How To Fix These Unsightly Scratches! With The Help Of Poppy's Patina!!

[@apexdetail85]

There are more versions of a wipe on clear....But most work great to bridge the gap to a proper fix.

[@JoseDiaz-xc9xs]

Realistically who is gonna go to a bodyshop after they do this....great results...i know your just cya...good job..

[@domtrabucco7612]

I’m a fan of wipe on clears etc. under rated

[@apexdetail85]

They are very helpful.

[@tommyholt3465]

I did a whole car with this stuff. 😂 First mistake was that I mixed all the paint and catalyst up at once and could have done the car with half that amount. Then I went a little heavy and ended up with a lot of wipe marks, but they are certainly worse on horizontal panels. I sanded and polished out a spot on the trunk and it looked much better but it would take more aggressive sanding to make a huge difference. Still, I think it’s a cool product and I’ll probably use it again. One tip for anyone who does a large area is that I used the grey scuff pads made for a d.a. which was helpful. I honestly liked the scuffed look better, so I scuffed a friend’s old CRV which gave it a matt finish. Fun stuff when you and your friends have a bunch of beaters to experiment on.

[@bdlii]

I really like these how tos for older cars where it’s hard to justify body shop repair costs. Planning to do this for my daughter’s car for example. Thank you for sharing.

[@steveclark2426]

Thanks for the video. Love seeing this approach to older cars. Keep them coming!

[@WesleyStevens-ln3xv]

First time seeing this type of product,looks great

[@reeb9016]

Been wondering about a product like this. I wonder, and Brian does a demo.

[@skodakatie7341]

Great tip for repairing scratches, thank you for sharing Brian❤.

[@newfieboy1947]

Excellent information and results. Thanks once again Brien.

[@kennythomsonjr5553]

Wow, well done

[@c.c.5472]

Happy New Year! Great stop gap fix, heck may even save a guy a few bucks as a ‘good enuf’ repair.

[@Realtor365]

This was awesome!! Thank you Brian .. Im finally catching up on ACR vids. Happy New Year!! You’re crushing it 🤗🎉👍

[@apexdetail85]

Thank you! Have a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year!!

[@pappajohn8912]

Great demo, it looks better than I thought it would…

[@qmoonwalker3847]

Wow!! Turned out great!

[@bigd9848]

Great result Brian 💎Looks great it worked out well 👑

[@apexdetail85]

Not horrible...with little effort as well.

[@favangbilvask7587]

Nice 👍

[@artlayton1425]

Great technique; thanks!

[@mohammedmustapha2765]

Great video. Happy New Year Brian.

[@apexdetail85]

Happy New Year to you as well!

[@Calendyr]

Fanastic video! I had no idea you could do this. Few questions: Was the damage too deep to simply wetsand and polish or is this just a way to save a lot of time? I wish you had brought the camera closer, I could not really see the actual condition of the paint after the application... how much would you say was still showing percentagewise? I think you just convinced me to get a LVLP gun and put ny small compressor in my truck so I can do this when the damage is too important to simply wetsand and polish. Thanks for showing this!

[@apexdetail85]

Yes...very deep scratches. I will do a repair on the top of a fender so it is easier to see.

[@ddautodetailing]

That turned out great 👍

[@kimnewling5728]

Thats pretty cool. I'd try it.

[@norcalspitshine6406]

Nice

[@keithbowman4534]

Happy New Year!!

[@apexdetail85]

Happy new year!

[@juancorvette7755]

Happy new year Brian 🎉

[@eliteappliance1394]

awesome video!

[@davidboyce6427]

Just awesome technique and supplies. Brian was that a Microfiber pad you used when applying the Clear Coat?

[@erichill7560]

Looked like a cheap terry sponge to me, but he said microfiber so I dunno.

[@apexdetail85]

You can find those standard pads locally. Ollys, Advanced Auto, Pep Boys, Harbor Freight.

[@apexdetail85]

The rags and pads given I would just take to the dumpster.

[@sstevens4528]

Another great video Brian! Are you familiar (or anybody in the comments) with the RestorFX clear coat restoration? A friend of mine told me about them but their website is not that helpful and not much on youtube about it. Seems too good to be true. Thanks

[@apexdetail85]

I will look into it.

[@sstevens4528]

@ Thank you Brian

[@markbrown9165-k1u]

Could you use this to cover areas where you have thin clear coat and to fill in deep scratches that have just hit the base coat

[@Pedroluvslupe]

Fantastic

[@MNpicker]

Patina can be a very good thing...

[@Calendyr]

Oh an other question. Would using any clear coat work the same of is that product special in some way? I know typical clearcoat use both a hardener and a reducer... would that be the major difference?

[@erichill7560]

The clear component looked quite a bit thinner than it does in the sprayguy vids. Probably necessary for a no-propellant application, not to mention reducing brush lines.

[@Calendyr]

@@erichill7560 Thanks. So I guess if I want to wipe it on, that would be the product to use but for spraying, I should go with regular clear coat. My only issue is the drying time I guess. Not using a spray booth, if it takes long to dry, a lot of dust and dirt can imbed itself in the clear I am applying.

[@apexdetail85]

This looks better sprayed. But it can self level to a certain extent. I will show in an upcoming video.

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

Feliz año nuevo 2025/Happy new year 2025 Brian Spitler 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊

[@apexdetail85]

Happy New Year!!

[@deathstar8072]

After seeing that tow hitch on the back of that I would be a little leery of the drive train.

[@apexdetail85]

Here in Pa....that is a common sight. They salt the roads when calling for flurries.

[@ТимурРусланов-я7о]

Have u tried shinycarstaff?

[@apexdetail85]

Not as of yet.

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

First!!!

[@shahnulislam9897]

When you speak of crazy drivers I'm going to guess you're talking about the one whose car you're about to fix. Just taking wild guess from where the damages is