The Right And Wrong Way to Do a Car Wash
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- We meet with Chicago Auto Pros owner to discuss the right and wrong ways to do a car wash. In This Fine Print Series, we discuss the basics, tips and tricks to do a proper hand wash in a safe way to prevent damage to a car or truck's paint. No matter the brand and model, Toyota Supra, Honda Accord, BMW, Mustang the video will aid in tackling a DIY wash for the average person.
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Index:
00:00 - 3:23 The Basics of Hand Washing Wash
3:23 - 8:55 The How and Why of Supplies
8:55 - 13:57 Hoses, Pressure Washers, Buckets and Understanding Paint
13:57 - 19:23 Washing Techniques
19:23 - 20:46 Drying Techniques
20:46 Removing Bugs, Tar and Crap - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Okay, got it. I need 8 buckets, 13 brushes, 17 microfibers towels, and 23 different spray-on products. Easy!
And don't forget a couple of "relatively cheap" thousand-dollar pressure washers! ;-)
And most of a Saturday.
...And a leaf blower.
😂😂🤣🤣
These comments !!! Lmaooo
I know this video is a few months old, but I have to go out of my way to say this. I want to thank you for not using the click bait titles or stupid thumbnails with a distorted face saying you're washing your car wrong while pointing a red arrow at the car. I can't take those people seriously anymore. You have created the best quality content I've seen, while making it funny as well throughout your work. You are the most genuine car reviewer and enthusiast I've seen on anything. Thank you!
Got it. No washing the damn car = no scratches. 🤣
Been following this technique for ages and it works really well :))))
Hahahahahahahahah
This IS the way forward if you know you know 😜
As someone who details cars professionally, I love the drive-thru car wash, it brings me alot of clients!
9:32 "Kinda hits close to home for me"....LOL!
almost spit out my drink hahahaha
Yeah - kinda looks about right if you freeze frame at 9:44 and compare
@@ACitizenOfOurWorld 11:20 gives a nice simulation
I just buy a new car when it gets too dirty. Simple and it comes with new car feeling 😉
New cars don't come with great (much less perfect) paint. Unless you are talking about something like the Jesko which Larry from AMMO said had the thickest clear coat of any car he has detailed.
Go look at the dealer car washes you'll start to cry when you see how they clean brand new cars
@@yotzimaraosorio6781 sup bbgirl
You mean your daddy buys you
Dealers typically micro-scratch the crap out of the car during prep and while it's on the lot, and then they put a quick coat of wax on it before delivering, which hides the micro-scratches temporarily. I don't think that this is malicious or for deceptive purposes, it's just it doesn't make practical (or financial) sense for dealers to be that obsessive about the finish, because most customer's aren't.
Said truth is you'll never be able to avoid scratches no matter how careful you are. All you can hope for is to have a scratch level tolerance
Yeah, paint correction also works well and I've seen older cars with barely any marks, just wash it properly and u will be good
Just don't wash your car
true but you can make it go a lot longer before getting major scratches.
@@saturndesigns2339 Those car finishes have been worked, and then maintained - maybe like this
Correct, but you can definitely do your best to minimize them
1:02 not gon lie, that two man bottle squeeze was kinda weird
Hahaha. . .i didn't even notice that!!
What? You and your homie don't do that?
@@-SP. lonely dude, don't have anyone to squeeze my bottle with
Lmao, and the music intensified that moment hahaha
I vomited when I saw that.
Comments are rough on this one. I thought Jason delivered the message very well and love that shop. I also love detailing my own cars so this really it home!
Ignorant people, what can you do...
Yeah it's a bummer. The detailer seems like such a nice guy and they're just roasting him. People mad at him for giving us information for free.
ill be sure to do this when i wash my geo metro next year.
Gee, thanks Richard. Wash you wash your car, the next day it rains. T'aint that great. 👍👍
Just wait for rain
I do THIS every Sat for '01 Cavalier Base Edition. The trade in value still staying at $300!
Going to auto car wash
Normal people: yeah that's pretty clean
Professionals: THAT'S A LOT OF DAMAGE
Yea I dont have $2000 worth of product to was a car that I will sell for $5k if I am lucky.
Sht855 you can still hand wash for almost nothing
Greendayyylmao a lot tougher when you live where there’s winter and it’s below freezing everyday
@@kgisabeast you live in Antarctica?
My friends dont understand when they go to those all it does is highlight the flaws in their paint, they see a clean car, i see swirl city
When he touched the soap drop on the side of the bucket.....I spit drink out of my nose 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The little filmography humorous details he throws into videos is why this is the best
channel on CZcams
Love what you do!!!!
12:04
Did you notice the 2 of them spraying the rims together?
You've reached a level whereby your videos are like therapy to make your viewers relax as the get a pice of knowledge and fun. Thank you
That foam gun to wash the car is most relaxing.
@@adcolt54 Inb4 everybody comments "ASMR", further diluting and watering down the concept.
Every time this guys say "if you want to get crazy with cleaning" I think of Larry at Ammo NYC. He's definitely the one that goes crazy (in a good way). :)
Lol ya. I go to larry for all my cleaning advice.
he;s not crazy, he's OCD.
'Today I'll be detailing the ISS space station'
Detailing is Chicago Auto Pro's passion.
Detailing is Larry's fetish.
Two guys one bucket.
I can't help but think a golden opportunity was missed here, Mark. You absolutely should have shown Toddd as his Corvette rich guy alter-ego washing like an idiot as an example of what not to do. Great video and helpful at that! :)
I employ most of these methods when I wash my car. But it's daily driven a lot of miles and its a losing battle, so you can only have it looking great for so long before you have to get paint correction done. Cool video I enjoyed it.
Good video. One step that will really shorten the process of hand-washing is to 'sheet' the water off. Take the nozzle off the hose, turn the water on to a relatively low pressure, and start at the top and rinse the car. The water will come off in sheets, and you will have literally a tenth of the water to remove using a microfibre drying towel.
FINALLY someone who says you do not need an expensive wheel cleaner no matter how clean the car is. It is just a waste of money. If you wash often a normal pre wash soap is enough.
Awesome vid. Just not gonna spend 3hrs washing my 2019 kia rio. If i had a garage id buy all this stuff but i dont.
I hear you and feel the same about my KIA Soul. The answer is keep a good wax job on it and the dirt will practically hose off. Next to that is don't buy cars with dark paint, as light colored cars don't show swirl marks as much.
@@discerningmind White is the ultimate color for this. Fine scratches in the clearcoat are virtually invisible.
I just have two buckets, microfiber towels and mitts, meguiars gold wash, interior detailer, and nu-finish paint sealer. Works very well. Cost upfront maybe 50-100$ and only takes up the buckets in storage space.
@@johnryan6658 Yeah but then every single dirt particle that gets on your car is immediately noticeable, last time I'm getting a white car.
@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge That's not a problem for me as I wash my car weekly. I've gone from black to grey to white. Black is by far the worst because it shows all dirt and all scratches. Grey hides the dirt the best. White hides clearcoat scratches the best. I have white, but I'd get grey again. Black? NO WAY.
Don't forget to remove your wristwatch before washing as you can accidentally scratch the paint with the buckle and bracelt on your watch. Also, avoid metal belt buckles/clasps too as they also can accidentally contact the car when you're leaning over it.
Very well presented... I gave my car a quick mid week clean the other day... was supposed to take 30min but ended up being nearly 3hrs, but I guess that's what car guys do :)
Best thing I ever did was stop caring about microswirls on my car. Huge weight off the mind.
😁
Life is too short to worry about paint swirls
True. Eventually cars will get dinged, scratched etc.
@sasquatch can't have nice paint when you brush off snow 6 months a year
and dont buy a black vehicle either
I spent more time watching this than I do cleaning my car -- maybe I need to refine my technique or reevaluate my priorities!
wrong,
the only way to clean your car, is with girls in bikini.
unsub.
Struth. But, soft girls without bikinis are even better.
Car detailing guys watching a bikini wash: 'Jeez their bikini's contacting with the car is gonna cause so much damage, thier technique is terrible'
Or men in banana hammocks. 💪
@@802Garage Strong like bull...
DOJO *def leppard pour some sugar on me starts playing*
I can't believe he didn't go over properly washing and drying your microfiber towels! Thought that would be number 1 on the list. Never wash or dry microfiber with other material or types and never use high heat for the washing machine or dryer, it'll ruin the microfiber by melting the fibers microscopically. Don’t wash/dry a microfiber towel over 40°C or 105°F max.
It's a video on how to properly wash your car, not how to do laundry.
it's nice to see that this guy have so much passion about his job but
as soon you drive your car it'll get dirty in no time
especially in countries that rains a lot
it's a waste of money and time to wash your car like that unless you keep your car in a vacuum chamber
Thank you for making this video....
I call this the pride of ownership...there's just something enjoyable about spending a weekend day washing my pride and joy. Great info. Thanks again.
As many other activities where PH-neutral lubricants are applied, I usually finish soon after step #1
You should put a list of the recommended products in the description. The wash mitt and tar remover are things that I specifically sought out!
I've been a detailer for almost three years and even I picked up some new tips and tricks! Great video! I would actually love to work at that detail shop. They do things a little bit better than my shop
Appreciate the great tips, I've hand washed and detailed my cars myself for years and have used pressure washers, leaf blowers and other things to make the job easier but your two bucket method and the the wash mitt and wheel mop will be incorporated into my routine, excellent video. Thanks! I"m a firm believer in detailing it and waxing it 1-3 times a year, the cleaner and slicker the paint the less things stick to it and the easier it is to wash!
I strongly wish to have the budget to pay someone for top notch surface coating so that hand wash is as easy as possible.
Although then I could probably also just pay someone to wash it.
It's not convenience. It's burnout. (Which also presents an obstacle to attaining that kind of budget.)
9:32 If you shake it more than twice, you're playing with it !
That's what I tell my ole lady!
Just grab a wire brush and call it a day.
My neighbor washes in C63 AMG with a house brush every weekend. He always gets the latest model when a new one comes out, so I presume he leases it and therefore doesn't give a shit about the scratches.
I clean my rims with a toilet brush I cut the end off and stick in the drill it’s no harder than the rim brushes they sell👍
Hahahaha!!! Sometimes I feel that way. But simple and easy is just keep a good wax job on your car and the dirt will practically hose off.
@@Beer_Dad1975 LOL it's always to poorer crowd that knows they can't afford the vehicle that like to keep their cars all shiny and sink so much time into them. People with real, stable wealth who don't need to pretend just do easy things because they can always replace them. I always use one soapy bucket, one microfiber wash mitt, a hose, and a microfiber drying cloth to clean my e63s amg. Meanwhile my neighbor spends hundreds of dollars a year and hours and hours of time keeping his 3 series clean. Keeps it in the garage a lot and doesn't drive it too much either. Drives his civic to work and most places. Meanwhile the e63s is my one and only car and I take it everywhere and my paint is like 85-90% as good as his. I've also enjoyed my car and taken advantage of the comfort and fun I worked hard to pay for. He's spent most of his time in his civic and simply cleaning his 3 series. I'll never understand this stuff. Nobody comes up to my e63s and goes "oh your paint's not perfect". It's always "dude, sweet car" or "I bet it's a ton of fun". You never see your paint when you're in the car and if the people out there don't give a damn about it, it doesn't make sense for you to care all that much.
This whole "you gotta do the perfect wash with all these products or your paint will die and your vehicle will lose all of its value" thing is just a sham from the detailing industry. Unless it's a sports car or a super car with long lasting value, there's no point in doing all this extra shit for your car and you're only getting a few extra % more out of your cars paint for all the effort put in.
@@anit642 I didn't know there was gonna be a TED talk here today.
what a great PSA. Thanks for putting this together m8. you and your friend are hansome.
Great video Mark. This stuff all became familiar to me when I bought my machine grey MX-5 RF. The obsession to keep it looking as beautiful as possible is real and these are the techniques I use too. The LC is the dogs bollocks (as we say in the UK)!
That Lexus LC500 is still my favorite new car on sale.
Beautiful automobile. It’s not talked about enough and I can’t wait to see the 600hp plus F model coming. Great video and washing tips from the pros 👌🏾
Japanese muscle car fun when flooring boring when driving in a straight line at steady speed and around corners.
Toyota4Life Lexus Lc 500 is an amazing car it’s pricey I drive an is350 but eventually I’m going to acquire an isf for a summer toy now to convince the wife
Nexus Hexus What ?
Rule number one. Remove your watch. Oooops!
@Steven Strain watch, ring, and I wear a wallet chain so I make sure I remove my wallet before washing. (Im a truck driver and am hopping in and out of my truck all day hence the chain)
@@Brunark Ha ha I knew it was only a matter of time before it went there ....Brunark goes all .....the .....wayyyyy! Lol. Cheers!
@Steven Strain ouch you just turned my grower into an introvert lol ....now we are going off the rails 😹
@@Brunark Hell, I do that in the summer...........in the garage with the doors closed! LOL
Awesome to see someone take a lot of pride in their work. One question I had was cleaning windshield glass- I can never get mine perfectly clear. Even after a good wash there’s a lot of fogging. And most glass cleaners just make my windshield even foggier.
1) Water + 1 teaspoon of Liquid Dish Soap + microfiber towel;
2) Water + fresh microfiber towel.
I found this extremely insightful and helpful. The tips are pretty practical for most of the year, though I have very little idea of how I'll get through a midwestern winter while trying not to kill my paint.
I did put some things in my Amazon cart. The Wheel Woolie for one, I mean, c'mon how can you not own a wheel woolie?
I also put the foam cannon on my list. That looks very useful for many things. Good video.
Thanks for this video! I just moved out on my own and have been watching "how to be an adult" videos, lol. Like I had to watch a video how to use a garbage disposal because my mom taught me wrong lol, and I watched a video how to do laundry because I didn't know if you put the detergent in the machine before the clothes or on top of the clothes, or do you put the detergent in that hole on the side, lol.
Great video, very informative. Thank you!
That LC500 is gorgeous
GREAT TUTORIAL VIDEO. I LOVE THESE KINDS OF VIDEOS
I always foam first then let it sit for 5 minutes and then rinse and then foam again and then use two buckets while foam still in car. Way more lubrication
That’s a really nice red Lexus 😍
I love your outros! Also, always great to see a local business make the airways!
Such a quality content. That crisp 4K video is fricken amazing!
17:21 music woke me up.
I wait till it rains. Then I go dang! I was planning to wash my car.
As usual a great video with subtle awesome humor bits slid in when you least expect them. You're a savage!
You were playing with the hose like it was yer bird, man. Right on. Helpful video too!
Thank you for this video! I've been always researching the best way to wash a car (maximize cleanliness and shine while minimizing micro damages to the clear coat and time), but often you go down a rabbithole of undisclosed product advertisement. Half the comments are literal bots and the other half are genuine but having the debate of the century over whether or not it works even at all.
I'm curious if I could see a car get washed that was actually dirty.
I volunteer my car. I haven't gotten it washed in over a month
That Corvette was pretty nasty. The process doesn't change if it's caked in mud though.
Go to ammoNYC and check out how OCD people do it
@@TheFi1thyCasual I want to see the guy wash off the mud without a pressure washer.
I learned all of these steps from Obsessed Garage. Bought a new car in January, corrected the paint & have unkept the flawless finish by utilizing this process... & staying the fuck away from tunnel washes!
Excellent video!! I'm one of those people that actually does this and yes I have the time for it...It really and truly does make a difference. If you've invested so much money in your pride and joy, why wouldn't you take care of it!!
Same here. I wash all three of my cars every week. I follow all these rules and they look amazing! But yes it is time consuming. Yesterday I spent two hours just using never dull metal polish on the chrome of my 67 sting ray. And it shows.
Great Info - I always thought the only people qualified to wash cars were women dressed in string bikinis...
Oh wow I thought I was the only one who whole heartedly felt that!! Lmao
@@truckerrickakamanowar Awesome!
I agree ☝️
Years ago, I won this contest at work where the prize Pamela Anderson coming to the house to wash the car in a 2-piece sponge bikini, and then have dinner. I had no idea, but after the end of the quarter, there was just this prize announced for the most sales in my region for my department (which I had won).
Or better yet, topless!
How to properly wash your car:
Step 1: Take out a second mortgage on your house.
Step 2: Go into debt
Step 3: Lose home & car
Step 4: You're finished!
😂😂😂😂
Thanks for this video. It was nice to see something different but car related. I'm always looking for methods and products to make my car washes more efficient so I can spend less time doing it.
Nice video! I try to use these techniques as well on my fancy Toyota
Cars come from the factory with scratches and swirls
XxDeadWillowxX And that’s why we paint correct brand new cars.
What kinda cars are you looking at lol, gm products?
@@YungEagle3k Ordered an Audi and it came with both orange peel (not much) AND swirls. So it is not just the "lower end" brands that don't do a microscopic paint inspection before delivery.
Yung Eagle it’s from the salesmen fucking around with it
@@fargonianproductions2767 Or the "prep" boys doing the pre-delivery "inspection".
Thanks for the great vid! One comment: Is it safe, for step 1, to rinse with a pressure washer? Wouldn't dirt particles scratch the coat? I rinse with minimum pressure first, next foam and then rinse with pressure!
It's safe as long as the pressure is at an angle not straight on.
One of my first jobs was detailing used cars. Many of the techniques used in the video was the same as the ones I used. But, yeah the products have definetly improved - microfibre mits, soaps and cleaning treatments. Time to throw out the sponges and shammies.
My tip is DO NOT LET CHILDREN WASH YOUR CAR.
Good upload. Thanks.
I use a three mit method on the paint, top, sides, rocker areas. No pressure on material used to wash, and always wash in a back and forth motion, never in circles. No buckets used I always cleaned the wash mits out as I go with a hose. No pressure hose as it is like sand blasting the paint if no done correctly. I show my cars and have been successful. thank you for your time.
Why does everyone hate on acid, a strong mix at the opposite end of the scale will do damage also.
Acid is a great chemical and safe if you follow manufacturers direction.
I think you answered your own question, most people don't know how to follow directions and use safety glasses, gloves, and a respirator.
Certainly. There's nothing wrong with an acid when used properly but in most cases an acid is not necessary. If you're someone like myself who washes their car once a week at least there's never going to be a time where an acid is needed.
I eat acid all the time. Im still fine
8:45 “You want to have good technique.”
Meanwhile there is a guy washing the car from bottom to top.
The worst sin of the car washing world
Great tutorial! I use 5 mitts for allocated panels and wheels. Wash only straight back and forth from top to bottom, thanks
Well done! Great info! Thanks!
The only issue I have with using a leaf blower is the air is not filtered like something coming out of a master blaster.
So? What's your point? The air driving down the road isn't filtered either. Who cares if the air is filtered on a air blaster! What about the particles that get past the filter and the air borne particles in front of the air nozzle? Are you gonna live in a bubble to?
@@michaelgrant5258 don't get it, do yah🤔
We need an episode with you and Obsessed Garage. That would be one informational video! please!!
I can't have enough of the funky endings, lmfao, they're so good...
Great informative video. Thanks for the info and a nice break from a traditional car review.
12:19 well that was awkward ☝️❌
His fingerprints at 22:10?
Should have used keys.
How DOES one wash a savage goose?
Wax On Wax Off. Mr. Miyagi
I WOULDN"T even try because they CAN attack you, quite literally "savage"!!!
A much needed video for CZcams 👌🏻
I have a ‘15 F-150 mid trim truck. It’s not a work truck but it’s not the fanciest pickup. Beautiful blue flame color with the sport package matching color bumpers/black sport rims.
I’m satisfied with an automatic wash. It’s a truck after all.
Ouch ! I can feel my carpal tunnel when he starts spraying the wheels.
Damn! How many free car wash tickets did you get for this?
Jk great video as always!
These detailing dudes and Larry from NYC are the best detailing channels on CZcams
WOLLY MAMMOTH... best towel I got!
One of these days, a company (read: Porsche) is going to develop a method of applying a protective layer of hard sapphire to body panels through chemical vapor deposition in a vacuum chamber. It won't be a cheap option, but it will be well worth it.
Having to endure paint that is too soft to repel kicked up stones is infuriating.
Paint as we know it on cars is to prevent corrosion. On fiberglass and other cars with composite panels, paint is there mostly for looks, LOOK SHINEY. Very hard paints and coatings are brittle, soft paints and coatings are flexible. If you put a very tough paint on your car, a stone could cause a crack or a large flake to come off.
I'm sure Porsche has spent a lot of time with a company that has good material and chemical engineers to develop a great compromise. Too bad it will be a decade before that trickles down to commuter cars.
"Street Rodders" have used "IMRON" paint for years on their customs, paint is SO tough you could put a hammer to it. Car manufacturers WON"T use it because it would hike the price WAY UP, besides, they want you to come back and buy a new one in about 5 years!
DeLorean had the right idea.
"Don't scrub" **Scrubs**
Awesome video thank you so much, very interesting learning how to properly wash a vehicle!!
In my experience, budget hand washes still cause a lot of swirl marks - definitely a lot more than when I use the waterless method myself, which is how I do all my washes. I'm a chauffeur, so the waterless method also allows me to clean my car wherever I am, which is great.
Nothing could clean what Jack has done in that car. - Scott 🤮🤣
Touched the steering wheel after eating a McD burger? 😉
I want to know what are the "proper" ways to take off the remaining bugs, sap, etc
Clay bar.. then buff.. for me that always entails doing the entire panel so it looks uniform.
that will be 24 buckets of water from reverse osmosis, 12 bottles of various liquids, 15 sprays, 30 different microfiber towels, and $1000 in $1 bills that you'll have to throw on the car after it's all done, just because.
That's totally the ultimate question, at least where I live. It's a barrage of bugs on my car.
Friend of mine got a new blackout charger and got a tunnel wash subscription. The amount of straight fine scratches is absurd 😂
Good info here. Glad to see someone who cleans the wheel wells too. I hate seeing a car with a nice clean body and wheels, but filthy wheel wells. He uses the mitt the same as me--two sides--just flip it. Mitts are great because you can reverse flush them by inserting a garden hose inside the mitt.
After I get my mani-pedi.
Honestly I just go through the tunnel but with the soft clothes maybe all 2 months a bit more often in winter but thats basically it and it works for me. The paint is still ok not perfect but my car is not worth it.
You can see the blight at the end of the tunnel.
Thanks for all this good advice, great video
Nice 👊 I'm using cheap ceramic coating and clay too and it works like a charm
When tap water isn’t good enough for your Toyota.
Your moms HITACHI At least he seems to actually drive it. Plus it ain’t no where near as bad as some of the wheels on women’s cars I know.
@@panzer_TZ I'm a woman - guilty as charged LOL! Luckily, my Toyota has hubcaps, not rims. I've curbed them repeatedly. Thank goodness my car doesn't have rims, or else I would surely be spending big $$$$ to get them refinished. I don't care what those snowflake feminists say, there are differences between genders. And most women (myself included) suck at judging distances.
hamsterama that difference might just be that one gender likes cars slightly more than the other. It’s a total sausage fest in the car enthusiast community for a reason.
@Your moms HITACHI Let me guess, you're a 100 percent perfect driver, and you've never made a mistake, right? Would you call your mom or your sisters (if you have any) a dumb bitch if they accidentally scrape their cheap hubcaps against a curb? By the way, I've never been in an accident in my life. You think I'm going to give up driving just because a dumb kid (I presume you're a kid) sitting behind a keyboard tells me to?
@@jono601 Yep, I realize I'm an outlier. There are very few female auto enthusiasts. But that's totally okay. Unlike all the snowflakes out there, I think it's great that guys and gals tend to have different interests. It's be boring if we were all the same.
"Use nitted microfiber cloths to prevent scratching."
I've been using my old underwear...
Well, old underwear is scientifically proven to be the thinnest substance as yet discovered by man, with an average thickness of 1 atom... I throw my old underwear away when it finally loses the properties of a solid substance and becomes virtual underwear vapour...
Lol. One time I snatched off an old pair like the tear away pants that basketball players wear over their shorts just to see what would happen. Came clean off waistband and all....lol
Probably too acidic.
Jason! Is the man- Lots of attention to detail. Would love to see him and Larry @AMMO NYC detail a car together with Kevin Brown -
Very good information. Thank you
The price of the high quality buckets seemed to be a bit of a dig at a certain someone lol.
OG
I wash my car only on bug season, like twice a year.
That’s perfect.
The less you wash the better you be off
Burned out IT pro here. Having to debug my motorcycle after every ride really bothered me.
Totally had to share this video.
I'm all about those premium, high-quality buckets baby.