How To Wash Your Car In Winter At A Self Serve Car Wash
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- čas přidán 5. 12. 2022
- How To Wash Your Car In Winter At A Self Serve Car Wash
During winter months vehicles tend to be the most dirty. Nasty road conditions and the usage of salt or magnesium chloride make your car filthy and can cause corrosion so keeping up on washing your car will help prevent corrosion but also keep your car looking great even during the nasty weather months.
In winter it is difficult to wash your car at home due to icy conditions or the chance of pipes or faucets freezing. So what are your options? On option and probably the best option is going to a self serve car wash and utilizing the pressure washer there to effectively clean your vehicle. In this video Adam’s Polishes walks you through the process of washing your car at a self serve car wash, discusses best practices for using a self serve car wash and what products are best to use at the car wash.
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I’ve been using this method for 10+yrs. Ideally if you use these wash bays come early in the morning or later in the night. Saves people that don’t know how to wash a car from freaking out. And I bring an electric leaf blower to help dry.
Thanks alot. That really helps.
Remember kids it’s best to do this technique either very early in the morning or late at night. If there’s a lineup at the car wash which there is normally on the weekends for instance…..you would be kicked out and banned at least where I am lol. Great job! Hello from Lindsay Ontario Canada.
Yep! Gotta do it during low volume times. I’ve gone to the self service by my house at 6am and 10pm before. But that’s the price of winter and driving a nice car. However, my car was ceramic coated by a detailer where there are times I rinse, wash, and double rinse, then dry and call it a day.
I’m likely gonna use Adam’s graphene products as a rinse aid to see if gives me that little extra bit of clean sparkle though!!
Cool video but this would not fly in any car washes in my area. People would be losing their mind if they saw me busting out a buck with chemicals and stuff.
Just do it during nonpeak hours. Your car wash bays are most likely often empty. That's usually at night and morning.
Well done. Very informative. Appreciate the step-by-step.
The fact that this car wash has that large profile vehicle bay is what I always look for in a car wash. I love to be able to wash my big rig tractor myself and places that have these bays are quite rare. The “air chamois” is an even bigger plus! The average truck wash these days is about $59 bucks! I can do my truck in a place like this for about $20-30, depending on how dirty/how much time I need. Like that one guy said, you guys should open up your own “ultimate car wash”, preferably with a large bay like this. I’d certainly make a trip out there! 👍
we have a car wash that can do school bus, semi's and whatever less you want.
Thank goodness for products like ONR and other rinseless washes.
Check out our new Hoseless Wash. It's an updated formula of our older Rinseless Wash 👍
All the car wash bays in my area have huge signs that say "NO BUCKET WASHING IN THE BAY"
Rightfully so tbh, nobody wants to wait for Mr Perfect to get all the nooks and crannies. If you want to do that, go early in the morning or late at night so nobody is waiting on you.
@@pethcir sorry some people take care of one of the most expensive things in their lives!
@@AyeTdot Taking care of your car is normal, but if that car is one of the most expensive thing you own, then that car is not for you buddy...
From a pure finance perspective, normally the only thing more expensive than a car that 99% of people will own is their house. This is a completely logical statement. Not many people have possessions that are thousands-tens of thousands of dollars that are not their house or car.
@@Christian-ed5uc and you have to remember there are parts of the country where home ownership is basically out of the question. california for example, you gotta be making like 250-300k a year to afford to buy an actual home here
GREAT video, love it. Wish I had a nice bay like this nearby. But why wash the sunny part first even though it's waterspot proof soap? I would hit that last. Thanks and love Adam's stuff.
Hey there, great question! Our shampoos do try to neutralize water, but the first thing you want to do is pressure wash off the heavy dirt and debris, so then there will be standing water sitting on the surface in the sun, which can cause water spots. Putting a pH neutral soap on the wet body panels in the sun first and then leaving the soap residue there throughout the wash, rather than having hard water sitting on the panel is safer and will rinse without spots. Most car washes will only have deionized water for the spot-free rinse, so the initial pressure washing water can have minerals in it that can cause water spots.
Excellent!!
Thanks Leif!
A lot of times car washes like this are also closed in the coldest days of winter in my area
A tip for efficiency: Go online and buy an "electric mist sprayer" for wheel cleaner, ceramic coatings, *optional* soap pre-wash (50/50 soap and water). Saves you from getting carpal tunnel and speeds up any of the previous mentioned processes.
Steps for wash:
1)Pressure rinse everything down with water to loosen dirt and saturate with water
2)*optional* Spray pre-wash w/ electric sprayer
3)Spray wheel cleaner w/ electric sprayer
4)Scrub car with microfiber wash pad/ sponge
5)*optional* rinse soap off
6)Scrub wheels with wheel brush
7)If you didn't rinse soap off on step 5, rinse soap off now then rinse wheels off.
8)If something is still dirty go back and re-spray, or re-scrub
9)Once everything is good apply ceramic coatings w/ electric sprayer as a drying aid
10) Dry vehicle with microfiber or evaporator dryer towel
DONE!
If there is a line behind you, it’s inconsiderate to wash your vehicle like this!!
If there’s no line by all means, take your time!
Duh
Great video! So the Graphene Shampoo has a degreaser in it? Man, how did I miss that??? Thanks for that info! 👍
Hey Mark, thanks and indeed Graphene Shampoo is designed to be a stronger cleaning soap than our blue Car Shampoo, to help refresh and maintain a ceramic or graphene ceramic coating. It uses citrus-based degreasers to remove heavier road grime and film, and the reduced graphene oxide resins help to maintain the performance of the coating as well 👍
@@AdamsPolishes That's very good to know! Thanks! 👍
Love the vid! How long is too long to bucket wash your car at a self serve bay? Always have worried about that..
Thanks Christian! Every self-serve car wash might be a little different. Some businesses may have signs or notices stating that bucket washes are not permitted, so make sure to double-check to see if there is any signage posted up. A rough estimate would be 20-40 minutes in the wash bay to clean wheels, tires, rubber floor mats, and body of the vehicle if you are working quickly and have all of your materials prepped and ready to go. It will also depend on the size of your vehicle and how dirty it is - figure about 15 minutes to clean and rinse the wheels and tires, and another 15 minutes to wash and rinse the rest of the vehicle. During winter months, we aren't necessarily going for 100% clean, but just trying to make the vehicle look as presentable as possible, to remove most of the road grime, while not freezing your fingers :) Then you can move the vehicle out and finish drying it with some Ultra Plush Drying Towels and CS3 (if your car wash doesn't have the air drying feature shown in this video). We would also recommend trying to go to the car wash during non-peak hours if your schedule allows for it, so that there is less chance of another car pulling up behind you while you are washing your vehicle.
probably 3 seconds. Maybe 5.
how long is too long? when someone is waiting to get into the bay that is too long
@@hollowpoint45acp That doesn't make any sense
keep moving the content :)
Thanks Brad, the multimedia team is always working on something new :)
Good to know video. First I've heard of the graphene shampoo. In the warm months I use Adam's Megafoam in my foam cannon. Can I use this in a foam cannon?
Hi there, great question! Yes you can use our Graphene Shampoo in a foam cannon, but it will not create as thick of suds as Mega Foam due to the chemistry of the product. It's not designed to be an extreme foaming soap like Mega Foam, but it still does create a nice foam layer with strong cleaning power and a very slick feel while also refreshing a coating with the reduce graphene oxide resins 👍
What gloves do you wear while washing the car in this video?
I’ve been doing the two bucket method for a few years now. The self serve car wash by my house gives you 20 minutes of wash time for $7.00 so I can completely wash my car and dry it off usually in that 20 minutes give or take. I don’t let the soap sit on the car like you demonstrated but might try that next time. After I do the spot free rinse, I spray Adams Detail Spray all over the car while it’s still wet. I then dry the car then drive home and usually have to wipe down water spray from the doors and mirrors. I try to use Adams Ceramic Boost once a month to reinforce the shine. I need to do a ceramic boost now but it’s ridiculously cold here on the east coast. I’ll have to wait till it warms up a little first lol.
@@sonofagun5305 WOW!!!! I guess I shouldn't complain then LOL
@@sonofagun5305 LOL! Tell me why I was sitting here trying to smack that fly off my screen then I realized that is your profile photo! LOL! HA HA
What suspension and tires are on that Tacoma
is there ANY place similar to this (not just a machine) anywhere near NY?? :(
Can you guys make your own car wash in Thornton Colorado? I’ll come and visit.
I would too!👍
no outside products at our places here takes too long six minutes and you go
If my local wash would hurry and re open .. i mean F….. been closed for rejuvenations for almost 4 months.
Will you be doing another video with the graphene shampoo?
Hi Wayne, I'm not sure if they will be shooting another winter washing video with Graphene Shampoo, but you can find a full process video on Graphene Shampoo here: czcams.com/video/8Pkz9i8oXY8/video.html
Would you recommend doing the cs3 instead of the detail spray as a drying aid?
Hi Will! You can use CS3 as a drying aid, but we still recommend our pink Detail Spray as the easiest-to-use drying aid. Detail Spray is safe to use as a drying aid on waxes, sealants, and ceramic and graphene ceramic coatings - just about anything other than matte paint and matte wraps. On darker colored vehicles, using CS3 as a drying aid will require a little more wiping, and mist it sparingly if you are in sunlight to avoid any smearing or streaks :) CS3 is great to use about once a month to maintain protection, or to remove dust or light dirt in between washes as well!
I can't get myself to sit in a public washer for this kind of time. I've rarely been at one where this kind of time wouldn't be a problem.
No issues w/ washing style, but due to the time I much prefer to do this at home. Might use the public wash to get off the major stuff ... then back home for all the detail.
Unfortunately some of us don't live in a house. And here in the Washington DC area land is so expensive that running a self-service car wash is cost-prohibitive. There are so very few of these even around.
apartment life...i'd be evicted if i tried to bucket wash in my carport
TOYOTA 👍👍👍👍great choice
I usually do two tires/wheels, rinse and then do the other two. Doing all 4 doesn’t hurt anything?
Hi Ken, you do want to be careful especially with our Wheel Cleaner and the purple Wheel & Tire Cleaner shown in this video if you have delicate aftermarket wheels, or black painted/powder coated wheels as well, as they could potentially stain if the cleaner dries onto the wheel. Make sure the wheels are cool to the touch, do not let the cleaner dry onto any surface, and clean the wheels in the shade if possible. We always recommend cleaning only one wheel at a time and then rinsing if you are washing at home, but since this was a cold day and Joe had shade from the wash bay to keep direct sunlight off of the wheels, he was able to quickly clean all 4 wheels and then rinse them all at once to save money, rather than using multiple rinsing cycles at the car wash. If you have delicate wheels, play it safe by washing and rinsing one wheel at a time 👍
I always have a ton of issues with water spots on my black car in Texas. So it is ok to let the soap dry and that wont water spot???
Hey Stephen, yes for the most part - not all soaps are safe to let dry, but a pH neutral soap without any protection additives, such as our blue Car Shampoo or Mega Foam, are safe to let them begin to dry on the surface, and this is actually better than letting hard water sit on the surface. The soap will rinse clean even if it begins to dry - on extremely hot and sunny days (100+F), you may want to try to wash in the early morning or at sunset if possible to reduce the chance of spotting even more.
Many people may wash a panel and then rinse, then wash another panel and rinse, and so on, but it is better to wash the whole vehicle, starting with the sunny areas first from the top-down, and then move into shaded areas of the vehicle. Then rinse it all at once, starting the rinse with the shaded areas and then lastly the sunny areas, so that hard water is on the sunny parts in as short of a time frame as possible. Lastly, the ultimate way to avoid water spots while washing is to use deionized water for the rinse, with something like our Portable Spotless Water Deionizer, which takes all of the minerals out of the water and allows for a spot-free rinse 👍
I usually just use water/rinse the vehicle off. No soap. I figured why bother if it’s going to get dirty again
You use toothpaste when you brush your teeth?
Do you live in a state that gets a lot of snow?
@@allroadsawesome state? No. Area? Yes. Truckee, CA
How long do you think this wash would have taken you if you had not been recording?
Hi Ruben, probably around 20-40 minutes depending on how dirty the vehicle is, and if you're going to do extras like scrubbing all weather floor mats. Figure about 10-15 minutes for the wheels and tires, 5 minutes for the floor mats, and 10-20 minutes to pre-rinse, wash, and rinse the vehicle itself, depending on its size!
@@AdamsPolishes thanks. Appreciate the context. I will give this a try on a quiet day at my local spray and wash.
How long did that car behind you wait?
Long enough to definitely speak to the manager. Man I’d be pissed….
I don’t see how this is an actual thing people can do .. take 40 minutes?
When I do this I go right when they open at 8am and I never have any cars waiting for a cleaning bay.
Wife and I went to quickly wash her car today. As she was rinsing the car I started spraying soap using my ik sprayer… while still spending money with the water, employee comes up to me asking what am I using and that it’s not allowed - to use their soap or fuck off - no line up, empty stalls.. greedy fucks. It wasn’t my intention to use buckets, it was suppose to be a 5 minute touch less wash, the employee was on my ass 2 minutes into the wash 🤦🏻♂️
Wheel tire cleaner on matte wheels??😮😮
Yes, it is safe if used properly - make sure the wheels are cool to the touch, only clean one wheel at a time, do not let the cleaner dry onto any surface (use in the shade if possible), and rinse very thoroughly 👍
I'd rather do an Adam's Hoseless wash in my apartments parking deck
Its not ideal but overall a better idea to just take your vehicle to a touchless car wash with an undercarriage wash to get you by in the winter. Best $14 youll spend instead of catching a cold playing with water buckets in 30* weather imo
You do realize you could have put your buckets oh I don’t know,in the bed of the truck 😳
He said when he took it out it was warm water in the bucket, he probably didn't want to chill it on the way there
Just do a rinse less wash and you don’t have to leave your garage.
some of the self-serve will kick you out if you bring your own stuff, ask me how i know as they're watching you from the cameras and they don't care if you just spent $10, lol
This just happened to me at 2 different places.
Car washes around me have “No Bucket” signs😡😡
See if you can find one at a gas station
Then driving from the car wash to home will make your car dirty again
What I learned was graphene spray coating is not sufficient to protect from contaminants, and that Adam’s car shampoo is too weak to remove basic traffic film. Or, the graphene spray was already failing and you weren’t allowed to admit it on camera during an infomercial. Depends what your boss said.
Your video is hard to watch due to the great amount of unnecessary water wastage , is it too difficult to rinse while talking instead of spraying the floor?
I don’t think you should use that pressure washer on a dog
I agree not the best place to wash your dog 😂
Who is bringing all that stuff to a car wash? Wow
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For people who live in apts and condos which offer little to no washing capabilities, a lot. I see it all the time at my local wash just like this. Most cars have something called a trunk in which said items can be transported.
In my area, I see it every single time I go. There’s a lot of people that want to take care of their car!
Where I live it's almost entirely condos. There is no hos so sometimes do a rinseless wash, other times I go to a wand wash but bring my own soap in a foam pump sprayer. The soap at the wand wash is extremely alkaline.