991.2 GT3 RS Compound

We're moving on to the compounding stage. As part of that process, we're trying out some new cordless tools from FLEX along with our trusted RUPES polishers. The paint is in decent shape but needs some love. Billy and Gabe from Presidential Automotive Detailing are here to help me knock the GT3 RS out.
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[@MrAumbra]

While I don’t mind the music over “B” roll, I will say that my preference is the voice over you are now doing as it does offer insight and ultimately delivers more “content” for those of us who find all this interesting. Great video! Wish it was longer.

[@michaelbuzby]

+1 for a longer video! og OG style.

[@toddray275]

This is one of the Hardest things for us new obsessed fans to learn and appreciate because it takes such a trained eye and good equipment. Thanks for the information and lesson.

[@nicholasrubino5426]

I have to say I am liking the new style of the videos, especially production value. However, I miss the lengthy videos as well, part of why I love Obsessed Garage so much is sometimes the going over of every minute detail. Maybe the next video will show it, but something like figuring out the wing, and how they came to the suggestions they came to, is something very interesting to me. I understand we don't need to stare at someone polishing for two hours, but the wing is definitely something I was interested to see as well as any other "trouble spots" that came up during the compounding stage.

[@Schwabz33]

Thanks Matt for buying and testing Flex products. I’m looking at investment into these products and I’m happy that I get to see them before hand.

[@HOBrian2003]

Great video Matt! Great info and great editing! Voice over was fantastic and well thought out!

[@Flip01]

Really like the way your filming your video's lately. Love the O.G way.👍🇦🇺

[@hm_tcs1469]

billy really knows what he's doing. great video and love the b-roll. beautifully executed

[@afhyoutube]

Voice over B roll > Techno beatz B roll.

[@Forcy1989]

Best soothing content! Religiously watching all the videos, thank you!

[@Shawn-ne6ld]

KZbinr Schmee150 has all his high dollar cars trucked from the dealership to a professional paint correction company for a thorough paint correction, deep clean, polish and clear wrap on every inch of paint, carbon fiber, headlights, etc. His GT3 had a lot of imperfections (orange peel, swirls, hairline scratches, etc) and he said if factory new cars had perfect paint the cost would skyrocket over the already $200,000 plus prices. The Ford GT surprisingly had some of the best factory paint.

[@EAADetailing]

Car looks fantastic, glad they could take care of the wing!

[@Devon_Meadows]

Ive been using the new Dewalt XR cordless rotary. I can get behind the cordless definitely but versus a corded machine i think the power will be/feel less than until they make a better battery

[@sushiii484]

I started watching your channel because of the civic, but this car is freaking beautiful!! Love your videos!!

[@ObsessedGarage]

Thanks man!

[@johnyester4060]

14:27 Air dryer blow off. Our station air dryer does the same timed purge.

[@paulhamilton6013]

Stick with the forced rotation, you need to understand it’s a completely different machine, pad choice and compound choice are essential, Scholls range of compounds are good as they tend to have more lube, also give the Mille compounds a try. I have the flex XCE and it’s my workhorse.

[@erico5986]

If I’m not mistaken, Flex markets that free spinning DA as a finisher and the forced rotation for cutting. It’s literally what their catalog states. That’s why it feels like it’s not rotating enough because it’s really meant for the final polish or jeweling step.

[@ObsessedGarage]

I don't like that idea.

[@erico5986]

Obsessed Garage yep that’s why we must wait for an iBrid LHR15 I guess.

[@erico5986]

4FOUR1 ONE5FIVE I’m not mobile or do it for a living just on the side once or twice a week. I just hate cords. I tried all the new cordless flex tools at autogeek last year and I liked the forced rotation but the free spinning DA had no balls so to speak. There is no comparison to an LHR15/21 MKIII. I have a Mille (that I got from OG)to compare it to and the new Flex forced rotation is much smoother and quieter actually.

[@Potzii85]

hey Matt, good points made by saying, somwhere you need to draw a line. The classic detailing dilemma, as it was called by Larry from AMMO. You wait on the little Flex PXE 80 I assume? I tell you, you will be amazed by the performance, balance and power this little fella has. I sold my iBrid and Rupes 75E after I tried out the PXE 80 on 3 diffrent Cars. It really is that good of a maschine. Flex has huge problems meeting the big demand, I hear of people had to wait for more than 3 months for their order. A little side note: the Kit provided by Flex doesn't contain a 2 inch backing plate. The guys from APS (autopflege-shop.de) produced a good backing plate with the exact weight for that (APS PRO FP50). They even offer their own extensions (APS PRO FV50) and adapter (APS PRO FVA50) to enhance the user experience for the PXE 80 even more!

[@ObsessedGarage]

My PXE80 should be here soon.

[@bonkiblatain9413]

porsche's are one of the hardest paint to correct..specially the old ones..for sure you have some trouble fixing front and rear bumpers ..more power Obsessed garage

[@stevoeight]

Nice to see some red in the shop!

[@Schwabz33]

@MATT you should really look into Gtechniq Panel wipe - I find CarPro has fragrance and die added which is not something you want when your trying to clean the surface from oils.

[@PaFurGarage]

Love these perfectionist type videos!

[@epicon6]

That’s every Obsessed Garage video.

[@Ruhdiculus]

Watching this stuff makes me wanna go decon/polish/coat my bad boy mower. Gotta dial that in.

[@BJP719]

"Sometimes you have to Shut It Down... accept it for what it is..." like Porsche did. I love my Porsche, but man is it a love-hate relationship when it comes to their Black paint.

[@Shawn-ne6ld]

All factory paint is miserable. You can see large areas of orange peel on $240,000 plus AMG black cars on eBay photos.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Orange peel is there for a reason. It masks imperfection in the metal and panel gaps.

[@Shawn-ne6ld]

Obsessed Garage Topaz detailing does an awesome job on orange peel. They get customer cars from the dealership and do paint correction/protection removing 99% of the orange peel since they have to remove 6-8 microns from the clear coat to get it out. Result is glass smooth mirror like finish even with protective film on all painted/carbon fiber surfaces. They just got in 3 911 GT3’s built the same time from the factory to paint correct. All had several issues for picky people. They also did custom carbon fiber for all the exterior factory plastic parts, hood vents, rockers, front trim, rear behind the wheel vents and engine covers/vents. Truest one of the best paint protection companies in the business. Don’t want to know what it costs since most of their customer cars are 100’s of thousands to many millions of dollar cars.

[@danpfeifer7618]

Sliding into 3rd...... Great series!

[@bekiro28]

17:40 i knew it will be figured out the way how you hold the machine :)

[@blakenovotney7669]

Have you tried sonax ultimate cut yet? If not you need to!

[@Fee.1]

I’m Very curioused to see a pro’s opinion of the Milwaukee polisher

[@integrafreak1]

Can anyone reccomend a good cutting compound for hard AMG clearcoat??

[@PrestigeDetailingStudio]

the cordless XFE is pretty under powered!! if you hold it by the battery its easier to manage! the XCE actually has plenty of torque. you said you dont like how it "darts around everywhere" if you hold the pad perfectly flat, you wont have that problem! but the cordless is a game changer!!

[@eightwheels2114]

Why aren’t you measuring paint thickness or gloss readings before?

[@stevenyoon3867]

For one, most measuring tools have to be taken with a grain of salt. I don't think there's a device or product out in the market right now that could give you true 100% reading of the paint thickness and gloss. It's all relative. I think it'll help give you an idea if you don't know the car paint's history but for this car, Matt bought this brand new so he there's less guess work. It certainly doesn't hurt to have a baseline, but at the same time, it's certainly not warranted for every correction imo.

[@eightwheels2114]

​@@stevenyoon3867 There is so much discussion about clear coat. They are concerned about knocking it down and here they don't measure it. I know its impossible to discern clear mills alone. But I just thought it would be nice to map out the levels. And gloss readings, a gloss meter would be helpful. Its hard to see the differences on video, with a white car.

[@TheFi1thyCasual]

Looking good.

[@GoebelsDetailshop78]

I agree I’m the head Detailer at Porsche in Destin Florida and the Porsche’s don’t come perfect and also like the Gt3. Gt2rs have the Porsche logo on the hood and also come cock eyed and always swirled . I stay polishing them every time we get them in ,

[@redkeating5933]

Matt, what’s your take on the 3M perfect-it system? I understand it’s more suited for body shop production, but could it have any place in a dedicated detailing shop?

[@ObsessedGarage]

Pretty much anything modern is better.

[@paul4733]

Will P&S Beadmaker work on Jescar Power Lock Plus and Collinite 845 as a top coat/drying aid

[@ObsessedGarage]

Yes, works well.

[@jonathanvanelli]

Is this the flat or metallic white?

[@bym007]

I am not able to understand if the work undertaken by Esoteric on this Porsche wasn't upto mark or what ?

[@Obsessioncardetailing]

That was a different car

[@DJNoMask]

Nice!

[@d.e.a.7040]

Can the steamer be used for cutting? Where can I buy it?

[@d.e.a.7040]

Hey Mr. Obsessed you didn't answer my question and I am obsessed for an answer 😂

[@hsmf8055]

Amazing content, obsessive details in vid and in polishing, my head just blown

[@Mr7O5]

Great edit! It’s pretty cool to see the progression over the years, I’m a huge fan of the voice over vs Matt talking over the polisher, that was my only critique, I was never a fan of hearing the polisher. Keep up the great work everyone.

[@ItsRyan.]

I really wanted to like the Flex polishers, I've not tried one personally yet but just watching this video they just look like a toy. Not a proper work horse machine? I could be wrong, but think i'd choose Rupes again.

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

Ryan does Rupes offer cordless polishers? Thx

[@jonnathanmarcellus4456]

Hold it by the battery

[@patrickvennard838]

Yep I have two Flex machines and would never go back to a corded.

[@jonnathanmarcellus4456]

Patrick Vennard same here, I have the 4 cordless polishers, cordless vac and the blower. Gonna grab 2 DWL2500’s and the drill. No more cords for me!

[@Antimatter.]

Hi Matt , I have the Flex cordless machines , The batteries last a long time there is no issue with that but the 15 takes a bit to get used to it’s an excellent machine , Having the freedom without the damn cord is worth it , I have a small spot we’re I work and when I blow the pads I don’t have unplug anymore , and don’t have worry about tripping or paint scuffs from the cord anymore, To bad you didn’t get the 3”/1” machine that machine I’m sure you will love , just the on/off switch is weird , you have to push down on the front edge of the switch and then up , takes a bit to get used to then it becomes 2nd nature

[@ObsessedGarage]

We showed about 2 minutes of using the machine. This is the risk of showing people the process. Some are a bit too dense to understand the process of discovery.

[@Antimatter.]

Northern VA Acadia 2020 I’m not sure if we can trust Matt’s Judgement on this he can be very biased LOL , There was a vid once when he grabbed someone else’s Rupes mark 15 and he said wait this isn’t mine it feel weird I’m Offf , let me get my machine ! LOL I have both machines Rupes and Flex if you pull the triggers one after the other you can see how much smoother the Flex theres almost zero vibration , It’s gonna take getting used to,

[@jtm1979]

Seems like more like that xfe is more finishing tool than correction tool. Never liked Flex's erconomics compared to Rupes.

[@detroitcustom]

Billy how old are you?he looks like a young bloke

[@pjfan173]

A person would think Porsche would pay someone 1K plus to make the paint perfect and just pass the cost onto the buyer

[@ObsessedGarage]

$1,000 is not enough to do this.

[@mikea5205]

Billy is a real pro, now their about to get booked for the next 6 months.

[@mikea5205]

Matt Rafferty - I actually know that but I don’t pay attention I expect auto correct to catch it lol 😂

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

What compound product are you using? Thx

[@russellhagy]

Looks like Jesscar Correcting Compound.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Jescar

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

Obsessed Garage I keep hearing about how good this compounding polish is. With Jescar, I have also heard some say they have had some paints finish down so well during the compounding stage that we didn't even need to perform finish polishing. Did you find that to be the case with this compounding session? And did you only use a microfiber cutting type pad? Is the Jescar correcting compound a product that you only use a cutting pad with and then need to switch to a finishing polish with a finish pad? Thx Matt.

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

Northern VA Acadia 2020 understood, makes sense. Have you used Jescar yourself? Thx

[@nolanohana]

Matt, you’re not actually removing any paint, right, it’s the clear your are ablating?

[@Antimatter.]

He perfecting the clear , If you go into the base coat which is the color it has to get repainted , there will be a dull blotch , The DA polishers are designed to make it harder for that to happen

[@Piglet6256]

Flex should change the names and make it a bit simpler, cos who can remember all the models and nr's, its excessive.

[@pimwear2niee421]

Present

[@axelbart7470]

Great information, on the new Flex machines, glad i didn't order. Great work

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

Northern VA Acadia 2020 a different technique? Do they require more pressure during polishing and/or more passes? Thx

[@jonnathanmarcellus4456]

Tundra Whisperer for one holding it by the battery will give you better control. I’ve done 1 steps with the XFE that supposedly doesn’t have the power to correct. XCE is awesome and the PXE is seriously a Game Changer!

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

Jonnathan Marcellus great info, these are German, right? Where do you buy these? If I’m using 5” pads, do I use the 125mm backing pad?

[@chadbartlett8577]

Ok you need to move the tire dressing...Every time you open that cabinet it screams "Buy Me". But I can't.

[@matthewsmith5394]

I was going to say that why are you posting this first when you haven't even posted the Polishing stage. Yeah my brain wasnt working then I remembered that the compounding comes first. Idk what happened with my brain

[@mesdetails2847]

That flex is a piece of shit. You need more power and those batteries will degrade quick.

[@ObsessedGarage]

No

[@jtm1979]

First :D