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Haha smells a little too good based off your enthusiasm there mate. But thank you for the tip! I'll look into it

@@BenFlipsCars nah it’s too strong for a good sniff just a little whiff haha but seriously it’s impressive. Just watch out though it can strip some paint types. I’ve used it safely on 2K car paint to remove grease and tar. I use it when nothing else works.

Thanks mate, I'll be careful of the paint... and the smell! haha

Much appreciated! More content coming soon! Means a lot mate, thank you :)

Haha good tip mate I like it, I'll have to slip it into my strategies somehow...

Hey mate, yes we have some tough laws around it, especially here in Vic where I'm based. 4 is the limit as to how many you can SELL in 12 months. So you could have a couple or friends or family transfer a vehicle into their name here and there if they're up for it (meaning with 2 or 3 other ppl you could do 1 a month). Otherwise if you find you're making good money anyway, you may consider the license. I will probably consider this and make a video on getting the license in the future.

What grit of wet sandpaper did you use? And how long did you polish for?

@@BenFlipsCars 600 then 1500 as I tried 1500 first but wasn’t doing much so lightly did it with 600 then 1500 got it smooth then polished with a rotary tool and ultimate compound but can’t seem to get the nice reflection

ah thats probably the problem, 600 is too harsh as a finishing grit. I'd go over the whole thing again with at least 2000 or 2500 wet sandpaper. After that, the shine should come out a lot more easily!

Usually the number on the tire indicates the max pressure, not the optimum for a smooth ride or longevity of the tires. Hence why its usually better to go with the cars recommendation

Haha yep the barra never dies! I'm a big fan of the territories as well. I actually am planning to sell it in the near future so I'll bare that in mind! Cheers mate

@BenFlipsCars soon I am getting a 2006 bf Ford Falcon ute that's done 420,000 km. I want to drive it and get the most kms out of it as possible!! Massive fan of these cars. I live in Adelaide. Love your Videos mate

Thanks so much man, means a lot! She is for sale now, however I'm Melbourne based so unfortunately may not work :( shes only got 144,000km so ready for a new life with a new owner! Haha man thats a lot of Kms, how are the roadworthy requirements over in that part of the world?

@@BenFlipsCars hey mate, that's quite low kms. That's got hundreds of thousands of more kms left!! It doesn't seem that stricked over in South Australia, with roadworthy. Shame, I would of love to buy your car

Thank you mate! Appreciate the validation haha

Ah come on, ford engines are good! Its just the chassis that falls apart💀

@@BenFlipsCars OK, fair enough, mechanicals decent. But bodies are Found On Rubbish Dump

Haha yep, they say one of the best engines in one of the worst chassis :(

Legend mate, thank you for all the tips. Haha yes the barra engine goes on forever, too bad the chassis doesnt keep up. Yes I've noticed it gets a bit ticky without regular oil top ups, plus pretty common for them to have gasket leaks which I think I've sorted now. Yep touched on checking the fluids in another clip, can only fit so much in one short, but thanks for the tips! And that exhaust leak tip is a good one, appreciate that! I'll keep it in mind when inspecting the next car

@@BenFlipsCars I had lifter tick so bad I could hear it echoing off buildings at one stage with an intech (au Falcon was peak of automotive engineering, you won't change my mind) Replaced lifters the works, was just slightly low oil. *Rage face* You mean intake and exhaust gasket yeah? I had to do intake on the au. Was running rich on the first 3 lean on the back 3. Really bad leak but it just compensated, no codes or anything. Worth reading the plugs occasionally even if you have iridiums I think. You don't have to be great at it, but they should all be about the same

Haha yes a little squeaky😅

Doesn't matter what engine it is, if hasnt been taken care of it'll be just like any other engine. I've gone to buy three 1hz cruisers and doesn't matter that they make 100hp and can go for a million kms people still find a way to kill them.

@@keqrou still can't go wrong with a Barra or an ls they last forever

@@gstringOT LS? Not the supercharged variants, they don't last long. Barras last a good while because they aren't actually very powerful, LS's are and therefore don't last aslong. But like I said, the engines only as good as the owner

Too bad the chassis wont go forever with it😭

True, still need basic care no matter what!

Is that right? What does it sound like? What should I be listening for?

Yeah no you can't. You can't "hear metal shavings". You can hear a timing chain, sure. But you can't hear engine shavings.

Oh. My bad, thought there may have been a sound they made as moving around the engine🤣

@@wing_nut_1018 remind me to not take you to inspect a car

Glad I could make you feel more confident in having another go! One of my first paint jobs I did the same thing and ended up with a square haha. To avoid that I just tape up the surrounding panel and trim, but not any of the actual panel I am painting. Then just focus the paint on the area you're fixing, and feather out the new clear coat slightly further (than the new paint) into the existing panel. And no, not necessary to sand the whole panel but feather you're sanding out slightly from the damaged area to minimise the contrast.

Check out this video, you may find it helpful with blending the the new paint and old paint on the panel: ruclips.net/video/8Y9Jw-0dHng/видео.html

@@BenFlipsCars I have checked the video and I think I have the idea what you mentioned. For example. if you have a finger sized panel that need to be fixed, you might want to tape a hand sized panel area in order to work on the finger sized area. When sanding, mainly focus on the bad finger area but also sand a bit further around that finger area in order to minimise the contrast (don't sand all the hand area otherwise it will be like we did before, square new painting). Which at the end, the finger sized area will be fully sanded and a little bit of the surrounding area, but the edge of the tape area should be not sanded. When painting, mainly focus on the fingered area as well but also paint a bit further to the surrounding area (But not all the hand sized area, the edge of the tape area should not be painted as well.) Am I right? I tried my best to use my English to explain what I understand haha.

No no, make sure there is no taping up on the panel you are repairing at all! Even if its just a small part of it you are repairing. Otherwise you'll end up with tape lines on the panel you are repairing. However on the surrounding panels that are undamaged, these are the ones you want to tape up. You will inevitably end up getting a little paint and clear coat on parts of the panel you dont want, but thats ok so long as everything is clear coated over at the end. Then you can wet sand and compound everything and the finish should all blend together

@BenFlipsCars got it, Maybe my descriptions are not good enough, I think hand sized tapping is too small for finger sized scratch. I would say 8 hands sized taping area for finger sized scratch. Like the 8 hands sized rectangle tapping, but what you gonna fix is the finger sized scratch in the circle middle. While sanding and painting, try to not sand and paint the area around the rectangle otherwise it will leave the lines. But abit futher around the circle is good for the faded affection.

Thanks for the tip brother. This was my first video so hopefully the more recent ones I sound a bit more well spoken. I was really just going through the motions of trying to upload the first one here haha. I appreciate the encouragement, more videos coming soon!

Yes I actually do! Here is the link: ruclips.net/video/Ufl_d2fSeBs/видео.html A lot of the philosophy is the same as this video. Just basically have to sand down through all the old clear coat and to an extent the old paint, then can lay down new paint to the smoothly sanded surface and fresh clear coat over the top. If you want the job to come out even better I'd sand all the paint off right down to the panel, but its not necessary so long as you get the surface smooth and remove all the clear coat. Hope this helps!

True the engines go forever! To bad other parts go, especially suspension bushings etc

@@BenFlipsCars it's a shame but worth it. So reliable!!