Youtube: cleaning a barn find

[Reza]

[Cal]

Very cool.....thanks for sharing Reza.

[southbay356]

Nice....... I wonder how many real hours they have in the job ?

[boxster03]

Cool - thanks

Now lets sell it for $109,000 - no problem

[Longballa]

I wish I that guy around to clean my cars.

[mrgreenjeans]

pretty interesting to watch the methods used.

my patience would run pretty thin using that steam wand and a bunch of handtowels. Man, talk about perseverance.

A car I brought back from the NV desert in the early 80's had dead , single stage paint and a bunch of handwork needed to bring it up/ and back to original luster. But, all the rubber was good and the seals allowed me a continual clear stream of water to take away any grit and dead paint. Thinking I would still be there working it if I had been using the steam away deal.

Thanks for the posting.....

I subscribe to this guy's channel and he has some great stuff he promotes from time to time. Not without some controversy and naysayers, but we can still take away what we want and apply to our own situations. I don't own a paint depth meter and seldom use a machine relying on hand app to work its magic, but sure agree with the taping up of edges and am careful about going too far in too much dead paint removal.

[dummkopf]

Wow! Very cool video. I liked that steam deal. That would come in handy!

[Bummler]

Very interesting...

The steam wand is a bit odd and I think unnecessary and potentially more harmful. Nonetheless, I always enjoy the controversy this sparks amongst the gaggle of OCD driven cleaners of cars, of which I count myself as a charter member.

[Bullethead]

A steam cleaner might be useful for some jobs, but watching him wipe steamed crud off the paint with a towel made me wince.
Even microfiber can scratch the surface pushing that stuff along. Perished rubber seals or not, washing the car with mild soap
and cool water before using a clay bar is safer. When dealing with original paint I prefer the Hippocratic method.

As to the wheels, it's a hell of alot easier and more thorough to remove them and clean the wheel wells and suspension while you're at it.

Do agree with his approach on compounds and polishing machines though.

[Peanut]

Exactly what I was thinking as I watched... Why not take the wheels off?

A steam cleaner might be useful for some jobs, but watching him wipe steamed crud off the paint with a towel made me wince.
Even microfiber can scratch the surface pushing that stuff along. Perished rubber seals or not, washing the car with mild soap
and cool water before using a clay bar is safer. When dealing with original paint I prefer the Hippocratic method.

As to the wheels, it's a hell of alot easier and more thorough to remove them and clean the wheel wells and suspension while you're at it.

Do agree with his approach on compounds and polishing machines though.