some dish soap in the water then hit it with 1000 or 1200 with plain water and a final light cut with 2000-2500 and soapy water again then a good rinse and dry then hopefully there would still be enough clear left to buff......

[@dlouque]

Is the reason there was so much orange peel in this one is because it wasn't thinned enough to flow out? I know some people do 4:1 but I think 4:3:1 paint, acetone, hardner does a better job with less orange peel.What's your thoughts. I watched a lot of your video's and you are an expert with rustoleum in my opinion. My bad, it was the clear that orange peeled. Same question.

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

Heat and humidity was the cause of all the orange peel nothing to do with anything else really. Normally I would just wet sand it back down and flow coat it but we have other plans for the car so stay tuned Thanks for watching

[@JaydaHeartTV]

Will all rustoleum paint jobs have orange peel this bad until they are cut & buffed?

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

No not at all honestly this is probably one of the worst but it only did this because of the heat and humidity The day I sprayed it. This is just a good learning opportunity to show everyone how to fix it Thanks for watching

[@emilyhorak5651]

What if you just went to buffing, what would happen?

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

It would get a little shinier but the orange peel would still remain honestly best to go with a little more aggressive compound and polish than I used in this video Thanks for watching

[@robertfontaine3650]

Why do you move up in grit before the orange peel is gone? After you get the orange peel out with your first grit you are supposed to use each progressive grit to remove the previous grits scratches till it's smooth enough that your cutting compounds can take it up to a high polish. You can get a better finish with less work if you check the tds for the compounds to check what grit to switch at and remove the orange peel before you progress with the higher grit papers.

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

I got most all of the orange peel out with 1000 grit leveled everything out and the rest of it came out with the 2000 and 3000 grit thanks for watching

[@robertfontaine3650]

@@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS You can still see the mottling in the paint in the video at the end. The is now less orange peel than before but it's still not flat.

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

@robertfontaine3650 Yes I know it's still not 100% correct another thing you have to remember is the hood is fiberglass so it's not going to be perfectly flat but we do have other plans for the car in the near future so this is only temporary for now

[@anguslean4058]

You gotta try a Denim pad You will be shocked

[@pitdawg6418]

Sorry but definitely NO on the ford Blue on a Chevy Camaro. Would have been perfect on a ford mustang. Other than that good job in the paint job

[@ericsiegfried9331]

Think you would be better off spending a little more money on some real basecoat that would lay down smooth and not have so much orange peel and save a ton of wetsanding and buffing!

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

It wasn't the base coat in this situation it was just painting with too much heat and humidity in the air but we have other plans for the Camaro so stay tuned Thanks for watching

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

Good thing you kept saying; "It's not a show car." Because it seems it. & "I'm not a professional." Because it seems it!

[@WHITLEYAUTOWORKS]

Just being honest lol Thanks for watching

[@Roger-ro5vj]

@bazilwreckerloughead how about a encouragement? Do you have a video of your work?