BTW… 3000 grit is where I started. If needed..2k grit. But that is as aggressive as I go on clear coat. Scratches through the clear can only be COMPLETELY repaired by sanding off…and re spraying unfortunately. The purpose of the video is to get improvement…without a re spray. Cheers!😁👍🏻

Excellent as always, truthfully I expected a little more clear to be missing. I wet sand on occasion but have increased my use of this since studying your results and monitoring my own work and measurements. I hope you’d agree to the newbies like I was, practice on a salvaged panel and then carefully monitor your early work as you go, to get a good “ feel” for what your doing or removing. Then it becomes a routine, but always follow a strict work protocol so as to not do damage or go to far.

Love your sanding and compounding videos. You bring actual scientific readings to back up what you already know. Thank you for the video!

Oh yeah. Way more of these video's. I've tried my hand at wet sanding, and I'm starting to get the hang of it. Learning tons on your channel. Hi puppy!

Perfect timing Brian. A detail shop scratched my new truck when putting the tonneau cover back on after ceramic coating it

Good video Brian, healing up from total HIP replacement surgery, but this will come into play this spring, as I have a 2016 Black Metallic pearl Ram, to try and fix the hood and front fenders, as a springer Spaniel was ice skating on the whole area, and the roof, then took a nap on the roof. Will be very challenging.JP in SD😎👍

Grab a test panel and refine your skills!!!

Very good video Brian for everyone who wants to learn how to do this👊🏼I enjoy doing this I like what I do and that’s what makes it easier

Brian is old school. He still uses regular clay and not a clay mitt. I like to use regular clay myself. This is a great video on sanding. What grit do you recommend? You did not mention what grit you used. In many of the forums people mention a bunch of different grits and two or three that they use at one time.

Thanks for the info Brian. I used the information from one of your older videos a good while back when I wanted to repair some rock chips in my paint, wet sanding and then polishing. It all turned out great thanks to you. I just had trouble keeping the little piece of sandpaper on the pencil eraser 😅.

Excellent and Informative as always .. thanks! (We always love a shop manager cameo as well) 😊👍

Great Video, there's some scratches on my moms car I could get out with this method

A very good tutorial Brian!

Really great and informative video Brian, great content.

12:53. Great job, we want more

Thanks Brian for the video. I really enjoy these kinds of videos!

Another awesome video and tutorial good friend

As always.. thus is good stuff man 👌

You always make it look so easy!!

Great tutorial!

Great demonstration, thanks Brian 👍😁

Outstanding Sir

Very informative!

Fantastic information! Thank you

for a deep valley scratch like that would it be possible to fill with a paint pen and then sand it down?

Thanks Brian.

Does help, thanks Brian

I have a razor blade scratch on the edge of my roof from a previous poor ppf install. Would this method work or am I sort of screwed since it’s on an edge.

Horizontal scratch means to sand horizontal as well? And vertical scratch means we should sand vertical with the scratch as well correct? 🤔

Not sure the concern about clearcoat temperature is really justified. Sitting in the sun in even a moderately warm country that panel is going to get way over 200 degrees, too hot to touch many days. And it's just fine. I just don't belive polishing generates a worrysome amount of heat.

Great video. I had a question though about how do I protect the panel after doing this as the scratch is thru the clear coat in this section? Is it just keep it clear and wax with carnauba often, or somewhere I saw that i should use one of the ceramic coatings? thank you @apexdetail85

Can you also please provide thenlink for the device you are measuring clear coat thickness

Amazing video! Thank you :)

Nice video

Hey Brian what clay bar brand do you use? Grade too? Thx for the video.

❤❤ amazing work

*9:00** A bit confused. The 130-140°F my clear coat gets to in the sun is ok, but buffer, not ok?* Before you mention "evenness" of the sun... My sun doesn't magically turn on. It rises. It dapples through trees and slowly inches across my car, causing the exact same temperature differential (but much, much greater) as the buffer. Going to have to prove there is a variance to a scientist.

Yes please more like this videos

A great video thank you brian, i was hesitating to take a plain black mercedes with deep scratches . Wetsanding was a game changer for me thank to you .Can you tell me when to figure ,when they're worn ,i use abralon . you should compare in a future vid abralon trizact and rupes efficiency longevity.

I'm looking for a way to "refill" the scratches instead of sanding them down, but seems it doesn't exist 🤷‍♂

Would this have been a good candidate for the Turtle Wax scratch repair resin featured in your latest video?

Would this have been good time to address fillers?

With RTU prep spays like Gyeons or NV, is there any truth to them causing swelling of the pain? If so how long after using the prep should we wait to ensure if any swelling does occur it’s gone? Another excellent vid! Thank you!

How to remove scratches on a 3M ghost pearl satin white wrap?

Aloha Brian!!! What kind of work light are you using?

I would need a lot of practice before attempting to wet sand.

what happens if you just spray clear coat on top of the deep scratch? will that hide the deep scratch better?

What type of Da or Orbital polisher would you recommend for a beginner Ty

Has anyone heard the term "sliding paint"? I've only heard 2 people use that term and I wanna know is it/was it a thing? The one person that mentioned it talked as if the paint could be completely moved over a scratch to COMPLETELY fill it in so no matter the angle or light, the area would PERFECT as if it was repainted. Seems too unbelievable to me. Just wondering if there was any truth to this. Thanks

What grit did you use?

Could you please do the same but with scrathches thrue to the metal please

What pad and light you using?

whats the name of the clearcoat measuring tool you are using and do you recommend it

Hello, can you tell me what grit sanding paper you used?

What’s the swirl finder light you use?

Great ! Now I got to buy a horse ! This detailing is getting more and more expensive maybe I can get a donkey cheaper 🤔

Superbe travail

Does anyone know how to remove light scratches on a car that's been ceramic coated?

To take it down a little more work to where there fated is not go then.

100f is "beyond a safe environment" for clear coat? Lol bro use your thermometer on black paint on a sunny day and see what that comes up with. You may want to put caution tape up around the car