How To Clean/Detail A Car & What To Use
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
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Great video Andy, would love to see an interior clean one too
Dear EVM, I can’t find a place to contact you by email, but I just want to thank you for your comprehensive video on Car detailing, with the Tesla. It gave me the confidence to do the whole Gtechniq thing, inside and out with top quality products. I have faced my second lockdown, as my wife and I got C19. But it was a great way to finish the isolation time with my new Niro 4 EV, (even though I can’t drive it for another couple of days. Your advice was invaluable, and I can look forward to professional results for years to come. Thanks also for the video on OHME, I have just purchased one, and have to get it installed, but again, it will all help. Keep up the good work, and thanks again. John K.
Great video, thanks for all the advice. And for sure I would like to see another video about interior cleaning. I especially find the inside of the windscreen hard to get properly cleaned with no stripes gleaming in the low sunshine.
Olli Majander Solution, only drive at night.
Use plain water on a rough towel. Then dry vigorously using a separate clean dry towel.
I find Auto Glim Car Glass Polish is very good. No streaks and it doesn't mist up as much on cold days. Do not use household glass cleaner on your car, it has silicone in it which makes it look shiny, but does smear and fog more easily. The Auto Glim cleaner is also good for the bathroom mirror as it help that not fog so much too.
Great video, thanks! As others have said, a similar video on interior detailing with regular products would be great 👍
Thanks EVM that was a really useful video and yes and interior one would be great too. Most of the time I do just a quick once over but it's a great feeling when you've done a good job cleaning the car. One produce that I use regularly is RainX I love the way rain just beads of the glass and in rain it makes such a difference to visibility.
Many thanks for that.
After many many years of watching Fullycharged (from day one pretty much), transport evolved and yourself of course we've finally managed to get our first ev, a used BMW i3, a car I've wanted since the first time I seen the concept.
We picked it up yesterday and I told the dealer to just leave the interior because I was afraid it would end up all shiny and horrible instead of the more matt finish the manufacturer intended.
It's the leather seats I'm particularly concerned with, so if you have any ideas that could save me many days trying to find the best product or technique that would be greatly appreciated.
Brilliant video as usual, many thanks again.
Cheers.
Hi EVM, given that you were "in the trade" it would be interesting to know how you would find a car detailer that you would trust/rate. Not necessarily naming names but the process.
Purely reputation. Try Detailing World.
That’s an easy one, copy Diogenes get yourself a lamp and keep it lit. Isn’t it windy? No it’s Saturday now put the kettle on.
gazza595 the car cleaning guru
Great job EVM, Nice one , you have my support
a pencil rubber will remove wax from any plastic parts that are hard to clean / more videos on cleaning please Andy.
what is the difference between wax and polish ?
michael battle don’t axe me? Well ok, about 30 pence I guess
Great video. I agree I have been using Autoglym for years always had good results. A great British product available here in Australia.
Hi Yorkshire bloke...
Very interesting and clearly explained!
However here is......
My alternative method of car care -
1. Wait ’til it rains...
2. Run out with a bucket of warm water containing a splash of £2.99 car shampoo/wax from B & M Bargains...
3. Wash the car quickly with one of those mitt things....
4. Go back indoors - rain will rinse car......
5. CRITICAL PART - Don not look at the car too closely - if at all......!!!
Andy McCabe It never rains in Yorkshire
This is why I follow your advice about products. Get what works for the way you work and don't get worked up about the little things. The only problem is that your main advice is be patient and use good technique... Yeah... I will just have to work on that.
I'm pretty geeky about cleaning my car and have all the gear. Picked up some really useful tips from this - note to self, must use brushes more!
Brilliant video, but I now have £75 worth of stuff in my eBay basket that I didn't realise I needed an hour ago 🤣
Thanks for this video. Very helpful!
Great guide and thanks for the products link
Excellent easy to follow instruction, thank you! Definitely an interior clean instruction video next please! My new EV outside is nice and shiny but the inside looks like a tip after just 2 months!
Really good video, so well explained i think you should call this 'car detailing for dummies' :) An interior video would be interesting to see as it is often harder to clean the inside than the outside. Missed the video about ceramic coating your car, but i have seen all kinds of claims about how well it supposedly protects the paintwork.
Great video, thanks. Just sent it to my son so he can start earning all that pocket money I have been giving him!
Thanks for that! Explained really well. An interior one would be great too :)
Really?
Can I fetch my car round and you can clean it 😂, you do such a good job!
Stuart McGivern that’s exactly what I was thinking too, he does a great job
How long did it take (minus camera work)?
I would like to see you do an interior.
Would like to see an interior clean too
Very useful video. Clear and concise. I’ll go and nerd out on some cleaning products now!
Great top tips! Can you go through all of the various stages of cleaning in your video when a ceramic coat has already been applied ? Cheers
it looks great!
Great video. Really helpful. If you've seen the state of the interior of my car, then a similar video for interior cleaning would be fab! Keep up the good work EVM.
I've been in lock down too long! I've just watched a bloke clean his car to an obsessive degree! Got to admit though, it looked showroom ready at the end.
Sod that. 🙂
Great video, thanks for that. What do you recommend for removing micro scratches? I have a cheap mop polisher - what cover is best for the job?
EVM - very good work. I love detailing our cars, gives me great pleasure. Top job in this video. I would also use an iron decontamination product on the wheels as well as the paintwork, lots of stuff around for this, it goes purple colour as it reacts with iron deposits.
That was used here.
Great video thanks so much just got a model 3 and am obsessed with keeping it clean definitely do a video on how to clean interior
Detol and a wire brush.
Not sure how your Amazon store front is Yorkshire Man approved, just spent 70 quid!! :O
One of your best and informative Vids, keep them coming.👍
Really?
Great Video, would love to see an interior done. Would you recommend that a brand new car be ceramic coated and would it invalidate the bodywork warranty ?
Ceramic coatings won’t invalidate warranties. If you fit paint protection film (ppf) you might have issues with insurance, but again not with warranties
What did you use to clean and polish your black alloys they look great ..
Just as in the vid. Car shampoo and a cloth.
Car detailing should be an olympic discipline. :)
I used C4 on my mini too it's excellent but as you say proper prep of the surface is essential. I dont have an engine bay on my i3S though and the motor is under the boot floor. I guess I could clean up the frunk though!😉
More recently I've used Detailers Juice cleaning products. Excellent results and reasonable prices👍
Carmen Clark I used a Zara Picasso on mine.
What about the paint protection dealers try and add on? Is it worth it?
No, get a professional detailer to do it - it'll be done properly and cheaper. The stuff the dealers flog is literally a bucket of product thrown in the direction of the car by someone who doesn't care.
This has inspired me. @EVM If you don't mind, I have a question about dealing with stone chips before I put on a proper wax. I have a Zoe with a few little stone chips which show little spots of different shades of red (and some white which I think is polish caught in the chip) under my metallic Mars Red. I've used Turtle Wax colour magic coloured wax with touch up wax sticks before on other cars on hairline scratches and was never really sure if it worked or I was wanting it to work. What's your view on dealing with stone chips and small paint scratches, short of a respray please? Is the coloured wax stuff any good at masking the imperfections or a placebo/scam and I just need to accept that there's chips?
love your videos, definitely do an interior clean I'd love to see that :)
Clay bar is the way to go fast if you want to use only one product
What are your thoughts on the waterless wax? For example showroom shine.
Yes please interior clean, thanks for the clarity of the video instructions. Best wishes Green Gecko. PS When are you doing your review of your M3? Or have I missed it?
Great video really helpfull easy to recreate video.
very good job done
Maybe use of clay bar or clay mit and what lubrication for using them. They've always scared me a bit that badly done I may as well have used 200 grit on the paintwork
Cheers. A sad iPace owner. 2nd hand.
Thank you from Norway .
Asking for a friend - how would someone made redundant get into car valeting ?
Thanks for video, why do I finish with the car covered in water spots. When I wash mine, I use decent auto Glyn shampoo.
Graham Goulton It’s what’s in the water, not the shampoo. Dry the car off after.
Electric Vehicle Man yes as I expected, I didn’t dry quick enough because it started raining.
Any tips to remove them I’ve washed dried and polished but they’re still there.
Love the channel bought my used 30kw leave because of it and no regrets.
All good advice.
I have a question, related to keeping your car looking nice, have you considered PPF on the M3, if so which panels, if not why not?
Thanks
Costs over £2000 for the full car so not worth it. Could get a hell of a lot of body shop work done for half that.
@@ElectricVehicleMan Crikey, that's cheap, a small car down South is around £3k.
Any hoo, I asked because I'm looking at getting a Honda e & considering getting the black plastic between the headlights (which I bet will be pricey to replace & not repairable) as well as the front bumper, like you say it's probably cheaper for repairs on body panels so will not bother with any other panels. Just waiting on a price from some local companies.
Good video, what do you clean your wiper blades with so they don’t judder and squeal🤔
Washed my white car the other day, because car was no longer white from all the dirt. On the bright side - car looks great now. Not so great - two massive stone chips on the bonnet. You can actually see galv layer :(
So, no point even attempting colour correction and ceramic coating till that taken care off.
Hi EVM
Would you use a rain repellent for the windscreen?
Jason Davis No.
A friend of mine uses Williams dry car wash he says it's brilliant and doesn't scratch the paintwork even when the car is filthy, I can't see how it cannot scratch, what is your opinion?
It scratches, they're just not OCD enough to notice.
Brilliant video. And totally agree about some snobbery. I guess you draw the line at Fairy Liquid though?
I wouldn't use Fairy Liquid. It has salt in it.......
Also designed to breakdown grease. Will strip a cars wax in one go.
Use Fairy liquid if you want to remove previous layers of wax.
Any thoughts on a shampoo/finishing product called Mer? I used to use it on an old car as cleaner (diluted in water) and then neat as a restorer/polish. Now I'm wondering if it would not damage a new car. As an ex-profi any thoughts on or encounters with it? Interior detailing video would be nice too.
Mer is ok. Is the salesman still using the red mini bonnet? 😂
Would you not use tar remover? Or does the claying get rid of that?
Can I just ask...when the clay bar gets as dirty as shown is there a way of getting the dirt out of it or do you just fold it over till you can't fold anymore then throw it away?
Tom's Man Shed Once it’s done it’s for the bin.
Any tips for getting fabric soft tops clean?
Luke...no further, Fabric cleaner, or Detol and a wire brush
Is it worth putting on a windscreen rain repellent and if so which would you recommend?
I've always found them to be more of a nuisance, just a clean screen should be fine
I’d leave it tbh.
Do not use them!
Bilt Hamber products are great. Top tip - always wash your micro fibre towels with a non biological washing powder and NEVER use a fabric conditioner on them - they lose their ability to suck up water.
Is there something that works to stop seagull poo from affecting the paint on my Tesla? Other than a garage (I can’t put one in the car park)
Get rid of it as soon as you see it.
Clive Flint yes, get a Tesla model Kleen(X)
What did you use for the black plastics
Did you watch the video? 😄
Hi thanks for another no nonsense practical video.
You are to blame for my leaf experience, best thing I ever purchased, three years ago, thanks again.
With all the fuel cash I saved I’m much better off in my latter years.(I’m 78)
My latest sort of Ev, is a I3 but has some bike rack scratches on the glass back end from previous owner and I wondered what you would recommend to minimise these (some are just finger nail detectable).
Thanks again,again.
Peter
Machine polish would reduce them but only paint can fix a scratch.
Electric Vehicle Man Thanks for that, but it’s all glass at the back, even below the screen!
Awesome guide, sadly this going to cost me a fortune...
Are waterless car wash any good?
No.
@@ElectricVehicleMan why?
Try to wash yourself without water.
Really helpful thanks! As would be an interior 😀
Gordon Ross an interior what? From Albert Ross, well that’s what it said on my library card.
What is octopus referral link
If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you eight times.
It’s in the description in all recent videos.
halfords advert ? - Other car shops are available.
you said in vt the brush 3 or 4 pound then at 18 min it changed to more on your list its 7 pound
i want to ask what number of people do this much when washing there cars would be a good vote.
how many people wash car themselves or take to a car wash - another vote may be, is just taking it to the car wash worth it is the job and cleanest value for money vs doing it yourself
how long did the clean take ?..
The brush I use is £6, you can get ‘brushes’ for less.
Have you ever used zaino products ?
ghost70 or white spirit...get it?
Do you actually need clay lube spray, or it is mostly useless?
jur4x You need something. Shampoo will do.
Bilt Hamber clay is designed to work with water so you save money on detailing sprays / lubrication.