How To Flat and Polish Kapci 2k Direct Gloss / Single Stage - Bare Metal Re-Spray on A Classic Mini

[@treetopspider]

Best paint tutorial on KZbin. Whilst I have sprayed a few cars as a diy'er over the years, I learnt so much from this little series.

[@richweston6202]

What a cracking job , I learnt a lot from the mini series - my favourite videos so far! Love this mini!

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thankyou rich and these have been my biggest video series to date tbh

[@snail415]

Absolutely loved this episode. Great instruction and technique. I have a lot of restoration-level detailing experience, and wanted to offer one thing. Being how far you visually took the car on the final step, consider trying some of the latest compounds and polishes. Clearly nothing wrong with what you used (and if you’re buying wholesale I understand). But I’ve flattened and polished a ton of panels using very modern products and have seen a huge difference with everything from cycle time on pads to even the final gloss level. While the per-oz price and availability in the UK might not be what it is for me in the US, I wanted to list a few to consider trying on your most special projects. And I’m not being a shill in any way: Lake Country and Griot’s IMO make incredibly-good pads. For rotary use consider the LC wool pad as it can have you bypassing the entire 3k-grit pad process. If your 2k sanding is dull, the above pad (and a particular compound I’ll share) can eliminate the 3k stage. For that first compounding/rotary stage, my favorite product is the Turtle Wax one-and-done compound. 3D ACA500 is another, but the TW product cuts just as well and is a bit cheaper. Both compounds never dust or dry-out. Long cycle time. Griot’s fast correction cream is another amazing product, but won’t cut well under 1,500 marks. Meguire’s M110 pro speed compound is another fantastic first-stage compound for wool, but does dust a lot. If you don’t care about the cleanup, consider this one as it is the cheapest of the bunch. Great pre-polish gloss levels. What I like doing as another step to getting panels super-flat actually adds a step in place of taking that 3k sanding step out: DA polishing with a microfiber pad and any above-named compound. Good amount of pressure and moderate speed really tightens-up the clarity. Meguire’s MF pads are available, affordable and work well, but LC/Griots are premium. If you really want to try something new and interesting, use a DA with the Lake Country purple wool/foam hybrid pad. It lays very low and opens wide, cutting so fast yet leaving an amazing finish. I’ve never used a pad that provided me more technique options; you can use coarse and fine compounds and make your speed and pressure the deciding factor on final results. It’s neat, but you probably don’t have the time to explore that. Lastly, my very favorite product as a final step polish is using Griot’s perfection cream with their own yellow pad on a DA. I cannot describe just how fine and enjoyable this polish is. It’s like 8k-grit sanding with zero haze. Even smells amazing. So while most of these pads and bottles are about $20/ea, I’d ask you to dabble into them when you’re looking to mix things up. They’re all very refined, effective, and take a great-looking project car into show-car territory without changing all the good work you’re doing. Take care, and thanks for all you’ve shared with us.

[@thunzie]

Mate, you have a great knack for explaining the process. Thanks for sharing your skills!

[@davidparker2724]

Dude this is fantastic!! Not that I expected anything else as the whole build has been brilliant! Cant wait for the next build!!!!

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks david glad you enjoyed it

[@v8man350]

Turning out another quality job Tony, another happy customer no doubt, cracking paint job 👍🏻

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks man

[@tompeter7326]

What a perfect job, it´s your know how you bring into this and makes it so good !

[@mikeafa1]

Fantastic work Tony, the great prep work really shows through. That blue looks just like my 1990 MX-5 Mariner Blue. Such a nice blue.

[@christianbaraldi2137]

Great series. Watched it a few times now. Going to use this as my "school" before painting my restoration project.

[@adampye905]

Tony your off the gun finish is spot on and after the polish omg perfection

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Has to be done sometimes mate I didn’t need it but my god it makes such a difference

[@jonnyelliott3870]

Brilliant series of videos, really enjoyed following the progress on this and superbly explained thought the process. Mini looks top notch 👌

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks fella

[@SalvageMasterEssex]

Excellent work, I'm certain owner will be more than happy with finished job 👍👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

I hope so mate lol

[@gordonclark7632]

Awesome finish Tony. It has been great watching this series and well worth getting up early to watch the video.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Your very welcome Gordon and so glad a guy like yourself so far away has loved it too

[@recreativesigns4571]

Now that’s one beautifully finished Mini. Awesome job.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks man

[@tombeleschenko2066]

Beautiful job tony as always, was only the other day I was watching your video shooting that other mini with the w400. I love the g3 system too, wool head takes a lot of time out of the job. Look forward to the next one 🤙

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks Tom and yeah it’s defintelt a good system to use for polishing mate in my opinion

[@azacink]

Fantastic video series Tony. This trade/business can be sometimes pain in the ass but it is one of few professions you can look back and see your work and say this was done by me.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

And that mate is what i love about this job the job satisfaction is second to none

[@neilwharton720]

Lovely job Tony, Mini’s are fiddle little buggers to prep and finish lots of sharp bits.💪💪💪

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Oh yes they are lol my fingers know it lol

[@andrewking5274]

Fantastic job, actually never realised what was involved, really enjoyed watching this, but I'm not quite sure why

[@husky1239]

Great job Tony well worth waching this project I really injoyed the videos stay safe Tony

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks man and you too buddy

[@FINfinFINfinFINfin]

Great videos! I want to do a color change on my '74 Mini and a repaint on my '97 Ford F350 crew cab dually. Your videos are spreading some good knowledge.

[@gremlin1396]

Beautiful job thank you for showing us after the polishing what the car looks like.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Glad you liked it!

[@tstuart7333]

Super finish. Absolutely beautiful.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks stuart

[@robertgonzales7173]

great job

[@barryreynolds1473]

Fantastic job, I have recently subscribed and working my way through your play lists and gaining so much knowledge so a massive thank you. I have just done the final prep on my mini ready for direct gloss and exactly as you have are doing the outer shell and the panels in and out , I know you did this mini a while ago but how much gloss did you use for the whole project? Thanks again for a fantastic channel👍😁

[@fuellifetv2934]

Top work!! Quick question, how soon after spraying should you flat and polish is there any rule of thumb?

[@StevesConsul]

What a fantastic job you made of that car thanks for including the polishing stage. Would you recommend a wax polish as a final stage or maybe later when the car is cleaned for the first time.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

no not at all the paint needs 3 months really to breath properly before being sealed with anything

[@JohnWD40TC02]

Good video Tony and a great way to finish what has been a fantastic series on the Mini which has turned out great and is probably the best looking Mini around. Good live chat last night mate and you seemed to have a good turn out again 👏👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks John and yes mate this has been a huge series tbh mate didn’t expect it to blow up like it did tbh and always great to have a full chat with you all on the premiere too

[@JohnWD40TC02]

Really pleased your channel is doing well mate 👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

It won’t last lol depends how the next videos go mate

[@philipsadventures1755]

Love this video, question do you hit the panel with p2000 then 3k foam sanding disk, rotary wool pad and cutting compound, then I definitely swap over to my dual action to get rid of swirls from rotary, do I then use a cutting foam pad with the same cutting compound then light foam and polishing compound or skip doing the third use a light foam and polish? I know you could use a cutting foam and cut to finish but isn’t a polish for the last step recommended? Let me know thanks guys !

[@juhis6969]

Really, really awesome finish. Looks so fu... great😍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Lol thanks man

[@treacleb4149]

Looking amazing Tony, we are under excited to get our Bertie over to you for paint mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Under exited lol ? And not long to go

[@garypollentine194]

Another cracking vid mate good job as always

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks Gary glad you enjoyed it

[@martinjohnson1574]

That's very nice been good watching it take shape

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks Martin

[@PortalSpray]

Thanks for the video! Just what I needed! Just one question. How long would you leave your paint to dry before thinking about polishing

[@bchdsailor]

Excellent job Tony

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks mate

[@ANDY-we7mr]

Nice job Tony well done and explained is this the same for base and clear coat

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

yes mate same process

[@atvarsgulbis631]

Good job, thanks for uploading this video.

[@Sally-nd5pc]

Excellent work👍👍

[@sandocheese45]

Fantastic Tony 👏👏👏

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks man

[@karlgt9989]

Loved this series, think you need to paint my mini next 👌

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Go for it lol

[@stuartsmalley2868]

Another mint job Tony great informative video's

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lummy321]

Awesomeness Tony buddy... Have a great weekend mate 💞❤️

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

You too Bruce

[@classicminihaha2508]

Great series, really enjoyed it 👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Awesome, thank you!

[@fattoamanowoodwork3638]

lovely series this one. thank you.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Your welcome man

[@k4x4map46]

Thanks for explaining about the 'peel'

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

My pleasure 😊

[@vonovine]

Hi Tony Have you tried the Mirka Abralon 3000 foam backed pads? Think they are brill.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

no mate ive not i use the p2000 ones though

[@robertbills4290]

Really enjoyed this series of videos. Bet the owner is well chuffed Tony.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Hope so lol

[@janzzen100]

Top, wat een prachtige glans. Groeten uit Holland

[@BEYTEK]

Love this man!!

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks bud

[@redzed40]

Excellent work

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks

[@dougwernham5209]

Thanks for the video Tony very interesting.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

You are very welcome

[@steveguest8028]

Looks awesome Tony 👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks Steve

[@sccoachworks4452]

Awesome job mate 👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@vonovine]

Looks great😍😍😍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thank you

[@ZUKE12345671]

Hiya Tony. Where's best to but those SIA pads ?? Cheers mate

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

EBay buddy

[@stusoldcars4248]

Excellent work, have to do the same myself in the not to distant future 👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks buddy appreciate that

[@benahmed2579]

Hi mate, very good job and beautiful finish🎉 how much do u charge for that job

[@kimojoseph8057]

Awesome 👏 video Tony and thanks 🙏 for sharing all those parts with us I really enjoyed it and that G360 is really working haha 🤣 much love enjoy your evening and looking forward to see you next week please the lord 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙✊✊✊✊✊✊🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks kimo really appreciate it buddy hope you are well

[@darrengroves9]

Another great series Tony, really enjoyed this one. The end result was just amazing as always.... 👌 Just out of interest why did you use the Wool polishing head rather than the something like the bigfoot pads you often use.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

simply they cut faster mate thats all , i tend to use a harsh cut then da to finish these days for speed and quality i find it the best

[@loopflex9359]

That's a lovely job all your very hard work has paid off ?? 👏

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Absolutely mate

[@loopflex9359]

@@TonysRefinishingTV with a new paint system to boot can't be bad.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

I’ve put so many years of work into the channel and business the channel these days takes as much time as the business so it’s nice it’s giving back a few perks I guess but my priority is always good content

[@loopflex9359]

@@TonysRefinishingTV well as much as content is by far the best I have come across on this platform. Its an A + for all your hard work Tony both on and off the pitch 👏

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks man appreciate the kind words buddy

[@Lukas_Schaefer]

Great finish :) whats the reason you don´t use a 1200 or 1500 for the DA ? you could be a lot faster than sanding with 2000 by hand?

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Just like to start with a finer grade mate if your not carefull 1500 can leave some not so nice marks that are hard to remove

[@pattiboychannel311]

Wow lovely job

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks man

[@joelpalmer]

Fantastic work. Absolutely brilliant. Hope you will do a classic Mercedes or BMW soon. Thank you

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks Joel and we shall see what comes in mate

[@scottmcewan9647]

Fantastic job mate.. Well done. Brilliant vids as always. Top Job. :-)

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks Scott

[@davutyalcin-]

Join. Nice video Tony ,looks awesome👌🏻

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thankyou buddy

[@liamwallace2121]

How long would i need to leave the paint before cutting and polishing if i was doing it diy and just air drying mate

[@leeoliver1589]

Can you post a picture of it with all the plastic arches back on and complete? Looks awesome! Loved the series

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Il get the customer to pop over and do a little vid when it’s all rebuilt mate and add it to the series

[@masoodamg6633]

that was perfect . I liked

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

thanks

[@richt247]

Quality job!

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks rich

[@vespasandengines]

Generally question, how to paint small areas? Like smaller than a can of coke? Just having trouble with mixing the amount of paint needed… seems a waste mixing around 100ml for a few passes

[@davidcromie2689]

Tony it these 6 inc wool pads I am talking about on u polishein the mini mate

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

sp supplies do them mate i think i thought the links in the description

[@OnlineHousehusband]

How do you get rid of super fine micro scratches? These are only visible under bright strip led light. Annoying as my car has not long come back from painting....single stage paint? Great work btw...subscribed. 👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

If the polishing stage has been done correctly then after the initial cut shown here a da polisher should be used to refine the finish further , however you can be to picky as a rule if it doesn’t show in natural light or sunlight then your going to far doesn’t he rabbit hole tbh , I polish in the booth as it shows so much more than in natural light so if it looks right in there it’ll look mega outside

[@OnlineHousehusband]

@@TonysRefinishingTV thanks Tony for the advice. I am fussy lol. What product and pad would you recommend to improve the finish? I do have a DA polisher. I've used Scholl S20 black in the past but even that struggles

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Personally the rupes da yellow pad mate works a treat and use something like menzerna medium cut / polish can’t remember the number for it but that’s what it’s called

[@OnlineHousehusband]

@@TonysRefinishingTV thanks for taking the time to reply Tony 👍

[@markhitachi]

quick questionTony. how long would you leave the paint before sanding down for polishing. if painting on a Monday afternoon using fast hardener say and no baking in a oven, just left to air dry over night basically would 2k gloss be hard enough to flat down the next day for polishing it would it need to be left into the second day to dry properly. thanks

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

If it was a standard two coats mate then yes next day should be fine but I’d probably leave it a few days if it was cold or you went three coats , the harder it is when you polish the less chance of dropping back

[@deanbrown7643]

Show car finish bud show car thought the McLaren and the Mazda would take some beating but this one top notch !! New gun new paint it looks smokin 😃😃😃

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Lol thanks man always pushing to improve things just wait for in a few weeks man big big changes

[@deanbrown7643]

@@TonysRefinishingTV mate my phone pings when you upload the only time I can't watch immediately is when I'm on top coat late shift so I watch when I get home keep turning out that awesome work 👏👏👏

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Mate welcome to watch anytime man you know that bud

[@deanbrown7643]

@@TonysRefinishingTV 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@philstevens9914]

Only thing is I think everyone who followed this job would love to see it finished as far as the build up is concerned. Any chance of getting the owner to shoot a video of it completed and you post it?

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

I can probably get him to pop round mate when it’s done and il shoot one with him when that’ll be though I can’t say

[@steveguest8028]

Hi Tony, an unrelated question this …. If you had a second hand wing with good paint but wrong colour(black)could you scuff and re- paint(Spirit Blue)without the original colour having any effect on the new colour like bleeding through ? ….. Cheers bud

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

so spirit blue like a dark colour under it tbh, but if the paints sound on the panel below then yes in theory if its a good covering colour it should be fine mate no need to fully prime

[@steveguest8028]

@@TonysRefinishingTV Thanks Tony

[@ericshine]

Hi mate u ok what is this Pad you used in the politrix? what brand and model please 🔝 y job 🤙

[@murdosykes220]

Hi I noticed you but body filler in some areas directly on to bear metal prior to epoxy primer as apposed to filler after epoxy primer is there a reason why you do this I am restoring a number of classic Mini doing all the metal work myself put sending out the paint work but want to try the prepped and painting myself so you’re videos are really helpful thanks Kind regards Murdo

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

i did it just to get the worst done before but your fine to do it all after ontop of the epoxy its safer to prevent flash rusting too

[@irishgaminggenoratio]

Sports pack arches going back on tony ? Absolutely mint finish btw great to see

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Yeah mate the customer will rebuild the rest when they have it back mate

[@irishgaminggenoratio]

@@TonysRefinishingTV can’t wait to see more from you boys keep it up

[@jon-mart]

Very nice. Looks beautiful now, would love to see the whole car when it’s back on the road. Maybe the owner can come back and visit you for a final video on the finished project.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

There I’ll be one in the near future mate

[@JonoRob]

great work

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks mate

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

You have OCD? I never would have guessed. ;) Stunning job as usual. I've seen you do several classic cars now and I know you put 110% into every job but would you say that maybe you put just a WEE bit more into a classic?

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

100% mate yes as there just something for me about taking such a poor looking car and turning it into something special there nothing quite like it

[@mickyclark8788]

Hi Tony, where did you get that wool head from please?

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

It’s the specific one for that system mate I think sp have them in mate

[@AbcAbc-lg5zi]

Hi do you run into issues with pigtails when trizact? I usually use 1500 on DA, 3000 trizact on DA then G360 polish with woolhead. Recently have run into pigtails that take around 4-5 full passes to get out. any tips? I blow out all the dust from the 1500 stage aswell which does help but not fully. Thanks

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

So the pig tails are from your 1500 I can promise you that mate , you need to run a dust extractor and keep a massive eye on buildup on the 1500 pads

[@AbcAbc-lg5zi]

@@TonysRefinishingTV thanks for the reply! I’ll keep that in mind next time I’m polishing. Don’t want to spend anymore time than I need to when it comes to polishing haha

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Lol dry is great mate if you can nail the discs and the setup perfect but hence why I stick to the old school wet flatting takes a tad longer but no pig tail issues ect to deal with if one tint thing goes wrong

[@AbcAbc-lg5zi]

@@TonysRefinishingTV Yeah definitely years ago i was the same method that you're doing p2000 by hand or block, trizact then polish. Unfortunately with time constraints now on jobs DA is much quicker but can end up taking you longer! Great job on the MINI!

[@tiagopinto6836]

Hello do you the this color code? Thank you

[@jjg1000]

I'm painting some wheels in 2k single stage ( black) , would I need to flat a polish it like this? I wss hoping to get its glossy right out the gun , thst blue looks really glossy

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

no we never polish wheels mate

[@joeypesebre2264]

What do you a water? For sanding

[@GRPLiningServices]

Champion.

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks dude

[@robertsunderland9196]

I just painted my car with 2pak. I can sand or cut it until its flat , but it refuses to polish up. Im using polishing compound but it wont mirror finish. Stays dull. 🤔

[@liamwallace2121]

Brill series mate really enjoyed , What sort of price would you charge for a full in and out spray job to same sort of quality as this please

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Full in and out I’d be probably £4-5k mate tbh

[@rngDeadEye]

GReat videos, thank you.

[@pushingbuttons12]

Anyone know what kind of rims those are?

[@paulhunter123]

so this is,how you get a glossy finish without using clear coat i took boot lid from old 80s car has no clear coat from factory so i wanted boot resprayed same way direct gloss machine buffed no clear garage look at me like im nuts?

[@markshone4606]

Looks anazing

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks mark

[@paulski7989]

Quality 👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

thanks mate

[@lukeframpton3671]

Proper job looks the bollox

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks Luke

[@lukeframpton3671]

@@TonysRefinishingTV where you based

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Nantwich fella

[@andreweason7041]

Nothing listed on the website?

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

You’ll have to get in touch with them fella

[@mcjdubpower]

Gud vid 👍

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Thanks fella

[@mechanicalnut7866]

What did it cost ?

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Anything from £2500 upwards depending on condition and work involved

[@markrs59]

I'm weird I have to have peel in the finish things just look a bit odd when there perfectly glass flat. Just my ocd with having cars painted over the years😂😂😂

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Lol if it’s a full paint il go flat if it’s a repair it stays oem but that’s just how I like it tbh

[@markrs59]

@@TonysRefinishingTV yeah i totally get it if its a repair it needs to match oem finish, the last car I had had painted we just literally nicked the very top of the peel off and that's it, so it almost looks like it hadn't been painted and just look like new if that makes sense 🥴

[@TonysRefinishingTV]

Yeah I know what you mean buddy tbh we do sometimes do that all depends on the car

[@alinazeer5083]

Hi