Did you know when washing a BMW you can set the windscreen wipers into an upward mode to make it easier to wash them, when you turn of the ignition hold the wipers column stalk up and hold it for about 4 to 5 seconds and the wipers will stay vertical.
@@ash7jar yer I did know of this but I didnt know how to do it. its the same on the golf as well. I always forget.. thank you mate. Ive made a mental note of how to do it on the m140 and I will try and use it because it will be helpfully.
Jon can applying a snow foam on the paint during hand washing add that extra safeness? I did this yesterday when cleaning using auto foam and auto wash. I just feel the suds go away a little quickly from the soap and worry about losing that lubrisity. Nice little tip I put auto wash in a spray bottle and mixed with water. Helps create suds when spraying it during wheel cleaning and engine cleaning 👍
@@zaink7037 yes but I would use a contact wash shampoo for the contact wash. and a prewash for the prewash.. but forsure I think it can be really nice to spray the contact shampoo all over the car.. like you say you notice all the extra lube and its just nice.. danger is all that extra soap on the car can increase risk of soaps stains.
I’m not even into detailing (I didn’t know it was a thing until earlier this week) but I’m now addicted to watching your videos. They’re so thorough, it’s a treat to watch them!
Once again, another fantastic (USEFUL) video. Jon, you have, without a doubt, THE BEST, and most useful DETAILING channel on CZcams. Thank you for everything you do in bringing all of this information to the world and us "weekend warrior" type Detailing folks out here in the real world. Thanks for covering all the products and letting the world know what works, whatever the costs are. The most USEFUL products that actually WORK in the real world. There are WAY too many products related to detailing these days and you let us know what products actually WORK in the real world. This is the information we need! Looking forward to all your future videos my friend.
Sharp precise and honest, wish all videos was like this. Thank you for sharing, being retired car detailing on my car and family members is my hobby, cheers 👍
This may just be your most useful video! A mate at work just bought a new M140, told me it had a dealer paint protection product on it. So I asked how he’d washed it... bucket, sponge, the usual. Pointed him at this vid and suggested a couple of products (mostly recommended by you) and he’s bought a few good things and picked up a lot of tips. So nice one and keep ‘em coming 😀👍
Great video! Appreciate you mentioning the most important aspect - applying your own logic and not blindly follow tutorials. Thanks for an awesome channel! Lots of respect and appreciation all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
Great video mate! Exactly what was looking for and what I needed. I've just bought myself a 1 series and absolutely adore it so I'm looking to take good care of it. So this type of video was a great way to start!
The old notes on the back of the hand trick ! Nice video saves me explaining how I wash my car to my work colleagues ! I'll just point them to this video 😎
I know no one sorts by new but this video is super underrated. Dad does a great job of showing how important doing your weekly wash is. Everyone focuses on what product is best or wax vs sio2. If you follow what Dad’s telling you it doesn’t matter what products you use as long as you’re happy w/ your car and you think it looks good, then it’s all a wash - pun intended.
I thought we italians were the most car maniac for details, but your tools, products and passion bring the "maniac" to a whole new level. Amazing. :) The thing that I like the most of your channel is your enthusiasm about details and your passion. Subscribed!
Great video. I use the one bucket method you did a video on a while back, but using multiple cheap mitts only once. A dryer makes all the difference to the final result. I only use a cheap battery powered leaf blower so it doesn't heat the air but it's great for wheels, gaps and scuttles. Nothing worse than finishing, coming back to it an hour later and seeing the drips from the mirrors and the lug nuts. Thanks for all the tips and advice.
I got a smaller APC comparison coming soon. theres isnt too much point comparing that many. 99% of them are pretty mild and not cheap.. so I cut right to the chance and compare the ones I think lead the market.
Just bought a new car and i want to keep it like new. This is maybe the most important video to Get you started! I already watched other detailingvideos on other channels but This channel is the place to be! Great work ! Thanks!
Thanks for doing some great videos clear concise and adding the reason why do this. I had always enjoyed keeping my car nice. Wasn't really called detailing then. However now I'm getting bit older and hurting bit more it great to see so much good stuff out there that makes the job easier and better. 😁👍🚘
Jon, it was almost like you'd watched my weekly wash routine :) I recognise many of the techniques I've learned from primarily watching you, Matt Moreman and a bit of White Details (non-correction work). Little M140i looking good, I've had my M135i for 3.5 yrs and it isn't going to be easy to replace it! Looking forward to your future content. Regards, Kevin
Purchased bilt hamber snow foam as per your recommendation. It was brill. Used on a dirty car after a pre rince jet wash. Used the product left for 10 mins then jet washed off. The car came up very clean.
Just come across your channel, really find your wash/details tips invaluable not least as I have the sane car/colour and have never seen it so clean as yours. Since leaving the UK (now in Germany) really miss being able to clean my car relaxed at home as we are not allowed in Germany and to spend so much time at a manual car wash is just not feasible, keep up the great work, amazing tips and videos. Thanks, John
Great vid! Keeping it real as always and some sage advice about using up what you have...you mentioned about some people using bilt hamber atom-Mac for brake disks so would be interested in knowing more on that...
Excellent video again John...I like how you explain and give us your opinion about products and your car really looks awesome....it's like a poem. I would like you to do again a brand review....
Loving your channel. Great tune too, Basixx. I lose my awesome M140i and collect my M4CS in San Marino Blue with CCB and all the extras this coming week. Exciting times.
#forensicdetailing, haha, looks like you had a few brown pants moments at the track day!! Always nice to see a good car being used properly.........ish, lol. I'm still enjoying and learning from all of your content, and really respect the clear, honest and non-arrogant way you deliver it.
Hi, just discovered your channel and subscribed. Thanks for the discount code..it works! Now going to look at the rest of your videos. All the best, Paul.
Super video there jon.now I've watched it I'm going to go clean my car.i did not think of using bilt hamber surfex hd on my wheels I'll give that a try.
Hello,I enjoyed the video,there was some good ideas for me to do when I do my car,I done mine yesterday and clayed it as well, but it was a awesome watch.
Hello. Nice video 😊 If you are really looking to reduce the risk of water spots on a hot day or working in the sun, you could cut the contact wash in two: Rinse and dry the top half of the car right after using the mitt (horisontal panels and windows, down to the door handles or whatever works for you). This may take just a tad longer, but it's a trick worthwhile imo. You don't need to wet the car seven times, which doesn't always suffice anyway, and esp your windows will thank you by spotting up less. 😉
Well done, John. Picked up alot of tips from this one, and I thought I knew it all. Lol. Koch kemie or however it's spelled, aren't readily available in the US, but seem really great.
Hi mate loving your videos and they have sucked me into the detailing world, bought most of the products you recommended and there just waiting for my day off now. Have you got a video for interior detailing I’ve looked through your videos and can’t find one? Cheers
Holy crap! That car looked already spotless to me. That's some effort you put into it. It looked like it just got from the dealer. The engine bay was spotless 😎😎
Another great video Jon👍🏻👍🏻 I can’t wait to get a house bought with a garage so I can get everything at hand ready! I’m currently renting and using our lasses grans house only two doors up, trailing her hose pipe out every Saturday morning. Nightmare to get my pressure washer set up, trailing buckets and all my products out (no shed it’s all in the house) 😂 terms and conditions of buying our house is either have a garage or potential to build a double.
yer I think its important mate I had the same sort of requirements I wanted a doubel garage not easy in the UK to get this we pay an arm and a leg for the simple things in life, especially property dont we.
This is a brilliant video Jon. I've been battling water spots since switching from a silver car to a dark grey car, tend to get interupted when cleaning the car (i do it at work on a saturday and i tend to get interrupted by customers!) Never fast enough with the drying phase! I'm sure ceramic coating makes it water spot that much quicker too...unless that's just in my head!
Another top notch video Jon. On media i use rag company cyclone mitt which is indeed close to the incredimit. Works extremely well and i feel the longer fibres are great at keeping any dirt away from the paint prior to getting it in the rinse bucket. There's not much id change in this routine. I do however risne the paint first, then snow foam. Same with the wheels. A rinse first then use foams, cleaners and brushes. Perhaps im adding a step for nothing. I just feel any loose dirt will come off first giving my foam more chance to work on the dirt thats more stubborn. Kind of like washing yourbwheels thorougly and then using fallout remover because youre just spending the chemical on the surface contaminants that will be easily removed from the prior wash process. Im not saying your wrong. Would perhaps like more of an insight to whether you think on the same level.
Great video, Jon! Could you think of doing a video on how to remove those fine and annoying scratches/scuffs off alloys? Not talking about wheels that have been badly damaged or run against the kerb 😉. My wheels are less than 2 years old and I can see some fine scratches on some of them. I guess I could try polishing them but what should I use? AG SRP? Sonax Perfect Finish? How can the car enthusiast do it by hand? I've searched CZcams and can't find decent content on this so here you go! Hope you'll run with this idea. Cheers.
Another great tutorial, thank you. What do you use to get all those dead bugs off the front of the now not so pristine BMW? With summer arriving it would be useful to find out what is effective either with or without removing any previous paint protection.
I’ve picked up 2019 Cupra 290 and it’s my first time buying new.. I haven’t cleaned the car yet as I didn’t want to just jump in and possibly do any damage, so thanks for this video man. It’s incredibly helpful with your prewash stages. My previous cars I’ve just throw a bucket over it, so this time around I want to make an effort.
thank you for watching and supporting the channel. And also thanks for commenting guys it adds a lot of value to the content.
Did you know when washing a BMW you can set the windscreen wipers into an upward mode to make it easier to wash them, when you turn of the ignition hold the wipers column stalk up and hold it for about 4 to 5 seconds and the wipers will stay vertical.
@@ash7jar yer I did know of this but I didnt know how to do it. its the same on the golf as well. I always forget.. thank you mate. Ive made a mental note of how to do it on the m140 and I will try and use it because it will be helpfully.
This is what it’s all about, sharing the knowledge 😉👍
Jon can applying a snow foam on the paint during hand washing add that extra safeness? I did this yesterday when cleaning using auto foam and auto wash. I just feel the suds go away a little quickly from the soap and worry about losing that lubrisity. Nice little tip I put auto wash in a spray bottle and mixed with water. Helps create suds when spraying it during wheel cleaning and engine cleaning 👍
@@zaink7037 yes but I would use a contact wash shampoo for the contact wash. and a prewash for the prewash.. but forsure I think it can be really nice to spray the contact shampoo all over the car.. like you say you notice all the extra lube and its just nice.. danger is all that extra soap on the car can increase risk of soaps stains.
I’m not even into detailing (I didn’t know it was a thing until earlier this week) but I’m now addicted to watching your videos. They’re so thorough, it’s a treat to watch them!
Once again, another fantastic (USEFUL) video. Jon, you have, without a doubt, THE BEST, and most useful DETAILING channel on CZcams. Thank you for everything you do in bringing all of this information to the world and us "weekend warrior" type Detailing folks out here in the real world. Thanks for covering all the products and letting the world know what works, whatever the costs are. The most USEFUL products that actually WORK in the real world. There are WAY too many products related to detailing these days and you let us know what products actually WORK in the real world. This is the information we need! Looking forward to all your future videos my friend.
Sharp precise and honest, wish all videos was like this. Thank you for sharing, being retired car detailing on my car and family members is my hobby, cheers 👍
THIS IS IT! THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!
Cracking video as always Jon! Always full of good tips and great advice 👌. Looking forward to the interior followup video
This may just be your most useful video!
A mate at work just bought a new M140, told me it had a dealer paint protection product on it. So I asked how he’d washed it... bucket, sponge, the usual. Pointed him at this vid and suggested a couple of products (mostly recommended by you) and he’s bought a few good things and picked up a lot of tips. So nice one and keep ‘em coming 😀👍
Can't wait! Going to be really interesting to see everything done in full!
Great video! Appreciate you mentioning the most important aspect - applying your own logic and not blindly follow tutorials. Thanks for an awesome channel! Lots of respect and appreciation all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
Top video fella, really enjoy all the videos you put out. Keep up the solid work.
This looks good,I don't mind videos like I've set my reminder button on, awesome.
Great video mate! Exactly what was looking for and what I needed. I've just bought myself a 1 series and absolutely adore it so I'm looking to take good care of it. So this type of video was a great way to start!
My new 'go to' car washing video - BRILLIANT job Jon 👍
Jon, great video I always pick a tip from your vids 👍
Recently taken more of an interest in taking better car of my car, and your channel has been perfect in getting me started out. Appreciate it!
The old notes on the back of the hand trick ! Nice video saves me explaining how I wash my car to my work colleagues ! I'll just point them to this video 😎
I know no one sorts by new but this video is super underrated. Dad does a great job of showing how important doing your weekly wash is.
Everyone focuses on what product is best or wax vs sio2. If you follow what Dad’s telling you it doesn’t matter what products you use as long as you’re happy w/ your car and you think it looks good, then it’s all a wash - pun intended.
Brilliant video as always, mate!😎 Great tips for people still learning!👍🏻
A great informative video, will be buying some of these products for sure. Thank you!
I thought we italians were the most car maniac for details, but your tools, products and passion bring the "maniac" to a whole new level. Amazing. :)
The thing that I like the most of your channel is your enthusiasm about details and your passion. Subscribed!
Great video. I use the one bucket method you did a video on a while back, but using multiple cheap mitts only once. A dryer makes all the difference to the final result. I only use a cheap battery powered leaf blower so it doesn't heat the air but it's great for wheels, gaps and scuttles. Nothing worse than finishing, coming back to it an hour later and seeing the drips from the mirrors and the lug nuts. Thanks for all the tips and advice.
Loving that you wrote notes on the back of your hand!!! 🤣✌🏼
Great vid, looking forward to the interior and polishing ones. Cheers.
Perfect explanation of the procedure in stages without over complicating I can see that you can find your own way once you have the basics
Love this guy, my wife not so much as after every upload I end up buying something new for cleaning my car lol.
I any news on your APC shootout list??
I got a smaller APC comparison coming soon. theres isnt too much point comparing that many. 99% of them are pretty mild and not cheap.. so I cut right to the chance and compare the ones I think lead the market.
@@ForensicDetailing Sounds a good call to me. Just about to get some Surfex Hd
Do what I did. Get a divorce 😃👍🏻
Lol just got told off for buying to many products lol
Same here. I have to sneak out to the front stoop often to grab a delivered package of something I bought.
Your videos help me a lot. Thanks, mate. Keep the great work up. Consider yourself a new subscriber. 👍
Just bought a new car and i want to keep it like new. This is maybe the most important video to Get you started!
I already watched other detailingvideos on other channels but This channel is the place to be!
Great work ! Thanks!
thank you Sven appreciate it.
Thanks for doing some great videos clear concise and adding the reason why do this. I had always enjoyed keeping my car nice. Wasn't really called detailing then. However now I'm getting bit older and hurting bit more it great to see so much good stuff out there that makes the job easier and better. 😁👍🚘
the shine on that car at the end is amazing
Great video John always a honour to watch
Great video and shows not just a clean but personal opinion and advice.
Really liked this video. Nice to include the track scenes, too.
Another totally awesome video. Thank you. Just wish I knew someone trustworthy like you to detail my car.
Awesome and detailed advice (no pun intended). Subscribed!!
Great video, looking forward the interior one .... thanks
Pretty cool that you show us a bunch of products and we can pick what we may like to use.
Brilliant as always John
Hi john , another great informative video 👍
Oooo set reminder for this!
Fantastic video. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Very thorough and informative. I think you need a kneeler John especially when you get to my age. Thank you for a wonderful video
The video I've been looking for. Superb
Jon, it was almost like you'd watched my weekly wash routine :) I recognise many of the techniques I've learned from primarily watching you, Matt Moreman and a bit of White Details (non-correction work). Little M140i looking good, I've had my M135i for 3.5 yrs and it isn't going to be easy to replace it! Looking forward to your future content. Regards, Kevin
I love love the M140i! One of the best hatchbacks on the market, just stunning and a beast
Purchased bilt hamber snow foam as per your recommendation. It was brill. Used on a dirty car after a pre rince jet wash. Used the product left for 10 mins then jet washed off. The car came up very clean.
Just come across your channel, really find your wash/details tips invaluable not least as I have the sane car/colour and have never seen it so clean as yours. Since leaving the UK (now in Germany) really miss being able to clean my car relaxed at home as we are not allowed in Germany and to spend so much time at a manual car wash is just not feasible, keep up the great work, amazing tips and videos. Thanks, John
Top channel. Top bloke. Must take hours and hours to produce all these videos. Thank You.
Great vid! Keeping it real as always and some sage advice about using up what you have...you mentioned about some people using bilt hamber atom-Mac for brake disks so would be interested in knowing more on that...
An absolute masterclass in the art of the perfect car wash technique :o) Many Thanks !
again sir, great video, thanks for helping and sharing with us your knowledge
Great video! Keep up the great work.
Reminder set!
Really want to get into detailing my own cars, bought the correct gear but thanks for explaining exactly how to proceed. Very helpful 👍
Excellent video again John...I like how you explain and give us your opinion about products and your car really looks awesome....it's like a poem. I would like you to do again a brand review....
Loving your channel. Great tune too, Basixx. I lose my awesome M140i and collect my M4CS in San Marino Blue with CCB and all the extras this coming week. Exciting times.
#forensicdetailing, haha, looks like you had a few brown pants moments at the track day!!
Always nice to see a good car being used properly.........ish, lol.
I'm still enjoying and learning from all of your content, and really respect the clear, honest and non-arrogant way you deliver it.
Passion the content-- very individual friendly and great deals to see!
Always.loved to.wash and polish cars, thanks for giving a honest opinion about products I use and products I've not seen before! 👍
Hi! Really useful video!! Thanks a lot!! 👍🏼🚗
Hi, just discovered your channel and subscribed. Thanks for the discount code..it works! Now going to look at the rest of your videos. All the best, Paul.
welcome aboard paul thanks for subbing appreciate it.
Super video there jon.now I've watched it I'm going to go clean my car.i did not think of using bilt hamber surfex hd on my wheels I'll give that a try.
Great video and useful content, thank you
As always, well done !
Great information as usual. Thanks. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Just picked up a gallon for $15 at Ollie’s excited to try always enjoy your videos thanks
Good to hear the Meguiars Verso brush is one of the selected brushes, I picked one up for my local Halfords for £8 on clearance
Hello,I enjoyed the video,there was some good ideas for me to do when I do my car,I done mine yesterday and clayed it as well, but it was a awesome watch.
duuude your m140i.. respect. I totally love that model and I'd have exactly the same spec with that beautiful red
Great video John 👍
Don’t forget the BH Atom Mac on your discs before washing 👍
Excellent video
Thank you
Great vid, no nonsense tips.
What a good job friend, greetings from Colombia
The spec on this M140i is stunning 😍
Excellent tutorial 🙏🏻
Hello. Nice video 😊
If you are really looking to reduce the risk of water spots on a hot day or working in the sun, you could cut the contact wash in two: Rinse and dry the top half of the car right after using the mitt (horisontal panels and windows, down to the door handles or whatever works for you).
This may take just a tad longer, but it's a trick worthwhile imo.
You don't need to wet the car seven times, which doesn't always suffice anyway, and esp your windows will thank you by spotting up less. 😉
I watch your vids even when I know what you're teaching but great video as always! Please bring back the longer singing/playing intros
Super Video ! Thanks
Thanks John as always👍
Good video as always ;)
This one is going on the big telly. Cor wait for this
Bostin ay it
Hadn't thought of using Meg's Wash Plus for a windshield soap, that's a great idea.
Enjoyed your vid, ta 👍🏴
Well done, John. Picked up alot of tips from this one, and I thought I knew it all. Lol. Koch kemie or however it's spelled, aren't readily available in the US, but seem really great.
Very good video and very informative
Hi mate loving your videos and they have sucked me into the detailing world, bought most of the products you recommended and there just waiting for my day off now. Have you got a video for interior detailing I’ve looked through your videos and can’t find one? Cheers
always look forward to any info from yourself. only trouble is there is nearly always some thing I then want to buy. wife goes nuts, bring it on.
Holy crap! That car looked already spotless to me. That's some effort you put into it. It looked like it just got from the dealer. The engine bay was spotless 😎😎
Very good video!
Loved the build up 😁
Another great video Jon👍🏻👍🏻 I can’t wait to get a house bought with a garage so I can get everything at hand ready! I’m currently renting and using our lasses grans house only two doors up, trailing her hose pipe out every Saturday morning. Nightmare to get my pressure washer set up, trailing buckets and all my products out (no shed it’s all in the house) 😂 terms and conditions of buying our house is either have a garage or potential to build a double.
yer I think its important mate I had the same sort of requirements I wanted a doubel garage not easy in the UK to get this we pay an arm and a leg for the simple things in life, especially property dont we.
This is a brilliant video Jon. I've been battling water spots since switching from a silver car to a dark grey car, tend to get interupted when cleaning the car (i do it at work on a saturday and i tend to get interrupted by customers!) Never fast enough with the drying phase! I'm sure ceramic coating makes it water spot that much quicker too...unless that's just in my head!
If you use bilt hamber auto wash car shampoo you'll get a lot less water spots. Its and amazing product
Good info thank u !!
Another top notch video Jon.
On media i use rag company cyclone mitt which is indeed close to the incredimit. Works extremely well and i feel the longer fibres are great at keeping any dirt away from the paint prior to getting it in the rinse bucket.
There's not much id change in this routine. I do however risne the paint first, then snow foam. Same with the wheels. A rinse first then use foams, cleaners and brushes.
Perhaps im adding a step for nothing. I just feel any loose dirt will come off first giving my foam more chance to work on the dirt thats more stubborn. Kind of like washing yourbwheels thorougly and then using fallout remover because youre just spending the chemical on the surface contaminants that will be easily removed from the prior wash process.
Im not saying your wrong. Would perhaps like more of an insight to whether you think on the same level.
Really enjoy your videos
Can you please make a video on best products and methods for matte wrap cars
Thanks
Great video, Jon! Could you think of doing a video on how to remove those fine and annoying scratches/scuffs off alloys? Not talking about wheels that have been badly damaged or run against the kerb 😉. My wheels are less than 2 years old and I can see some fine scratches on some of them. I guess I could try polishing them but what should I use? AG SRP? Sonax Perfect Finish? How can the car enthusiast do it by hand? I've searched CZcams and can't find decent content on this so here you go! Hope you'll run with this idea. Cheers.
Another great tutorial, thank you. What do you use to get all those dead bugs off the front of the now not so pristine BMW? With summer arriving it would be useful to find out what is effective either with or without removing any previous paint protection.
I’ve picked up 2019 Cupra 290 and it’s my first time buying new.. I haven’t cleaned the car yet as I didn’t want to just jump in and possibly do any damage, so thanks for this video man. It’s incredibly helpful with your prewash stages. My previous cars I’ve just throw a bucket over it, so this time around I want to make an effort.
thank you very the kind words sir appreciate it
Forensic Detailing Channel no worries man, thank you for helping the inexperienced out with the advise and links to products etc.
Brilliant content
Can't wait. I've been recently looking at TFR but would this remove heavy dirt from the paint? Hopefully the video will be helpful on this.
Perfect video :)