Polishing turds is rubbish (or maybe it's just me)

[@lofty7180]

ive just spent the thick end of half an hour drinking coffee and eating biscuits (TWIX soft centres for those who may want to know.....)whilst watching some Hippy bloke attempt to detail the bad paint on his Skoda whilst constantly berating his own efforts ...........bloomin eck i love this channel !! keep up the good work Sir.

[@DrTeeth007]

Delboy Trotter He looks much better with short hair. When it was long, it always looked as if it needed a good wash. He also looks a lot younger now.

[@sportshatch]

Your painter was City and Guilds trained. Unfortunately for you , it was as a plumber.

[@solidstate0]

.... On a Monday, after the weekend when his girlfriend dumped him and his YTS payments have just been sanctioned

[@HowardLeVert]

We're back to Tommy Cooper's "Stradivarius and Rembrandt" joke again, aren't we?! :)

[@philgrimsey3637]

I was going to say a fire extinguisher repairman and that's what he used to apply the paint.

[@vaughanwarburton9623]

This proves it ! I'm middle aged cos I'm watching a man wash and polish a car on a Saturday night!!!!! 'more real ale'

[@wanderinggentile]

You're going to get grief for this detail job, but I did it for a living, and you have worked miracles. The paint is unsalvageable. It's easily 15 years old, low quality, and seems to have been applied by Stevie Wonder. You got a shine out of it. You did well. Without a respray, it gets no better.

[@AMarchant]

Your travails are not in vain Ian! So many channels are cosmetically edited like a Kardashian Instagram page, and it's frankly discouraging to be presented with a parade of ostensibly endless perfection, it puts you off ever having a go. But a video like this, where you keep in the hard stuff and the setbacks makes it all seem much more possible.

[@anthonyfmoss]

Absolutely love your self-deprecation and humility. So many quotes made me laugh out loud. I think many of us recognised ourselves in this, dear HubNut. “This is the only thing I will do right in his video.” 😂 You are one of us, an entertaining friend with warmth to boot.

[@klwthe3rd]

Hubnut you're awesome! You're supposed to clay bar one panel at a time using a proper spray lubricant, not water. Water isn't as slick and destroys the clay bars longevity. I know this because I used to own a car detailing business in my younger years. Glad that you're making the SKoda shine. Never polish or wax in circles because it shows the swirl marks. 😣 I'm still proud of you for making the effort. Ive been waiting for this video for the longest time. Never a dull moment on this channel.

[@marklittler784]

"Never a dull moment!" Lol

[@niallsommerville9941]

@@marklittler784 I wish I'd said that.

[@andrewmorley474]

You will.

[@RichieRouge206]

Bless ya Ian - nothing more soul destroying than paintwork that won’t respond to work. Definitely earned 10 of 10 for effort. The issue is the paint quality, not your efforts. Top work

[@____stu____]

Car detailing HubNut style, totally frustrating but thrilling to watch.......good times😳

[@marktrenfield]

To be honest Ian, I think it's come up fantastic considering the condition of the paint you started out with. New number plates look fantastic, too!

[@E92M3Guy]

I have detailed or valeted cars since 1989 in one form or another and was a former spray painter for 17 years , it's got single stage paint, which means it has no clear coat / lacquer top coat hence the oxidisation and paint transfer onto the pads. The paint is always thinner on the edges of panels and swage lines as you found out. 10/10 for perseverance and entertainment , brave effort indeed. 👍👍

[@grenvillephillips6998]

Don't do it too well or you might not qualify for the Concours d'Negligence.

[@arthurfarrow]

C' est vrai, Monsieur

[@jusb1066]

in this episode, ian is going to take you to a clay bar, clay bar!

[@johnb.9806]

You're a superstar At the -gay- clay bar

[@TheAggressiveLemon]

"Even the mop pad seems to be laughing at me" 😂😂😂😂

[@raspucin70]

NOOO...you have to use lubricant with your clay bar! Most people use diswashing soap mixture in a squirt bottle! If you rub the clay bar over the paint without it it *will* be terribly "grabby". And you never use swirl motion, always straight-forward-n-back. But props for giving a Skoda a love that Skodas rarely get. I could never understand the mentality "Bah, its cheap, I dont care for it". Every car needs TLC.

[@The-Rectifier]

Absolutely true, need to lubricant the clay bar very well...otherwise😨

[@markpirateuk]

With paint that far gone, I use rubbing compound, then T-cut, then a good wax polish. My 1983 Fiat X19 was worse than the Skoda, but looked fantastic when finished (2 days bloody hard work!).

[@iliaslamari7315]

*Back in the old day, we didn't even try to polish a car that is so dull.* A clear coat finish restoration is possible up to the point where clear coat failure begins. But in this case, we would wash it, take a panel like a bonnet of. Then give it a very, very light wet sand with extremely fine sandpaper. Degrees, it, mask it off. Spray 3 thin layers of clear coat on it and you're done. We did this outside under the carport. Always turn out better than polishing. But it really was an art to sand it so light that the paint wasn't coming off. Often you keep spots were you burnt through.

[@PaulSGraham69]

i think i just wet myself...what a cracking video..your a great guy..cheers.. love the videos....if my lottery has come up, will check tomorrow, too tired now... i'll pay for a full respray for you, and i mean that...

[@1971wizzard]

I don't care what you do to the cars, or scarp heaps you acquire I find you thoroughly enjoyable to watch...I espescially like when you give us, your little nuggets of impromptu information about random stuff.....brilliant I watch every video...…..!

[@emil3524]

This reminds me of when I actually lived in the Czech Republic and we had one of these. Exact same colour but hatchback. I remember it being very rusty and my father painting straight over the rust with an ordinary paint brush.

[@michelod.i.y.5202]

Anti polish car 😂 I'm a big fan of Auto Glym myself. 10/10 for effort 😊

[@cameronbrown7925]

My dad says that if you keep the windows clean and shiny, the paint doesn’t stick out so much. They are much easier to keep clean and shiny and this method has kept me in good stead so far. Awesome effort on a thankless task! Well done!

[@kodessa]

This is basically the most excited I've been for a video about polishing in a long time!

[@vojin54]

It actually looks damn good, it's only when you are close that you see that the paint is not the best.

[@mikeg8835]

I so agree on the old font number plates Ian , I also love your self depricating approach

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Why is polishing so painful I hate it! And watching you brought that pain right back. I may have to have a lie down. 😭

[@ICBMPIRATE2]

Spot on mate! Used to have to polish a whole fleet everyday Funeral Cars in Black. NEVER AGAIN

[@TheExStig]

Thanks mate, I've just had the best laugh I've had in ages. I'm no expert at detailing either btw. I can't understand why anyone would give this a thumbs down. Magnificent video!

[@RWBHere]

The phrases 'silk purse' and 'sow's ear' come to mind... ! Thanks Ian.

[@sooty655]

Hi Ian, I think you did an excellent job. It's important to remember that whatever is claimed on the tin or by the keyboard experts, all you can actually achieve is a shinier version of the paintwork you started with. The only alternative is to use a more aggressive process to remove the repaint layer, but then you find out why it was repainted, which may be worse than what you have now. The Skoda looks fine to me, so don't let it get you down.

[@derekcoe9633]

Just come in from a tiring day at work and what’s waiting for me on the iPad? A large slice of HubNut, wonderful!

[@carolhames4066]

time for a tin of dulux

[@pikeywyatt]

Brolack and a mohair roller .

[@colinjones2505]

Your seemingly endless patience clearly has no boundaries. That is exactly the sort of crazy pointless job I'd have tackled too, for reasons beyond normal comprehension. However, I know my patience would have been exhausted after the bonnet 'restoration' . Finishing the job with the aid of half a gallon of petrol and a match would have been my next consideration, but no, you couldn't do that to a lovely old Skoda. I think I may possibly have considered a pot of paint and a brush to be honest. Now there's a challenge for future reference! I've seen the astounding results that can be achieved by a bloke with a Triumph Herald at a show I attended at Uttoxeter race course a few years ago. He assured me it had been hand painted, but I struggled to believe him, it really was that good. :o

[@neilmason298]

straight lines for clay bar use!! and keep it lubricated

[@neilmason298]

decent micro fibre towels go a long way to helping too.. also cold damp weather doesnt help the process...and NO pressure needed on moppers!!

[@niallsommerville9941]

Clay bar works wonders on glass.

[@rydermike33]

Hard work Ian, but the little Skoda is certainly looking much better, well worth all the effort.

[@darrenwilson8042]

Twenty odd years of company cars meant that my experience has been based on such efforts just before the cars went back to the leasing company sort of every three years Ian. Admittedly on newer paint but all I ever did was use some cutting compound the colour magic polish afterwards followed by a good buff up. Always made a 90k + mile 3 year old car look pretty damn good to be honest even though it was done outside normally in Feb/March Biggest issue was the biggest car - an Insignia. I got half way round and looked up and my heart sank to see how much car I still had to do lol. At the end of the day I got zero feedback so no idea whether this work saved me any penalty charges from leasing companies !

[@Zippee2020]

Another entertaining video and a true master class in car detailing! I know there wasn’t any instructions on the first bottle of cutting compound you used but it probably did state on it ‘test on an inconspicuous area’ so it was particularly amusing when you starting in the middle of the bonnet! At least there is some improvement and you have yet again provided much entertainment to the you tube community😊keep up the great work👍

[@MrButtonpresser]

Some say you can't polish a turd, still A+ for effort.

[@jameswallace7709]

Use cutting compound wet as it helps lubricate the cloth etc. Looks good though!

[@markwhitehead1658]

Hub Nut I'm a panel beater sprayer so I know what your going through. It's not as easy as people think to salvage a paint job like that so fair play to you 👍I'm laughing and wincing at the same time. You have made my evening with comedy gold. Brilliant never change lol

[@robbieelvin4951]

It was never going to be perfect, but that looks significantly improved. Well done.

[@Turnbull50]

You have my full support. This is how us mortals do it. I totally messed up my bonnet using T-Cut. Your doing an awesome job.

[@androo4519]

Glad to hear we won't be seeing you buff your Myrtle again.

[@jasonhimpson2334]

This video made me chuckle, your description of witches especially. Anyway, red is one of the worst colours to rejuvenate as the pigments are terrible once oxidation sets in. The way to go about it is to go round the car in 3 or 4 attempts. Each pass will improve, granted if the paint itself is bolloxed that'll not help the end result or enthusiasm but if the starting point isn't as bad (as with Myrtle) then you should be able to get a good result. I've done a good few paint corrections as part of my job and there's always one car that no matter how much time is put into it still looks crap. I had a Corsa two weeks ago do this to me. Black and knackered.

[@Bucharestguidedtours]

Dont loose heart in re finishing this, the cold weather is not helping you, makes it murder to remove as the product doesn't dry correctly. I think that's solid paint, there was a change in paint in the mid to late 90s, oil to water based, solid paint is harder to work with , in my opinion, always stiffer, especially to come off, seems a bit gunky sometimes.. I think it needs a good hard cut, the first stuff you used by hand looked good, get some on your orbital polisher and just do one panel at a time, damp pad, and golden rule, don't lift the pad off when spinning.The orbital is relatively safe, low to medium speed, even with G3 as long as you don't go mad. 3M fast cut is a belter . And a lesson learned there, Colour M*gic ( other brands available) is not suitable for this job at all, or possibly any job. The Skoda is a good looking motor and i think that paint has some potential in it. Cut it , finish polish and then seal it. I'm very jealous of your big font plates, I have a 1989 Escort (bad word, I know your not a ford man ) and have been looking for for ages.. keep up the good work , best channel on KZbin .

[@MGBetts1]

I think as far as HubNut is concerned, there's nothing wrong with Fords as cars. The only issue is the prices they demand for them - but I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong. I personally love the early '60s Fords - Zodiacs, Anglia's, Classics & Capris - anything with fins!

[@HubNut]

Indeed. Fords tend to get lots of coverage elsewhere, and I refuse to be a part of the MK1 Escort worship. They're nice cars, but many rivals were better...

[@FrankenShop]

I felt your frustration and even though I worked as an auto detailer for a period of time in my younger days, I still don't bother with buffing cars. Old base-only paint (no clear coat) is a beast to work with and it will probably look even worse in the sunlight (on those rare occurrences that you might actually see the sun in the UK). However, it looks at least 100% better than when you started so feel proud!

[@frglee]

Well done! I think she looks very nice and you are showing you are still proud of owning her - after all, she's 24 years old, so it all went about as well as could be expected. Hard work, but there's dignity in that, they say. Hopefully, the polish will help protect the paintwork against further deterioration.

[@callumk5]

I once polished a red Volvo 240 estate in red (it took a LONG time) with a mop in beautiful summer weather. All original paint that came up very rewardingly. There were imperfections that I could see clearly when I was doing the work but from “normal viewing distance” it looked great. Your Skoda came up as well as it was going to and I think you did a good job with it. Don’t be put off polishing anything ever again, maybe just try on something with better quality paint. (I did say I liked the pink bloom when you first got it!)

[@skodakatie7341]

You have made a marked improvement so it’s not a disaster, plus you’re bringing a classic Škoda back to form, well done!! 👍 x

[@The_Last_Post]

Be nice if that grinder, oops ‘mop’ actually came with some bearings 😂 good effort Ian, your tenacity is legendary!

[@nicklowe536]

If I was keeping it I would be saving up for a respray it's a a fantastic example

[@LJG0305]

Still looks great; I can see the reflections afterwards which wasn’t easy to see before.

[@RoyCousins]

In my experience bright red is the worst colour to polish.

[@richardbrabbs8283]

I have to do this to my red t5 camper van its a pain in the arse it takes me days and it always needs doing again 6 months later red is a terrible colour for fading every time we see this car always impressed with the lack of rust the clay bar joke made me chuckle top job ian

[@KarlAdamsAudio]

End result looked kinda reasonable-ish. From a distance. If you squint a bit - and wear your old spectacles (the ones with all the scratches, and a prescription from at least a decade ago). Sorted!

[@mikeholbrook5084]

20-20 car. Looks great from 20 feet away with the car going 20 miles an hour.

[@robc5955]

Looks pretty good to me, like you I despise cleaning and polishing cars, as long they ain’t rusty I’ve learnt to live with blemishes. Rust I can’t abide though. Does anyone think this looks like a Volvo 340 at the back......

[@mickles1975]

The way the brum comes through on "Le finis ultra brilliant" gave me a chuckle.

[@fastfiatjamest6437]

Polishing a car is one of the few tasks in life where there is no right or wrong way to do it. No matter what way you do it someone will will aways say its wrong lol

[@Wreck-Gar]

This is so true. Even the professionals on the detailing forums argue between themselves on what to do first, next and so on!

[@dennisrobinson735]

I used to detail cars years ago and the rule of thumb was when using cutting compound is to apply it in straight lines the only thing applied in circles is wax

[@bextar6365]

Ambition is not his middle name. RE: The wax job it looks better for sure.

[@paultowler1446]

I also sing the electric six song when i get the clay bar out. Made me chuckle 😊

[@spitfiretrading]

Ian, always remember if you're not making mistakes, your not making anything! The hue left by a machine polish is always a sod to get rid of. I tend to spray the paintwork with plenty of water and also when hand polishing keep turning your cloth over. Top job though, best wishes.

[@thetruthwillout3347]

Thumbs up for effort. Chalky red paint is always best avoided. You done a good job!

[@Pfirtzer]

I don't know how old you are Ian but I love the stuff. Like people who take care of an old car. Nothing wrong with it!

[@serenatyvfr]

Considering what you had to work with mate that’s a fantastic job

[@adamtoms2726]

Well done. With the poor paint job that the car has, I think all of your efforts have been a success. It sure looks red now.

[@jonathanbignall1198]

Polishing is a tedious job at the best of times, given the sorry condition of the paint job you were dealing with I think you deserve credit for getting it as good as you did...

[@alanbartlett9523]

Cripes, that mop sounds like an angle grinder in speed 2. Maybe an angle grinder might be more effective.

[@noexpensespentstudios]

I never thought I'd see the day you, of all people, would wield a clay bar. I'm impressed and horrified in equal measure. Credit where its due, you really have done about as good a job as you're likely to without getting the car resprayed, I doubt there's any potion or lotion that would fix what you had to work with any better than you've managed.

[@vivianhughes9347]

Sorry to be late to the party - slowly catching up on your past videos and enjoying them very much. Agree with you re: pressure washers on cars. Forces water into places where it would never normally go - not to mention destabilizing paintwork - particularly on Citroen metallic colours with lacquer which I learned to my cost! I now wash car by hand - very occasionally use a carwash but politely refuse the pre-wash blast from the bloke with pressure washer at the ready. Also affected my alloy wheels too - again. lacquer peel which, complete with in-ground brake dust makes for a terrible sight! Lesson learnt! Well done for persevering with the polishing. Considering the state of the paintwork it came up really well. Cheers. Vivian

[@onesandzeroes]

Good comedic skills. Some of the humour is top notch.

[@jeep2003]

I havnt yet figured out the art of polishing either. Could be that most of the products I use are decades old but I genrally get a bit of improvement from my efforts each time. Last time I used a buffer pad from a headlight polishing kit and that actually worked quite well

[@cannedcatfood377]

Ian your wit 100 percent! You had me in stitches. I agree, I hate polishing too. I won two suitcases of Auto Glym at a car show in Vancouver last year and haven't opened them yet. Hopefully my fellow Vancouverites don't see this comment! This is your best video yet.

[@paul18k]

I’ve always found some VIM powder from mothers pantry and an old pair of underpants can revive old paintwork. Love your videos Mr Hubnut keep up the great work 👍

[@tonyburndred9828]

It would bring a smile to the face of a blind man on a fast charger, it really does look better Ian time more or less well spent.

[@bextar6365]

Should we call him a real car BUFF now ?

[@Josh653]

Honestly not a bad result considering the poor cars state. Not sure I'd be brave enough to machine polish myself so I can't fault you for giving it a go. Almost got out of breath just watching, I'm too lazy for such manual labour these days.

[@timmeh101851]

She's looking good! Spend half as much time in summer outside and I think it'll look even newer(ish)!

[@Nikki_Holland]

It looks much better than it was Ian, don’t be too hard on your self. I guess the only other thing you could do is get a respray but I think it looks ok as it is.

[@brendanbradyfan3589]

Mighty fine job on the Skoda and superb number plates too much better !

[@cme2cau]

I've seen some of those detailing guys videos. They will take as long as you did on a car that was perfect, then it rained when they were driving home! I think you did a grand job.

[@yogibear5995]

I feel your pain and frustration, hate having to t-cut and polish my motors too

[@drobinson8080]

Maybe the Czechs didn't like the Polish.....

[@TomStroleny]

We hate them!

[@niallsommerville9941]

Groan but with a mild titter.

[@johnsbox]

@@TomStroleny We are Poles apart from you Czechs ;-)

[@Pfirtzer]

@Ben Benjan No I am not,I live in the Netherlands and what you see here is ugly polish looking like hippo many of them, some are just bland blond no sorry. I am originally from Serbia ,Polish and Serbian women like to wear tracksuits,runningshoes and look awful in it.Just like the Polish. I am not sure of women in Britain,but watching many series,docu and stuff, Vicky Pollard sticks tomind from Little Britain when talking about British women, lol

[@pashwesty3313]

And this video sums up the reason why I love this channel! So much HubNut crammed into 28 minutes 😂 Don't put yourself down, having the bottle to upload something for people to critique is hard, applause to you good sir

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

Yes, polishing cars is hard work. I polish my (small modern eurobox) car around once a year. I really don't like doing it, but I really really don't like when cars rot due to road salt, so I grin and bear it. I usually spend a good two to three hours at it making sure I've had a good meal and plenty of hydration beforehand, and crack on. Looks beautiful afterwards and as I do low miles it does last most of the year. Obviously best done as winter approaches. I got into the habit of doing it above and beyond a simple wash and wipe after owning an old car that had faded paintwork which needed semi regular upkeep. Not a bad habit to get into, but I don't envy you having a red car!

[@Andy-pu2iv]

Very entertaining! years ago I had a red Golf which was a bit pink in places - not as bad as the Skoda - but still... I spent a weekend doing what you've just done, and I have to say it came up quite well, but it's not an experience I wish to repeat. At least the paintwork now has a reflection!

[@bmw-e30]

Addressing the other three cars at the end and warning about not polishing them is priceless. Skoda was worth it though.

[@terryatkinson899]

Well done for giving it a go. Definitely worth doing. I would have dunked that mop head in a bucket to keep it moist as you went along to stop it burning the paint, but I'm no expert having t-cut a few cars without a machine using lots of elbow grease and rags followed by a good wax polish.

[@andysalter4473]

I've spent the whole afternoon giving my car a good going over. Wash, clean,polish, inside valet and a couple of bulbs and fuses. Then I come in to find this on Hub nut! So much more enjoyable watching someone else do it!

[@waltertaljaard1488]

Somebody did his very best. And made this old Czech look better than it probably did in at least 10 years.

[@kevinwhelan8126]

That’s the way Ian, use what you’ve got in your garage first before investing in new products. Look, I think all I’d do is get a can of paint and spray the roof, do a light cut by hand to blend it in and cut and polish the rest of the car the way you have. Given the quality of paint the finish will never be perfect and I daresay a total respray is overcapitalising on the car. First impressions it now looks tidy which is all you want. Thanks for sharing 😀

[@tezfestival4009]

What’s wrong with a protective layer of mud - covers many evils:))

[@saddoncarrs6963]

Very funny video, Ian. I don't suppose detailing cars has, or ever will be, your thing. You're more into buying, driving and fixing the odd oily bits. Having said that, you did an excellent job and I hope you find some pride in your work - watch the beading on a rainy day.

[@kins749]

Funniest thing I've watched in ages! Your amateurish efforts are exactly what I would have done.

[@cameronlovesevolve]

Hahahahah this is top notch. Come watch a man grumble about his paint finish while we ignore instructions.. My kinda spot to be!

[@garrytalbot3456]

No criticism here. It's obviously not something you enjoy. That Moss Da looks to be a terrible example of the breed and will knacker you out as you try to control it! I've been detailing for a couple of years since retiring from my real job having spent years looking after friends and families cars. Having bought good quality machines I can honestly say that one looked like it was very much out of balance and wouldn't have done you any favours. Red ,as others have said, can be a real pig to sort out. Especially old red, even more so old unloved red, particularly old, unloved, poorly resprayed red so you gave it your best shot and it looks at least like you've tried. 10/10 for effort.

[@gill834]

best way to bring red paint back up is to rub down with warm soapy water with 1200 wet and dry dry off and put G7 ferecla on and polish with a polish head on a machine ,you won't need to press on too hard and remove excess that is leaft on the panel with a cloth and then put wax on by hand and buff off by hand ,job done,i used to be a paint sprayer so know that this works Ian.

[@depechem0demusic]

You got it bang on the second time-always dab the compound on the panel first and start the mop on the paintwork-stops the compound flying everywhere

[@iangrice329]

When I had little cars, like the uno and AX I didn't mind cutting and polishing but with something the size of a passat estate 😒 After polishing an 18" caravan I ended up with chronic tennis elbow. I now use Fenwick body dazzler in a spray with a few drops of dish washer rince aid to combat hard water, not good on wind screens though.

[@triviace]

Big improvement,hard work shows!