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Ivan Rajic
05-23-2009, 02:20 PM
There are many out there and on nearly every subject, yet somehow every day there`s a post or e-mail asking for a video of this and that, etc.

So, with that in mind, in addition to me wanting content for my site so clients can easily find it and learn about proper automotive care and detailing (started last year but got sidetracked), I`ll be doing a bunch of videos in the next few months on just about every aspect of my detailing routine... these won`t be some fancy, produced, or even properly narrated videos but they will make sense and you`ll get to see me on video :bigups

So far I`ve done these two quick videos (along with like 15 others from last fall that either need editing or are trash):


Polishing:
YouTube - Makita polishing with Meg`s #95 and LC PFW (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzyRb30boUE)

Claying:
YouTube - Claying (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfEhLc5lD5w)

Expect the future ones to be something like that... hopefully better resolution and recorded when I`m not hung over (which I won`t be since this time I`ll probably use my car for many instead of my mom`s crappy corolla used for the claying video)

I have plans to do the following: (please keep in mind some of these will be with the intention that a 10 year old who scratches cars for a living will be able to learn to do the opposite)

Washing wheels, wheel wells, and paint
Drying (quick/pre-polish drying as well as maintenance drying to prevent swirls)
Claying (maybe another one showing different bars or something like that)
Pad priming... both foam and PFW
Polishing a section + size of section
Applying polish after pad is primed
Cleaning pads after 1-2 sections
Taping off a car prior to polishing
Applying/removing KSG

I will consider any requests and any special requests I`ll do my best (not stuff like stand on one foot while operating a Makita or listen to Britney Spears while claying though :stick)