Junkman's, The Mother of All "How to Fix Your Paint for Novices" Thread!
 

That's right boys and girls, The Junkman has went and made paint correction so easy, a caveman could do it! In the following video, I cover the entire process from start to finish.

This use to be a 5-part video series but I accidentally deleted the videos. I immediately was bombarded with request to reup those videos so I got them back and created ONE video with even more detail in the form of annotations that I have added to the video. Even though the videos were originally recorded back in 2012, the information contained within is still relevant to correcting your paint.

If you have ever been apprehensive about using a machine to rid your paint of scratches and swirls, you will definitely not be worried after watching this video series. I break it down to a level where a 10 year old can watch these videos and start fixing paint. The supplies and equipment that I use are readily available in the USA and abroad (for the most part). If you have a serious desire to finally fix your paint and about 1 hour and 54 minutes, then this video series is totally for you. After you have watched this series, you will not believe how easy I have made this.

So sit back and get out some popcorn, kick up your feet and enjoy. The Junkman is about to burst onto your screen in a way that only the Junkman can! :D


Here are your before and after shots, which won't make a lot of sense until you have watched the videos, especially when you see how the number "2" ended up in the paint!


BEFORE...

https://www.camaro5.com/forums/pictu...ctureid=166906

AFTER...

https://www.camaro5.com/forums/pictu...ctureid=166907

Here's your video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JTxGf2Lvp4


The Junkman :happy0180:

Awesome post! Thanks for that.

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AJ......there is no doubt.....YOU ARE THE MAN!!

You must be talking about my dancing? :laugh:

:clap: Excellent

What great info, thanks! I have a question. I used a clay bar for the first time yesterday on one section to to make sure I was using it right. It's awesome, don't know why I waited so long to use it. Can you tell me how often one should clay bar? Didn't know if doing it too much would harm the paint. Oh, does polishing have to be applied after clay barring? Just wondered if that had to be done.

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Clay can mar the paint, so make sure to use it with plenty of lube.

Polishing does not have to be used after claying, but polishing will result in a better shine.

General guideline is clay bar your car at least 2x a year so every 6 months, but to determine specifically go outside with a baggie, put your hand in it and run it over your car. If you feel hundreds of tiny bumps, it's time to clay. This is called the baggie test.

Great advice, thanks! :)

I disagree but...

I agree 100% :clap:

Here's the deal RedHot. Everyone is not going to subject their car to the same exact elements so there is not "set" amount of time between claying. My car specifically has not been completely clayed in years, however, it lives in a garage and really doesn't see the road for 5 months out of the year. A guy who's car sits in a driveway year round will clay his paint 10 times as much as I. But just as I show in those videos, the baggie test is the ultimate measuring stick. The baggie test NEVER lies and if the bag says you need to clay, then you need to clay. That is the ONLY determining factor that I use or go by.

Thanks Aj your a prince hope to come see ya sometime when i go see my sis in owensboro

Thanks so much for the info!

I just assumed that we are not talking about a garage queen, hence the "general guidelines" ;)

I'm with ya'. But since I started the thread, I want to be as thorough as possible. Sometimes, two different people will read the same exact thing and come to 2 different conclusions. :thumbsup:

:thanks:

fair enough, better to be more thorough then less :chevy:

Awesome set of videos. I actually took notes like a good student would, as I have never even held a machine polisher...much less used one. I am going to acquire the items and products shown, and will try to get my car polished out by the winter time. Unfortunately, I have to daily drive it, but will avoid anything that will harm it at all costs! Thanks!

Hey Junkman can I bring you my car Its a 2012 black Camaro and its has swirls all over It. :(

Since I'm a subscriber I saw these pop up when you posted them and immediately started watching. As a veteran from watching your first series of videos multiple times, I'm still learning and am thankful you've taken the time to post these for us - much appreciated AJ. :w00t:

You have to provide him with a nice STEAK dinner!!

I owe AJ at least 2 steak dinners!

Just give me a holler. Everyone is welcome at 'a brutha' in his garage productions'! :thumbsup:

I wish more people would take notes! You would be surprised how much stuff you have missed when you watch any of my videos a second, third or forth time. There's a ton of information in them and there is no way for a novice to retain it all after only watching them 1 time.

Kudos to you. :thumbsup:

... or Halle Barry! Hell, I ain't picky. I'll accept any woman who's cute in the face, thin in the waist and has her own place. :D

Hey Gixxer, you can bring it but my prices might make you run back to Tennessee! :laugh:

Yep Chad, we go back a bit. Glad you are finding them useful.

That's right, you've seen me eat... :laugh:

Is it really worth it to go through all of this on a daily driven car that gets driven through snow in the winter? I feel like unless its a garaged car, I'd be wasting my time as slowly the swirls will keep coming back. Please do correct me if I'm wrong!

That is strictly a call the owner has to make, as is a lot of things. Pride has everything to do with my choice and has pretty much been the major factor in all the major decisions in my life. I mean, I could have joined the Navy, the Air Force or the Army but I didn't. I went the hard azz route and joined the Marines. All because of them dress blues. Man, I love my dress blues. :D

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...ette_blues.jpg

sweet

Junkman, great write up my friend!

Thanks fellas!

You have a gift for writing and communicating, thank you. Being a complete novice these kinds of videos
are very helpfull. :thumbsup:

Thank you for these videos but most of all thank you for your service :thumbsup:

I think my biggest problem is I don't have a garage to do this? By the time I finish one part of the car, the rest of it has dust or dirt on it :mad0259:
I would gladly pay someone to make my cars shine like Junkmans .... I just haven't found that person yet and Junkman your a long ways away from Missouri :)

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...YZx7lnTYZvpumk

Great information! I need to take a few minutes out of my work day to watch these. Thanks AJ!!!

Remember, it is NOT a race. If all you can do is one panel at a time, make it so. There is no law that says it has to be done in one sitting. Take your time and do it right.

Or bring it to me. Just don't show up without a car full of hotties for me. :D

You're really going to enjoy these. :thumbsup:

Thanks man. These kind of videos help me too. That's why I always make them this way. :thumbsup:

AJ,, Good to see the Meno Camino as the star of these vid's!

I'm getting ready to take it out and terrorize the city right now! :D

:thumbsup:

Gettin yer grub on?

Got some pork chop filets in the deep fryer right now. :D

Hey Junkman!! Wanted to let you know that Ive took the plunge and have switched to Adams products and Im slowly getting Rob to see the light:confused0068: . Like most people I like the results you get from Adams products but what I love most is the simple and effective way that it works.It allows a complete rookie like myself to get great results!!! Maybe one day Ill know as much about car care as you have probably forgoten!! With just that much knowledge,Id still be ahead of the game!!! Thanks:thumbsup:

Adam's is one of the easiest lines to understand because of the limited amount of products they have. But even with a robust line like Meguiar's, which I used in this video series, you can still use the K.I.S.S. method to get your paint back to perfect. :thumbsup: